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Radio 3,22 Apr 2026,59 mins

Selwyn College, Cambridge.

Choral Evensong

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Live from the Chapel of Selwyn College, Cambridge. Introit: Now the green blade riseth (Trad French, arr. Sarah MacDonald) Responses: Paul Spicer (Set 2) Psalms 108, 109 (Bairstow, MacPherson) First Lesson: Genesis 3 vv8-21 Canticles: Wood in D Second Lesson: 1 Corinthians 15 vv12-28 Anthem: Easter Victory: The strife is o’er (Tamsin Jones) Hymn: Ye sons and daughters of the King (O filii et filiae) Voluntary: Variations on an Easter Theme (John Rutter) Sarah MacDonald (Director of Music) Shanna Hart (Assistant Organist) Kim Chin (Organ Scholar) To listen on most smart speakers, just say “ask BBC Sounds to play Choral Evensong”.

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  1. Track
    Artist
  2. 1.
    Now the green blade riseth
    Now the green blade riseth
    Traditional French
  3. 2.
    Psalms 108, 109
    Psalms 108, 109
    Edward Bairstow & Charles MacPherson
  4. 3.
    Magnificat in D
    Magnificat in D
    Charles Wood
  5. 4.
    Nunc dimittis in D
    Nunc dimittis in D
    Charles Wood
  6. 5.
    Easter Victory: The strife is o'er
    Easter Victory: The strife is o'er
    Tamsin Jones
  7. 6.
    Variations on an Easter Theme
    Variations on an Easter Theme
    John Rutter