I thought you all might appreciate knowing that today there is a rare opportunity to hear a service broadcast live from Winchester Cathedral.
The Choir, Winchester Cathedral ©Austenonly
BBC Radio 3 regularly broadcasts choral evensong services on Wednesday afternoons, and today the programme is being broadcast from Jane Austen’s final resting place, Winchester Cathedral.
Jane Austen’s Grave in Winchester Cathedral ©Austenonly
The programme is repeated on Sunday 20th January at 16.00 and lasts for an hour.
Here are details of the psalms, lessons and music that will be heard in today’s programme, which also can be accessed via the BBC’s iPlayer, after its first broadcast this afternoon:
Introit: Benedicamus Domino (Warlock)
Responses: Philip Moore
Psalms: 82, 83, 84, 85 (Crotch, Clark, Bairstow, Lloyd)
First Lesson: Genesis 2 vv4-end
Canticles: Collegium Regale (Wood)
Second Lesson: Matthew 21 vv33-end
Anthem: When Jesus our Lord (Mendelssohn)
Hymn: Songs of thankfulness and praise (St Edmund)
Organ Voluntary: Flourish for an Occasion (Harris)
Choral evensong is one of my favourite services to attend, and I have been lucky enough to experience it at this marvellously atmospheric cathedral quite a few times. I do hope you will be able to listen to this programme.
7 comments
January 16, 2013 at 12:32 pm
imogen88
This sounds absolutely glorious, Julie. Benedicamus Domino (Warlock) = amazing.
January 18, 2013 at 10:33 am
jfwakefield
Oh, Im a fan of Peter Warlock too!I shouldn’t be surprised we like the same music, should I? :)
January 18, 2013 at 12:37 pm
imogen88
LOL
January 16, 2013 at 10:08 pm
cathyallen
That was LOVELY! So peaceful and prayerful, as I’d hope Winchester Cathedral would be. Thank you, Julie.
January 18, 2013 at 10:30 am
jfwakefield
My pleasure. I enjoyed listening to it, sitting in the car in a snow storm!
January 17, 2013 at 10:50 pm
datadea
Thank you – was so nice to listen to fireside on a cold, wet winters day.
January 18, 2013 at 10:24 am
jfwakefield
Its a lovely series- broadcast every Wednesday afternoon. You do have teh chance to hear some wonderful choirs and organists in operation.I’m very glad you enjoyed it :)