# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Night Song: Beneficia Lucis Sings the Office of Compline
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sun, 08 Mar, 2026 at 07:30 pm – Sun, 08 Mar, 2026 at 08:15 pm
- **Event Description**: Night Song: Beneficia Lucis Sings the Office of Compline
Holly Druckman, director
Jason Connell, cantor
Joshua T. Lawton, organ

Program:
Chant:Dirigatur oratio mea
Compline Settings: Phrygian and Tritone Chant Settings by Daryl Bichel
Psalm 4, set by Bichel
Gregorian Chant: Exsurge Domine
Hymn: Audi benigne conditor, polyphonic verses by Orlando di Lasso
Marian Motet: Ave Regina caelorum by William Byrd
Organ: Nocturne (1977) by Germaine Tailleferre

Beneficia Lucis Core Ensemble: 
Alto:  Adrian Baur (on leave), Gary Gengo, Maria Ivanova, Julian Nowogrodzki, Mackenzie Stratton
Tenor:  Jason Connell, Terry Grissino, Paul Hoffman, Cory MacLean, John Meurling, Jordan Rhea, Sharon Shriver, John Yannis
Baritone:  Daryl Bichel, Luca Cantone, Joshua T. Lawton
Bass:  Bob Henry, William Leonard, Corey Mulvey, Jason Williams

About Night Song: We all need time set aside from the demands of daily life and the troubling issues facing our country and our world — a regular time to be still, to find clarity and purpose, and to center ourselves for the coming week. This 45-minute, candlelit service, a program of First Church in Cambridge, Congregational, will help you recharge for the challenges of life. Enter into stillness and be transported and transformed by ancient and modern contemplative music.

*Attend in Person*
--Start your new week in a sublime and tranquil way, basking in the exquisite beauty of chant and choral music sung in the reverberant First Church sanctuary. Wearing a mask is optional, and practicing social distancing is easily possible.

*View Live Stream*
--Go to the worship page on the church web site: https://www.firstchurchcambridge.org/worship/. Click on "Livestream Worship."

Donations are warmly welcomed at the door and online at: https://www.eservicepayments.com/cgi-bin/Vanco_ver3.vps?appver3=tYgT1GfNxRUldiimjHMvOXvKGiC8hHmzxM9DytHCbOjo-7YkZiNiYhc46uwjFenmums9tj3wI7okSf0MyMa8ut0ZixC4LFY5wQH_19d9xrI=&ver=3
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/cambridge/night-song-beneficia-lucis-sings-the-office-of-compline/200029753149613
- **Event Categories**: virtual, nonprofit
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 9

## Ticket Details

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## Event venue details

- **city**: Cambridge
- **state**: MA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: First Church in Cambridge, Congregational, U.C.C.
- **lat**: 42.37664
- **long**: -71.12299
- **full address**: First Church in Cambridge, Congregational, U.C.C., 11 Garden St, Cambridge, MA 02138-3605, United States

## Event Organizer details

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- **organizer**: Night Song (https://allevents.in/org/night-song/14323755)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sun, 08 Mar, 2026 at 07:30 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** First Church in Cambridge, Congregational, U.C.C., 11 Garden St, Cambridge, MA 02138-3605, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Night Song
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** virtual, nonprofit
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Night Song: Beneficia Lucis Sings the Office of Compline ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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