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

27th July - 2nd August 2025
Sunday, 27th July 2025
Sixth Sunday after Trinity
11.15am Sung Eucharist Quire
sung by Ripon Cathedral Choir

Stanford Communion Service in B flat
Byrd Ave verum corpus
Bach Toccata, Adagio, and Fugue in C

Preacher: The Reverend Mark Birch MVO Canon Rector

Order of Service available View Order of Service
3.00pm Evensong Quire
sung by Ripon Cathedral Choir

Radcliffe Responses
Blair Evening Service in B minor
Ireland Greater Love Hath No Man
Dubois Toccata

Preacher: The Reverend Stephen Burston Vicar, St John the Baptist and St Elizabeth, Crawley, Diocese of Chichester

Order of Service available View Order of Service
Monday, 28th July 2025
5.00pm Evensong Quire
sung by the Choir of St Mary Merton

Ayleward Responses
Brewer Evening Service in D
Mendelssohn O for the wings of a dove

Order of Service available View Order of Service
Tuesday, 29th July 2025
St Mary, St Martha, and St Lazarus, companions of our Lord
5.00pm Evensong Quire
sung by VocalEssence Ensemble Singers; attended by the Honorary Consul for the Republic of Vanuatu

Clucas Responses
Howells Hereford Service
Kantor River Holy

Order of Service available View Order of Service
Thursday, 31st July 2025
Ignatius of Loyola, founder of the Society of Jesus, 1556
5.00pm Evensong Quire
sung by The English Choir Berlin

Radcliffe Responses
Noble Evening Service in B minor
Wood Expactans expectavi

Order of Service available View Order of Service
Friday, 1st August 2025
5.00pm Evensong Quire
sung by The English Choir Berlin

Radcliffe Responses
Gibbons The Short Service
Stanford Beati quorum via integra est

Order of Service available View Order of Service
Saturday, 2nd August 2025
5.00pm Evensong Quire
sung by Exultate

Rose Responses
Stanford Evening Service in G
Mathias Let the people praise thee, O God

Order of Service available View Order of Service

Everyone is welcome at these services, free of charge. Security checks are in place upon entry.