What do the Feast of Candlemas, Black History Month, and Groundhog Day have in common? Come and experience the centuries-old tradition of Choral Evensong and find out!

On Friday, February 9 at 5:00 pm, guest artist Jonas McCanless will join the St. Philip’s Chancel Choir for this beautiful offering of sung prayers and psalms, illustrating the rich historical ties of Spirituals in the American South, English Cathedral Music, and the luminous colors of classical guitar. 

Featured texts and composer highlights include Precious Lord, Take My Hand, This Little Light of Mine, Great Day!, Samuel Sebastian Wesley’s Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in G Major, Wesley’s setting of Psalm 48, and Louis Armstrong’s What a Wonderful World. 

Admission is free and all are welcome.