Bach Cantata Series: Vespers for Palm Sunday

This Choral Evensong worship service is part of the Chapel's Bach Cantata Series. Admission is free.

The service features J.S. Bach's Cantata for Palm Sunday, "Himmelskönig, sei willkommen," BWV 182, as well as these pieces:

* Bach's "Chorale Prelude on Valet will ich dir geben," BWV 735
* Hans Leo Hassler's "Magnificat on the VIIIth tone"
* Andreas Hammerschmidt's "O Barmherziger Jesu"

For the music, the Chapel's Evensong Singers and soloists are accompanied by Mallarmé Music with Katherine Johnson on organ. Dr. Philip Cave, the Chapel's conductor-in-residence, directs the ensemble.

For centuries, the church has marked the transition from daytime to evening with psalms, prayer, and song. Duke Chapel's Choral Evensong follows this historic pattern, using the liturgy of the Book of Common Prayer and featuring choral and organ music from the English cathedral tradition, led by the Chapel's Evensong Singers.

Parking is available on a first-come-first-served basis in the Bryan Center garage at 125 Science Drive. ADA parking is available in the Bryan Center Surface Lot at the same address. The service is live streamed on the Duke Chapel YouTube channel and broadcast live on channel 12 of the Duke Hospital TV system and channel 110 of the Duke Campus Vision TV system.