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, 9th May 2021 | ||
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| Sixth Sunday of Easter | ||
| 11.15am | Sung Eucharist | Quire |
| sung by the Choir of Westminster Abbey | Byrd Mass for five voices Preacher: The Reverend Anthony Ball Canon of Westminster and Rector of St Margaret's Church |
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| 3.00pm | Evensong with the Installation of The Reverend Tricia Hillas as Canon of Westminster | Quire |
| sung by the Choir of Westminster Abbey | Harris Holy is the true light Preacher: The Very Reverend Dr David Hoyle Dean of Westminster |
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| View Order of Service | ||
| Tuesday, 11th May 2021 | ||
| 5.00pm | Evensong | Quire |
| sung by the Choir of Westminster Abbey | Morley Responses |
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| Thursday, 13th May 2021 | ||
| Ascension Day | ||
| 12.30pm | Sung Eucharist | Nave |
| sung by a cantor | Langlais Missa in simplicitate Preacher: The Reverend Mark Birch Minor Canon and Precentor |
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| View Order of Service | ||
| Saturday, 15th May 2021 | ||
| 3.00pm | Evensong | Quire |
| sung by the Choir of Westminster Abbey | Morley Responses |
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| View Order of Service | ||
Podcast
Abbeycast, a podcast produced at Westminster Abbey, is released occasionally to mark feast days and major anniversaries. Each episode features a reading, short address, anthem, prayers, blessing and music from our Choir.
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