The Emmanuel Choir sings a traditional service of Choral Evensong, featuring C.H.H. Parry’s monumental Hear my words, ye people and Herbert Howells’ famous St. Paul’s setting of the Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis. Concert organist Karl Robson accompanies the choir during the 4:00 p.m. liturgy; the service is preceded at 3:30 p.m. by an organ recital featuring music of Frank Bridge and Percy Whitlock, performed by Director of Music Christian Lane.
Christian Lane, director & organ recitalist
Karl Robson, organist
About Tickets
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Music at Emmanuel is grateful to the Maryland State Arts Council and the William G. Baker, Jr. Memorial Fund, creator of the Baker Artist Portfolios, www.BakerArtist.org, for their support of the 2024–2025 season.
About the choir
The Emmanuel Choir is Maryland's premier professional liturgical choral ensemble.
A 16-voice fully-professional mixed-voice ensemble, its 12-member core is augmented by four Choral Scholars, each a local young artist. Rooted in the great and expansive choral traditions of the Anglican (Episcopal) Church, the Emmanuel Choir’s repertoire spans the centuries — from Italian Renaissance to English Romantic; from plainsong to the 21st century — and includes regular world-premiere performances of new music composed for the church of today and tomorrow. The choir is directed by Christian Lane.
Parking and Transportation
Emmanuel Church is located at 811 Cathedral Street in Baltimore, on the corner of Cathedral & W. Read Streets in the Mt. Vernon neighborhood.
Ample street parking, both free and metered, is available in historic Mt. Vernon. After 6:00 p.m. on weekdays, and all day on Sundays, many meters do not require payment and most residential restrictions are lifted. Please be sure to consult signage carefully.
However, we strongly encourage our patrons to avoid the stress of searching for street parking, and to make a parking plan before arriving into our residential neighborhood. To that end, the following websites and associated mobile apps may be very useful:
The closest paid parking lot is directly behind Emmanuel Church, at 810 N. Charles Street. Public lots within a three-block radius of the church include:
810 N. Charles Street
910 N. Charles Street
917 N. Charles Street
926 N. Charles Street
1000 N. Charles Street
1017 N. Charles Street
124 W. Read Street
230 W. Read Street
600 Cathedral Street
The church is also served by local bus routes on both Cathedral and N Charles Streets, as well as the Charm City Circulator (Purple Route) and Baltimore LiteRail Link (Mt Vernon/Centre St Stop).
Emmanuel Church is a 15-minute walk from Baltimore's Pennsylvania Rail Station (with regular MARC and Amtrak services).