Choral Services at the Cathedral of St. Philip

This service of Choral Evensong, sung by the Cathedral Schola, observes the Third Sunday of Easter. The officiant and preacher is the Rev. Canon Cathy Zappa. Choral repertoire includes:  Paul Halley (b. 1952), Preces & Responses Gerald Near (b. 1942), St Mark’s School Percy Whitlock (1903-1946), Be still, my soul Cecilia McDowall (b. 1951), I know that my Redeemer liveth

This service of Choral Evensong, sung by the Cathedral Schola, observes the Second Sunday of Easter. The officiant and preacher is the Rev. Canon Julia Mitchener. Choral repertoire includes:  Joanna Forbes L’Estrange (b. 1971), Preces & Responses Charles Villiers Stanford (1852-1924) in B flat Craig Phillips (b. 1961), We walk by faith and not by sight Howard Helvey (b. 1968), Awake, arise! Li...

This Meditation on the Passion of Christ is sung by the Cathedral Schola. The officiant is the Rev. Canon Lauren Holder.  One of the most profound choral services of the year, this meditation employs lessons & carols, spirituals, anthems, motets, and congregational hymns to illuminate the Passion of Christ, which is retold using biblical narratives from Mark, Matthew, and John, sung to some of...

This service of Choral Evensong, sung by the Cathedral Schola, observes the Feast of the Annunciation. The officiant and preacher is the Very Rev. Sam Candler. Choral repertoire includes: Paul Halley (b. 1952), Preces & Responses John Tavener (1944-2013), Collegium Regale Henryk Górecki (1933-2010), Totus tuus arr. Jim Clements (b. 1983), The angel Gabriel

This service of Choral Evensong, sung by the Cathedral Choir, observes the Third Sunday in Lent. The officiant and preacher is the Rev. Canon Lauren Holder. Choral repertoire includes:  Kenneth Leighton (1929-1988), Preces & Responses Kerensa Briggs (b. 1991), Gloucester Service Edward C. Bairstow (1874-1946), Lord, thou hast been our refuge David Hill (b. 1957), God be in my head

 This service of Choral Evensong, sung by the Cathedral Schola, observes the Second Sunday in Lent. The officiant and preacher is the Rev. Canon Julia Mitchener. Choral repertoire includes:  William Smith (c. 1603-1645), Preces & Responses William Byrd (c. 1540-1623), Short Service Heinrich Schütz (1585-1672), Also hat Gott die Welt geliebt Thomas Tallis (1505-1585), Sancte Deus

This service of Choral Evensong, sung by the Cathedral Schola, observes the First Sunday in Lent. The officiant and preacher is the Very Rev. Sam Candler. Choral repertoire includes: Henry Purcell (1659-1695), Hear my prayer, O Lord Richard Ayleward (1626-1669), Preces & Responses Henry Purcell (1659-1695) in B flat Henry Purcell (1659-1695), Thou knowest, Lord, the secrets of our hearts Thoma...

This service of Choral Evensong, sung by the Cathedral Schola, observes the Last Sunday after the Epiphany The officiant and preacher is the Rev. Canon Lauren Holder. Choral repertoire includes: Kenneth Leighton (1929-1988), Preces & Responses Kenneth Leighton (1929-1988), Second Service Gwyneth Walker (b. 1947), Dazzling as the Sun Edward Bairstow (1874-1946), I sat down under his shadow

This service of Choral Evensong, sung by the Cathedral Schola, observes the Feast of Absalom Jones. The officiant and preacher is the Rev. Canon Cathy Zappa. Choral repertoire includes: Gerre Hancock (1934-2012), Preces & Responses David Hurd (b. 1950), Sewanee Canticles Spiritual, arr. Moses Hogan (1957-2003), This little light of mine Spiritual, arr. Gerre Hancock (1934-2012), Deep River

This Candlemas Procession and Choral Eucharist, sung by the Cathedral Schola, observes the Feast of the Presentation. The celebrant and preacher is the Rev. Canon George Maxwell. Choral repertoire includes: Thomas Tallis (1505-1585), Nunc Dimittis Short Service William Byrd (c. 1540-1623), Mass for Four Voices Johannes Eccard (1553-1611), When to the temple Mary went

This service of Choral Evensong, sung by the Cathedral Schola, observes the Feast of Thomas Aquinas. The officiant and preacher is the the Very Rev. Sam Candler. Choral repertoire includes: Käthe Wright Kaufman, Preces & Responses Hugh Blair (1864-1932) in B minor Ēriks Ešenvalds (b. 1977), O salutaris hostia Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992), O sacrum convivium

This service of Choral Evensong, sung by the Cathedral Schola, observes the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. The officiant and preacher is the Rev. Canon Cathy Zappa. Choral repertoire includes: Käthe Wright Kaufman, Preces & Responses Roland E. Martin (b. 1955), St Paul’s Cathedral, Buffalo, in D William Mathias (1934-1992), Let the people praise thee, O God Roland E. Martin (b. 1955), Pho...

