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Choral Evensong: King's College Chapel, Cambridge

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29/12/2010

King's College Chapel, Cambridge

BBC Radio 3 - Choral Evensong, King's College Chapel, Cambridge

An archive programmes to mark the death of Sir David Willcocks.

An archive programmes to mark the death of Sir David Willcocks. From King's College Chapel, Cambridge.

From King's College Chapel, Cambridge, originally broadcast in 2010 to mark the 90th birthday of Sir David Willcocks who died last Thursday.
Sung by the Chapel Choir with members of the Bach Choir and Cambridge University Musical Society.

Introit: A Prayer of King Henry VI (Henry Ley)
Responses: Radcliffe
Psalm: 150 - from A Ceremony of Psalms (David Willcocks)
First Lesson: Amos 5 vv18-27
Canticles: David Willcocks
Second Lesson: 1 Corinthians 4 vv1-13
Anthem: Blest pair of Sirens (Parry)
Hymn: The first Nowell (arr. Willcocks)
Organ Voluntary: Toccata giocosa (Mathias)

Directors of Music: Sir David Willcocks and Stephen Cleobury
Organ Scholar: Peter Stevens.

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