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Special Liturgies with Music
Evening Prayer with Music from Taizé
Friday, September 22 – special Taizé prayer at 6:30pm
– Together: Gathering of the People of God
Together, we gather to pray for the Church as we prepare for the Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops which begins on October 1. All are welcome to this celebration of Evening Prayer with the beautiful music of the ecumenical community of Taizé in France, sung by
Jubilate! Young Women's Ensemble
. In a special way, all youth and young adults are invited to participate and join in a Synodal Gathering for youth and young adults at 7:30pm.
More information here.
First Friday of each month at 6:30pm
–
Contemplative Evening Prayer with Music from Taizé
Next Taizé prayer is on October 6, 2023.
Prelude (6:15pm) and postlude of classical music from Cathedral Guitarist Mark Hilliard Wilson.
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2023-2024 Concert Season
Concert schedule is subject to revision or cancellation. For additions to the schedule and the most up-to-date concert information, check this page before attending a concert. Get updates in your inbox:
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Friday, September 29 at 7:30pm
–
Cappella Romana
Odes of Repentance
(Pärt & Grigorjeva)
•
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Saturday, October 21 at 8:00pm
–
Byrd Ensemble
Muhly Meets Byrd
•
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Friday, October 27 at 7:30pm
–
Damin Spritzer, organ
Internationally-acclaimed concert organist & recording artist
•
tickets & more info soon
Thursday, November 2 at 7:00pm
–
All Souls Requiem
Cathedral Choir & Chamber Orchestra
•
Gabriel Fauré
Requiem
•
Liturgy - no tickets needed - more info soon
Friday, November 17 at 7:30pm
–
Cathedral Cantorei
Desenclos
Requiem
& Parry
Songs of Farewell
•
tickets & more info soon
Saturday, December 2 at 8:00pm
–
Boston Camerata & Medieval Women's Choir
Hodie Christus Natus Est
•
presented by Early Music Seattle
•
tickets & more info soon
Saturday, December 9 at 8:00pm
–
Opus 7 Vocal Ensemble
Advent program to be announced
Friday, December 15 at 7:00pm
–
Advent Readings and Carols
Cathedral youth & adult choirs
•
Liturgy - no tickets needed - more info soon
Friday, February 9 at 7:30pm
–
Cathedral Cantorei & Chamber Orchestra
Mozart:
Coronation Mass
,
Solemn Vespers
, &
Horn Concerto No. 4 in E-flat
with Jeffrey Fair, Principal Horn with the Seattle Symphony
•
tickets & more info soon
Friday, March 8 at 7:30pm
–
Cappella Romana
In You, O Woman Full of Grace
•
music for the Virgin Mary
•
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Saturday, March 16 at 8:00pm
–
Opus 7 Vocal Ensemble
Lenten program to be announced
Wednesday, March 27 at 7:00pm
–
The Office of Tenebrae
Lamentations of Jeremiah
& Allegri's
Miserere mei Deus
sung by Cathedral Cantorei
•
Liturgy - no tickets needed - more info soon
Friday, March 29 at 12:00–3:00pm
–
Tre Ore
Haydn
Seven Last Words of Christ
with Cathedral Cantorei & Chamber Orchestra
•
Liturgy - no tickets needed - more info soon
Friday, April 19 at 7:30pm
–
The Tallis Scholars
presented by Cappella Romana
Darkness to Light
•
Byrd, White, Tallis, Parsons
•
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Saturday, May 4 at 8:00pm
–
Seattle Pro Musica & Auburn Symphony
Vaughan Williams
Sea Symphony
•
tickets & more info soon
Friday, May 10 at 7:30pm
–
James O'Donnell, organ
Organist & Master of the Choristers at Westminster Abbey 2000–2022
•
tickets & more info soon
Tuesday, May 14 at 7:30pm
–
Emerald Ensemble
Howells
Requiem
, Byrd
Mass for 5 voices
, Karen Thomas
Deep River
, Gary Cannon
O Absalon
•
tickets & more info soon
Saturday, June 8 at 8:00pm
–
Medieval Women's Choir
Visions and Miracles
•
tickets & more info soon
2024 SUMMER CONCERT SERIES
Wednesday, June 19 at 7:00pm
–
Joseph Adam, Cathedral Organist
Works by Paul Hindemith, Florence Price, Franz Liszt
Click here to view past programs from the current 2023-2024 season.
Click here for past programs from the 2022-2023 season.
