17: Vespers

In this special remotely recorded episode, Thomas and Richard talk about Vespers at St Mary’s Cathedral: in particular the daily streamed service of sung Vespers (Evening Prayer), available to view on the Cathedral’s YouTube channel.

We talk about the structure of Vespers, about the music that is sung throughout the Divine Office, and about what defines ‘chant’.

Send us your questions about Vespers, or about anything to do with the Choir! You can get questions to us by sending them by email to stavedoff[at]cathedralchoir.sydney. Questions received by Sunday 5th September will be addressed in our next episode.

Music in this episode is from the Vespers of Friday 13th August 2021 (Friday week III), sung by two Lay Clerks from Saint Mary’s Cathedral Choir.

Watch Vespers streamed live, and previous celebrations of Vespers, on YouTube.