Organ by Night (10:10 p.m)

THIRD SUNDAY OF EACH MONTH, 10:10 P.M. (immediately following Compline), in the cathedral nave and in the organ loft

Mark McDonald will offer this month’s Organ by Night music. He presently serves as Instructor of Organ at the University of Victoria and as Assistant Director of Music at Christ Church Cathedral in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. He will play works by Dieterich Buxtehude, Louis Vierne, Gustav Holst, and Hans Zimmer.

The tradition of informal mini-concerts on the Flentrop following Compline have introduced generations of Seattleites to the power and beauty of a real pipe organ. All are welcome to listen in the nave, or join the organist in the loft to see what playing an instrument of this size is really like. (The radio program The Organ Loft, which airs on KING-FM immediately following Compline each week, was inspired by this tradition.) A Q&A in the loft usually follows the performance.

Find a list of past and upcoming recitalists here.

The new iteration of this offering, called Organ by Night, will be offered once a month, on the third Sunday of each month.