2023-24 Calendar of Concerts & Special Liturgies with Music
September 2023
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
September 1 @ 6:30pm
Evening Prayer with music from Taizé
Prelude @ 6:15pm & postlude from Mark Hilliard Wilson, guitar
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
September 11 @ 6:30pm
Vespers Honoring St. Phoebe
Music sung by members of the Women of St. James Schola
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
September 22 @ 6:30pm
Evening Prayer with music from Taizé
Together: Gathering of the People of God
Music from Jubilate! Young Women's Ensemble
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
September 29 @ 7:30pm
Cappella Romana
Odes of Repentance
30
October 2023
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
2
3
4
5
6
October 6 @ 6:30pm
Evening Prayer with music from Taizé
Prelude @ 6:15pm & postlude from Mark Hilliard Wilson, guitar
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
October 20 @ 8:00pm
Byrd Ensemble
Muhly Meets Byrd
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
October 27 @ 7:30pm
Damin Spritzer, organ
more info coming soon
28
29
30
31
November 2023
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
2
November 2 @ 7:00pm
All Souls Requiem:
Fauré's
Requiem
w/ Cathedral Choir, Cathedral Chamber Orchestra, & organ
more info coming soon
3
November 3 @ 6:30pm
Evening Prayer with music from Taizé
Prelude @ 6:15pm & postlude from Mark Hilliard Wilson, guitar
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
November 17 @ 7:30pm
Cathedral Cantorei
Desenclos
Requiem
& Parry
Songs of Farewell
18
19
20
21
22
23
November 23 @ 9:30am
Thanksgiving Day Mass
Men of the Cathedral Choir
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
December 2023
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
December 1 @ 6:30pm
Evening Prayer with music from Taizé
Prelude @ 6:15pm & postlude from Mark Hilliard Wilson, guitar
2
December 2 @ 8:00pm
Boston Camerata with Medieval Women's Choir
Hodie Christus Natus Est
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
December 9 @ 8:00pm
Opus 7 Vocal Ensemble
Advent concert TBA
10
11
12
13
14
15
December 15 @ 7:00pm
Advent Readings & Carols
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
December 24
Christmas Eve
Vigil Mass of Christmas @ 4:30pm; Carol Service @ 9:00pm; Christmas Mass during the Night @ 10:00pm
25
December 25
Christmas Day
Masses at 8am, 10am, 12pm, 5:30pm; Vespers at 4:00pm
26
27
28
29
30
31
January 2024
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
2
3
4
5
January 5 @ 6:30pm
Evening Prayer with music from Taizé
Prelude @ 6:15pm & postlude from Mark Hilliard Wilson, guitar
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
February 2024
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
2
February 2 @ 6:30pm
Evening Prayer with music from Taizé
Prelude @ 6:15pm & postlude from Mark Hilliard Wilson, guitar
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
February 9 @ 7:30pm
Cathedral Cantorei & Cathedral Chamber Orchestra
Mozart:
Coronation Mass
,
Solemn Vespers
, &
Horn Concerto No. 4 in E-flat
with Jeffrey Fair, Principal Horn with the Seattle Symphony
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
March 2024
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
March 1 @ 6:30pm
Evening Prayer with music from Taizé
Prelude @ 6:15pm & postlude from Mark Hilliard Wilson, guitar
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
March 8 @ 7:30pm
Cappella Romana
In You, O Woman Full of Grace
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
March 16 @ 8:00pm
Opus 7 Vocal Ensemble
Lent concert TBA
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
March 27 at 7:00pm
The Office of Tenebrae
28
29
March 29 at 12:00-3:00pm
Good Friday: Tre Ore
Cathedral Cantorei & Cathedral Chamber Orchestra
Haydn "Seven Last Words of Christ"
30
31
April 2024
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
2
3
4
5
April 5 @ 6:30pm
Evening Prayer with music from Taizé
Prelude @ 6:15pm & postlude from Mark Hilliard Wilson, guitar
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
April 19 @ 7:30pm
The Tallis Scholars
presented by Cappella Romana
Darkness to Light
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
May 2024
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
2
3
May 3 @ 6:30pm
Evening Prayer with music from Taizé
Prelude @ 6:15pm & postlude from Mark Hilliard Wilson, guitar
4
May 4 @ 8:00pm
Seattle Pro Musica & Auburn Symphony
Vaughan Williams
Sea Symphony
5
6
7
8
9
10
May 10 @ 7:30pm
James O'Donnell, organ
11
12
13
14
May 14 @ 7:30pm
Emerald Ensemble
Howells
Requiem
, Byrd
Mass for 5 voices
, works by Karen Thomas & Gary Cannon
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
June 2024
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
June 7 @ 6:30pm
Evening Prayer with music from Taizé
Prelude @ 6:15pm & postlude from Mark Hilliard Wilson, guitar
8
June 8 @ 8:00pm
Medieval Women's Choir
Visions and Miracles
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
June 19 @ 7:00pm
Summer Concert Series I – Joseph Adam, Cathedral Organist
Works by Paul Hindemith, Florence Price, Franz Liszt
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
July 2024
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
2
3
4
5
July 5 @ 6:30pm
Evening Prayer with music from Taizé
Prelude @ 6:15pm & postlude from Mark Hilliard Wilson, guitar
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
August 2024
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
2
August 2 @ 6:30pm
Evening Prayer with music from Taizé
Prelude @ 6:15pm & postlude from Mark Hilliard Wilson, guitar
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
• Dates of events are in
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All programs are subject to change or cancellation.
•
Only special Masses & Liturgies are shown on this calendar.
Each Sunday morning, the 8:00am Mass is broadcast on the Archdiocese of Seattle
Vimeo
&
Facebook
pages and the 10:00am Mass is broadcast on the Cathedral
Vimeo
&
Facebook
pages. For complete information on mass times, visit the
St. James Cathedral home page
.
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