Choral Evensong with Choir of the Church of the Advent
Music / Singing - Performance
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Sunday, February 28, 2010 5:00 PM-6:00 PM |
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| Suggested Audiences: | Elementary, Middle School, High School, College, Adult, Elders | |
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All Saints Church 10 Irving Street Worcester, MA 01609 |
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| Cost: | Free | |
| Sponsored by: | All Saints | |
| Description: | Sung by the Choir of the Church of the Advent, Boston, New England's outstanding professional adult ensemble in the Anglo-Catholic choral tradition. Evensong, (similar to Vespers in the Roman Catholic and the Lutheran Churches) is an offering in song to God, the giver of all beauty and goodness. The music is sung by a Choir, and we listen to and meditate on the praises, prayers and petitions which the Choir offers on our behalf. Atmospheric and deeply personal, Evensong appeals to persons of many faiths and has been adopted as an American tradition in many parishes and cathedrals of the Episcopal Church. The timeless and simple liturgy readily embraces musical expressions from many centuries. Evensong was originally formed by combining the Roman Catholic offices of Vespers and Compline. Evensong as arranged in the Book of Common prayer of the Anglican Church has been sung regularly since the sixteenth century, with only a few breaks (during the Commonwealth in the seventeenth century). A sung Evening Prayer, at All Saints, the choir's responses are drawn from the 1928 Book of Common Prayer, which remains the standard form of text for many musical settings owing to the unique beauty of its cadences and imagery. (Afternoon Tea, 4-5p.m., $5. Served in Guild Room before Evensong.) |
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| More Information: |
Website: http://web.me.com/petersberton/All_Saints_Worcester_Music_We... E-mail: candacehsmith@yahoo.com Entered by: Candace Smith |
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