Sacred – Past Concerts
Summer Recital Series: Christopher Stroh, organ
Wednesday, August 25, 2021 @ 7:00pm – 8:00pm (PDT)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
St, James' new Assistant Director of Music & Organist, Christopher Stroh, performs a program in honor of the Virgin Mary, including Dietrich Buxtehude's Magnificat.
$1-$9.99 pay-what-you-can
The Office of Tenebrae – Lamentations of Jeremiah
Wednesday, March 31, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
A 10-voice choir from the Cathedral Cantorei will sing plainchant & Renaissance composer Thomas Tallis's settings of the Lamentations of Jeremiah. In-person attendance only in Seattle, WA.
Free (Free (registration required))
Saint Mark's Episcopal Cathedral: Advent Evensong [LIVE]
Sunday, December 6, 2020 @ 4:30pm – 5:30pm (PST)
Saint Mark's Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Light the second candle on your Advent wreath & join Saint Mark’s to virtually raise your Advent prayers & praises with a live officiant, readers, vocal soloist, & organist. Includes recordings of past offerings by the Evensong Choir.
Free (Free)
Compline at Christ Church
Friday, March 13, 2020 @ 8:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Christ Episcopal Church Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Sacred choral music featuring Gregorian chant, Anglican chant, and hymns from musical periods spanning many centuries – an ideal setting for meditative contemplation amidst the bustle of our fair city.
Free
Blessed Sacrament Church Choral Mass: Mozart's 'Missa brevis in D minor'
Blessed Sacrament Baroque Orchestra,
Blessed Sacrament Choir, and
Blessed Sacrament Sackbut Ensemble
Sunday, March 1, 2020 @ 5:45pm – 7:45pm (PST)
Blessed Sacrament Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Blessed Sacrament’s Chancel Choir, Orchestra, and Sackbut Ensemble present Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Missa brevis in D minor, K. 65/61a, with motets by Mozart and Michael Haydn.
Free (Free)
Saint Mark's Choral Evensong: The First Sunday in Lent
Sunday, March 1, 2020 @ 4:30pm – 5:30pm (PST)
Saint Mark's Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
An evening of prayer, contemplation, and song featuring Saint Mark's Flentrop Organ and the Saint Mark's Evensong Choir.
Free (Free)
Seattle Pacific University: Gospel Choir and Worship Band Vespers
Tuesday, February 25, 2020 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
An evening of prayers, black spirituals, and ecumenical readings celebrating tradition for Black History Month.
Free (Free)
Kirkland Choral Society: True Colors – Songs of Love & Community
Sunday, February 23, 2020 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Bastyr University Chapel, Kenmore, WA, United States
Ola Gjeilo – Ubi Caritas
Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly, arr. Matthew Brown – True Colors
John Muehleisen – TBA
Various – Selected works
Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly, arr. Matthew Brown – True Colors
John Muehleisen – TBA
Various – Selected works
$25 / $20 / FREE
Many Voices, One Spirit: Misa Oaxaqueña
Saturday, February 22, 2020 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Trinity Parish Church, Seattle, WA, United States
First of three concerts in a new multi-faith series. Featuring the lively music, dance, and instruments of Oaxaca, Mexico's traditional community banda.
Donations accepted
Kirkland Choral Society: True Colors – Songs of Love & Community
Saturday, February 22, 2020 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Bastyr University Chapel, Kenmore, WA, United States
Ola Gjeilo – Ubi Caritas
Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly, arr. Matthew Brown – True Colors
John Muehleisen – TBA
Various – Selected works
Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly, arr. Matthew Brown – True Colors
John Muehleisen – TBA
Various – Selected works
$25 / $20 / FREE
Saint Mark's Choral Evensong: The Feast of the Presentation of Christ in the Temple
Sunday, February 2, 2020 @ 4:30pm – 5:30pm (PST)
Saint Mark's Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
An evening of prayer, contemplation, and song featuring Saint Mark's Flentrop Organ and the Saint Mark's Evensong Choir.
Free (Free)
Blessed Sacrament Church Choral Mass: 'Candlemas' Concert
Blessed Sacrament Choir,
Blessed Sacrament Baroque Orchestra,
Blessed Sacrament Schola Cantorum, and
Blessed Sacrament Sackbut Ensemble
Saturday, February 1, 2020 @ 5:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Blessed Sacrament Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Choral mass celebrating the Feast of the Presentation. Featuring Caldara’s Missa Brevis in G; seasonal carols and motets; 18th century Scottish piping music; and more.
$10-$35
SPU Presents Joseph Daley's 'Seven Deadly Sins'
Friday, January 31, 2020 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Featuring a genre-bending work by Joseph Daley that includes freely improvised sections and Latin-American grooves. Also featuring original chamber works by SPU student composers.
Free (Free)
Cappella Romana: Hymns of Kassianë
Friday, January 10, 2020 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Rarely-heard music by Byzantium’s most formidable and prolific female composer, Kassianë.
$32-$52
Plymouth Church: Westminster Choir on Tour
Friday, January 10, 2020 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Plymouth Congregational Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Benjamin Britten – Hymn to Saint Cecelia, Op. 27
Daniel Elder – O Magnum Mysterium
Arnold Schönberg – Friede auf Erden, Op. 13
Additional works TBA
Daniel Elder – O Magnum Mysterium
Arnold Schönberg – Friede auf Erden, Op. 13
Additional works TBA
Ticket pricing TBA
Cornell University Chorus & Glee Club: Pacific Northwest Tour
Friday, January 10, 2020 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Town Hall Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Cornell's choirs return to the Pacific Northwest with a program including Renaissance motets, folk songs, gospel music, west coast premieres of new works, and much more.
$20 (students $10)
Saint Mark's Music Series: Lessons & Carols on the Eve of the Feast of the Epiphany
Sunday, January 5, 2020 @ 4:30pm – 5:30pm (PST)
Saint Mark's Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
An evening of prayer, contemplation, and song featuring Saint Mark's Flentrop Organ and the Saint Mark's Evensong Choir.
Free (Free)
Music at St. James Cathedral: New Year’s Eve Gala Concert
Tuesday, December 31, 2019 @ 11:00pm – 12:10am (PST)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Music at St. James Cathedral presents its 38th annual New Year’s Eve Gala Concert featuring Baroque music from Marc-Antoine Charpentier (1643-1704) performed by St. James Cathedral Cantorei and Seattle Baroque Orchestra, conducted by Joseph Adam.
$30 suggested donation
Blessed Sacrament Church Choral Midnight Mass: Victoria’s 'Missa O Magnum Mysterium'
Wednesday, December 25, 2019 @ 12:00am – 2:00am (PST)
Blessed Sacrament Church, Seattle, WA, United States
The Blessed Sacrament Jerome Ensemble, Schola Cantorum, and Sackbut Ensemble present Tomás Luis de Victoria’s Missa O magnum mysterium, along with motets by Giovanni Gabrieli, Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck, and Tomás Luis de Victoria.
Free
Plymouth Church: Christmas Eve
Tuesday, December 24, 2019 @ 9:00pm – 11:00pm (PST)
Plymouth Congregational Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Experience the beauty and wonder of the season through music presented by Plymouth’s choirs, ringers, and instrumentalists.
Free (Free)