The Compline Service from St. Mark's Cathedral
Summary: A weekly podcast of the Compline service as sung every Sunday night by The Compline Choir in St. Mark's Episcopal Cathedral in Seattle, Washington. Founded in 1954 by the group's former director, Peter R. Hallock, the service has become something of a phenomenon, with upwards of 500 people (most of them in their teens and early twenties) attending the service, and thousands in the local radio audience and on the Internet each week.
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The Last Sunday after the Epiphany PROCESSIONAL: Jesus said, “You are the light of the world” – Peter R. Hallock (1924-2014) PSALM 99 – Plainsong, Tone VII.7 HYMN: Christ upon the mountain peak (Tune: Ibis) – melody Thomas Kuras (1950-1997); harm. Peter R. Hallock NUNC DIMITTIS: Plainsong setting, Tone III; harm. C. Andreas (16th cent. French composer) ANTHEM: Resplenduit facies – Tomás Luis de Victoria (1548 – 1611) Jason Anderson, director • Jeffrey Ricco, reader • Alan Wheaton, cantor
The Last Sunday after the Epiphany PROCESSIONAL: Jesus said, “You are the light of the world” – Peter R. Hallock (1924-2014) PSALM 99 – Plainsong, Tone VII.7 HYMN: Christ upon the mountain peak (Tune: Ibis) – melody Thomas Kuras (1950-1997); harm. Peter R. Hallock NUNC DIMITTIS: Plainsong setting, Tone III; harm. C. Andreas (16th cent. French composer) ANTHEM: Resplenduit facies – Tomás Luis de Victoria (1548 – 1611) Jason Anderson, director • Jeffrey Ricco, reader • Alan Wheaton, cantor
The Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany ORISON: Praise ye the Lord (Psalm 147) – Alice Parker (b. 1925) PSALM 147 – Peter R. Hallock (1924-2014) HYMN: Eternal light, shine in my heart (Tune: Ach bleib bei uns) – melody Samuel Scheidt (1587-1654); harm. Seth Calvisius (1556-1615) NUNC DIMITTIS: Plainsong, Tone VII.1; harm. Thomas Morley (1557/1558-1602) ANTHEM: Domine non sum dignus – Tomás Luis de Victoria (1548 – 1611) Jason Anderson, director • Tyler Morse, reader • Jeremy Matheis, cantor
The Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany ORISON: Praise ye the Lord (Psalm 147) – Alice Parker (b. 1925) PSALM 147 – Peter R. Hallock (1924-2014) HYMN: Eternal light, shine in my heart (Tune: Ach bleib bei uns) – melody Samuel Scheidt (1587-1654); harm. Seth Calvisius (1556-1615) NUNC DIMITTIS: Plainsong, Tone VII.1; harm. Thomas Morley (1557/1558-1602) ANTHEM: Domine non sum dignus – Tomás Luis de Victoria (1548 – 1611) Jason Anderson, director • Tyler Morse, reader • Jeremy Matheis, cantor
Eve of the Presentation of Our Lord Jesus Christ in the Temple PROCESSION: The Lord comes to his temple – Plainsong, adapt. Peter. R. Hallock (1924-2014) PSALM 24 – Peter R. Hallock HYMN: O Zion, open wide thy gates (Tune: Edmonton) – Harmonia Sacra, ca. 1760 NUNC DIMITTIS in E (for double choir) – Charles Wood (1866-1926) ANTHEM: Senex puerum portabat – William Byrd (1543-1623) Jason Anderson, director • William Turnipseed, reader • Thomas Adams, cantor
Eve of the Presentation of Our Lord Jesus Christ in the Temple PROCESSION: The Lord comes to his temple – Plainsong, adapt. Peter. R. Hallock (1924-2014) PSALM 24 – Peter R. Hallock HYMN: O Zion, open wide thy gates (Tune: Edmonton) – Harmonia Sacra, ca. 1760 NUNC DIMITTIS in E (for double choir) – Charles Wood (1866-1926) ANTHEM: Senex puerum portabat – William Byrd (1543-1623) Jason Anderson, director • William Turnipseed, reader • Thomas Adams, cantor
The Third Sunday after the Epiphany ORISON: Dear Lord and Father of mankind (Tune: Rest) – Frederick Charles Maker (1844-1927) PSALM 62 [first performance] – Jason A. Anderson (b. 1976) HYMN: Jesus calls us; o’er the tumult of our life’s wild, restless sea (Tune: Restoration) – melody from The Southern Harmony, 1835; harm. The Hymnal, 1982 NUNC DIMITTIS: Plainsong, Mode V; harm. Padre Vincente Rippollès ANTHEM: Ambulans Jesus – Francisco Guerrero (1527-1599) Jason Anderson, director • Jeremy Matheis, reader • Derek Curtis-Tilton, cantor
The Third Sunday after the Epiphany ORISON: Dear Lord and Father of mankind (Tune: Rest) – Frederick Charles Maker (1844-1927) PSALM 62 [first performance] – Jason A. Anderson (b. 1976) HYMN: Jesus calls us; o’er the tumult of our life’s wild, restless sea (Tune: Restoration) – melody from The Southern Harmony, 1835; harm. The Hymnal, 1982 NUNC DIMITTIS: Plainsong, Mode V; harm. Padre Vincente Rippollès ANTHEM: Ambulans Jesus – Francisco Guerrero (1527-1599) Jason Anderson, director • Jeremy Matheis, reader • Derek Curtis-Tilton, cantor
