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Radio 3,11 Jan 2026,59 mins

St Thomas Church, New York

Choral Evensong

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From St Thomas Church, Fifth Avenue, New York City. Introit: Illuminare, Jerusalem (Judith Weir) Responses: Michael Walsh Psalm 73 (Crotch, Ouseley) First Lesson: Genesis 4 vv1-16 Kentucky Canticles (Bryan Kelly) Second Lesson: Mark 1 vv14-22 Anthem: The Twelve (Walton) Hymn: Brightest and best of the sons of the morning (Morning Star) Voluntary: Le Fils, Verbe et Lumiere (Messiaen) John Scott (Organist and Director of Music) Frederick Teardo (Associate Organist) First broadcast 14 January 2009. To listen on most smart speakers, just say “ask BBC Sounds to play Choral Evensong”.

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  1. Track
    Artist
  2. 1.
    Illuminare, Jerusalem
    Illuminare, Jerusalem
    Judith Weir
  3. 2.
    Psalm 73
    Psalm 73
    William Crotch & Frederick Arthur Gore Ouseley
  4. 3.
    Kentucky Canticles (Magnificat)
    Kentucky Canticles (Magnificat)
    Bryan Kelly
  5. 4.
    Kentucky Canticles (Nunc dimittis)
    Kentucky Canticles (Nunc dimittis)
    Bryan Kelly
  6. 5.
    The Twelve
    The Twelve
    William Walton
  7. 6.
    Le Fils, Verbe et Lumiere
    Le Fils, Verbe et Lumiere
    Olivier Messiaen