St. James Cathedral

804 9th Avenue
Seattle, WA 98104
United States

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Caritas: Sacred Music By Women

Saturday, March 7, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Karen P. Thomas – Caritas abundat (West Coast premiere)
St. Hildegard of Bingen – responsories and sequences
Melinda Bargreen – Stella splendens
Dobrinka Tabakova – Calm light
Hyo-Won Woo – Amazing grace
Lucija Garuta – Musu Tevs

$12-$35

Caritas: Sacred Music By Women

Sunday, March 8, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Karen P. Thomas – Caritas abundat (West Coast premiere)
St. Hildegard of Bingen – responsories and sequences
Melinda Bargreen – Stella splendens
Dobrinka Tabakova – Calm light
Hyo-Won Woo – Amazing grace
Lucija Garuta – Musu Tevs

$12-$35

Prism: Pärt & MacMillan

Friday, May 8, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Celebrating Arvo Pärt’s 80th birthday with works by Pärt, MacMillan and Muehleisen.

$12-$35

Prism: Pärt & MacMillan

Saturday, May 9, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Celebrating Arvo Pärt’s 80th birthday with works by Pärt, MacMillan and Muehleisen.

$12-$35

Rachmaninoff's All-Night Vigil

Friday, September 11, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Rachmaninoff’s monumental Vespers, plus psalms and hymns by Tchaikovsky.

$10-$39

Organist David Jonies in Concert

Tuesday, October 6, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Works by Richard Proulx and Leo Sowerby, as well as repertoire by Handel and Hindemith, concluding with Widor’s monumental Symphony No. 6 in G minor.

$15

Monteverdi 1610 Vespers

Saturday, October 24, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Stephen Stubbs will direct an international dream team of vocal soloists and instrumentalists.

$5-$45

Duruflé's Requiem for the Feast of All Souls

Monday, November 2, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Duruflé’s beautiful setting of the Requiem Mass.

Free

Music for the Feast of St. Nicholas

Sunday, December 6, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Celebrate the Feast of St. Nicholas with Benjamin Britten’s brilliantly entertaining and moving cantata, Saint Nicolas.

$25-$30

Music at St. James: A Service of Readings & Carols

Sunday, December 13, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Stacey Sunde directs the Cathedral's youth choirs in the traditional candlelight service of readings and carols. Readings are juxtaposed with choral works and congregational carol singing.

Free

Praetorius Christmas Vespers

Friday, December 18, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
A massive ensemble of twelve vocal soloists, strings, winds, brass, lutes, organ, and full choir combine to fill the cathedral with sounds of the holiday season.

$20-$39

Natus Est Rex!

Saturday, December 19, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 9:15pm (PST)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Celebrate the holiday season with solemn hymns, irresistible dances, luscious motets, and songs of praise for St. Nicholas, the Virgin Mary, the New Year, and Christmas.

$25-$30

Music at St. James: New Year's Eve Concert

Thursday, December 31, 2026 @ 11:00pm – 11:55pm (PST)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Ring in the New Year with festive music by Bach, Handel, and Rheinberger, including Bach’s 1723 version of the famed Magnificat.

$30 suggested donation

Dome's Day: The Centennial of the Collapse of the Great Dome

Tuesday, February 2, 2027 @ 7:00pm – 8:15pm (PST)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Music, dramatic narrations, and fun in commemoration of the collapse of the St. James Cathedral dome on Feb. 2, 1916.

Free

Opus 7: Phoenix

Saturday, February 27, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
A stunning concert of dramatic choral music for the Lenten Season, including Phoenix by Seattle composer Peter Hallock.

$20-$25

Peace: Music of Three Faiths

Friday, March 12, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
A concert of a cappella choral music exploring the deep connections between Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.

$12-$35

Peace: Music of Three Faiths

Saturday, March 13, 2027 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
A concert of a cappella choral music exploring the deep connections between Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.

$12-$35

St. James Cantorei: Office of Tenebrae

Tuesday, March 23, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 8:00pm (PDT)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
The Cathedral Cantorei sing chants and motets for the Office of Tenebrae, including Gregorio Allegri’s famous Miserere.

Free

St. James Cantorei: Tre Ore

Thursday, March 25, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Music and homilies focused on the words of Christ from the cross, including works of di Lasso, Victoria, and other Renaissance composers.

Free

Emerald City SINGS! Choral Festival

Friday, April 2, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
René Clausen – Festival Te Deum
Cecil Effinger – An American Hymn (America The Beautiful) (arr. René Clausen)
Trad. – Let All The World In Every Corner Sing (arr. René Clausen)
Trad. – I Lift Mine Eyes Unto The Hills (arr. René Clausen)

$10-$15