St. James Cathedral – Past Concerts
Music at St. James Cathedral: A Service of Readings & Carols
Friday, December 14, 2018 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
In the soft glow of candlelight, readings from Holy Scripture tell of the coming of Christ’s birth while Cathedral musicians perform music for the Advent season, illuminating and elevating the story.
Free (Free)
Opus 7: O Rising Dawn
Saturday, December 8, 2018 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
A stunning program of choral music for Advent and Christmas with music by Tadja Vulc, Rihards Dubra, Melissa Dunphy, Kile Smith, Samuel Scheidt, Georg Schumann, Paweł Łukaszewski, Georgy Sviridov, and Morten Lauridsen.
$20-$40
Music at St. James Cathedral: Solemn Mass for the Feast of All Souls – Requiem by Mozart
Friday, November 2, 2018 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Gain new insights into a beloved musical work by experiencing Mozart’s masterpiece within the context of the Mass for which it was written.
Free (Free)
Pacific MusicWorks: Monteverdi Masterworks
Saturday, October 27, 2018 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Published 30 years after his Vespers, Claudio Monteverdi’s last great collection of church music, Selva Morale, was conceived and written for the glorious and spacious acoustics of St. Mark’s Basilica in Venice...
$35-$45
Music at St. James Cathedral: Mahler Symphony No. 2 ‘Resurrection’ with David Briggs, organist
Opus 7,
Illumni Men’s Chorale,
St. James Cathedral Choir,
Music at St. James Cathedral,
Seattle Pro Musica,
Jubilate! Young Women's Ensemble, and
David Briggs
Friday, October 19, 2018 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Mahler – Symphony No. 2 "Resurrection"
$25 suggested donation
The Byrd Ensemble: Musical Politics – Motets of Influence
Saturday, October 13, 2018 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
William Byrd – Ne irascaris Domine
Gabriel Jackson – To Morning
Thomas Tallis – Gaude gloriosa
Gregorio Allegri – Miserere
Arvo Pärt – The Woman with the Alabaster Box
William Byrd – Tribue Domine
Gabriel Jackson – To Morning
Thomas Tallis – Gaude gloriosa
Gregorio Allegri – Miserere
Arvo Pärt – The Woman with the Alabaster Box
William Byrd – Tribue Domine
$18-$28
Music at St. James Cathedral: Cathedral Guitarist Mark Hilliard Wilson – Musical Diaries
Friday, October 5, 2018 @ 7:30pm – 8:45pm (PDT)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Music collected and played during the travels of J. S. Bach and from Mark's own journey to Catalonia, Spain in 2017.
$18 suggested donation
Cappella Romana: The Vigil – Rachmaninoff 'Vespers'
Friday, September 21, 2018 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Rachmaninoff’s All-Night Vigil as you’ve never heard it before, directed by Slavic choral expert Benedict Sheehan from St. Tikhon’s Seminary.
$32-$52
The Esoterics: BERNSTEIN | Leonard Bernstein centennial
Saturday, August 25, 2018 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
A celebration of the life and work of Leonard Bernstein, with a performance of Chichester Psalms, as well as excerpts from Mass.
$25/$18 ($22/$15 in advance)
St. James Cathedral Summer Concert Series: Organist Crista Miller
Wednesday, July 25, 2018 @ 7:00pm – 8:15pm (PDT)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Music by J. S. Bach, Naji Hakim, and more, performed by an award-winning organist known for her “effortless virtuosity and musical intelligence.”
$18 suggested donation
St. James Cathedral Summer Concert Series: Organist Jonathan Dimmock – Paris: Between the Wars
Friday, July 13, 2018 @ 7:30pm – 8:45pm (PDT)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Weitz – "Regina Pacis" from Symphony No. 1
Vierne – Impromptu
Alain – Deuxième Fantaisie
Widor – "Mystique" from Trois Nouvelles Pièces
Messiaen – Prélude
Duruflé – Prélude, Adagio, et Choral varié sur le thème du ‘Veni Creator’
Vierne – Impromptu
Alain – Deuxième Fantaisie
Widor – "Mystique" from Trois Nouvelles Pièces
Messiaen – Prélude
Duruflé – Prélude, Adagio, et Choral varié sur le thème du ‘Veni Creator’
$18 suggested donation
Medieval Women's Choir: Saints & Sinners
Saturday, June 2, 2018 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
A musical journey through the pantheon of medieval saints.
$25 (students $15)
Seattle Pro Musica: Sacred Ground
Saturday, May 19, 2018 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Willan – An Apostrophe to the Heavenly Host
Kõrvits – Canticle of the Sun
Woo – Amazing Grace
Kõrvits – Canticle of the Sun
Woo – Amazing Grace
$28-$38 ($12 students, $21 seniors)
Seattle Pro Musica: Sacred Ground
Friday, May 18, 2018 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Willan – An Apostrophe to the Heavenly Host
Kõrvits – Canticle of the Sun
Woo – Amazing Grace
Kõrvits – Canticle of the Sun
Woo – Amazing Grace
$28-$38 ($12 students, $21 seniors)
[CANCELLED] Music at St. James Cathedral: American Concert Organist Stephen Tharp
Friday, May 11, 2018 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Works by George Baker, Jeanne Demessieux, Anthony Newman, Simon Johnson, César Franck, and Franz Liszt.
$18 suggested donation
Cappella Romana: Venice in the East
Friday, April 27, 2018 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Celebrating music for voice from Crete, the Ionian Islands, and Cyprus.
$24-$49
Music at St. James Cathedral: Tre Ore – Haydn's 'Seven Last Words of Christ'
Friday, March 30, 2018 @ 12:00pm – 3:00pm (PDT)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
The traditional service of Tre Ore (“Three Hours”) in which we remember the last words of Christ proclaimed from the cross.
Free
Music at St. James Cathedral: The Office of Tenebrae
Music at St. James Cathedral,
St. James Cathedral Cantorei, and
St. James Cathedral Men's Chant Choir
Wednesday, March 28, 2018 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Allegri – Miserere mei Deus
Tallis – Lamentations of Jeremiah
Gesualdo – O vos omnes
Tallis – Lamentations of Jeremiah
Gesualdo – O vos omnes
Free
Byrd Ensemble: Evolution of Chant – A starting point
Saturday, March 17, 2018 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Tallis – Loquebantur variis linguis
Tallis – Videte miraculum
Whitacre – Sainte-Chapelle
Pärt – Magnificat
Pärt – I Am the True Vine
Pärt – Seven Magnificat Antiphons
Sheppard – Reges Tharsis
Tavener – Two Hymns to the Mother of God
Tallis – Videte miraculum
Whitacre – Sainte-Chapelle
Pärt – Magnificat
Pärt – I Am the True Vine
Pärt – Seven Magnificat Antiphons
Sheppard – Reges Tharsis
Tavener – Two Hymns to the Mother of God
$18-$28
Cappella Romana: Ivan Moody – The Akáthistos Hymn
Friday, March 16, 2018 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Rev’d Dr. Ivan Moody, British composer, conductor, and Orthodox priest, returns to direct his stunning setting of the 6th-century hymn to the Mother of God, blending Byzantine chant with richly-textured Russian-style choruses.
$24-$49