








St Bride’s is renowned for the outstanding quality and breadth of its musical tradition. Our professional choir is one of the finest of its kind, enriching both our Sunday worship and the numerous special services that take place. St Bride’s also hosts its own lunchtime recital series, as well as serving as a concert venue, bringing inspirational music to our corner of the City throughout the year.
ALISON JOYCE – Rector of St Bride’s
FORTHCOMING CHORAL SERVICES
6:00 pm
Maundy Thursday: Choral Eucharist & Stripping of the Altars
Maundy Thursday: Choral Eucharist & Stripping of the Altars
This moving service is full of symbolism and sets the scene for the events to come on Good Friday.
Communion Setting: Mass for five voices – William Byrd
Anthem: Tantum ergo – Anton Bruckner
12:00 pm
Good Friday: i) Stabat Mater – Pergolesi
Good Friday: i) Stabat Mater – Pergolesi
A performance of Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater by members of St Bride’s Choir & Orchestra begins our Three Hours’ Devotion for Good Friday.
View Details1:00 pm
Good Friday: ii) An hour at the foot of the Cross
Good Friday: ii) An hour at the foot of the Cross
An hour of reflection on St Mark’s Passiontide narrative, prayer, and silence, alongside some wonderful Passiontide hymns and instrumental music.
View Details2:00 pm
Good Friday: iii) God so loved the world – the Crucifixion in choral music and poetry
Good Friday: iii) God so loved the world – the Crucifixion in choral music and poetry
An hour of choral music and poetry for Passiontide concludes our Three Hour Devotion for Good Friday.
View Details6:00 am
Dawn Choral Eucharist & Egg-Rolling – Easter Day
Dawn Choral Eucharist & Egg-Rolling – Easter Day
Our Dawn Service on Easter Sunday followed by egg-rolling in Fleet Street is one of the most evocative events in our yearly calendar enjoyed both by our congregation and visiting tourists.
View Details11:00 am
Festal Choral Eucharist – Easter Day
Festal Choral Eucharist – Easter Day
Join us to celebrate the great festival of Easter and hear Mascagni’s triumphant Easter Hymn.
View Details5:30 pm
Choral Evensong – Easter Sunday
Choral Evensong – Easter Sunday
Responses: John Sanders
Psalm: 105: 1-15
Canticles: Evening Service in B flat – Charles Villiers Stanford
Anthem: Hallelujah Chorus from Messiah – George Frideric Handel
Sermon: The Revd Canon Dr Alison Joyce, Rector of St Bride’s
11:00 am
Choral Eucharist – Second Sunday of Easter
Choral Eucharist – Second Sunday of Easter
Setting: Missa aeterna Christi munera – Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
Psalm: 16
Sermon: The Revd Canon Dr Alison Joyce, Rector of St Bride’s
Anthem: Dum transisset Sabbatum – Robert Johnson
Organ Voluntary: Sarabande (for the morning for Easter) – Herbert Howells
5:30 pm
Choral Evensong with Sermon in Music – Second Sunday of Easter
Choral Evensong with Sermon in Music – Second Sunday of Easter
Responses: William Smith
Psalm: 30: 1-5
Canticles: Short Evening Service – Orlando Gibbons
Sermon in Music: Propers for Easter Day – William Byrd
5:30 pm
Choral Evensong
Choral Evensong
Responses: tbc
Psalm: tbc
Canticles: Evening Service –
Anthem: tbc –
Sermon: The Revd Canon Dr Alison Joyce, Rector of St Bride’s
The service will be followed by refreshments. All are most welcome.
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