Happy New Year! The Order of Service and repertoire may be found at: complineunderground.wordpress.com/2023/01/01/compline-2023-the-holy-name/

January 1, 2023 • THE HOLY NAME

PROCESSIONAL: Gloria in excelsis Deo – Plainchant, adapt. Peter R. Hallock (1924-2014)

PSALM 8 – Plainsong, Tone V.2

HYMN: Ring out, wild bells (Tune: DEUS TUORUM MILITUM) – from Grenoble Antiphoner, 1753; arr. Gregory Bloch

NUNC DIMITTIS (Tune: MARILYN) – Peter R. Hallock

ANTHEM: The Shepherd’s Carol – Bob Chilcott (b. 1955); trans. Jason Anderson (b. 1976)

Jason Anderson, director • J. Scott Kovacs, reader • Kenneth Peterson, cantor

Thanks to this evening's Compline volunteers—hospitality ministers Estephan Meza and Priscilla Strand.

Compline at Saint Mark's Cathedral has been a Seattle tradition since 1956. All the singers are volunteers. Learn more at: https://saintmarks.org/worship/compline/
and: https://complinechoir.org/

Merry Christmas! The Order of Service and repertoire may be found at: complineunderground.wordpress.com/2022/12/25/compline-2022-christmas-day/

December 25, 2022 • CHRISTMAS DAY

PROCESSIONAL: Hodie Christus natus est – Plainsong, Mode I, arr. Jason Anderson

PSALM 98 – Peter R. Hallock (1924-2014)

HYMN: What child is this? (Tune: GREENSLEEVES) – English mel.; harm. Christmas Carols New and Old, 1871, alt.

NUNC DIMITTIS (Tune: MARILYN) – Peter R. Hallock

ANTHEMS: Away in a manger – Normandy mel. with CRADLE SONG by William J. Kirkpatrick (1838-1921); harm. Reginald Jacques (1894-1969) and Jason Anderson (b. 1976)

Resonet in laudibus – Jacob Handl (1550-1591)

Jason Anderson, director • Joel Matter, reader • Derek Tilton, cantor

Thanks to this evening's Compline volunteers—hospitality ministers Ray Miller and Priscilla Strand.

Compline at Saint Mark's Cathedral has been a Seattle tradition since 1956. All the singers are volunteers. Learn more at: https://saintmarks.org/worship/compline/
and: https://complinechoir.org/

Please note: due to technical difficulties, the audio of the archive video is of low quality. We apologize for the inconvenience. 

The Order of Service and repertoire may be found at: complineunderground.wordpress.com/2022/12/18/compline-2022-the-fourth-sunday-of-advent/

December 18, 2022 • The Fourth Sunday of Advent • O Rex gentium

ORISON (H 270): Gabriel’s message (Tune: ANGELUS EMITTITUR) – mel. from Piae Cantiones, 1582; harm. Richard Runciman Terry (1865-1938)

PSALM 80:1-7, 16-18–Plainsong, Tone IV.4

HYMN: Lo, how a Rose e’er blooming – arr. Tyler Morse (b. 1990)

NUNC DIMITTIS – Richard Proulx (1937-2010)

ANTHEM: Pulcherrima rosa – Anon., from Codex Speciálník, 16th cent.

Jason Anderson, director • Jeremy Matheis, reader • James Wilcox, cantor

Thanks to this evening's Compline volunteers—hospitality ministers Estephan Meza and Priscilla Strand, and videographer Michael Perera.

Compline at Saint Mark's Cathedral has been a Seattle tradition since 1956. All the singers are volunteers. Learn more at: https://saintmarks.org/worship/compline/
and: https://complinechoir.org/

The Order of Service and repertoire may be found at: complineunderground.wordpress.com/2022/12/11/compline-2022-the-third-sunday-of-advent/

December 11, 2022 • The Second Sunday of Advent

ORISON: Love divine, all loves excelling (Tune: HYFRYDOL) – Rowland Hugh Prichard (1811-1887) [see HYMNS]

PSALM 146:4-9 –Plainsong, Tone IV.2

HYMN: On Jordan’s bank, the Baptist’s cry (Tune: WINCHESTER NEW) – Bartholomäus Crasselius (1667-1724); with additional harm. by Harvey Grace (1874-1944) and William Henry Monk (1823-1889)

NUNC DIMITTIS – Richard Proulx (1937-2010)

ANTHEM: Veni, Domine, noli tardare [Part II. of Domine praestolamur]– William Byrd (c. 1539/1540-1623)

Jason Anderson, director • William Turnipseed, reader • Fred McIlroy, cantor

Thanks to this evening's Compline volunteers—hospitality ministers Ray Miller and Priscilla Strand.

