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BBC Radio 3 Choral Evensong's 100th

A round-up of the media coverage of BBC Radio 3's Choral Evensong Centenary

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Choir of the Month

Each month we are featuring a different choir that has recordings of its services available online. This way you can not only learn about the choir and the church, chapel or cathedral in which they sing, but also hear recordings of some of their evensong services. In some cases you can even hear evensong streaming live online. 

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Lofts & Stalls

In this new occasional series, taking a look at life from the perspective of the church musicians who make choral evensong possible. Read on for articles by the organists and singers who spend a lot of their time in the Lofts & Stalls...

Alexander Armstrong on 'The Privilege of Choristership'

Alexander Armstrong's rousing address for the Diamond Fund for Choristers, St Paul’s Cathedral, 2016

Pre-service spoken announcements for newcomers to Evensong

ChoralEvensong.org has written a pre-service announcement that clarifies things like when to stand and sit, how to use the hymnbooks, and acknowledges the unusual 16th-century language they are about to hear.

Tourist information websites, visitor leaflets and local media to promote evensong

We need to increase the visibility of Evensong in the local media. Tourist information websites, visitor information leaflets, events listings in local newspapers.
Let's make Evensong better known!

Kathryn King's research on 'The views from the pews' of Evensong

Choral Evensong in the twenty-first century: a new project to investigate the appeal of an old song

ChoralEvensong.org Workshop at National Cathedrals Conference

Guy of ChoralEvensong.org, gave a 1hr workshop to deans, precentors, directors of music etc of cathedrals in Britain about Evensong and Pilgrimage. You can view and read the presentation now by clicking in this blog post.

Old Testament Readings - Potential Introductory Explanations

Quite a few of the Old Testament readings are often rather obscure, “cannanites, sidonians etc", which has the effect of making evensong less user-friendly. It would be good to know the backstory to readings like this so that they are more comprehensible. How can we achieve this?

Evensong Review of St Peter's College, Oxford - Thursday 22nd Feb 2018

Nicholas White has started a blog reviewing Evensongs round the country, starting with St Peter's, Oxford...

A5 Flyer Campaign Launch for Local Publicity

ChoralEvensong.org has designed a template for a flyer campaign that any choir in Britain and Ireland can use to publicise Evensong more effectively in local communities and raise attendance.

If you would like your own flyer designed for you using this template, please contact us and we will arrange. Your choir needs to give us an appropriate portrait-orientated image, along with the precise text you would like in the top right and bottom-left corners of the template.

"Choir of the Month" and Online Streaming of Evensong

Each month we are featuring a different choir that has audio streaming of its services available online, in the form of webcasts or recordings. This way you can not only learn about the choir and the church, chapel or cathedral in which they sing, but also hear recordings of some of their evensong services. In some cases you can even hear evensong streaming live online. We'd like you to record your own choir using your smartphone.

Regional Receptions - Feb 2017 to present

As part of our Reception initiative, St Mary's, Maldon, St John's, New Alresford, and Christ Church, Southgate held their respective receptions on Saturday & Sunday 25th/26th February and Sunday 4th June. This is what happened...

How to organise an Evensong Reception

In Dec 2016, ChoralEvensong.org ran a competition for churches to win funding for running Evensong Reception events similar to last year's Receptions in Cambridge and London. The winning towns and cities were Leicester, Portsmouth, Lancaster, Liverpool, Southwell, Barnet, and Winchester. This article will explain how you yourself can organise an Evensong reception in your local community.

Is the East London Evensong Choir leading a new Evensong movement?

A new choir has been started in London which not only sings Evensong exclusively, but is non-professional and changes its membership from service to service. It's called the East London Evensong Choir, and ChoralEvensong.org's Guy Hayward had the chance to ask Jonathan Pease, the choir's creator, a few questions about what he's trying to do...

Attending Evensong on Anniversaries

Why attend Evensong on any particular day? Currently, most people go to Evensong primarily for reasons revolving around their schedule, mood, or the music list. But various types of anniversaries offer other reasons to attend. And to introduce this idea, we recommend celebrating St George's Day & Shakespeare's 400th this Saturday, 23 April, by going to Evensong.