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Sung choral evening services from around the country

Choral Evensong: Portsmouth Cathedral

Music: Classical

21/12/2011

Portsmouth Cathedral

BBC Radio 3 - Choral Evensong, Portsmouth Cathedral

From Portsmouth Cathedral

Introit: Hymn to the Mother of God (John Tavener)
Responses: Clucas
Hymn: Creator of the stars of night (Conditor alme)
Psalms: 81, 84 (Plainsong)
First Lesson: Isaiah 55
Canticles on Plainsong Tones (Arthur Wills)
Second Lesson: 2 Peter 2vv4-end
Anthem: Es ist ein Ros entsprungen (Praetorius)
Hymn: Hark, what a sound (Highwood)
Organ Voluntary: Les enfants de Dieu from La Nativité du Seigneur (Messiaen)

David Price (Organist and Master of the Choristers)
William Drakett and Nick Miller (Acting Sub-Organists).

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