Choral Evensong at Christ Church
17 May 2026 – 5:00 p.m.

On Sunday, May 17th at 5:00 p.m., the Christ Church choir will sing Choral Evensong, one of the oldest and most beautiful liturgies in the Anglican tradition. Featured will be Cantata no. 140, Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, by Johann Sebastian Bach. Other music includes the Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in B-flat by Charles Villiers Stanford; Anglican Chant; and congregational hymns. The evensong orchestra, comprising two horns, three oboes (one doubling English horn), bassoon, strings, and continuo will accompany the cantata and will also play movements of Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto no. 1 in F Major.
Choral Evensong will be followed by a festive reception. Please come take part, and invite a friend!