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
25th - 31st October 2026
Sunday, 25th October 2026
Last Sunday after Trinity
10.00am Matins Quire
sung by the Lay Vicars of Westminster Abbey

Moore Responses
Victoria Te Deum laudamus
Moore Jubilate Deo
Bach Fugue in B minor
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11.15am Sung Eucharist High Altar
sung by the Lay Vicars of Westminster Abbey

Taverner The Mean Mass
Victoria Ave verum corpus
Bach Prelude and Fugue in E

Preacher: The Very Reverend Dr David Hoyle KCVO MBE Dean of Westminster
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3.00pm Evensong Quire
sung by the Lay Vicars of Westminster Abbey

Muhly Occuli omnium in te sperant
Moore Responses
Anerio Magnificat octavi toni
Andreas Nunc dimittis tertii toni
Purcell Blessed is he that considereth the poor
Zipoli Toccata in D minor

Preacher: The Reverend Mark Birch MVO Canon in Residence
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Monday, 26th October 2026
St Cedd, Abbot of Lastingham, Bishop of the East Saxons, 664
St Alfred the Great, King of the West Saxons, scholar, 899
5.00pm Evensong Quire
sung by the Lay Vicars of Westminster Abbey

plainsong Lucis Creator optime
Rose Responses
Macpherson Evening Service in E
Fauré Cantique de Jean Racine
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Tuesday, 27th October 2026
5.00pm Evensong Quire
sung by the Lay Vicars of Westminster Abbey; attended by the High Commissioner of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

plainsong Lucis Creator optime
Tallis Responses
Marson The Verse Service
Tallis Laudate Dominum omnes gentes
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Thursday, 29th October 2026
James Hannington, Bishop of Eastern Equatorial Africa, martyr in Uganda, 1885
5.00pm Evensong Quire
sung by the Choir of Westminster Abbey

Batten O praise the Lord, all ye heathen
Tomkins Responses
D Purcell Evening Service in E minor
H Purcell I will give thanks unto the Lord
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Friday, 30th October 2026
5.00pm Evensong Quire
sung by the Lay Vicars of Westminster Abbey

plainsong Lucis Creator optime
plainsong Responses
Palestrina Magnificat quarti toni
Reid Nunc dimittis tertii toni
Palestrina Misso Herodes spiculatore
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Saturday, 31st October 2026
Martin Luther, reformer, 1546
3.00pm First Evensong of All Saints' Day Quire
sung by the Choir of Westminster Abbey

Victoria O quam gloriosum est regnum
Tomkins Responses
Weelkes The Sixth Service
Travers Ascribe unto the Lord
Bach Fugue in E minor
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Everyone is welcome at these services, free of charge. Security checks are in place upon entry.