This service of Choral Evensong, sung by the Cathedral Schola, observes the Feast of Martin Luther King, Jr. The officiant and preacher is the Rev. Canon Julia Mitchener. Choral repertoire includes: Thomas Morley (1557-1602), Preces & Responses Sarah MacDonald (b. 1968) in A flat (SATB) Spiritual, arr. Undine Smith Moore(1904-1989), We shall walk through the valley in peace Spiritual arr. Carl...

This service of Choral Evensong, sung by the Cathedral Schola, observes the Feast of the Baptism of Our Lord. The officiant and preacher is the Rev. Canon Lauren Holder. Choral repertoire includes: Gerre Hancock (1934-2012), Preces & Responses Edward Bairstow (1874-1946) in D Richard Lakey, Spirit of God, descend upon my heart Marty Wheeler Burnett (b. 1961), Vidi aquam

This Festival Holy Eucharist service is sung by the Cathedral Choir with members of the Atlanta Symphony Brass, and timpani.  Prelude music: “God rest you merry, gentlemen” God Rest You Merry arr. Kenneth Leighton (British, 1929-1988), O leave your sheep “On this day earth shall ring” Personent hodie arr. Mack Wilberg (American, b. 1955), Ding dong! merrily on high “Good Christian friends, rejoice...

This Christmas Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols is sung by the Cathedral Schola. The officiant is the Rev. Canon Julia Mitchener. Modeled on the beloved carol service broadcast each Christmas Eve from King’s College, Cambridge, this is our most popular choral service of the year. Ancient prophecies foretelling the coming of a Messiah and the Gospel accounts of the birth of Jesus are illumined b...

This service of Choral Evensong, sung by the Cathedral Schola, observes the Second Sunday of Advent. The officiant and preacher is the Rev. Canon Cathy Zappa. Choral repertoire includes: Gerre Hancock (1934-2012), Preces & Responses Charles Villiers Stanford (1852-1924) in G Dan Locklair (b. 1949), Comfort ye my people Gerre Hancock (1934-2012), The Lord will surely come

This Advent Procession with Lessons and Carols is sung by the Cathedral Choir. The officiant is the Rev. Canon George Maxwell.  Organized around the O Antiphons – beautiful plainchant texts which invoke the Messiah to return, sung since the 8th century at Vespers on the seven evenings leading up to Christmas – the choir gradually moves into the chancel, stopping at various stations around the Cath...

This service of Choral Evensong, sung by the Choir of St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Chattanooga, Tennessee, observes the Reign of Christ. The officiant and preacher is the Rev. Canon Julia Mitchener. Choral repertoire includes: William Smith (c. 1603-1645), Preces & Responses Herbert Murrill (1909-1952) in E C. Armstrong Gibbs (1889-1960), arr . Richard Lloyd (1953-2021), Thee will I love,...

This service of Choral Evensong, sung by the Cathedral Schola, observes the Feast of Charles Simeon. The officiant and preacher is the Rev. Canon Lauren Holder. Choral repertoire includes: Thomas Morley (1557-1602), Preces & Responses John Hilton the Younger (1599-1657) in Gamut John Hilton, Teach me, O Lord, the way of thy statutes William Byrd (1543-1623), Justorum animae

This service of Choral Evensong, sung by the Cathedral Schola ATB and Teen Boys, observes the Feast of St. Simon and St. Jude. The officiant and preacher is the Rev. Canon Cathy Zappa. Choral repertoire includes: Michael Leighton Jones (b. 1947), Preces & Responses Herbert Sumsion (1899-1995) in G (ATB) William Mundy (c. 1529-1591), Now let us laud and magnify with music of concord Thomas Tall...

This service of Choral Evensong, sung by the Cathedral Schola, observes the Feast of St. James of Jerusalem. The officiant and preacher is the Rev. Canon George Maxwell. Choral repertoire includes: Richard Ayleward (c. 1625-1669), Preces & Responses Richard Ayleward (c. 1625-1669), Short Service Stephanie Martin (b. 1962), Let all mortal flesh keep silence Herbert Howells (1892-1983), O pray f...

This service of Choral Evensong, sung by the Cathedral Schola Sopranos & Altos, and Cathedral Choristers, observes the Feast of St. Teresa of Avila. The officiant and preacher is the Rev. Canon Lauren Holder. Choral repertoire includes: Christopher Jennings (b. 1980), Preces & Responses David Hogan (1946-1996), Washington Service David Willcocks (1919-2015), Psalm 150 Roxanna Panufnik (b....

This service of Choral Eucharist, sung by the Cathedral Schola, observes the Feast of St. Philip. The officiant and preacher is the Very Rev. Sam Candler. Choral repertoire includes: Herbert Howells (1892-1983), Collegium Regale Communion Service Edward Elgar (1857-1934), Give unto the Lord David Hurd (b. 1950), Love bade me welcome

This service of Choral Evensong, sung by the Cathedral Choir, observes the Feast of St. Francis. The officiant and preacher is the Rev. Canon Julia Mitchener. Choral repertoire includes: Stephen Caracciolo (b. 1962), Preces & Responses Francis Jackson (1917-2022) in G Herbert Sumsion (1899-1995), Festival Benedicite Charles Wood (1866-1926), Hail, gladdening Light