Plainchant – Past Concerts
Radiance: Time & Space
Friday, January 20, 2023 @ 9:00pm – 11:00pm (PST)
Octave 9 at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
$30
Cappella Romana: A Byzantine Emperor at King Henry's Court
Friday, January 20, 2023 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Anonymous
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Selected works
(Medieval Byzantine chant, c.1400; Sarum chant & polyphony)
Anonymous — The Old Hall Manuscript (selections, c. 1410-20)
Anonymous — The Old Hall Manuscript (selections, c. 1410-20)
$33-$53
Radiance: Time & Space
Friday, January 20, 2023 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Octave 9 at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
TBA
Epiphany Seattle: Christmas Lessons & Carols
Sunday, December 18, 2022 @ 5:30pm – 7:00pm (PST)
Epiphany Parish of Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Online and in-person
Following the pattern of the traditional service of Nine Lessons and Carols, made famous by King's College, Cambridge, the Epiphany Choir w…
Free
Epiphany Seattle: Organ Vespers
Sunday, November 13, 2022 @ 5:30pm – 6:30pm (PST)
Epiphany Parish of Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Online and in-person
Johann Gottfried Walther
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Partita on Jesu, meine Freude
Johann Sebastian Bach — Weinen, Klangen, Sorgen, Zagen, BWV 12 (trans. Marilyn Beiry)
Samuel Scheidt — Magnificat secundi toni, SSWV 141 (from Tabulatura Nova)
Johann Sebastian Bach — Weinen, Klangen, Sorgen, Zagen, BWV 12 (trans. Marilyn Beiry)
Samuel Scheidt — Magnificat secundi toni, SSWV 141 (from Tabulatura Nova)
Free
Epiphany Seattle: Durufle Requiem
Sunday, November 6, 2022 @ 5:30pm – 7:00pm (PST)
Epiphany Parish of Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Online and in-person
Free
Early Music Vancouver: Treasures from Byzantine Manuscripts
Saturday, September 24, 2022 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
BlueShore Financial Centre for the Performing Arts, Capilano University, North Vancouver, BC, Canada
Based in Thessaloniki, Greece, En Chordais is active in the learned and popular multicultural musical traditions of the Mediterranean. The …
$45 CAD ($29.25 CAD ages 35 & under)
The Office of Tenebrae
St. James Cathedral Cantorei,
St. James Cathedral Men's Chant Choir, and
Music at St. James Cathedral
Wednesday, April 13, 2022 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Tomás Luis de Victoria
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Lamentations of Jeremiah
Gregorio Allegri — Miserere mei, Deus
Francis Poulenc — Quatre motets pour un temps de pénitence ("Four Penitential Motets"), FP 97 ("II. Vinea mea electa")
Gregorio Allegri — Miserere mei, Deus
Francis Poulenc — Quatre motets pour un temps de pénitence ("Four Penitential Motets"), FP 97 ("II. Vinea mea electa")
Free
Music at St. James Cathedral: Solemn Mass for the Feast of All Souls – Requiem by Duruflé
Tuesday, November 2, 2021 @ 7:00pm – 8:45pm (PDT)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
St. James Cathedral commemorates the Feast of All Souls with a solemn Mass for the Dead featuring Maurice Duruflé's Requiem, his sublime sacred work of music based on Gregorian chant.
Free (Free)
Radiance: Into the Darkness – Death & the beyond
Friday, October 29, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
210 Studio, Seattle, WA, United States
Using special audio techniques, lighting, & soundscapes, Resonance transports you to another dimension. Featuring Gregorian chant & music by Herbert Howells, Peter Hallock, Eric Whitacre, & Markdavin Obenza.
$25-$40
Compline at Christ Church
Friday, March 13, 2020 @ 8:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Christ Episcopal Church Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Sacred choral music featuring Gregorian chant, Anglican chant, and hymns from musical periods spanning many centuries – an ideal setting for meditative contemplation amidst the bustle of our fair city.
Free
Blessed Sacrament Church Choral Mass: Mozart's 'Missa brevis in D minor'
Blessed Sacrament Baroque Orchestra,
Blessed Sacrament Concert Choir, and
Blessed Sacrament Sackbut Ensemble
Sunday, March 1, 2020 @ 5:45pm – 7:45pm (PST)
Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Blessed Sacrament’s Chancel Choir, Orchestra, and Sackbut Ensemble present Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Missa brevis in D minor, K. 65/61a, with motets by Mozart and Michael Haydn.
Free (Free)
Blessed Sacrament Church Choral Mass: 'Candlemas' Concert
Blessed Sacrament Baroque Orchestra,
Blessed Sacrament Concert Choir,
Blessed Sacrament Sackbut Ensemble, and
Blessed Sacrament Schola Cantorum
Saturday, February 1, 2020 @ 5:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Choral mass celebrating the Feast of the Presentation. Featuring Caldara’s Missa Brevis in G; seasonal carols and motets; 18th century Scottish piping music; and more.
$10-$35
Saint Mark's Music Series: Pageant of the Nativity
Tuesday, December 17, 2019 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PST)
Saint Mark's Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
A grand re-telling of the Nativity for all ages – featuring exquisite costumes; visual art; an army of choristers and instrumentalists; and even a world premiere.
Donations welcome
Sine Nomine: Laus Trinitati – In Praise of the Divine
Sunday, October 27, 2019 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Trinity Episcopal Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Plainchant, Renaissance, and modern works that employ joyful texts about the creative, life-giving powers of the Trinity.
Free (Free)
Music at St. James Cathedral: The Office of Tenebræ
Wednesday, April 17, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Thomas Tallis – Lamentations of Jeremiah the Prophet
Paweł Łukaszewski – O vos omnes
Gregorio Allegri – Miserere mei, Deus
Traditional – Gregorian Chant
Paweł Łukaszewski – O vos omnes
Gregorio Allegri – Miserere mei, Deus
Traditional – Gregorian Chant
Free
Sine Nomine: Hail, O Queen of Heaven
Sunday, October 28, 2018 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (PDT)
Trinity Episcopal Parish Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Renaissance music for mixed voices, based on texts devoted to the Virgin Mary – including works by Hildegard, Ockeghem, Guerrero, di Lasso, and Victoria.
Free (Free)
Music at St. James Cathedral: The Office of Tenebrae
St. James Cathedral Cantorei,
St. James Cathedral Men's Chant Choir, and
Music at St. James Cathedral
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
Music at St. James Cathedral: Joseph Adam, Organist with Jubilate Young Women's Ensemble
Friday, January 26, 2018 @ 8:00pm – 9:15pm (PST)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Dupré – Fifteen Pieces, Op. 18
Couperin – Messe des Couvents
$18 suggested donation
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)