The Order of Service and repertoire may be found at: complineunderground.wordpress.com/2023/06/11/compline-2023-the-second-sunday-after-pentecost/

June 11, 2023 • The Second Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 5A)

ORISON: God be in my head – Doug Fullington (b. 1969)

PSALM 4 – Plainsong, Tone IV.1

HYMN: ‘Christe qui lux es et dies,’ from Music for Compline – Kevin Siegfried (b. 1969)

NUNC DIMITTIS in G (3-part)– Charles Wood (1866-1926)

ANTHEM: ‘In pace’ from Three Latin Motets – Grayston Ives (b. 1948)

Ken Pendergrass, assistant director • Josh Sandoz, reader • Joel Bevington, cantor

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

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

The Order of Service and repertoire may be found at: complineunderground.wordpress.com/2023/06/03/compline-2023-first-sunday-after-pentecost-trinity-sunday/

June 4, 2023 • The First Sunday after Pentecost: Trinity Sunday

ORISON: O lux beata Trinitas – Ronald Arnatt (1930-2018)

PSALM 8 – Plainsong, Tone V.2; harm. Gerre Hancock (1934-2012); adapt. for men’s voices by Gregory Bloch

HYMN: The day thou gavest, Lord, is ended (Tune: SAINT CLEMENT) – Clement C. Scholefield (1839-1904); stanza 4 harm. after Henk Vogel (b. 1992)

NUNC DIMITTIS – Plainsong, Tone VII; harm. Lodovico Grossi da Viadana (c. 1560-1627)

ANTHEM: O lux beata Trinitas – William Byrd (c. 1540-1623)

Jason Anderson, director • Gregory Bloch, reader • Kenneth V. Peterson, cantor

Thanks to this evening's Compline volunteers—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://staging.saintmarks.org/worship/compline/ and: https://complinechoir.org/

The Order of Service and repertoire may be found at: complineunderground.wordpress.com/2023/05/28/compline-2023-whitsunday-the-day-of-pentecost/

May 28, 2023 • Whitsunday: The Day of Pentecost

ORISON: O Lord, give thy Holy Spirit – Thomas Tallis (c. 1505-1585)

PSALM 104:25-32, 35-37 – Peter R. Hallock (1924–2014)

HYMN: O Holy Spirit (Tune: DRUMCONDRA) – David Frederick Ruddell Wilson (1871-1957); arr. Gregory Bloch (b. 1977)

NUNC DIMITTIS – Plainsong, Tone VI; harm. Lodovico Grossi da Viadana (ca. 1560 - 1627)

ANTHEM: Love Never Ends – Alice Parker

Jason Anderson, director • Joel Matter, reader • Joel Bevington, cantor

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://staging.saintmarks.org/worship/compline/
and: https://complinechoir.org/

The Order of Service and repertoire may be found at: complineunderground.wordpress.com/2023/05/21/compline-2023-the-seventh-sunday-of-easter-sunday-after-ascension/

May 21, 2023 • The Seventh Sunday of Easter: The Sunday after Ascension Day

PROCESSIONAL: O clap your hands – Peter R. Hallock (1924–2014)

PSALM 47 – Plainsong, Tone V.2

HYMN: God is ascended (Tune: GEN HIMMEL AUFGEFAHREN IST) – German, 16th cent.; adapt. Peter R. Hallock (1924–2014)

NUNC DIMITTIS – Plainsong, Tone IV; harm. Lodovico Grossi da Viadana (ca. 1560 - 1627)

ANTHEMS: Viri Galilaei (complete)– William Byrd (c. 1540-1623)

Jason Anderson, director • J. Scott Kovacs, reader • Jeremy Matheis, 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://staging.saintmarks.org/worship/compline/
and: https://complinechoir.org/

The Order of Service and repertoire may be found at: complineunderground.wordpress.com/2023/05/13/compline-2023-the-sixth-sunday-of-easter/

