What, you thought you were safe just because it's Lent? Ha. #CursedCarols

Comment thread time. Your favourite Evensong rep by women. Go! [Include a performance link and/or score purchase link for maximum impact.] #internationalwomensday

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rocking up to the alumni evensong ready to sing Stanford in C after an afternoon rediscovering the old pub

A special for St David's Day, with apologies to the Welsh people. #CursedCarols #CarolauMelltigedig

Pretty much, yeah.

when you ask how many collects at evensong for the next six weeks

A little something for Ash Wednesday. #CursedCarols #Lent

With unexciting rides such as Oblivious, Sanctus, and the terrifying The Hart, guaranteed to elicit Howells of terror. You must be below the stave to ride.

Did a tenor write this article in The Economist?

For those who haven't found their Valentine's yet, there's always rutr.

Priests and Levites: "What art thou? That we may give an answer unto them that sent us. What sayest thou of thyself?" Pam Bondi: "The DOW is over 50,000!"

Frankly, we can't believe this isn't his next film. #cinemanthems

Ignore the smears.

There's a joke here somewhere about altos, Es and E-mails. Hang on, it'll just take us a (Gibbons) second to find it.

DoM trying to get the attention of that one chorister

Help is available.

QuireMemes: for all your Candlemas memes, accept no substitutes.

*cracks knuckles* Folks: we'll get this sorted by Lent.

We did it guys; we made it to the end of January.

Fitting psalmody for today. #TheTraitors

Oh, @merriam-webster.com, wait until you hear about 'excelsis'.

this meme is in no way informed by real life personal experience at evensong earlier ... bloody january colds

Not pictured: the Macarena.

Ok, so we understand that you don't think it should be an alto solo but you see, we really want it, and so we're taking it. It is now an alto solo. This is not about solos.

It goes, "aaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrgggggghhhhhhhhhhh".

'English Sacred Choral Music is education, and worship, and a celebration of skill and artisanship. It is sheet music wet with drops of music, smudged and loved. It is notes scrawled with humour and frustration. It is community, and it is friendship.'

choristers be like

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wow e v e r y o n e is in this film

Imagine something coming to a satisfying conclusion and somehow thinking there's a surprise extra bit that would not only be deeply unsatisfying but also undo quite a lot of the effectiveness of what went before. There's a choral example for everything.

This year, come to Evensong.

We had an epiphany. #CursedCarols

INT: PUB, evening, 5th January. Precentor: "I can't believe I forgot I need three people to bring in the gold, frankincense, and myrrh for the Epiphany service." Lay Clerk 1: "Sounds like a you problem." Lay Clerk 2: "Yup." Lay Clerk 3: *nods* Precentor:

NYE, #CursedCarols style.

If you start listening to this recording of Orlando Gibbons' 'This is the Record of John' at 23:58.13 on New Year's Eve, midnight will strike as John says "NO". Start 2026 the right way. youtu.be/l7Rj1Z-fqaI?...

send help

This isn't a challenge, precentors.

There is a certain inevitability to the 2026 edition of the Amended Oxford Book of the Year collection...

Received this as a Christmas present from my wife today. 😁 (Hat tip to @quiresandplaces.com!)

Aaaaand relax.

Godspeed. *hic*

Nearly there, folks. Nearly there.

Dressed appropriately for midnight mass #choir @quiresandplaces.com

Merry Christmas!

kudos to all those who got up and sang a solo this afternoon

Somehow I've been sharing #CursedCarols for five year, since I shoved Hark! the Herald into Aberystwyth in 2021. 1/5

It's technically still Advent, so here... #CursedCarols