Tallis Scholars Summer School
Sunday, July 24, 2011 8:00 pm
Tudor Choir & Tallis Scholars
Peter Phillips & Doug Fullington, Conductors
Wednesday, July 27, 2011 3:15 pm
Organ Recital by David Woodcock has been CANCELED
Wednesday, July 27, 2011 5:30 pm
Mass with Renaissance Polyphony
Tallis Scholars Summer School Chorus, Peter Phillips, Conductor
Friday, July 29, 2011 8:00 pm
Sacred Music of the Renaissance
Tallis Scholars Summer School Chorus, Peter Phillips, Conductor. Information 206-323-9415 or www.tsss.uk.com
Monday, August 1, 2011 7:30 pm
Ecumenical Hymn Festival
Anton Armstrong, Conductor & John Ferguson, organ with 150-voice Festival Chorus, co-sponsored by the Association of Lutheran Church Musicians. Free admission; a free-will offering will be taken to benefit Northwest Harvest.
Sunday August 7, 8:00 pm
Western Baroque Music Festival
The Western Baroque Music Festival Faculty will present a concert featuring works by Telemann, Dornel, Chauvon, Hotteterre, in Forqueray; in conjunction with their 2011 workshop.
Performers include: Janet See, flute; Washington McClain, oboe; Ingrid Matthews, violin, Michael McCraw, bassoon and musical director; Arthur Hass, harpsichord; Martha McGaughey, ensemble coach, and Anna Marsh, bassoon and ensemble coach.
August 15 through August 21, 2011
Schola Cantorum Choir Camp
August 26, 2011 7:30 pm
Mark Wilson - Guitar Recital
Mark Hilliard Wilson performs on the classical guitar in the chapel at St. James. Featuring new trasnscriptions of a lute sonata from the greatest lutenist of the baroque Sylviuss Leopold Weiss, and another trasnscription by Wilson of J.S. Bach's 4th Cello suite. Also featured will be Anatolian Fantasy by Mesut Ozgun which was written for Wilson and some of the guitar music written by the preminent Turkish oud player Mutlu Toran.
Friday, November 11, 2011 8:00 pm
Dr. Ezequiel Menéndez, organ
Saturday, December 3, 2011 8:00 pm
St. Nicolas Celebration
Opus 7
Saturday, May 14, 2011, 8:00 pm
Opus 7 Vocal Ensemble
Loren Pontén, Artistic Director. 206-782-2899 or www.opus7.org
Saturday & Sunday May 21 & 22 2011, 8:00 pm
Sacred Masterworks
Britten, Rheinberger, Vaughan Williams, Rutter. Seattle Pro Musica, Karen P. Thomas, Artistic Director. Information 206-781-2766 or www.seattlepromusica.org
Monday, November 2 7:30 pm
All Soul's Requiem
The serene and luminous music of French composer Maurice Duruflé and Ancient chants sung by the Women of St. James Schola, lectors of the Cathedral and the Very Reverend Michael G. Ryan. The glorious acoustics of St. James and the nationally recognized Cathedral Choir of St. James; The Cathedral Soloists—Lisa Cardwell Pontén, soprano; Kathryn Weld, mezzo-soprano; Howard Fankhauser, tenor and Norman Smith, bass. Joseph Adam, Cathedral organist; Page Smith, cello; John Carrington, harp; Matthew Kocmieroski, percussion; and James Savage, conductor.
No advance passes or reserved seats. A free-will offering will be taken at the Mass. Parking available at the Cabrini Tower on the corner of Marion and Boren Ave.
Saturday, December 12, 8:00 pm
Music for the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe
Some of the liveliest and most imaginative music of the Middle Ages grew out of the rich interplay of cultures in medieval Spain. From the famous Santiago de Compostela pilgrimage routes to the Courts of King Alfonso X, Christian, Jewish, and Moorish poets and musicians co-existed in relative peace. In this Spanish program, the choir will be joined by vocalists Amanda Jane Kelley and Stacey Sunde. The instrumental band will include our resident players Peggy Monroe, percussion; Bill McJohn, harp; Margriet Tindemans, medieval fiddle; as well as Sally Mitchell on recorder.
