Choral Evensong

Every Sunday at for 1 hour
University Church of St Mary the Virgin
High Street Oxford, OX1 4BJ, United Kingdom
A celebration of William Byrd

Choral Evensong Series
Sundays during July | 3.30pm - 4.15pm

9 July, 2023 The Fifth Sunday after Trinity
3.30pm Choral Evensong
Introit – Oculi omnium - Charles Wood (1866 – 1926)
Preces and Responses – William Byrd (c.1539 – 1623)
Psalm – 56
Canticles – Richard Farrant (d. 1581)
Anthem – Almighty and everlasting God - Orlando Gibbons (1583 – 1625)

16 July, 2023 The Sixth Sunday after Trinity
3.30pm Choral Evensong
Introit – God is our hope and strength – J S Bach (1685 – 1750) min
Preces and Responses, William Smith (1603 – 1645)
Psalm – 60
Canticles – Short Service - Orlando Gibbons (1583 – 1625)
Anthem – Behold the tabernacle of God - William H. Harris (1883 – 1973)

23 July, 2023 The Seventh Sunday after Trinity
3.30pm Choral Evensong
Introit – Christus factus est – Anton Bruckner (1824 – 1896)
Preces and Responses - William Byrd (c.1539 – 1623)
Psalm – 67
Canticles – Short Service, Thomas Weelkes (1573 – 1623)
Anthem – God so loved the world – John Stainer (1840 – 1901)

30 July, 2023 The Eighth Sunday after Trinity
3.30pm Choral Evensong
Introit – O taste and see, R. Vaughan-Williams (1872 – 1958)
Preces and Responses - William Byrd (c.1539 – 1623)
Psalm – 75
Canticles – Short Service, Orlando Gibbons (1583 – 1625)
Anthem – O sacrum convivium – William Byrd (c.1539 – 1623)
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University Church of St Mary the Virgin

The University Church of St Mary the Virgin is a vibrant, welcoming, and inclusive church in the liberal catholic tradition. Standing in the very centre of Oxford, it is the spiritual heart of the oldest university in Britain. With dignified liturgy and beautiful music, it has been a place of Christian worship for over seven hundred years. Today, we strive to be a community of faithful Christian witness and intelligent debate, unafraid to engage with the modern world.

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Choral Evensong

Every Sunday at for 1 hour
University Church of St Mary the Virgin
High Street Oxford, OX1 4BJ, United Kingdom

A celebration of William Byrd

Choral Evensong Series
Sundays during July | 3.30pm - 4.15pm

9 July, 2023 The Fifth Sunday after Trinity
3.30pm Choral Evensong
Introit – Oculi omnium - Charles Wood (1866 – 1926)
Preces and Responses – William Byrd (c.1539 – 1623)
Psalm – 56
Canticles – Richard Farrant (d. 1581)
Anthem – Almighty and everlasting God - Orlando Gibbons (1583 – 1625)

16 July, 2023 The Sixth Sunday after Trinity
3.30pm Choral Evensong
Introit – God is our hope and strength – J S Bach (1685 – 1750) min
Preces and Responses, William Smith (1603 – 1645)
Psalm – 60
Canticles – Short Service - Orlando Gibbons (1583 – 1625)
Anthem – Behold the tabernacle of God - William H. Harris (1883 – 1973)

23 July, 2023 The Seventh Sunday after Trinity
3.30pm Choral Evensong
Introit – Christus factus est – Anton Bruckner (1824 – 1896)
Preces and Responses - William Byrd (c.1539 – 1623)
Psalm – 67
Canticles – Short Service, Thomas Weelkes (1573 – 1623)
Anthem – God so loved the world – John Stainer (1840 – 1901)

30 July, 2023 The Eighth Sunday after Trinity
3.30pm Choral Evensong
Introit – O taste and see, R. Vaughan-Williams (1872 – 1958)
Preces and Responses - William Byrd (c.1539 – 1623)
Psalm – 75
Canticles – Short Service, Orlando Gibbons (1583 – 1625)
Anthem – O sacrum convivium – William Byrd (c.1539 – 1623)

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