The final event of Pacific Baroque Festival 2019 will be filled with the music of the great baroque composer, Henry Purcell. This Choral Evensong Service pays homage to what one of Purcell’s contemporaries described as “The greatest genius we ever had."
Pacific Baroque Festival Ensemble
Marc Destrubé, music director
St. Christopher Singers - Madeleine Humer & Donald Hunt, directors
This is a non-ticketed event, and voluntary offerings are gratefully received
PROGRAMME
Henry Purcell (1659-1695)
“I was glad when they said unto me”
Coronation anthem, 1685
Purcell - “Behold now, praise the Lord” Z3
Purcell - “Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis” in B flat Z230
Purcell - “O Sing unto the Lord” Z44
Purcell - “An Evening Hymn” Z193
Responses by John Reading (1645-1692)