Information: www.medievalwomenschoir.org or 206-264-4822
Sunday, December 20, 7:30 pm
Candlelight, Carols and Cathedral Children
The sublime voices of the Cathedral’s children’s choirs, Dr. Clint Kraus, director present the traditional candle-lit service of Readings and Carols, the perfect way to begin the celebration of Christmas. Free-will offering. Information 206-382-4874.
Friday, February 12, 8:00 pm
Saturday, February 13, 8:00 pm
Great Music for Great Cathedrals
Join the eight Cathedral choirs, 16-member Cathedral Brass, and three pipe organs in an evening of sound, light, movement, poetry and above all—MUSIC. Experience the North American premiere of Fanfares for Brass by Colin Mawby. Other repertoire will include Funeral Music for Queen Mary by Purcell; Their bodies are buried in peace by Handel; Deep River from A Child of our Time by Tippett and scenes from Play of Daniel. Directed by James Savage; Kurt Beattie, narrator; Jeff Robbins, lighting designer; Wade Madsen, choreographer. Suggested donation $25.00, students and seniors pay as able.
For program information, please click here.
Lenten Choral Prayer Series
Friday, March 5, 2010 8:15 pm
Saturday, March 6, 2010 8:00 pm
Five Centuries of Sacred Music from France
Seattle Pro Musica, a Cathedral Resident Ensemble, performs Frank Martin's Mass for Double Choir as recorded on Seattle Pro Musica’s Music of the Spirit CD. Also including the beautiful choral works of Poulenc, Villette, Dufay, and other French composers. For passes and information call 206-781-2766 or go to www.seattlepromusica.org.
Saturday, March 13, 2010 8:00 pm
Opus 7
Sacred Choral Music for Lent with St. James Resident Ensemble Opus 7 Vocal Ensemble; Loren Pontén, Founder and Musical Director. For passes and information, please visit www.opus7.org or call 206-782-2899.
Saturday, March 20, 2010 8:00 pm
Stabat Mater
Choral Arts, a Cathedral Resident Ensemble, presents Frank Ferko's Stabat Mater. This mystical setting of the ancient Stabat Mater text is combined with compelling interpolations that bridge the work to our own time. Soprano Juliana Rambaldi joins Choral Arts for an evening that promises to be an unforgettably moving and dramatic collaboration of text and music. For passes and information, call 800-404-2269 or visit www.choral-arts.org.
Wednesday, March 31, 2010 7:30 pm
Office of Tenebrae
Among the sublime musical highlights of this year's Office of Tenebrae are the first and third Leçon de Tenébrès of François Couperin, In Monte Oliveti by Marc-Antoine Charpentier, and instrumental responsories by J.S. Bach and Marin Marais. Performers will include Cathedral sopranos Rebekah Gilmore, Ann Glusker, Lisa Cardwell Pontén, Linda Strandberg, and Stacey Sunde, and the Cathedral Chant Choir, James Savage, director. Joseph Adam, portative organ continuo. Dan Jinguji, lector. The Very Reverend Michael G. Ryan, presider. You do not need a reserved pass for this remarkable evening of beauty and reflection. Free-will offering.
Friday, April 2 12:00 Noon
Tre Ore
The Cathedral's Young Women's Ensemble Jubilate! and members of the Cathedral Chamber Orchestra present Pergolesi's Stabat Mater. Free-will offering.
Sunday, April 18, 2010 2:00 pm
Barbara Strozzi
The singers and continuo players of Resident Ensemble,
Seattle Academy of Opera present an hour long program of
masterpieces from the seventeenth century with Cathedral
Resident Artists, Stephen Stubbs, lute; Maxine Eilander, baroque
harp; Margriet Tindemans, viola da gamba; and Cathedral
Organist, Joseph Adam. The Chapel concert features the
remarkable sacred music of Barbara Strozzi (1619-c.1664).
Choreography, Anna Mansbridge; vocal preparation, Nancy Zylstra.
Suggested donation: $10, students and seniors pay as able.
Information:
www.seattleacademyofopera.org
For program information, click here
Tuesday, April 20, 2010 8:00 pm - CANCELLED
Sophie-Véronique Cauchefer-Choplin
Titular
assistant of the Grand Orgue of St. Sulpice, Paris, France
ORGAN CONCERT CANCELLED - Due to medical reasons the concert
featuring French organist Sophie-Véronique Cauchefer-Choplin has
been cancelled. We apologize for any inconvenience and ask that
you keep her in your prayers.
