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Choral Evensong - Holy Comforter Choir
Choral Evensong - Holy Comforter Choir

Sat 18 May

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St Mary's Cathedral

Choral Evensong - Holy Comforter Choir

A service to end the day, sung by guest choir the Holy Comforter Choir, from Charlotte, North Carolina.

Time & Location

18 May 2024, 17:30 – 18:15

St Mary's Cathedral, Palmerston Pl, Edinburgh EH12 5AW, UK

About

Evensong is a living tradition of Episcopal Church, going back hundreds of years.  This reflective service of words and music, sung today by the Holy Comforter Choir from Charlotte, North Carolina, is a way to worship God, to quietly pray together, and to close the day.

The Choir of the Episcopal Church of the Holy Comforter is a volunteer ensemble of 40 adults and undergraduate Choral Scholars from Charlotte, NC. The choir sings weekly for Holy Eucharist during the program year (September-May), monthly for Choral Evensong, and for special liturgies throughout the year, including All Saints’ Day, Advent Lessons and Carols, Christmas Eve, and Holy Week. In recent years, the choir has presented Gabriel Faure’s

Requiem and J. S. Bach’s cantata 140, “Wachet auf! Ruft uns die Stimme” in liturgical context. In 2015, the choir sang a week-long residency of services at Bristol Cathedral, UK, followed by a 2019 tour…

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