St. James Cathedral – Upcoming Concerts
Seattle Pro Musica: Chichester Psalms
Friday, February 25, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Bernstein’s beloved Chichester Psalms is paired with James MacMillan’s deeply moving Cantos sagrados in this concert of sacred music for choir and organ.
$12-$38
Seattle Pro Musica: Chichester Psalms
Saturday, February 26, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Bernstein’s beloved Chichester Psalms is paired with James MacMillan’s deeply moving Cantos sagrados in this concert of sacred music for choir and organ.
$12-$38
Opus 7: Blessed
Saturday, March 18, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
A stunning concert of dramatic choral music for the Lenten season by Pacific Northwest composer Bern Herbolsheimer.
$20-$24
Cappella Romana: Russian Chant Revival
Friday, March 31, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
The men of Cappella Romana perform powerful chants and choral works in Slavonic that inspired the Russian orchestral masters Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff, and Rimsky-Korsakov.
$10-$44
Cappella Romana Presents: The Tallis Scholars
Wednesday, April 5, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Peter Phillips brings his Grammy-award winning Tallis Scholars to Seattle with the program METAMORPHOSIS, including music by Renaissance masters as well as by modern composers.
$10-$59
Music at St. James Cathedral: Office of Tenebrae
Wednesday, April 12, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
A sacred liturgy culminating in Gregorio Allegri’s stirring setting of Psalm 51, Miserere mei, Deus (“Have mercy on me, O God”).
Free (Free)
Music at St. James Cathedral: Tre Ore
Friday, April 14, 2028 @ 12:00pm – 3:00pm (PDT)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
The traditional service of Tre Ore (“Three Hours”), with Jubilate! Young Women’s Ensemble and orchestra in Pergolesi’s 'Stabat Mater.'
Free (Free)
Music at St. James Cathedral: Organist Vincent Dubois in Concert
Friday, April 28, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Newly appointed as a titular organist of Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris, Vincent Dubois is one of France’s leading young organists.
Suggested donation $15
Seattle Pro Musica: Dona nobis pacem
Friday, May 19, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Vaughan Williams’ masterful cantata for soloists, choir, and orchestra – an impassioned plea for peace that blends Biblical text with the emotionally-charged anti-war poetry of Walt Whitman to create a searing indictment of the tragedy of war.
$15-$45
Seattle Pro Musica: Dona nobis pacem
Saturday, May 20, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Vaughan Williams’ masterful cantata for soloists, choir, and orchestra – an impassioned plea for peace that blends Biblical text with the emotionally-charged anti-war poetry of Walt Whitman to create a searing indictment of the tragedy of war.
$15-$45
Music at St. James Cathedral: A Choral Celebration of the Friends of Cathedral Music
Sunday, May 21, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
An evening of music presented by the St. James Cathedral Choir, selected from favorite pieces from the church year.
Free
Duo Student Organ Recital: Samuel Libra & Wyatt Smith
Tuesday, May 30, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Works for four hands and four feet on the instruments of St. James Cathedral.
Free
Music at St. James Cathedral: Cincinnati Boychoir Lunchtime Concert
Thursday, July 6, 2028 @ 12:15pm – 1:00pm (PDT)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
For the first time in 25 years, the renowned Cincinnati Boychoir Tour Choir performs throughout the Pacific Northwest in July, this time bringing with them repertoire from Bach and Mozart to African-American Spirituals, historical gospel songs, and more.
Free
Music at St. James Cathedral: Summer Organ Recital Series – Robert Huw Morgan
Friday, July 14, 2028 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Robert Huw Morgan, University Organist at Stanford University in recital.
J.S. Bach, arr. Jean Guillou – Ricercar à 6 (BWV 1079)
Richard Wynslate (d. 1572) – Antiphon: Lucem tuam
Thomas Preston (d. after 1559) – Antiphon: Beatus Laurentius
Thomas Tomkins (1572–1656) – Fancy: for ye Viols
Rachmaninoff, arr. Robert Huw Morgan – Symphonic Dances (Opus 45): 1. Non allegro
Robert Schumann – Sechs Fugen über den Namen Bach
$15 suggested donation
Music at St. James Cathedral: Summer Organ Recital Series – Renée Anne Louprette
Friday, July 28, 2028 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Bach – Pièce d’orgue, BWV 572
Marais (organ transcription by Louprette) – Alcyone, Suite des Airs À Joüer (1706)
Isoir – Six Variations sur un Psaume Huguenot, Op. 1
Boulanger – Trois Pièces pour Orgue ou Harmonium: III. Improvisation
Ibert – Trois Pièces: III. Fugue
Vierne – Pièces de Fantaisie, Deuxième Suite, Op. 53
$15 suggested donation
Music at St. James Cathedral: Organ Scholar Matthew Johnson Senior Recital
Monday, August 14, 2028 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Matthew Johnson, Organ Scholar at St. James Cathedral and high school senior, will play the complete organ cycle La Nativité du Seigneur by Olivier Messiaen.
Free
Music at St. James Cathedral: Summer Organ Recital Series – Richard Elliott
Friday, August 18, 2028 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Richard Elliott, Principal Organist for the Mormon Tabernacle Choir:
J.S. Bach, arr. Hebble – Sinfonia from Cantata No. 29, Wir danken dir, Gott
Mozart, arr. Dupré – Fantasie in F minor, K. 608
Vierne – Berceuse, from 24 Pieces in Free Style, Op. 31, No. 19
Franck – Final in B-flat Major, Op. 21
Purvis – St. Francis Suite
Three Civil War Songs
- Traditional, arr. R. Elliott – When Johnny Comes Marching Home
- Traditional, arr. Leonardo Ciampa – Shenandoah
- melody by George Root; arr. R. Elliott – The Battle Cry of Freedom
arr. R. Elliott – Sing Praise to God Who Reigns Above
Weaver – Sine Nomine (For All the Saints - When the Saints Go Marching In)
Wagner, arr. Lemare – The Ride of the Valkyries
$15 suggested donation
Music at St. James Cathedral: French Concert Organist Christophe Mantoux
Saturday, September 16, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Franck – Choral No. 1 in E Major
Widor – Allegro vivace from Organ Symphony No. 5
Dupont – Méditation
Vierne – Allegro from Symphony No. 2
Duruflé – Prélude, Adagio et Choral varié sur le thème du Veni Creator
$18 suggested donation
Music at St. James Cathedral presents: Mark Hilliard Wilson, Cathedral Guitarist
Friday, October 6, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Gems from the court of the Sun King to the caminos of Catalonia, offering picturesque evocations of faded glory and exotic wonders.
$18 suggested donation
Diabolus in Musica: Cantores: Music from Chapel of the Popes in Avignon
Sunday, October 8, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
A French medieval music ensemble takes you back to the 14th century Avignon Papacy, where bold musical innovation arose amidst religious and political turmoil.
$20-$40