Clare Hall 60th Anniversary Choral Evensong

Join us for a special 60th Anniversary Choral Evensong, as the Clare Hall Choir is joined by alumni and Life Members for this celebratory service.

The programme reflects both tradition and new beginnings. Stephen Paulus’s The Road Home opens the service with its luminous harmonies and message of reflection and belonging. Ben de Souza’s Preces and Responses frame the liturgy with clarity and poise, followed by Psalms 149 and 150, songs of praise and rejoicing.

At the heart of the service is Charles Villiers Stanford’s Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis in B flat, a radiant and enduring setting of the evening canticles. The programme also features the world premiere of O Wisdom by Lucy Walker (Clare Hall Composer-in-Residence), written specially for this occasion, marking an exciting new chapter in the College’s musical life.

This anniversary Evensong celebrates six decades of community, scholarship and music at Clare Hall.

*Please note that this Evensong will take place in Queens' College Chapel, CB3 9ET.

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