from The Christian Institute
Granting English Evensong world heritage status would better reflect its “global significance”, campaigners have said.
Several organisations, including the Cathedral Music Trust (CMT) and the Royal School of Church Music, have put forward the Anglican church music for the UK Living Heritage Inventory. If placed on the UNESCO list, it could be proposed for more world heritage registers.
English Evensong was developed following the Reformation, with liturgy set to music in English, rather than Latin. Choirs can be found in churches, cathedrals and university chapels.