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Abbeycast - A podcast for the Feast of the Annunciation

Abbeycast - A podcast for the Feast of the Annunciation

FromWestminster Abbey


Abbeycast - A podcast for the Feast of the Annunciation

FromWestminster Abbey

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Length:
32 minutes
Released:
Mar 25, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

This 32-minute service includes prayers, a reading, an address, music and a blessing, recorded this week in the Abbey’s magnificent Chapter House.
Introduced by the Reverend Mark Birch, Minor Canon and PrecentorAddress by the Reverend Dr James Hawkey, Canon TheologianReader: Sarah Clarke OBE, Lady Usher of the Black Rod 

Ave Maris Stella from Le tombeau de Titelouze – Marcel DupréIntroduction: The Reverend Mark Birch Reading: Luke 1: 26-38 Sarah Clarke
Prière à Notre Dame from Suite Gothique – Léon BoëllmannAddress: Canon Hawkey Anthem: Mater Christi sanctissima – John TavernerPrayers and Blessing: The Reverend Mark Birch 
Fuga sopra il Magnificat BWV 733 – JS Bach
Music: The anthem is performed by the Choir of Westminster Abbey conducted by James O’Donnell (with kind permission of Hyperion Records). Organ music, which was specially recorded earlier this week, is played by Charles Maxtone-Smith, Organ Scholar.
This podcast was recorded with all contributors observing social distancing.
Released:
Mar 25, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Sermons, services and reflections from Westminster Abbey and lectures on issues of faith, ethics, politics and public policy-making from the Westminster Abbey Institute.