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Join us for a contemplative service of Choral Evensong on Wednesday in Holy Week that centers on biblical stories of lament. The St. John’s Choir and Choristers will sing William Byrd’s motet Civitas sancti tui, a lament for the desolation of Jerusalem, and Eric Whitacre’s monumental late twentieth-century anthem When David Heard, which sets King David’s anguished cry over the death of his son Absalom. The Magnificat and Nunc dimittis from Byrd’s Second Evening Service will be accompanied by viol consort. Come prepare for the Holy Week liturgies that follow as we lament Christ’s death and await the Day of the Resurrection.

The St. John’s Choir and Choristers sing Evensong on the third Wednesday of most months from September through May, beginning at 5:30 p.m. and followed by a reception in Togo West Parlor. Validated parking is available. The service is also available via livestream on our website.