SATURDAY 18TH AUGUST 2018 3.30PM
Chapterhouse Singers, Director Les Shankland
Responses: Peter Nardone
Magnificat + Nunc Dimittis: Stanford in A.
Anthem: And I saw a new heaven Edgar Bainton
Choral Evensong is the Anglican Communion’s most notable contribution to the liturgical forms of Christian worship. Compiled from several sources and unified by the outstanding literary ability of Thomas Cranmer, this office for evening prayer was first published in the Book of Common Prayer of 1549. It uniquely combined the monastic evening offices of Vespers and Compline, and by adapting them, and rendering them in English, made them suitable for the use of everyone in parish churches and cathedrals.
From an early stage prayer book evensong attracted the attention of some of the most accomplished composers and musicians. The result was that over the centuries a superb repertoire of anthems and canticles has come into existence. At the heart of the office is the distinctive sound of Anglican chant, a beautiful way for choirs to sing through the most ancient hymns of praise in the history of the world – the Psalms of the Hebrew scriptures.
For the past few years, St Vincent’s Chapel has used its status as an official Fringe venue to host services of Choral Evensong by visiting choirs on Saturdays during the Edinburgh Festival. On Saturday 18th August 2018, the service of Choral Evensong will bring the weeklong Festival of Sacred Arts to a close. Admission is free and everyone is welcome to attend.
Responses: Peter Nardone
Magnificat + Nunc Dimittis: Stanford in A.
Anthem: And I saw a new heaven Edgar Bainton
Choral Evensong is the Anglican Communion’s most notable contribution to the liturgical forms of Christian worship. Compiled from several sources and unified by the outstanding literary ability of Thomas Cranmer, this office for evening prayer was first published in the Book of Common Prayer of 1549. It uniquely combined the monastic evening offices of Vespers and Compline, and by adapting them, and rendering them in English, made them suitable for the use of everyone in parish churches and cathedrals.
From an early stage prayer book evensong attracted the attention of some of the most accomplished composers and musicians. The result was that over the centuries a superb repertoire of anthems and canticles has come into existence. At the heart of the office is the distinctive sound of Anglican chant, a beautiful way for choirs to sing through the most ancient hymns of praise in the history of the world – the Psalms of the Hebrew scriptures.
For the past few years, St Vincent’s Chapel has used its status as an official Fringe venue to host services of Choral Evensong by visiting choirs on Saturdays during the Edinburgh Festival. On Saturday 18th August 2018, the service of Choral Evensong will bring the weeklong Festival of Sacred Arts to a close. Admission is free and everyone is welcome to attend.