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We are an Oxford-based early music vocal group specialising in ornamented chant and polyphony.

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Sermon & Evensong According to the 1559 Book of Common Prayer | St Bartholomew-the-Great, Smithfield

15 January 2026

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Reconstructing Elizabethan Liturgy

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This blog post is about the upcoming reconstruction we are holding at St. Bartholomew the Great, Smithfield on the 15th November at 6pm 2026. Introduction Liturgy Introduction This Thursday at…

Enacting the Liturgy of the 1549 Prayer Book

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An overview of the English liturgy in flux at the turn of the Reformation (c. 1540-1560), in preparation for our upcoming reconstruction of the 1549 Communion service.There has been a…

Candlemas Sarum Mass and Procession

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On Saturday 2nd, we staged a reconstruction of the High Mass of Candlemas according to the Use of Sarum.  These were accompanied by three low masses – Salus Populi, Requiem,…