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How to pronounce evensong in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms vespers
Type of canonical hour
Type Words
Synonyms evening prayer

Examples of evensong

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You could argue that seeing eg choral evensong is immersive, or Wagner at Bayreuth.
From the guardian.co.uk
The guy you see walking a dog on Sunday morning could be planning to go to evensong.
From the economist.com
He confesses a liking for choral evensong in the chapel of Trinity College.
From the markvernon.com
Attend an evensong service in one of England's many historic cathedrals.
From the cnn.com
The program promises readings, lectures, evensong and nice long walks.
From the time.com
A further variation to the standard rendering of choral evensong is mens'voices services.
From the en.wikipedia.org
For almost 110 years the pride of St Paul's Cathedral chimed at 1 o'clock and for evensong.
From the newscientist.com
Evensong, at 6pm, will feature the gospel music of Elvis Presley.
From the kidderminstershuttle.co.uk
Festal evensong at 6pm will bring the weekend to a grand finale.
From the thisisbristol.co.uk
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  • Vespers: the sixth of the seven canonical hours of the divine office; early evening; now often made a public service on Sundays
  • Evening Prayer: (Anglican Church) a daily evening service with prayers prescribed in the Book of Common Prayer
  • Evensong was the second album released by the band Amazing Blondel. It featured the style of music which they described as "pseudo-Elizabethan/Classical acoustic music sung with British accents".
  • Evensong is a 1934 British musical film directed by Victor Saville and starring Evelyn Laye, Fritz Kortner and Emlyn Williams. It is loosely based on the story of the singer Nellie Melba.
  • Dangerous Visions (ISBN 0-425-06176-0) is a science fiction short story anthology edited by Harlan Ellison, published in 1967.
  • Evensong is the name of a programmed series of gatherings undertaken as part of the Unitarian Universalist Association's Adult Religious Education initiative. The goal is to deepen spiritual awareness and commitment while increasing fellowship among members. ...
  • Batten - Stanford - Hadley - et al. King's College Chapel Choir, Ord conductor. 1955. Argo RG-99
  • Daughter of Rivkah and StarDrifter SunSoar, sister to Axis and wife to Talon FreeFall SunSoar.
  • Evening worship service in the Anglican Church; same as Vespers in the Roman Catholic Church.