The Order of Service and repertoire may be found at: complineunderground.wordpress.com/2023/10/29/compline-2023-the-twenty-second-sunday-after-pentecost/

October 29, 2023 • The 22nd Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 25A)

James Hannington, Bishop, and his Companions, Martyrs, 1885

ORISON: Slowly the rays of daylight fade – M. Searle Wright (1918-2004)

PSALM 1 – Jason A. Anderson (b. 1976)

HYMN: The eternal gifts of Christ the King (Tune: AETERNA CHRISTI MUNERA) – Plainsong, Mode VII

NUNC DIMITTIS – Plainsong, Tone III.4

ANTHEM: ‘Õnnis on inimene’ [Blessed is the man] from Taaveti laul [Psalms of David] – Cyrillus Kreek (1889-1962); arr. for men’s voices by Gregory W. Bloch (b. 1977)

Jason Anderson, director • J. Scott Kovacs, reader • Theo Floor, cantor

Thanks to this evening's Compline volunteers: hospitality ministers Michael Seewer 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/2023/10/22/compline-2023-the-twenty-first-sunday-after-pentecost/

October 22, 2023 • The 21st Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 24A)

ORISON: Dear Lord and Father of mankind – M. Searle Wright (1918-2004)

PSALM 96 – Plainsong, Tone V.1

HYMN: I heard the voice of Jesus say, “Come unto me and rest” (Tune: THE THIRD TUNE) – Thomas Tallis (c. 1505-1585)

NUNC DIMITTIS – Elway Bevin (c. 1555-1638)

ANTHEM: The Road Home (Tune: PROSPECT) – adapt. Stephen Paulus (1949-2014)

Jason Anderson, director • Jeremy Matheis, reader • Kenneth Peterson, cantor • Theo Floor, anthem soloist

Thanks to this evening's Compline volunteers: hospitality ministers Jim Buskirk and Ray Miller.

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/2023/10/15/compline-2023-the-twentieth-sunday-after-pentecost/

October 15, 2023 • The 20th Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 23A)

ORISON: Maker of all things, God most high – Thomas Tallis (c. 1505-1585)

PSALM 23 – Peter R. Hallock (1924-2014)

HYMN: The King of love my Shepherd is (Tune: SAINT COLUMBA) – Irish melody; stzs. 1-5 harm. Hymnal 1940; stz. 6 harm. Peter R. Hallock

NUNC DIMITTIS – Plainsong, Tone VI; harm. Anon. 16th cent. composer

ANTHEM: O bone Jesu – Orlande de Lassus (1532-1594)

POST-COMPLINE ORGAN MUSIC:

Maurice Duruflé (1902–1986), Méditation (Op. Posth.)

César Frank (1822–1890), Chorale No. 2 in B Minor

Jason Anderson, director • William Turnipseed, reader • James Wilcox, cantor • Amiel Elfert, post-Compline recitalist

Thanks to this evening's Compline volunteers: hospitality ministers Robin Ethridge and Ray Miller, 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/2023/10/08/compline-2023-the-nineteenth-sunday-after-pentecost/

October 8, 2023 • The 19th Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 22A)

ORISON: Dedication – Joshua Haberman (b. 1982)

PSALM 80:7-14 – Plainsong, Tone IV.4

HYMN 705: As those of old their first fruits brought (Tune: FOREST GREEN) – English mel.; adapt. Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)

NUNC DIMITTIS – Arthur Wills (1926-2020)

ANTHEM: Descendi in hortum nucum [meum] – Giovannia Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525-1594)

Jason Anderson, director • Josh Sandoz, reader • Fred McIlroy, cantor

Thanks to this evening's Compline volunteer: hospitality minister Estephan Meza.

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/2023/10/01/compline-2023-saint-michael-all-angels/

The Order of Service and repertoire may be found at: complineunderground.wordpress.com/2023/09/24/compline-2023-the-seventeenth-sunday-after-pentecost/

September 24, 2023 • The 17th Sunday after Pentecost

ORISON: Now cheer our hearts this eventide - Nathan Jensen (b. 1968)

PSALM 145 - Peter R. Hallock (1924–2014)

HYMN: Now the day is over - M. Searle Wright (1918–2004)

NUNC DIMITTIS: Plainsong, Tone III; harm, Carolus Andreas (d. 1627)

ANTHEM: Nisi Dominus - Givanni Matteo Asola (c. 1532–1609)

Jason Anderson, director & organist • Gregory Bloch, reader • Joel Bevington, cantor

Thanks to this evening's Compline volunteers: hospitality ministers Ray Miller and Jim Buskirk.

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/2023/09/17/compline-2023-the-sixteenth-sunday-after-pentecost/

September 17, 2023 • The Commemoration of St. Hildegard of Bingen

ORISON: O pastor animarum (antiphon, Mode I) - Hildegard of Bingen (1098-1179)

PSALM 103: Plainsong, Tone VIII.5

HYMN: O ignee Spiritus (hymn, Mode I) - Hildegard of Bingen

NUNC DIMITTIS: Plainsong, Tone III.4

ANTHEM: O speculum columbe - Frank Ferko (b. 1950)

POST-COMPLINE ORGAN MUSIC: Antonio Vivaldi, J.S. Bach

Jason Anderson, director • Joel Matter, reader • Jeremy Matheis, cantor • Canon Michael Kleinschmidt, post-Compline organ recitalist

Thanks to this evening's Compline volunteers 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/2023/09/10/compline-2023-the-fifteenth-sunday-after-pentecost/

September 10, 2023 • The 15th Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 18A)

ORISON: Now cheer our hearts this eventide (Tune: Ach bleib bei uns) – Geistliche Lieder, Leipzig 1589; harm. J.S. Bach (1685–1750)

PSALM 119:33–48 – Peter R. Hallock (1924–2014)

HYMN: Book of books, our people's strength (Tune: Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier) – melody by Johann Rudolph Ahle (1625–1673); harm. George Herbert Palmer (1846–1926) and J.S. Bach (1685–1750)

NUNC DIMITTIS – Erin Aas (b. 1972)

ANTHEM: I will meditate – Richard T. Proulx (1937–2010)

Jason Anderson, director • Josh Sandoz, reader • James Wilcox, cantor

Thanks to this evening's Compline volunteers James Davidson and John Gulhagen, and videographer Michael Lee.

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/2023/09/03/compline-2023-the-fourteenth-sunday-after-pentecost/

September 3, 2023 • The 14th Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 17A)

ORISON: Now as the troubled day departs – M. Searle Wright (1918-2004)

PSALM 26:1-3, 6-9, 11-12 – Jason A. Anderson (b. 1976)

HYMN 42: Now the day is over (Tune: MERRIAL) – Joseph Barnby (1838-1896)

NUNC DIMITTIS – Plainsong, Tone V; harm. Vincente Ripollès (1867-1943)

ANTHEM: Sicut cervus – Charles Gounod (1818-1893)

Jason Anderson, director • Jeremy Matheis, reader • Kenneth V. Peterson, cantor

Thanks to this evening's Compline volunteers: hospitality ministers James Buskirk and Ray Miller.

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/