May 14, 2023 • The Sixth Sunday of Easter

ORISON: This joyful Eastertide (Tune: VRUECHTEN) – mel. from Psalmen, 1685; harm. Charles Wood (1866-1926) [see HYMNS]

PSALM 66:1-11 – Peter R. Hallock (1924-2014)

HYMN: Christ is alive! Let Christians sing (Tune: TRURO) – Psalmodia Evangelica, 1790; vs. 5 harm. Harvey Grace (1874-1944)

NUNC DIMITTIS – Plainsong, Tone III; harm. Lodovico Grossi da Viadana (ca. 1560 - 1627)

ANTHEM: Victimae paschali laudes – William Byrd (c. 1540-1623)

Jason Anderson, director • Jeremy Matheis, reader • Theo Floor, cantor

Thanks to this evening's Compline volunteers—hospitality ministers Robin Ethridge 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://staging.saintmarks.org/worship/compline/
and: https://complinechoir.org/

The Order of Service and repertoire may be found at: complineunderground.wordpress.com/2023/05/07/compline-2023-the-fifth-sunday-of-easter/

May 7, 2023 • The Fifth Sunday of Easter

ORISON: ‘The Call’ from Five Mystical Songs – Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)

PSALMS 31:1-5, 15-16 – Plainsong, Tone IV.2

HYMN: Good Christians all, rejoice and sing! (Tune: GELOBT SEI GOTT) – Melchior Vulpius (c. 1560-1616)

NUNC DIMITTIS – Plainsong, Tone I; harm. Lodovico Grossi da Viadana (ca. 1560 - 1627)

ANTHEM: Love never ends – Alice Parker (b. 1925) [anthem commissioned for the Compline Choir; second presentation incorporating revisions made by the composer following the premiere]

Jason Anderson, director • William Turnipseed, reader • Kenneth V. Peterson, cantor

Thanks to this evening's Compline volunteers—hospitality minister Estephan Meza, 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://staging.saintmarks.org/worship/compline/
and: https://complinechoir.org/

The Order of Service and repertoire may be found at: complineunderground.wordpress.com/2023/04/30/compline-2023-the-fourth-sunday-of-easter/

April 30, 2023 • The Fourth Sunday of Easter • “Good Shepherd Sunday”

ORISON: The 23rd Psalm (Dedicated to my Mother) – Bobby McFerrin (b.1950)

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

HYMN: All people that on earth do dwell (Tune: OLD 100TH) – mel. from Pseaumes octante trois de David, 1551, alt.; harm. after Louis Bourgeois (c. 1510-c. 1561); final fauxbourdon by John Dowland (1563-1626)

NUNC DIMITTIS – Plainsong, Tone VI; harm. Lodovico Grossi da Viadana (ca. 1560 - 1627)

ANTHEM: The Good Shepherd – Alice Parker (b. 1925)

Jason Anderson, director • Josh Sandoz, reader • Derek Tilton, cantor

Thanks to this evening's Compline volunteers—hospitality minister Brenda Barnes, and videographer Michael Seewer.

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

The Order of Service and repertoire may be found at: complineunderground.wordpress.com/2023/04/23/compline-2023-the-third-sunday-of-easter/

April 23, 2023 • The Third Sunday of Easter

ORISON: God himself is with us (Tune: TYSK) – from Psalm und Choralbuch, 1719; arr. Gregory Bloch [see HYMNS]

PSALM 116:1–3, 10–17 – Peter R. Hallock (1924-2014)

HYMN: Lift your voice rejoicing, Mary (Tune: FISK OF GLOUCESTER) – Thomas Foster (b. 1938)

NUNC DIMITTIS – Christopher Tye (c. 1505-1573)

ANTHEM: Regina caeli – Robert White (c. 1538-1574)

Jason Anderson, director • Jeffrey Ricco, reader • James Wilcox, cantor

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://staging.saintmarks.org/worship/compline/
and: https://complinechoir.org/