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
| Sunday, 19th March 2023 | ||
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| Fourth Sunday of Lent - Mothering Sunday | ||
| 10.00am | Matins | Quire |
| sung by the Lay Vicars | Mouton Salva nos Domine |
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| 11.15am | Sung Eucharist | Quire |
| sung by the Lay Vicars; attended by The King's Scholars of Westminster School | Taverner Mean Mass Preacher: The Reverend David Stanton Sub-Dean and Canon Treasurer |
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| 3.00pm | Evensong | Quire |
| sung by the Lay Vicars | Mouton Salva nos Domine Preacher: The Right Reverend Anthony Ball Canon in Residence |
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| Monday, 20th March 2023 | ||
| St Joseph | ||
| 5.00pm | Evensong | Quire |
| sung by the Choirs of Godolphin and Latymer School and Radley College; attended by HE The High Commisioner for Namibia | Clucas Responses |
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| Thursday, 23rd March 2023 | ||
| 5.00pm | Evensong | Quire |
| sung by the Choir of the Royal Hospital School | Smith Responses |
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| Friday, 24th March 2023 | ||
| Oscar Romero, Archbishop of San Salvador, martyr, 1980 | ||
| Elizabeth I, Queen of England, founder of the College of St Peter at Westminster, 1603 | ||
| 5.00pm | Sung Eucharist of the Annunciation of Our Lord | Quire |
| sung by Hertford Chamber Choir | Palestrina Missa Aeterna Christi munera Preacher: The Reverend Dan Warnke Priest Vicar |
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| Saturday, 25th March 2023 | ||
| THE ANNUNCIATION OF OUR LORD TO THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY | ||
| 5.00pm | Evensong | Quire |
| sung by The Oriana Singers | Radcliffe Responses Moore Third Service Shephard The Secret of Christ Buxtehude Magnificat noni toni BuxWV 205 |
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