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Promoting a beautiful 450-yr-old musical service sung and streamed online. Watch and listen to Evensong online wherever you are, whenever you like, for free.

Find Evensong near you, today.

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Last Sunday was Trinity Sunday, the start of 24 weeks of "ordinary time".
We invite you, over the next few months of ordinary time, to join us on a journey to find the extra in the ordinary. To reflect on those aspects of Evensong which seem ordinary but are extraordinary.
#FindTheExtraInTheOrdinary
Christmas Eve.

Whether you are travelling, working, or staying at home, you can often find a peaceful moment in a local church’s evening worship.

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December 24, 2025 at 8:30 AM
The Christmas season lasts for much longer than two days.

Many churches offer alternative choral services, and while choirs break after Christmas Day, festive music can often be heard into January.

Come back in 2026 to find Evensong.

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December 23, 2025 at 4:15 PM
We are delighted to award the inaugural Patronal Festival of the Year to St Nicholas, Kittisford.

Find their full report here: www.choralevensong.org/uk/pfg_festi...

If your church would like to apply for a grant, visit www.choralevensong.org/uk/pfg26.php
December 21, 2025 at 11:02 AM
On the shortest day of the year, Evensong offers a service shaped by light and promise.

A quiet pause before the festivities truly begin.

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December 21, 2025 at 9:15 AM
The traditional O Antiphons begin today.

These ancient calls for wisdom, light, and peace appear in many churches’ liturgy this week, sung either side of the Magnificat.

A lovely moment to attend Evensong.

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December 17, 2025 at 10:15 AM
As Christmas draws nearer, search out Evensong amidst the candlelit carol services.

They offer a peaceful doorway into the final days of Advent.

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December 16, 2025 at 4:30 PM
As Christmas draws nearer, search out Evensong amidst the candlelit carol services.

They offer a peaceful doorway into the final days of Advent.

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Choral Evensong
Find choral services in cathedrals, churches, chapels and other choral foundations in Great Britain and the Republic of Ireland.
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December 16, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Which Advent hymn or anthem always brings you into the season?

Take a moment of calm amidst the busyness of a pre-Christmas weekend.
December 14, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Many choirs are singing some of their most atmospheric music at this point in Advent.

If you have never been to Evensong before, this is an ideal moment to discover it.

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December 10, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Not all December services are carol services.

Advent worship often has a stillness all of its own.

Evensong in Advent can be a refreshing contrast to the pace of the month.

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December 8, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Today the church commemorates Saint Nicholas.

Churches dedicated to him often hold their patronal festival this week. Apply today to hold your own Patronal Festival in 2026: www.choralevensong.org/uk/pfg26.php
December 6, 2025 at 10:00 AM
What gives Advent its distinctive character?

The readings and music invite reflection rather than celebration.

A wonderful time to try Evensong if you prefer something more contemplative.

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December 3, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Advent begins today.

A season of watchfulness and hope.

If you are looking for a quiet moment amid December’s noise, Evensong offers calm, beauty, and space to breathe.

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November 30, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Today - 22 November - is St Cecilia's Day, the Patron Saint of music.

It is also the Choral Evensong Trust's 10th anniversary - our Patronal Feast Day, if you will.

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Patronal Festival Grant Applications 2026 | Choral Evensong
Find choral services in cathedrals, churches, chapels and other choral foundations in Great Britain and the Republic of Ireland.
www.choralevensong.org
November 22, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Today, two services of Choral Evensong, celebrating All Saints, with funding from the Patronal Festival Grant scheme.

Whiteparish, 6.00pm clarendoncofe.org/service/?e=1...
Turkdean, 6.30pm allsaintsturkdean.org.uk/nextservice/

Details of Patronal Festival Grants 2026 will be coming soon.
November 2, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Tonight at 5.00pm, Chapel Allerton Church are holding Choral Evensong with Wells Cathedral Chamber Choir.

All are welcome!
October 26, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Tomorrow, Sunday 12 October, at 6pm the church of St Nicholas, Islip celebrates the feast of Edward the Confessor - born in Islip - with Choral Evensong.
October 11, 2025 at 9:39 PM
We're very excited about the new Channel 5 series, MURDER BEFORE EVENSONG, which starts tomorrow (7/10) at 9pm.

IMPORTANT: For those less familiar with Evensong, please be aware it is not usually preceded by murder, but by a nice organ prelude.

For more info on Evensong, visit choralevensong.org.
October 6, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Today is Holy Cross Day. Among the churches dedicated to the Holy Cross, are two celebrating Festival Evensongs thanks to the Patronal Festival Grants: Goodnestone (pictured) and North Bersted.

Find out about upcoming Evensongs, and reports from past ones here choralevensong.org
September 14, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Heartening news out of Lichfield Cathedral, where primary-school children came to sing with the choristers.

"Mrs Lamb was struck by their responses to the Magnificat and the Nunc Dimittis. The children were asked how it made them feel. One told her: 'It was like God was singing through my voice.'"
Education: Can singing evensong encourage pupils to engage in worship?
Clive Price hears about a successful church-school initiative
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September 13, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Week 13 of our journey in finding the extraordinary through the ordinary:

CALM

Quiet at the end of the day.

Not an escape, but a pause. A deep breath for the soul.

#FindTheExtraInTheOrdinary
September 13, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Today two churches celebrating their Patronal Festivals are doing so with assistance from the Patronal Festival Grants.

St Mary's, Slaugham, Evensong 4.00pm
St Aidan's, Carlisle, Evensong 4.00pm

You can find out about other upcoming Patronal Festivals and Evensong near you at choralevensong.org.
August 31, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Week 11 of our journey in finding the extraordinary through the ordinary:

FRESHNESS

New breath in ancient forms.

No two services are quite the same — even the timeless is alive.

#FindTheExtraInTheOrdinary
August 31, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Week nine (missed it last week!) of our journey in finding the extraordinary through the ordinary:

REASSURANCE

The pattern holds.
Even when life shifts, the service remains — anchoring us in time.

#FindTheExtraInTheOrdinary
August 20, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Today is the Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

Kickstarting a weekend of Marian Patronal Festivals, Evensong tonight at 6.30pm at St Mary's Priory, Chepstow.
August 15, 2025 at 10:13 AM