July 20-30, 2024
On July 21, members of the choirs of River Road Church (Chancel Choir and Camerata) and St. Stephen’s Church (St. Stephen’s Choir and Choristers) will arrive in Bath, England, which will serve as the home base for a pilgrimage that will take them to houses of worship in the West of England. Preparations for this pilgrimage began two years ago, and the choirs began rehearsing a diverse selection of music for Evensong and Eucharist services more than a year ago.
Please keep all these devoted singers in your thoughts and prayers as they come closer to their Maker through pilgrimage to holy places and as they bring the gift of inspiring music to worshipers in a distant land.
Schedule and Services
July 20: Depart from Richmond
July 23: Choral Evensong at Exeter Cathedral | Livestream may not be available | 12:30 p.m. EDT (17:30 // 5:30 p.m. BST)
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- Margaret Burk – Preces and Responses
- Psalms 114-115 – chants: Willcocks, Knight
- David Hogan – Magnificat and Nunc dimittis (Mt. St. Alban’s service)
- William Bradley Roberts – Our souls in silence wait
July 24: Choral Evensong at Salisbury Cathedral | Livestream on Salisbury Cathedral’s YouTube Channel | 11:30 a.m. EDT (16:30 // 4:30 p.m. BST)
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- William Smith – Preces and Responses
- Psalm 144 – chant: Joseph Corfe
- Kerensa Briggs – Magnificat and Nunc dimittis (Gloucester service)
- David Hurd – Ubi caritas
July 25: Choral Evensong at Wells Cathedral | No Livestream | 12:15 p.m. EDT (17:15 // 5:15 p.m. BST)
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- Margaret Burk – Preces and Responses
- Psalm 94 – chants: Miller
- David Hogan Magnificat and Nunc dimittis (Mt. St. Alban’s service)
- William Bradley Roberts – Our souls in silence wait
July 27: Choral Evensong at Bath Abbey | Livestream on Bath Abbey’s YouTube Channel | 10:30 a.m. EDT (15:30 // 3:30 p.m. BST)
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- William Smith – Preces and Responses
- Psalm 46 – chant: Luther
- Kerensa Briggs – Magnificat and Nunc dimittis (Gloucester service)
- David Hurd – Ubi caritas
July 28: Choral Eucharist at Bath Abbey | Livestream on Bath Abbey’s YouTube Channel | 6:30 a.m. EDT (11:30 a.m. BST)
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- Herbert Howells – Communion service (Collegium regale)
- David Hurd – Love bade me welcome
July 28: Choral Evensong at Bath Abbey | Livestream on Bath Abbey’s YouTube Channel | 10:30 a.m. EDT (15:30 // 3:30 p.m. BST)
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- Margaret Burk – Preces and Responses
- Psalm 74 – chants: Stainer
- Herbert Howells – Magnificat and Nunc dimittis (Collegium regale)
- Herbert Howells – Te Deum (Collegium regale)
July 30: Return to Richmond