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Choral Evensong

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Music: Classical: Choral

Sung choral evening services from around the country

Choral Evensong: New College, Oxford

Music: Classical

17/06/2009

New College, Oxford

BBC Radio 3 - Choral Evensong, New College, Oxford

From the Chapel of New College, Oxford.

Introit: As pants the hart (Handel)
Responses: Ayleward
Office Hymn: O gladsome light (Nunc dimittis)
Psalm: 89 vv1-19 (Buck)
First Lesson: Joshua 22 vv9-34
Canticles: Pelham Humfrey in E minor
Second Lesson: Luke 12 vv22-31
Anthem: O sing unto the Lord (Purcell)
Final Hymn: Ye watchers and ye holy ones (Lasst uns erfreuen)
Organ Voluntary: Organ Concerto in B flat, Op 7 No 1 (1st mvt) - Handel

Assistant Organist: Steven Grahl
Director of Music: Edward Higginbottom.

First broadcast in June 2009, this transmission replaced the advertised service, a recording of which can be heard on Sunday at 3pm.

Live music and the arts: broadcasts more live music than any other radio network. Classical music is its core. Genres include world and new music, jazz, speech and drama.

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