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Radio 3,07 Oct 2026,59 mins

Westminster Abbey

Choral Evensong

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A service from Westminster Abbey to mark the 100th anniversary of 麻豆社 Choral Evensong broadcasts. The 麻豆社 first broadcast Choral Evensong nationally on 7 October 1926 in a service live from Westminster Abbey. On the exact date of the 100th anniversary, the world鈥檚 longest-running outside broadcast programme returns to the Abbey for a celebratory service to mark the occasion. The service includes music by Howells and Parry, whose repertoire has featured prominently over the last 100 years, together with an introit composed especially for the occasion by Kerensa Briggs. Introit: Almighty and everlasting God (Kerensa Briggs) (world premiere) Responses: Rose Psalm 88 (Prendergast) First Lesson: Hosea 14 vv1-9 Canticles: Gloucester Service (Howells) Second Lesson: James 2 vv14-26 Anthem: Blest pair of sirens (Parry) Voluntary: Flourish for an Occasion (Harris) Andrew Nethsingha (Organist & Master of the Choristers) Matthew Jorysz (Sub-Organist) To listen on most smart speakers, just say 鈥渁sk 麻豆社 Sounds to play Choral Evensong鈥�.

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