Name:
Trinity College Choir: Sunday Evensong
Date:
02/08/2026
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25/10/2026
The internationally acclaimed Choir of Trinity College is the flagship of Trinity’s musical life.
During term-time, the Choir of Trinity College is primarily involved in the singing of services in the College Chapel. Evensong is sung every Sunday at 5pm during term time.
Please see below for the Choral Services schedule for Semester 2 2026.
If you can't make it in person, our Evensong services are livestreamed weekly via our Youtube channel here.
Sunday 2 August
Preacher: The Right Reverend Genieve Blackwell, Bishop of the Oodthenong Episcopate, Anglican Diocese of Melbourne
Introit: Thomas Tallis - O Lord, give thy Holy Spirit
Preces & Responses: Bernard Rose
Canticles: Charles Villiers Stanford in C
Anthem: Hubert Parry – I was glad
Sunday 9 August
Preacher: The Reverend Dr Luke Hopkins, Chaplain of Trinity College Melbourne
Introit: Thomas Tallis – Hear the voice and prayer
Preces & Responses: William Byrd
Canticles: Thomas Tomkins
Anthem: Johannes Brahms – Wie lieblich sind deine Wohnungen
Sunday 16 August
Preacher: The Reverend Professor Russell Goulbourne, Warden of Trinity College Melbourne
Introit: Michael Leighton Jones – Salve Regina
Preces & Responses: Humphrey Clucas
Canticles: David Bevan – Magnificat Octavi Toni à 8; Gustav Holst – Nunc dimittis
Anthem: Robert Parsons – Ave Maria
Sunday 23 August
Preacher: The Reverend Canon Glenn Loughrey, Priest in the Anglican Diocese of Melbourne
Introit: Philip Radcliffe – God be in my head
Preces & Responses: Matthew Martin
Canticles: T. Tertius Noble in B minor
Anthem: Joseph Twist – How shall we sing the Lord’s song
Sunday 30 August
Preacher: The Very Reverend Dr Cameron Forbes, Rector of Corpus Christi College Melbourne
Introit: Andrew Lumsden - St Thomas Antiphon
Preces & Responses: Anthony Piccolo
Canticles: George Dyson in D
Anthem: Franz Joseph Haydn – In the beginning and the heavens are telling
Sunday 6 September
Preacher: Dr Eleanor Spencer-Regan, Principal of Janet Clarke Hall Melbourne
Introit: Richard Lloyd – View me, Lord
Preces & Responses: Humphrey Clucas
Canticles: Richard Lloyd – Hereford service
Anthem: Richard Lloyd – To Christ
Sunday 13 September
Preacher: Dr Areti Metuamate, Master of Ormond College Melbourne
Introit: Maurice Duruflé – Ubi Caritas
Preces & Responses: Bernard Rose
Canticles: T. Tertius Noble in A minor
Anthem: Herbert Howells – Like as the hart
Sunday 20 September
Preacher: The Reverend Canon Associate Professor Bob Derrenbacker, Dean of the Trinity College Theological School
Introit: César Franck – Panis angelicus
Preces & Responses: Matthew Martin
Canticles: Herbert Howells – Collegium Regale
Anthem: Edgar Bainton – And I saw a new heaven
Sunday 11 October
Preacher: The Reverend Brendan Byrne, Chaplaincy Team Coordinator, University of Melbourne
Introit: Edward Bairstow – Jesu, the very thought of thee
Preces & Responses: William Byrd
Canticles: Charles Villiers Stanford in A
Anthem: Edward Bairstow – Blessed City
Sunday 18 October
140th Anniversary Celebration of Janet Clarke Hall
Preacher: The Most Reverend Dr Ric Thorpe, Archbishop of Melbourne
Introit: Henry Purcell – Hear my prayer
Preces & Responses: William Byrd
Canticles: William Byrd – Second Service
Anthem: Henry Purcell – O God, thou art my God
Sunday 25 October
Choral Eucharist
Preacher: The Venerable Megan Curlis-Gibson, Vicar of St Philip’s Deep Creek and Archdeacon of Kew, Anglican Diocese of Melbourne
Mass Setting: William Byrd, Mass for Five Voices