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Choral services

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.

Sermon preached at Evensong on the Eighteenth Sunday after Trinity 2024

Sunday, 29th September 2024

British holy sites series: IV Canterbury

Evensong

This service follows the traditional pattern in The Book of Common Prayer and consists of choral music from the Anglican tradition, scripture readings, and prayers.

Sermon at Evensong of the Baptism of Christ 2020

Sunday, 12th January 2020

Sermon at Evensong of the Baptism of Christ 2020: Today, again is Epiphany, today is Theophany. The Baptism of Jesus by John in the River Jordan which we celebrate today is one.

Sermon preached at Evensong on the Fourteenth Sunday after Trinity 2024

Sunday, 1st September 2024

British holy sites series: I Iona

Sermon at Evensong on the Ninth Sunday after Trinity

Sunday, 29th July 2018

Sermon at Evensong on the Ninth Sunday after Trinity: Throughout the year, at Morning Prayer and at Evensong, we hear readings read from both the Old Testament and the New Testament. Throughout.

Sermon at Evensong on Easter Day 2019

Sunday, 21st April 2019

Sermon at Evensong on Easter Day 2019: One of the most enduring images of this last week was the majestic golden altar cross seen glowing among the ashes of Notre Dame cathedral..

Easter Day

Sermon at the Solemn Evensong of Thanksgiving for the Canonisation of St Oscar Romero

Saturday, 17th November 2018

We celebrate today the canonisation of St Oscar Romero, Bishop and Martyr, that took place in Rome on 14th October 2018.

Finzi, Bax & Ireland: Choral Music

A disc exploring the work of three twentieth-century composers whose work was crucial to the Anglican choral tradition.

Bairstow, Harris & Stanford: Choral Works

Westminster Abbey Choir presents seminal works by another trio of composers whose contributions to the Anglican choral tradition are rich in historical significance.

Dove, Weir & Martin: Choral works

This recording, featuring the Choir of Westminster Abbey, provides a vivid and powerful contemporary illustration of music by three living British composers Jonathan Dove, Judith Weir and Matthew Martin

Sermon Given at the Evensong with The London Mayors

Sunday, 16th October 2016

Sermon given by The Very Reverend Dr John Hall, Dean of Westminster.

Sermon preached at Evensong on the Fifteenth Sunday after Trinity 2024

Sunday, 8th September 2024

British holy sites series: II Walsingham

Sermon preached at Evensong on the Sixteenth Sunday after Trinity 2024

Sunday, 15th September 2024

God be with you till we meet again.

Sermon at Evensong with Installation of Headmaster and Admission of Choristers

Sunday, 8th September 2019

Sermon at Evensong with Installation of Headmaster and Admission of Choristers: Generations to come will look back at the music of our rich and creative times. It has been a pleasure this.

Sermon at Evensong on the Ninth Sunday after Trinity 2019

Sunday, 18th August 2019

Sermon at Evensong on the Ninth Sunday after Trinity 2019: There is something more than just keeping to the strict rules or laws. As many of you will be aware England are.

Sermon at Evensong on the Fifth Sunday of Lent 2019

Sunday, 7th April 2019

Sermon at Evensong on the Fifth Sunday of Lent 2019: Today is the end of the beginning and the beginning of the end Today we mark the beginning of Passiontide and it.

Sermon given at Evensong on the Fifteenth Sunday after Trinity 2022

Sunday, 25th September 2022

Sermon given at Evensong on the Fifteenth Sunday after Trinity 2022: George Herbert Two of this month’s sermons at Evensong are based upon religious figures educated (at different times) at Westminster School.

Why is the Resurrection so important to Christians today?

33rd Eric Symes Abbott Memorial Lecture

Thursday, 24th May 2018

Speaker: The Reverend Richard Coles FKC, Vicar of Finedon, Northamptonshire