Choral Evensong Tuesday 14 May from Merton College Chapel, Oxford

St Matthias the Apostle
Prelude Très adagio Op. 98 No. 3 Koechlin
Responses Clucas
Psalm 80
Canticles Watson in E
Anthem Justorum animae Lassus
Hymn 165
Voluntary Communion from Messe de la Pentecôte Messiaen
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"I've found myself dipping more and more into services broadcast live...from the Chapel of Merton College, Oxford. There is an uncommon intimacy to these broadcasts" Gramophone, February 2024
The Choir of Merton College consists of 30 undergraduate and graduate students at Oxford University, UK reading for degrees in a variety of subjects. The choir's primary duty is singing at regular services of Evensong and Choral Eucharist in the famous 13th-century Chapel.
Since the establishment of Merton’s Choral Foundation in 2008, the choir has gained an international reputation for offering the best of choral music through tours, recordings and broadcasts. In 2020, the choir won the award for best choral album at the BBC Music Magazine Awards for its recording of Gabriel Jackson’s The Passion of our Lord Jesus Christ. The choir’s discography on the Delphian Label has seen numerous five star reviews and many recordings have been named ‘Editor’s Choice’ by Gramophone magazine.