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by Toby

Gentse Feesten evensongs 2025

service 1: 20 July 2025

This is being coordinated by David Clement and Martin Van Bleek. For details of music and rehearsals, contact them.

Service 2: 27 July 2025

Sint-Elisabethkerk, Begijnhofdries, 9000 Gent

Schedule

15:00 Rehearsal
18:00 Break
19:00 Evensong

Music

  • Introit: Lord, make me to know thy ways (Byrd)
  • Responses: Smith
  • Psalm: 138
  • Canticles: Purcell in G minor / / (note: the recordings use a different Gloria at the end of the Nunc)
  • Anthem: Lift up your heads (Mathias)
  • Hymn: ‘Tis good, Lord, to be here

Singers

  • Soprano: Émilie, Evie, Lidwien, Lut (+ maybe Ellie)
  • Alto: Joke, Pleuntje, Marie-Claire, Machteld
  • Tenor: Michael, Jan, Marc
  • Bass: Stephen, Karel, David, Nicholas

Uniform

  • All black, smart-ish (not jeans, T-shirts or trainers)
  • Short sleeves / skirt fine if weather fits (but beware, the church is never hot)