Click here for Sophie-Véronique Cauchefer-Choplin's biography. (PDF)
Song of Songs Festival
For some, the Song of Songs is simply a celebration of human love
in splendid poetry. For others, it is an allegory of the love of God
for the human soul. For still others, it is a cultic poem, with
imagery drawn from the fertility rites of the ancient Middle East.
The Song of Songs is a dramatic poem, in which different voices are
heard; a poem that moves from longing, to union, to loss, to
discovery. St. James Cathedral celebrates the Song of Songs with a
series of five sacred music concerts in the Month of May. This
collaboration between Seattle Pro Musica, St. James Cathedral, and
the Medieval Women's Choir will include concerts, workshops, art
exhibits, and lectures.
For more information, visit
www.stjames-cathedral.org/song.
Saturday, May 1, 2010 8:00 pm
Joseph Adam, Cathedral Organist
Cathedral Organist Joseph Adam begins the Song of Songs Festival with Six Vesper Antiphons by Marcel Dupré, works based on texts from the Song of Songs, a 10th-anniversary performance of The Last Judgment by Naji Hakim, commissioned by St. James Cathedral for the inauguration of the east apse Rosales organ in 2000, and other works by Olivier Messiaen and Louis Vierne. $15 suggested donation, students and seniors pay as able.
Click here for Joseph Adam’s biography
Friday, May 7, 2010 8:15 pm
Kathryn Weld, mezzo-soprano
Cathedral Soloist Kathryn Weld, with Cathedral Organist Joseph Adam, piano, presents a program of Sacred Song, with compositions by Bern H. Herbolsheimer, Samuel Barber, Paul Hindemith, Hugo Wolf and others. $15 suggested donation, students and seniors pay as able.
Friday, May 14, 2010 8:15 pm
Saturday, May 15, 2010 8:00 pm
Seattle Pro Musica
Seattle Pro Musica, a Cathedral Resident Ensemble, continues the SONG OF SONGS FESTIVAL. This collaboration between Seattle Pro Musica, St. James Cathedral, and the Medieval Women’s Choir will include concerts, workshops, art exhibits, and lectures. Seattle Pro Musica’s concerts highlight the Festival with choral settings of texts from the Song of Songs from all over the world, including world premieres by Ivan Moody and Karen P. Thomas. 206-781-2766. www.seattlepromusica.org.
Click here for program information.
Sunday, May 16, 2010 7:00 pm
Cantileña, A Medieval Open Sing
We offer you a unique opportunity to take a peek behind the curtain: come and sing for one evening, and experience the sheer joy of singing with fellow music lovers. Medieval Women’s Choir director Margriet Tindemans will direct several settings of texts from the Song of Songs, mostly in Latin. Scores in modern notation will be provided.
This event is open to the public, so please make sure to bring your musically inclined friends. Space is limited in the beautiful Chapel at St. James Cathedral, so don’t wait too long to register. For information call 206-264-4822, or go to www.medievalwomenschoir.org.
Saturday, May 22, 2010, 8:00 pm
Medieval Women's Choir
Medieval Women's Choir, a Cathedral Resident Ensemble, continues the Song of Songs Festival. The biblical Song of Songs (or Song of Solomon) holds a central place in both the Christian and Jewish traditions. Its sensuous imagery has inspired poets and composers through the ages. Boston soprano Laurie Monahan and the choir will present both medieval settings of texts from the Song of Songs and new settings by composers Karen P. Thomas and Shira Kammen. Ms. Kammen will also be playing medieval fiddle and harp. For information: 206-264-4822 or visit www.medievalwomenschoir.org
Tallis Scholars Summer School
Sunday, July 25, 2010 8:00 pm
The Tudor Choir with members of the Tallis Scholars
Members of the Tallis scholars join Seattle’s highly acclaimed Tudor Choir. Tallis Scholars founder, Peter Phillips and Tudor Choir founder, Doug Fullington will conduct.
For pass information visit www.tudorchoir.org.
