Choral services

Sung prayer has been offered in Westminster Abbey nearly every day for over a thousand years. Today, services are sung daily during term time by the world-renowned Choir of Westminster Abbey, and by visiting choirs when the Abbey Choir is in recess.

The music sung ranges from Gregorian chant dating from the first millennium to contemporary music and encompasses the remarkable richness and variety of the Anglican choral tradition.

This week's choral services

All services|Organ recitals
5th - 11th October 2025
Sunday, 5th October 2025
Sixteenth Sunday after Trinity
10.00am Matins Quire
sung by the Choir of Westminster Abbey

Smith Responses
Elgar Te Deum laudamus
Stanford Jubilate Deo in B flat
Howells Rhapsody I
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11.15am Sung Eucharist High Altar
sung by the Choir of Westminster Abbey

Haydn Missa brevis Sancti Joannis de Deo
Tallis O salutaris hostia
Bach Prelude and Fugue in D

Preacher: The Reverend Mark Birch MVO Canon Rector
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3.00pm Evensong Quire
sung by the Choir of Westminster Abbey

Bairstow I sat down under his shadow
Smith Responses
Noble Evening Service in B minor
Parry There is an old belief
Mendelssohn Allegro con brio (Sonata IV)

Preacher: The Reverend David Stanton Canon in Residence
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6.00pm Sung Eucharist of the Dedication of St Margaret's Church with Admission of Choristers St Margaret's Church
sung by the St Margaret's Choristers and Consort

Bruckner Locus iste a Deo factus est
Haydn Missa brevis Sancti Joannis de Deo
Brahms Wie lieblich sind deine Wohnungen

Preacher: The Very Reverend Dr David Hoyle KCVO MBE Dean of Westminster
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Monday, 6th October 2025
William Tyndale, translator of the Scriptures, Reformation martyr, 1536
St Faith and her companions, martyrs, c 290
5.00pm Evensong Quire
sung by the Lay Vicars of Westminster Abbey; attended by the High Commissioner of the Kingdom of Lesotho

plainsong Deus tuorum militum
Tallis Responses
Cruft Collegium Regale
Wood Great Lord of lords
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Tuesday, 7th October 2025
5.00pm Evensong Quire
sung by the Choir of Westminster Abbey

Bairstow I sat down under his shadow
Tomkins Responses
Watson Evening Service in E
Togneri My soul, wait thou only upon God
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Thursday, 9th October 2025
Robert Grosseteste, Bishop of Lincoln, philosopher, scientist, 1253
5.00pm Evensong Quire
sung by the Choir of Westminster Abbey; attended by the High Commissioner of the Republic of Uganda

Togneri My soul, wait thou only upon God
Tomkins Responses
Victoria Magnificat prini toni
Wood Nunc dimittis in B flat
Chilcott We bless thee for our creation
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Friday, 10th October 2025
St Paulinus, Bishop of York, missionary, 644
5.00pm Evensong Quire
sung by the Choir of Westminster Abbey; attended by the High Commissioner of the Republic of Fiji

Togneri My soul, wait thou only upon God
Tomkins Responses
Blow Evening Service in F
Bruckner Os justi meditabitur sapientiam
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Saturday, 11th October 2025
3.00pm Evensong Quire
sung by the Choir of Westminster Abbey with the Academy of Ancient Music

Tomkins Responses
attr Buxtehude Magnificat
Victoria Nunc dimittis tertii toni
Bach Mache dich, mein Geist, bereit
Bach Prelude and Fugue in G
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Everyone is welcome at these services, free of charge. Security checks are in place upon entry.