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Choral Evensong

BBC Radio 3
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Live from the University Church of St Mary the Virgin, Oxford.
The Oxford Blues Service - a complete jazz setting of Anglican Evensong according to the Book of Common Prayer composed by Roderick Williams and sung by Schola Cantorum of Oxford.
Introit: Gray Skies Passing Over (Williams).
Psalm: 106 (Williams).
Readings: Isaiah 55, vvl-9 and Mark 2, vv15-28.
Anthem: Sing unto the Lord a New Song (Williams).
Hymn: I Wish I Could Know How It Feels to Be Free (Billy Taylor, arr Williams)

Contributors

Composer ("Oxford Blues Service"):
Roderick Williams
Singers:
Schola Cantorum of Oxford
Director of Music:
James Burton
Organist:
Robert Houssart.
Piano:
Colin Good
Double Bass:
Jerome Davies
Drums:
Charlie Stratford
Source: Radio Times

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