Wednesday, July 28, 2010 5:30 pm
Tallis Scholars Mass
Friday, July 30, 2010 8:15 pm
The Tallis Scholars & the Tallis Scholars Summer School Participants
Tallis Scholar founder, Peter Phillips, conducts the participants of the Tallis Scholars
Summer School in a thrilling exploration of the Renaissance masterworks by Isaac, Lassus,
Gombert and Clemens. This concert-- a culmination of the week's intense learning experience,
will include choral works for full choir and small vocal ensembles.
For program information
click here.
For pass information visit www.tudorchoir.org.
CHORAL MUSIC FROM SUMMER 2010
During the summer months St. James continues our year-round focus on the singing of the choir of the assembly. Organists, Psalmists, Cantors and, most importantly, choirs support and lead the singing congregation at Sunday masses.
The American bishops proclaimed in their document Sing to the Lord: “God, the giver of song, is present whenever his people sing his praises.”
And God is surely present at St. James every Sunday of the year in the singing of his people.
Sundays 10:00 & 12:00 Noon Masses
The professional singers of the Cathedral’s Cantorei support the singing of the congregation’s hymns, responses and acclamations. In addition, our Cantorei “Leads us to the realm of higher things.” (Sing to the Lord) with music spanning a thousand years of sacred music from Gregorian chant and medieval sacred music to new compositions for the mass. Composers include Lasso, Praetorius, Pachelbel, Bach, Mozart, Cherubini, Brahms, Franck, Refice, Ferko, Proulx and Herbolsheimer.
Sunday Evenings 5:30 pm
The sublime voices of the Women of St. James Schola sing Gregorian chants, English chants, and Latin motets for treble voices.
Fridays of summer at 6:30 pm
Taizé Singers provide vocal leadership for the regular 6:30 Friday evening ecumenical prayer with music from Taizé. Any singers interested in participating in this meditative prayer may contact musicoffice@stjames-cathedral.org
Choral Highlights Summer 2010
July 4 Independence Day 10:00 & 12:00 Noon
The Cathedral’s professional choral ensemble, the Cantorei, will be joined by tenor Gregory Carroll to sing sacred music by American composers. Stacey Sunde will revive a popular St. James tradition for our Independence Day celebration with her gospel-styled singing of Norah Duncan IV’s Glory to God.
Sunday, July 18 10:00 & 12:00 noon
Woman of the Cathedral Cantorei sing liturgical treasures for treble voices.
Sunday, July 25 10:00 am & 12:00 noon, Feast of St. James
The renowned Cathedral Choir of St. James leads the assembly in song for our patronal feast in the Jubilee Year of St. James. In addition to congregational hymns, responses and acclamations, the Cathedral Choir will sing Richard Proulx’ beautiful motet The Way of St. James. and the medieval Santiago processional song Nostra phalans.
Sunday, July 25 4:00 pm, Feast of St. James
The men’s chant choir, Peregrine, sing the propers of the Feast of St. James at Solemn Vespers with Benediction. Bill McJohn, director.
Sunday, July 25, 8:00 pm, Feast of St. James
The Jubilee celebration of our patron, James, concludes with a evening of Renaissance masterpieces sung by the region’s most respected singers of 16th-century polyphony, the Tudor Choir, with members of the Tallis Scholars. Peter Phillips and Doug Fullington, conductors. Repertoire includes: Praetorius- Magnificat II; Hassler- Verbum caro factum est & Ad dominum cum tribularer; Gombert- Lugebat Absalon; Josquin- Absalon, fili mi; Crecquillon- Pater peccavi; Clemens- Ego flos campi; Praetorius- Magnificat V.
Wednesday, July 28 5:30 pm
Tallis Scholars conductor Peter Phillips leads the Tallis Scholars Summer School participants in Josquin’s Missa Ave Maris Stella during the mass. The Very Reverend Michael G. Ryan, Presider.
Friday, July 30 8:00 pm
Tallis Scholars Summer School
Tallis Scholars Founder, Peter Phillips conducts singers from around the nation who have participated in the summer school. Sacred works will be chosen from the following: Isaac- Missa Solemnis; Lassus- Motet and Magnificat Aurora lucis rutilat; Lassus- Omnes de Saba; Lassus- Alma redemptoris; Lassus- Lamentations III; Clemens- Ego flos campi; Gombert- Magnificat III
Sundays of August 12:00 noon
Summer Choir—our annual opportunity for all singers of all capabilities to join the Cantorei in song. Click here for more information.
