Compline Choir
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The Compline Choir is an American choral group[1] that chants the Office of Compline every Sunday night, 9:30 P.M. Pacific time, at St. Mark's Cathedral in Seattle, Washington.[2] The Office of Compline is made up of sacred music including plainsong and polyphonic compositions, and chanted recitations of the Apostles' Creed and the Lord’s Prayer.
The Order of Compline consists of short passages from scripture (chapters), psalms, an office hymn, a canticle (Nunc dimittis), a litany, collects and additional prayers. The liturgy, as sung by the Compline Choir, is based on An Order for Compline, found as an appendix to the 1928 Proposed Book of Common Prayer.[3]
Repertoire
The repertory of Compline Choir can be found in the online listing of weekly music presented.[4] Generally (in addition to the standard liturgy) each week includes singing a new or different setting of the following: a psalm, a hymn, a Nunc dimittis, and an anthem.
Members
Recordings and performances
Archived recordings of Sunday evening services can be heard in podcast format. The radio station KING-FM broadcasts the service each week. The Compline Choir also has made several recordings.[8]
- What Hand Divine (2015)
- I Will Meditate (2013)
- Carols Old and New (2006)
- Night Music (2001)
- Feathers of Green Gold: The Office of Compline and Ten Psalms (1994)