The Confession of Saint Peter For this evening’s office, the Compline Choir invited the Saint Mark’s Cathedral Boys & Girls Choir, Rebekah Gilmore, director, to join them. The Compline Choir and Boys & Girls Choir collaborate every two to three years to chant the office of Compline together. ORISON: Christ is made the sure foundation (Tune: Urbs beata Jerusalem) – Plainsong, Mode II, Nevers MS, 13th cent. PSALM 23 – Peter R. Hallock (1924–2014) HYMN: You are the Christ, O Lord (Tune: Wyngate Canon) – Richard Wayne Dirksen (1921-2003) NUNC DIMITTIS – Roger Sherman (b. 1954) ANTHEM: Steal away to Jesus – arr. Dale Adelmann (b. 1961) Jason Anderson, director • Jeffrey Ricco, reader • Alan Wheaton, cantor
The Confession of Saint Peter For this evening’s office, the Compline Choir invited the Saint Mark’s Cathedral Boys & Girls Choir, Rebekah Gilmore, director, to join them. The Compline Choir and Boys & Girls Choir collaborate every two to three years to chant the office of Compline together. ORISON: Christ is made the sure foundation (Tune: Urbs beata Jerusalem) – Plainsong, Mode II, Nevers MS, 13th cent. PSALM 23 – Peter R. Hallock (1924–2014) HYMN: You are the Christ, O Lord (Tune: Wyngate Canon) – Richard Wayne Dirksen (1921-2003) NUNC DIMITTIS – Roger Sherman (b. 1954) ANTHEM: Steal away to Jesus – arr. Dale Adelmann (b. 1961) Jason Anderson, director • Jeffrey Ricco, reader • Alan Wheaton, cantor
The First Sunday after the Epiphany: The Baptism of Our Lord Jesus Christ ORISON: Christ, when for us you were baptized (Tune: Caithness) – melody from The Psalmes of David in Prose and Meeter, 1635; harm. The English Hymnal, 1906 PSALM 29 – Peter R. Hallock (1924–2014) HYMN: ‘I come,’ the great Redeemer cries This Endris Nyght – English melody; harm. Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958) NUNC DIMITTIS – Anonymous setting II, from The Lumley Books, c. 1547-1552 ANTHEM: The Baptism of Christ: Jesus autem hodie – Peter R. Hallock Jason Anderson, director • Tyler Morse, alto soloist • William Turnipseed, reader • Jeremy Matheis, cantor
The First Sunday after the Epiphany: The Baptism of Our Lord Jesus Christ ORISON: Christ, when for us you were baptized (Tune: Caithness) – melody from The Psalmes of David in Prose and Meeter, 1635; harm. The English Hymnal, 1906 PSALM 29 – Peter R. Hallock (1924–2014) HYMN: ‘I come,’ the great Redeemer cries This Endris Nyght – English melody; harm. Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958) NUNC DIMITTIS – Anonymous setting II, from The Lumley Books, c. 1547-1552 ANTHEM: The Baptism of Christ: Jesus autem hodie – Peter R. Hallock Jason Anderson, director • Tyler Morse, alto soloist • William Turnipseed, reader • Jeremy Matheis, cantor
The Second Sunday of Christmas PROCESSIONAL: Once in royal David’s city (Tune: Irby) – melody Henry John Gauntlett (1805-1876); harm. Arthur Henry Mann (1850-1929) PSALM 84 – Peter R. Hallock (1924-2014) HYMN: It came upon the midnight clear (Tune: Noel) – English melody; adapt. Arthur Sullivan (1842-1900) NUNC DIMITTIS: Marilyn setting – Peter R. Hallock ANTHEMS: * Resonet in laudibus – Jacob Handl (1550-1591) * Born on a New Day – John David (b. 1946); arr. Peter Knight (1917-1985) Jason Anderson, director • Brian Glosh, soloist • Joel Matter, reader • Thomas Adams, cantor
The Second Sunday of Christmas PROCESSIONAL: Once in royal David’s city (Tune: Irby) – melody Henry John Gauntlett (1805-1876); harm. Arthur Henry Mann (1850-1929) PSALM 84 – Peter R. Hallock (1924-2014) HYMN: It came upon the midnight clear (Tune: Noel) – English melody; adapt. Arthur Sullivan (1842-1900) NUNC DIMITTIS: Marilyn setting – Peter R. Hallock ANTHEMS: * Resonet in laudibus – Jacob Handl (1550-1591) * Born on a New Day – John David (b. 1946); arr. Peter Knight (1917-1985) Jason Anderson, director • Brian Glosh, soloist • Joel Matter, reader • Thomas Adams, cantor
The Holy Innocents ORISON * : What is this lovely fragrance?– 17th cent. French carol; arr. Healey Willan (1880-1968) PSALM 124 – Peter R. Hallock HYMN : Lully, lullay, thou little tiny child (Tune: Coventry Carol) – melody from Pageant of the Shearmen and Tailors, 15th cent.; harm. The King’s Singers NUNC DIMITTIS : Marilyn setting – Peter R. Hallock ANTHEM * : Vox in Rama – Peter R. Hallock Jason Anderson, director • Jeffrey Ricco, reader • Derek Curtis-Tilton, cantor * String Ensemble: Tom Dziekonski, violin and viola; Peter Kryssa, violin; Cecilia Archuleta, violin; Ingrid Fredrickson, violin; Mel Butler, viola;Page Smith, violoncello