Sunday, August 15 10:00 am, Feast of the Assumption
The Cathedral’s extraordinary children’s choir, the Schola Cantorum continues a 90-year tradition at St. James by singing music for the Feast of the Assumption.
Sunday, August 15 12:00 noon, Feast of the Assumption
The choir of Holy Family, Auburn (Rick Antes, director) joins the Cantorei to celebrate the Feast of the Assumption with the assembly.
Sunday, August 22, 10:00 & 12:00 noon
The men of the Cantorei sing the powerful liturgical and sacred music of 19th-century France, Germany and Italy (Cherubini, Brahms and Refice).
Sunday, August 22 12:00 noon
The choir of All Saints, Puyallup (Paula Schmitz, director) with the men of the Cantorei and the Summer Choir “join with all the choirs of angels in the one unending song of joy”.
Friday, August 20, 2010 7:45 pm
Mark Hilliard Wilson, Classical Guitar
St. James Cathedral presents Mark Hilliard Wilson, Cathedral Guitarist in the intimate acoustical setting of the Cathedral Chapel, featuring music from the Twilight of the Sun King, transcriptions of Francois Couperin’s harpsichord music; French music from the New world and the end of the 20th century with the iridescent sounds of Jauques Hetu’s Suite for guitarre, Mauro Giuliani’s Op 71 Sonata number II, as well as the viheula music of Luys Milan. Suggested donation $15, students and seniors pay as able.
Friday, October 8, 2010 7:45 pm
Olivier Latry, organist
Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris
Masterclass for young organists
Friday, October 15, 2010 8:00 pm
Thomas Joyce, organist Grace Cathedral, San Francisco
Suggested donation $15 students and seniors pay as able. Information 206 382 4874. For Dr. Joyce's biography, click here.
Tuesday, November 2, 2010 7:30 pm
Mozart Requiem
Solemn Liturgy of All Souls
James Savage conducts Mozart’s great Requiem in its intended setting, the solemn liturgy of the Mass for the Dead, with the 75-voice Cathedral Choir of St. James, Cathedral Soloists: Lisa Cardwell Pontén, soprano; Kathryn Weld, alto; Howard Fankhauser, tenor; Norman Smith, bass, Cathedral Chamber Orchestra, and Latin and English chant sung by the Very Reverend Michael G. Ryan, Pastor of St. James Cathedral. A free-will offering will be taken during the Mass. Information 206 382 4874
Wednesday, November 17, 2010 7:00 pm
Masterclass for Young Organists
James O’Donnell is represented in the USA by Karen McFarlane Artists, Inc., www.concertorganists.comFriday, November 19, 2010 8:00 pm
James O'Donnell, Organist and Master of the Choristers of Westminster Abbey
James O’Donnell is Organist and Master of Music at Westminster Abbey in London, where he is responsible for the direction of the music at the daily choral services as well as the great state occasions for which the Abbey is renowned. He served for seventeen years previously at Westminster Cathedral. His recordings for Hyperion with both choirs have won numerous awards, including the 1998 Gramophone magazine “Record of the Year.” He is a Professor of Organ at the Royal Academy of Music, and concertizes widely throughout the world. “O’Donnell is a master of his craft, a man who conveys the sound of the often monolithic-seeming organ with exceptional command of light and shade.” Michael Dervan – The Irish Times (July 2008). Click here for Mr. O'Donnell's program.
Suggested donation $15 students and seniors pay as able
James O’Donnell is represented in the USA by Karen McFarlane Artists, Inc., www.concertorganists.comFriday, December 3, 2010 8:00 pm
& Saturday, December 4, 2010 8:00 pm
Monteverdi 1610 Vespers
Pacific Musicworks, with Concerto Palatino, Stephen Stubbs conductor, Cosponsored by Early Music Guild and Seattle Baroque Orchestra. Information 206 325 7066 or www.earlymusicguild.org
Saturday, December 11, 2010 8:00 pm
Leonin & Perotin
Medieval Women's Choir, Margriet Tindemans, Director. Information 206 781 2766 or www.medievalwomenschoir.org
Sunday, December 19, 2010, 7:30 pm
Candlelight, Carols and Cathedral Children
The sublime voices of the Cathedral’s children’s choirs, Dr. Clint Kraus, director present the traditional candle-lit service of Readings and Carols, the perfect way to begin the celebration of Christmas. St. James Cathedral youth choirs Schola Cantorum and Jubilate!, Stacey Sunde, Conductor. No reserved passes. All are welcome. Free-will offering.
