The Office of Compline: Women’s Compline Choir
Free (Free)
Jeff Junkinsmith — Nunc dimittis for Women's Compline
Jeff Junkinsmith — Te lucis ante terminum
Stephanie Martin — Alleluia
Following their debut in the summer of 2019, the Women’s Compline Choir of Saint Mark’s Cathedral, directed by Rebekah Gilmore, chant the office for two Sundays this summer. These services remain closed to the public, but please join in by listening to the live broadcasts on the choir’s website (https://complinechoir.org/livestream/), the cathedral’s livestream page (https://saintmarks.org/worship/live-stream/), or on the Facebook pages of either the cathedral (https://www.facebook.com/SaintMarksSeattle) or the Compline Choir (https://www.facebook.com/complinechoir).
REPERTOIRE (7/25/21):
Orison: Stephanie Martin – Alleluia
Psalm: Plainchant, Psalm 14
Hymn: Jeff Junkinsmith – Te lucis ante terminum (world premiere)
Nunc Dimittis: Jeff Junkinsmith – Nunc dimittis for Women's Compline (world premiere)
Anthem: Stephanie Martin – The Glorious City
Like the services in 2019 and 2020, these services will feature the world premiere of new works specially commissioned for the occasion from local composers. The service on July 25 will feature two new works by local composer and Compline Choir alumnus Jeff Junkinsmith. In addition, the services will include music by contemporary Canadian composer Stephanie Martin, professor at York University in Toronto, former organist of the Church of Mary Magdalen (the position once held by Healey Willan), and founder of the noted women’s choral ensemble Schola Magdalena.
About the Office of Compline: Every Sunday evening at 9:30pm in the Cathedral’s nave, the Compline Choir leads this formal choral service that is a Seattle tradition. When Saint Mark’s Cathedral is open, an average audience of 250-300 packs the Cathedral each week for this meditative service. Many more listen to the broadcast on KING-FM, 98.1 on the radio dial. Some weeks, informal organ recitals follow Compline at around 10pm.
The service can be heard live on Classical 98.1 KING-FM or king.org; we also offer podcasts of recent services at complinepodcast.org.
An Order for Compline can be found in the Book of Common Prayer as part of the Anglican services of daily prayer, known collectively as the Daily Office.