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A couple of behind the scenes shots of the Lay Vicars from last night's filming session in the Abbey. Keep your eyes peeled for the release of the film. #westminsterabbey

Have you got your tickets yet for the Abbey Choir's upcoming Holy Week performance of Bach's St John Passion on the 15th April? Be sure not to miss out. bit.ly/4aPdEzc #westminsterabbey #holyweek

The St John Passion was first performed on Good Friday 1724. It was the climax of J.S. Bach's cantata cycle at the end of his first year as Thomaskantor. Tickets available now for the Abbey Choir's Holy Week performance bit.ly/4aPdEzc

Tonight's Eucharist for the Feast of the Annunciation will be livestreamed at 5pm. There will be music by Thomas Tallis, William Byrd and Flor Peeters. #westminsterabbey

Did you know? J.S. Bach was a controversial choice for Thomaskantor, being neither a theologian nor a graduate in a town famed for its theological output. He was appointed after the composers Telemann and Graupner turned the job down. bit.ly/4aPdEzc

There are only two weeks to go until the Abbey Choir's Holy Week concert. Make sure you get your tickets now before they sell out! bit.ly/4aPdEzc

Did you know? The composer Robert Schumann conducted one of the earliest revivals of the St John Passion outside Leipzig, over a century after Bach's death. Tickets available now for the Abbey Choir's Holy week performance bit.ly/4aPdEzc

Do you know a girl in Year 6, 9 or 11 who loves to sing? The next St Margaret's Chorister Experience Day is on Sunday 27th April. Participants will have the chance to learn about being a chorister and also have the opportunity to sing with the choir. bit.ly/4kORIc1

Did you know? The Abbey's performance will use period instruments of the type played in the 1720s: the viol da gamba which accompanies the alto aria 'Es ist vollbracht' had associations of antiquity and mourning, but also of royalty and grace, in early 18th century Germany.

Join us at 10:30am for this morning's Palm Sunday Eucharist with Blessing of Palms. Music is by Palestrina, Lassus and Guerrero. bit.ly/4iqsLSd #westminsterabbey

Did you know? Bach adds a few moments which aren't in the Gospel of John: the cock crowing after Peter's denial is from Luke; Peter's tears in the same scene and the veil of the temple tearing in two at the point of Jesus' death are from Matthew. bit.ly/4aPdEzc

This evening's Eucharist for Maundy Thursday features music by Byrd, Duruflé, Poulenc and Séverac. The service will be live-streamed at 5pmhttps://bit.ly/4jsHzQF

'Alleluia! Christ is Risen!' Our choir will be joined by Kensington Brass for this morning's Eucharist at 10:30am. The service features Vierne's 'Messe Solennelle', 'Surrexit a mortuis' by Widor and Gigout's 'Grand Choeur Dialogue'. Tune in to live stream bit.ly/4iqsLSd

The choristers and Lay Vicars are now enjoying their post-Easter break and services will be sung by visiting choirs in their absence. Choir term begins on Monday 28th April with evensong sung by the Lay Vicars.

Yesterday the Abbey Choir were privileged to sing for HM The Queen as she unveiled the foundation stone for The King Charles III Sacristy. #westminsterabbey

In just over 3 weeks time the Abbey Choir will be joined by Britten Sinfonia and soloists Ailish Tynan and Katie Coventry for Mozart's Mass in C Minor. Also on the programme are works by Vaughan Williams, Elgar and Haydn. bit.ly/4kFf2YS

Ralph Vaughan Williams' ashes are buried in the North Choir Aisle of the Abbey. In our upcoming concert on 17th June, Zoë Beyers will be performing Vaughan Williams' 'The Lark Ascending' with Britten Sinfonia alongside works by Mozart, Haydn and Elgar. bit.ly/4kFf2YS

With only 4 days left until our concert with Britten Sinfonia, have you got your tickets yet? The programme includes Serenade for Strings by Sir Edward Elgar who is memorialised in the Abbey. bit.ly/4kFf2YS

With just over a week to go, have you got your tickets yet for the debut concert performance of the St Margaret's choristers? The programme will include Vivaldi's Gloria alongside works by Bach and Purcell.

At tonight's evensong the Abbey Choir will be giving the first performance of 'The Westminster Service' by Roderick Williams and we will be welcoming the composer to the Abbey for this special occasion.