All Saints Evensong

This evening’s Evensong for All Saints was a rousing success. The Gentlemen of the Choir sang an arrangement by the Choirmaster of Bainton’s And I Saw A New Heaven, and Canticles by Sumsion, with Preces and Responses after Byrd’s Mass for Three Voices. Isaac was appropriately attired for the occasion. The post-Evensong was a . . . → Read More: All Saints Evensong

Fourth of July Hymnfest

Come raise your voice in a musical tribute to the USA at our Fourth of July Hymnfest, taking place in our usual Evensong timeslot on Sunday, July 1st at 6.00 PM. The programme will include the usual patriotic spectaculars, supplemented by some of the parish’s most popular hymns. An American ‘Burgers-’n’-Boh’ cookout will follow.

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A Service of Lessons & Anthems for Passiontide

Palm Sunday, 1 April 2012, at 6:00 PM

For April, in lieu of Choral Evensong, we present a ‘Lessons & Carols’-esque service for Palm Sunday. The service begins at the usual time of 6:00 PM and is expected to conclude within an hour.

Music will include:

Bartholomäus Gesius – Hosianna dem Sonne Davids William . . . → Read More: A Service of Lessons & Anthems for Passiontide

Choral Service for Ash Wednesday

The Choir of Men & Boys invite you to observe Ash Wednesday with the Penitential Office and Choral Eucharist on February 22nd at 7:00 PM. Music at the service will include Gregorio Allegri’s Miserere mei, Deus, and works of Gibbons, Victoria, Tomkins, and Batten. The Imposition of Ashes will be available at the Penitential Office.

Ding Dong Merrily On High!

The Choirmaster has a very special music program in store for us this Christmas. The Choir of Men & Boys will be accompanied at the Midnight Mass by a small chamber orchestra.

You can honor loved ones by helping to defray the cost of the Oboes and Strings. It’s the ideal gift for the . . . → Read More: Ding Dong Merrily On High!

We shall sing Evensong Sunday, November 6th

To my horror, I recently learned that several of our evensong aficionadi ventured out to St Stephen’s last month expecting Choral Evensong, only to be greeted by an empty carpark and a locked door. This is the most efficient way to lose a loyal following, and I humbly apologize to those of you who . . . → Read More: We shall sing Evensong Sunday, November 6th

Fourth of July Hymnfest

This Sunday, July 3rd at 6.00 PM, come join your voice with ours in a musical tribute to the USA at our Patriotic Hymnfest, which takes the place of our usual monthly Choral Evensong. While the programme will include the usual patriotic spectaculars, we are also planning to sing the parish’s most popular hymns as . . . → Read More: Fourth of July Hymnfest

Quasimodo Evensong

Join St Stephen’s Choir of Men & Boys on Sunday, May 1st (the first Sunday after Easter) at 6.00 PM for a Quasimodo Evensong*.  The service will include joyful music in celebration of Christ’s Resurrection. More specific musical details will follow in the coming weeks.

Choral Evensong, a fusion of . . . → Read More: Quasimodo Evensong