Shorter choral evensong service sung by The Cathedral Choir on Tuesdays and Wednesdays during the choir term.
Birmingham Cathedral is running its shorter Choral Evensong service on Tuesday 1 December, part of the regular weekday schedule during the choir term. It's sung by The Cathedral Choir, who lead the service in the traditional language of the Book of Common Prayer. The whole thing runs from 17:45 to 18:20, so it's a short one that fits easily into a weekday evening.
It helps to know where this fits into the bigger picture. Choral Evensong fills four evenings a week during the choir term: this shorter version on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, the full service on Fridays, and a full service with hymns and a sermon on Sundays. The shorter weekday services are the most accessible way to get a feel for it without committing a whole evening.
The Cathedral describes it as a chance to reflect and pray as the day turns to evening, and everyone is welcome. If you've never been to a cathedral service, it's a good place to start — you just sit and listen to the choir sing the texts from the Book of Common Prayer, with the music doing most of the heavy lifting. It's a quiet, steady half-hour in the middle of the city.
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So, if you're around on Tuesday 1 December, you can find it at Birmingham Cathedral from 17:45 to 18:20. It's a short one, and everyone is welcome.
