Choral Evensong
Choral Evensong is offered every Sunday of the year as well as on various mid-week feast days. It is sung normally by the Chamber Choir, an ensemble of auditioned professional singers. The Parish Choir sings several times throughout the calendar year.
Howells Canticles
A particular emphasis at Saint John's is the music of Herbert Howells (1892-1983). This season, the Chamber Choir is offering his complete 20 Evening Canticle settings.
Choral Evensong Music List for Eiphanytide 2023
January 8 - The First Sunday after the Epiphany
Preces and Responses - Maxine Thévenot
Anglican Chant (Psalm 111) - Scott Cantrell
Anglican Chant (Psalm 112) - Zachary Malavolti
Anglican Chant (Psalm 113) - Zachary Malavolti
Canticles in A - Herbert Sumsion
Reges de Saba - Florian Leopold Gassmann
January 15 - The Second Sunday after the Epiphany
Preces and Responses - Maxine Thévenot
Anglican Chant (Psalm 114) - David Willcocks, after Tonus peregrinus
Anglican Chant (Psalm 115) - Michael Bedford
Collegium Regale Canticles - Herbert Howells
Arise, shine, for Thy light is come - Healey Willan
January 22 - The Third Sunday after the Epiphany
Timothy Brown, guest conductor
Retired Director of Music, Clare College, Cambridge
Preces and Responses - Maxine Thévenot
Anglican Chant (Psalm 103) - Kellow J. Pye
Canticles in C - Charles Villiers Stanford
The wise kings three - T. Frederick H. Candlyn
January 29 - The Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany
Preces and Responses - Philip Moore
Anglican Chant (Psalm 8) - Zachary Malavolti
Anglican Chant (Psalm 84) - C. Hubert H. Parry
Canticles in B minor - T. Tertius Noble
O taste and see - Ralph Vaughan Williams
February 5 - The Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany
Preces and Responses - Philip Moore
Anglican Chant (Psalm 34) - Edward C. Bairstow
Gloucester Canticles - Herbert Howells
How lovely are the messengers - Felix Mendelssohn
February 12 - The Sixth Sunday after the Epiphany
Preces and Responses - Philip Moore
Anglican Chant (Psalm 19) - Samuel Sebastian Wesley
Anglican Chant (Psalm 46) - Martin Luther, after Ein feste Burg
Canticles in C - Jack H. Ossewaarde
I was glad - David Hurd
February 19 - The Last Sunday after the Epiphany
Preces and Responses - Philip Moore
Anglican Chant (Psalm 145) - Joseph Barnby
Westminster Canticles - Herbert Howells
The Glory of the Father - Egil Hovland
February 26 - The First Sunday in Lent
Preces and Responses - Philip Moore
Anglican Chant (Psalm 103) - Kellow J. Pye
Canticles in B minor - T. Tertius Noble
Thou knowest, Lord, the secrets - Henry Purcell
March 5 - The Second Sunday in Lent
Preces and Responses for Guildford Cathedral - Philip Moore
Anglican Chant (Psalm 8) - Zachary Malavolti
Anglican Chant (Psalm 84) - C. Hubert H. Parry
Canticles in E - Herbert Murrill
A Hymn to God the Father - Zachary Malavolti
March 12 - The Third Sunday in Lent
Preces and Responses - Maxine Thévenot
Anglican Chant (Psalm 34) - Edward C. Bairstow
St. John's Canticles - Herbert Howells
O pray for the peace of Jerusalem - Herbert Howells
March 19 - The Fourth Sunday in Lent
Preces and Responses - Maxine Thévenot
Anglican Chant (Psalm 19) - Samuel Sebastian Wesley
Anglican Chant (Psalm 46) - Martin Luther, after Ein feste Burg
March 26 - The Fifth Sunday in Lent
Preces and Responses - Maxine Thévenot
Anglican Chant (Psalm 145) - Joseph Barnby
Canticles in F minor - Pelham Humfrey
O Saviour of the world - John Goss
April 2 - Palm Sunday
Preces and Responses - Philip Moore
Anglican Chant (Psalm 103) - Kellow J. Pye
St. Paul's Canticles - Herbert Howells
Christus factus est - Felice Anerio
April 9 - Easter Day
Preces and Responses - Philip Moore
Anglican Chant (Psalm 114) - David Willcocks, after Tonus peregrinus
Dallas Canticles - Herbert Howells
The Day of Resurrection - Thomas Matthews