Musical Offerings and Events

Choral Evensong

A centuries-old service that blends prayers and Psalms with choral singing. All are welcome to attend Evensong whatever their religion or background. You are invited to participate through your presence, listening to the words and music. Evensong is a service that provides a time for stillness and calm and solace in the prayers and readings at the end of the day.

All Evensong services are at 5:00 pm, with an organ prelude at 4:45 pm.
A freewill offering is taken. A reception follows in Harvard Hall.
The organist is Dwight Thomas, Canon for Music and Precentor.

Sunday, October 27
Stephen Carcciolo Responses
Standford: Belfast Service
David Brigg’s Ubi Caritas Anthem

Continuing our practice of introducing new music, our service of Choral Evensong — the Feast of Sts. Simon and Jude, Apostles — will include the “Belfast Service” of Philip Stopford (b. 1977). Stopford is a British composer who is known for his contemporary a cappella and accompanied settings of traditional Latin and English prayers and hymns.

An organ prelude at 4:45 p.m. by Canon for Music Dwight Thomas will feature Léon Boëllman’s Suite Gothique, Op. 25. The Responses are by Stephen Carcciolo and the anthem is David Briggs’s “Ubi caritas.”

Stopford was an organ scholar at Canterbury Cathedral, assistant organist at Chester Cathedral, and director of music at St. Ann’s Cathedral in Belfast. From 2016 to 2021 he was director of music at Christ Church in Bronxville, NY. Now, back in England, he is president of the Leighton Buzzard Festival Singers and director of the professional choir Ecclesium, which has released many recordings of his works.

All Souls’ Day Contemplative Eucharist
Sunday, November 3 at 6:00 pm

Observe the commemoration of All Faithful Departed, also known as All Souls’ Day, as a companion to our All Saints’ Sunday celebration. At this contemplative Eucharist, we will read our parish necrology and remember in a special way those who have gone before us. We will also add special prayers recognizing the loss and destruction of Hurricanes Helene and Milton.

To request the names of loved ones to be read aloud, please email Michelle Thomas (mthomas@spcathedral.com) by October 28.

Music and Arts at the Cathedral

Your Cathedral Choir has been very hard at work! Over the last several weeks the choir has rehearsal virtually and is pleased to bring you this Easter hymn in virtual-choir style.

Many thanks to Dwight Thomas, Director of Music and Organist, and especially to Tim Snyder for walking the group through this process and putting together such a beautiful video.

Joy to the Heart, John Bennett and K. Scott Key

Choir: Beth Snyder, John Di Pietro, Andi Gorton, Cathy Kleckner, Maggie Mardirosian, Jack Clark, Tim Snyder, Elaine New, Bradley Davis, Phillip Dvoracsek, Tim Staney, Betsy Reynolds, Jordan Campbell, Jessica Dvoracsek, Dwight Thomas, Dayle Peck, Rim Karnavicius