Great Sacred Music: Round me falls the night

(Thursday 22 October 2026)

 

A sequence to speak to heart, head and soul, exploring through songs and readings the great classical music of our religious heritage.
 
Led by Revd Dr Sam Wells
Directed by Andrew Earis
Performed by St Martin’s Voices
Accompanied by Gavin Roberts
 
O Danny Boy – Irish trad. arr. Bob Chilcott
Hymn: God, that madest earth and heaven (Ar hyd y nos)
Te lucis ante terminum – Henry Balfour Gardiner
Abendlied – Josef Rheinberger
An Evening Hymn – Bill Chilcott
Round me falls the night – Annabel Rooney
Hymn: Abide with me (Eventide)
Crossing the bar – Rano Arbo
 
 

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