St. James Cathedral – Past Concerts
Music at St. James Cathedral: Summer Organ Recital Series – Renée Anne Louprette
Friday, July 28, 2017 @ 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: Summer Organ Recital Series – Robert Huw Morgan
Friday, July 14, 2017 @ 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: Cincinnati Boychoir Lunchtime Concert
Thursday, July 6, 2017 @ 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
Duo Student Organ Recital: Samuel Libra & Wyatt Smith
Tuesday, May 30, 2017 @ 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: A Choral Celebration of the Friends of Cathedral Music
Sunday, May 21, 2017 @ 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
Seattle Pro Musica: Dona nobis pacem
Saturday, May 20, 2017 @ 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
Friday, May 19, 2017 @ 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: Organist Vincent Dubois in Concert
Friday, April 28, 2017 @ 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
Music at St. James Cathedral: Tre Ore
Friday, April 14, 2017 @ 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: Office of Tenebrae
Wednesday, April 12, 2017 @ 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)
Cappella Romana Presents: The Tallis Scholars
Wednesday, April 5, 2017 @ 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
Cappella Romana: Russian Chant Revival
Friday, March 31, 2017 @ 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
Opus 7: Blessed
Saturday, March 18, 2017 @ 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
Seattle Pro Musica: Chichester Psalms
Sunday, February 26, 2017 @ 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 25, 2017 @ 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
Music at St. James Cathedral: Organist Ken Cowan in Concert
Friday, January 20, 2017 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Cowan dazzles through his immaculate technique and dramatic interpretations of orchestral music.
$15
Music at St. James Cathedral: New Year's Eve Gala Concert
Saturday, December 31, 2016 @ 11:00pm – 12:30am (PST)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Dr. Paul Thornock and Cathedral Organist Joseph Adam are joined by members of the Cathedral Cantorei and Chamber Orchestra to ring in the New Year with the music of Handel.
$30 suggested donation
Opus 7: My Spirit Rejoices
Saturday, December 17, 2016 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Featuring Finnish composer Einojuhani Rautavaara’s a cappella choral masterpiece Magnificat; music by Northwest composers John Muehleisen, Bern Herbolsheimer, and Robert Scandrett; and music by Herbert Howells, Gerald Finzi, Benjamin Britten and others.
$20-$24
Music at St. James Cathedral: A Service of Readings and Carols
Sunday, December 11, 2016 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
St. James Cathedral’s youth and adult choirs are joined by Cathedral Brass and two organs to perform music for the Advent and Christmas seasons.
Free
Medieval Women's Choir: Winter Feasts
Saturday, December 3, 2016 @ 8:00pm – 9:15pm (PST)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
A Medieval choral concert celebration of both Christmas and lesser-known feast days.
$15-$30