Abbeycast - A podcast for Ash Wednesday

Westminster Abbey

This 28-minute service includes prayers, a reading, an address, music and a blessing, recorded this week in the Florence Nightingale Chapel in Westminster Abbey.

Introduced by the Reverend Dr James Hawkey, Canon Theologian

Address by the Very Reverend Dr David Hoyle, Dean of Westminster

Reader: Janet Hoyle

Miserere – William Byrd

Introduction: Canon Hawkey

Reading: Isaiah 58: 1-12 Janet Hoyle

Erbarm’ dich mein, O herre Gott BWV 721 – JS Bach

Address: The Dean

Anthem: Kyrie eleison (from Missa Brevis) – William Walton

Prayers and Blessing: Canon Hawkey

Aus tiefer Not, schrei ich zu dir BWV 687 – JS Bach

Music: The anthem is performed by the Choir of Westminster Abbey conducted by James O’Donnell (with kind permission of Hyperion Records). Organ music, which was specially recorded earlier this week, is played by Matthew Jorysz, Assistant Organist.

This podcast was recorded with all contributors observing social distancing.