Compline at Saint Mark's Cathedral has been a Seattle tradition since 1956. All the singers are volunteers. Learn more at: https://saintmarks.org/worship/compline/
and: https://complinechoir.org/

The Order of Service and repertoire may be found at: complineunderground.wordpress.com/2022/12/04/compline-2022-the-second-sunday-of-advent/

December 4, 2022 • The Second Sunday of Advent

ORISON: Blessed be the Lord God – Erin Aas (b. 1972)

PSALM 72:1-8, 18-19 – Plainsong, Tone I.1

HYMN: Hail to the Lord’s Anointed (Tune: ES FLOG EIN KLEINS WALDVÖGELIEN) – German folk song; adapt. and harm. Henry Walford Davies (1869-1941), Gregory Bloch, and Hymnal 1982

NUNC DIMITTIS – Richard Proulx (1937-2010)

ANTHEM: Ecce Dominus veniet – Tomás Luis de Victoria (1548-1611)

Jason Anderson, director • Josh Sandoz, reader • Joel Bevington, cantor

Thanks to this evening's Compline volunteers—hospitality ministers Jim Buskirk and Priscilla Strand.

Compline at Saint Mark's Cathedral has been a Seattle tradition since 1956. All the singers are volunteers. Learn more at: https://saintmarks.org/worship/compline/
and: https://complinechoir.org/

The Order of Service and repertoire may be found at: complineunderground.wordpress.com/2022/11/27/compline-2022-the-first-sunday-of-advent/

November 27, 2022 • The First Sunday of Advent

ORISON: Matin Responsory – Jason A. Anderson (b. 1976)

PSALM 122 – Peter R. Hallock (1924-2014)

HYMN: Prepare the way, O Zion (Tune: BEREDEN VÄG FÖR HERRAN) – mel. from Then Swenska Psalmboken, 1697; harm. Koralbok för Svenska Kyrkan, 1939, alt.

NUNC DIMITTIS – Richard Proulx (1937-2010)

ANTHEM: Canite tuba – Jacob Handl (1550-1591)

Jason Anderson, director • Jeffrey Ricco, reader • Jeremy Matheis, cantor

Thanks to this evening's Compline volunteers—hospitality ministers Ray Miller and Robin Ethridge, and videographer Michael Perera.

Compline at Saint Mark's Cathedral has been a Seattle tradition since 1956. All the singers are volunteers. Learn more at: https://saintmarks.org/worship/compline/
and: https://complinechoir.org/

The Order of Service and repertoire may be found at: complineunderground.wordpress.com/2022/11/20/compline-2022-the-last-sunday-after-pentecost-christ-the-king/

November 20, 2022 • The Last Sunday after Pentecost: Christ the King (Proper 29C)

ORISON: O worship the King, all glorious above (Tune: HANOVER) – attr. William Croft (1678-1727) with additional harm. by C.D. Hackett in The Boston Collection, 1841, and Harvey Grace (1874-1944)

PSALM 46 – Peter R. Hallock (1924-2014)

HYMN: Now thank we all our God (Tune: NUN DANKET ALLE GOTT) – mel. Johann Crüger (1598-1662); harm. Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), The Academic Hymnal, 1899, and Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)

NUNC DIMITTIS – Dana Marsh (b. 1965)

ANTHEM: Great Lord of lords – Charles Wood (1866-1926)

Jason Anderson, director • Gregory Bloch, reader • Derek Curtis-Tilton, cantor • Canon Michael Kleinschmidt, organ

Thanks to this evening's Compline volunteers—hospitality ministers Estephan Meza and Priscilla Strand.

Compline at Saint Mark's Cathedral has been a Seattle tradition since 1956. All the singers are volunteers. Learn more at: https://saintmarks.org/worship/compline/
and: https://complinechoir.org/

The Order of Service and repertoire may be found at: complineunderground.wordpress.com/2022/11/13/compline-2022-the-twenty-third-sunday-after-pentecost/

November 13, 2022 • The 23rd Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 28C)

ORISON: New songs of celebration render (Tune: RENDEZ A DIEU) – mel. attr. Loys Bourgeois (c. 1510-c. 1561); harm. Claude Goudimel (c. 1514-1572)

PSALM 98 – Peter R. Hallock (1924-2014)

HYMN: Disposer supreme, and judge of the earth (Tune: OLD 104TH) – mel. Thomas Ravenscroft (c. 1590-1633); harm. Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)

NUNC DIMITTIS – Erin Aas (b. 1972)

ANTHEM: Steal away to Jesus – African-American Spiritual; arr. Dale Adelmann (b. 1961)

Jason Anderson, director • Vernon Nicodemus, reader • Kenneth Peterson, cantor

Thanks to this evening's Compline volunteers—hospitality ministers Maria Drury and Ray Miller, and videographer Micah Hayes.

Compline at Saint Mark's Cathedral has been a Seattle tradition since 1956. All the singers are volunteers. Learn more at: https://saintmarks.org/worship/compline/ and: https://complinechoir.org/