First Lenten Evensong with extended musical works
In the 1980s and early 1990s there was more liturgical flexibility in terms of incorporating a short "major work" into the morning liturgies. What evolved in the late 1990s was adding these works into evensongs — particularly the Evensong for the 4th Sunday of Advent with Canterbury Choir. In 2000, I tried this for the first time at our Lenten Evensong. It gave Coventry Choir and extra musical challenge in the period between Christmas and Easter and greatly enriched our Lenten experience.