Choral Evensong

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Choral Evensong: Merton College, Oxford

Merton College, Oxford

BBC Radio 3 - Choral Evensong, Merton College, Oxford

From the Chapel of Merton College, Oxford.

From the Chapel of Merton College, Oxford, with music by Cheryl Frances-Hoad, Stanford, Vaughan Williams and Widor.

From the Chapel of Merton College, Oxford.

Introit: Now the green blade riseth (Trad. French, arr. Terry)
Responses: Cheryl Frances-Hoad
Psalm 105 (Murrill, Nicholas, Buck)
First Lesson: Song of Songs 3 vv.1-11
Canticles: Stanford in A
Second Lesson: Matthew 28 vv.16-20
Anthem: Te Deum in G (Vaughan Williams)
Voluntary: Symphonie Romane, Op 73 (Moderato) (Widor)

Benjamin Nicholas (Director of Music)
Simon Hogan (Organist)
Owen Chan (Organ Scholar)

Recorded 2 November 2021.

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