Friday, January 14, 2011, 8:00 pm
Clint Kraus, Organ
This concert has been cancelled.
J.S. Bach and Peter Eben's Okna with Brian Chin, trumpet. Suggested donation $15, students and seniors pay as able.
Monday, January 31, 2011, 7:30 pm
Ruth Draper, Organ
ORGAN RECITAL CHANGED - Due to health issues Ruth Draper has postponed her recital to later in the spring; however, she will be here on Monday, January 31st at 7:30 for a short demonstration of the famous organ’s of St. James and then she plans to play some amazing works for feet alone! Visitors will be invited to sit in the East Apse to be able to see and hear easily. There is absolutely no charge for this musical opportunity.
Saturday, February 5, 2011
Cathedral Youth Music Festival
Lana Dziekonski, viola, 2011 St. James Young Artist Award Winner; Youth Choirs of Cross the Christ Lutheran, Plymouth Congregational Church, St. Joseph School, St. Mark's Cathedral, St. Stephen's Episcopal, and St. James Cathedral
Saturday, February 26, 2011 8:00 pm
Hildegard of Bingen, Heloise, Hadewijch, Karen Thomas
Margriet Tindemans, Director of Medieval Women's Choir. Information 206-264-4822 or www.medievalwomenschoir.org
Sacred Music of George Frideric Handel
As part of the great international gathering of Handel scholars in March 2011, St. James Cathedral is pleased to present several extraordinary events highlighting great choral and orchestral music by George Frideric Handel.
Saturday, March 19 & Sunday, March 20, 2011 8:00 pm
Handel's Anthems
Seattle Pro Musica
Seattle Pro Musica, a Cathedral Resident Ensemble, performs Handel’s great setting of the Vesper Psalm Dixit Dominus, as well as his Chandos Anthem No. 8 and Utrecht Jubilate Deo. Karen P. Thomas, Music Director. Information 206-781-2766 or www.seattlepromusica.org
Saturday, March 26, 2011 8:00 pm
Handel's Esther
The American Handel Festival will culminate with a staged performance of Handel’s great oratorio, Esther. With leading Northwest early music specialists, including Cathedral Resident Musicians Stephen Stubbs, Maxine Eilander and Margriet Tindemans, Paul O'Dette. Information www.pacificmusicworks.org
Friday, April 8, 2011, 8:00 pm
Joseph Adam, Cathedral Organist
French Organ Music: Tournemire, Langlais, Franck, Dupré
PASSIO
Lenten Musical Prayers for Organ
Cathedral Organist Joseph Adam plays a program of French Romantic organ works for the Lenten Season. Included are the Choral No. 3 by César Franck, Te Deum laudamus by Jean Langlais, the Triple Choral by Charles Tournemire, a musical depiction of the Holy Trinity, and Marcel Dupré’s majestic Passion Symphony – four musical illustrations of the Life of Christ: Advent, Nativity, Crucifixion, and Resurrection.
Suggested donation $15, students and seniors pay as able. Reserved passes are available online.
Musical offerings during Holy Week
Click here (PDF) to see a list of our music for Holy Week.
Wednesday, April 20, 2011, 7:30 pm
Office of Tenebræ
Margriet Tindemans, viola da gamba; Joseph Adam, organ; Cathedral sopranos Rebekah Gilmore, Christine Knackstedt, Lisa Cardwell Pontén, Linda Strandberg, Stacey Sunde; and the Cathedral Chant Choir, James Savage, Conductor. Free-will offering.
Friday, April 22, 2011, 12:00 Noon
Tre Ore
Haydn’s Seven Last Words. Cathedral Chamber Orchestra, James Savage, Director.