Evensongs & Concerts

One of the treasures of the Anglican tradition, evensong is a service of sung evening prayer. Lasting a little less than an hour, this service is a wonderful way to end the day or begin the week.

Evensong is a completely sung Vespers service preserved through the centuries in English cathedrals and college chapels. A vast amount of literature was written for this daily service, and we are privileged to share some of it with you. We are the only church in this area outside of major cities (New York, Washington) to sing regular Evensong, and we invite you to experience this with us.

Your financial support helps us to sustain of effort to preserve this traditional service of prayer and meditation and make important contribution to musical arts in Lebanon County. To become a patron/sponsor of any or all of the series, please contact us at admin@stlukeslebanon.org.

Recordings of our Evensongs and many of our concert offerings are available on our YouTube Channel. 

Schedule of Evensong Services for 2023-2024 is under development. Our first Evensong will be as follows:

October 15, 2023 – 6 PM (Feast of St. Luke observed): Choral Evensong

• 7 PM – Organ Concert by  Thomas Mellan, organist, pianist, producer and composer based in Boston.

The 2022-2023 Series

October 16, 2022 – 6 PM (Feast of St. Luke observed): Choral Evensong

• 7 PM – Organ Concert by Matthew Steynor, Organist at St. Alban’s Episcopal Church, Cathedral Close, Washington DC

• Click here to watch a recording of the live webcast of Evensong.

November 6, 2022  – 6 PM (All Saints/All Souls observed): Requiem Mass.

• Musical Premier of newly composed Requiem by Scott Eggert
• Click here to watch a recording of the live webcast of the Requiem service.

November 27, 2022 – 6 PM (First Sunday in Advent) : Choral Evensong

• 7 PM – Organ Concert by Patrick McMullen, Director of Music at Saints Peter and John Episcopal Church, Auburn, NY
• Click here to watch a recording of the live webcast of Evensong.

January 15, 2023     (Second Sunday after the Epiphany): Choral Evensong

• 7 PM – Concert by Elena Millar, Piano, and Nikita Burakovskiy, Violin
• Click here to watch a recording of the live webcast of Evensong.

February 19, 2023  (Last Sunday after Epiphany – Transfiguration Sunday): Choral Evensong

• 7 PM – Organ Concert by Seung-hee Cho, Music Minister and Organist, Christ Church (Episcopal), New Brunswick NJ.
• Click here to watch a recording of the live webcast of Evensong. With apologies, only a portion of the evensong is available. 

March 12, 2023 (Third Sunday in Lent): Choral Evensong

• Click here to watch a recording of the live webcast of Evensong.

April 16, 2023 (Second Sunday of Easter): A Service of Easter Lessons and Carols.

• A service dedicated to the celebration of Resurrection of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ
• Featuring the St. Luke’s Festival Choir, readings and Easter Anthems from the Anglican musical repertoire.  
• Click here to watch a recording of the live webcast of Evensong.

May 21, 2023 (Seventh Sunday of Easter): Choral Evensong

• 7 PM – Concert by the Eaken Trio (Emily Karosas Konkle, violin; Andrew Rammon, cello; Gary Boerckel, piano)
• Click here to watch a recording of the live webcast of Evensong.
• Click here to watch the first portion of the concert (Mendelssohn). Click here to watch the second portion of the concert (Dvořák).

June 11, 2023 (In celebration of The Feast of Corpus Christi): Solemn Evensong with Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament.

• Click here to watch a recording of the live webcast of Evensong.

Patrons and Sponsors for the 2022-2023 Season