CHORAL EVENSONG
Sunday, 24 January 2021 | Exeter College Chapel, Oxford
Thank you for joining us for this service of choral evensong on the Eve of the Conversion of St Paul. Due to the national lockdown, the music is drawn from the Choir's recording archive, and several pieces have been recorded and edited together from isolation during this past week. The order of service can be found here.
0:00 Bell
0:14 Voluntary: Plein jeu from Suite du deuxième ton, Clérambault
4:08 Hymn: All Praise to Thee (recorded in isolation)
7:48 Preces, Ayleward
9:18 Psalm 126, H. Walford Davies
11:20 First Lesson: Jeremiah 1. 4–12
13:17 Magnificat, Pärt
20:00 Second Lesson: Galatians 1. 11–24
21:32 Nunc dimittis, Vaughan Williams (recorded in isolation)
23:21 Creed
24:09 Responses, Ayleward
28:15 Hymn: In the Bleak Midwinter
32:32 Sermon: Intellectual Labour, Alison Baverstock
45:44 Anthem: The Heavens Flock, Ešenvalds
50:12 Prayers
55:12 Hymn: Brightest and Best
57:49 Blessing
58:14 Voluntary: Wer nur den lieben Gott läßt walten, BWV 642, J.S. Bach
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In this service:
Officiant: The Rev'd Andrew Allen
Preacher: Alison Baverstock
Readers: Richard Washington, Sophia Clement
Exeter College Choir
Conductor: Christopher Holman
Organ: Christopher Holman and Miles Swinden
Audio editing: Christopher Holman and Miles Swinden
Photo: Altar Piece of St Paul by Luca di Tommè, presently at Exeter College Chapel