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Radio 3,24 Jun 2026,59 mins

Portsmouth Cathedral

Choral Evensong

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From Portsmouth Cathedral. Introit: Sing joyfully (Byrd) Responses: Lloyd Psalms 80, 82 (Howells, Lang) First Lesson: Malachi 4 vv1-6 Canticles: Octavi toni (Bevan) Second Lesson: Matthew 11 vv2-19 Anthem: This is the record of John (Gibbons) Hymn: Hark a herald voice is calling (Merton) Voluntary: Prelude and Fugue in E flat major 'St Anne', BWV552 (Bach) David Price (Organist & Master of the Choristers) Sachin Gunga (Sub-Organist) Recorded 19 June. To listen on most smart speakers just say “ask BBC Sounds to play Choral Evensong”.

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  1. Track
    Artist
  2. 1.
    Sing Joyfully
    Sing Joyfully
    William Byrd
  3. 2.
    Psalms 80, 82
    Psalms 80, 82
    Herbert Howells & Craig Sellar Lang
  4. 3.
    Magnificat Octavi Toni
    Magnificat Octavi Toni
    David Bevan
  5. 4.
    Nunc dimittis Octavi Toni
    Nunc dimittis Octavi Toni
    David Bevan
  6. 5.
    This is the record of John
    This is the record of John
    Orlando Gibbons
  7. 6.
    Prelude and Fugue in E flat 'St Anne'
    Prelude and Fugue in E flat 'St Anne'
    Johann Sebastian Bach