Compline
Sung prayers for the close of the day, offered every Sunday at 9:30 PM.
- Attend in person at Saint Mark’s Episcopal Cathedral in Seattle, Washington.
- Listen via Classical KING or to recent podcasts.
After Dec. 28, the Covid-era video livestream format, which was produced for a time by volunteers and never widely accessed, ends. The service of Compline happily continues uninterrupted, sung every Sunday night at 9:30 PM Pacific time, and broadcast live and via internet audio stream on Classical KING FM 98.1, and by podcast. Some 16,000 persons participate weekly in this worship service, now entering its 70th year, either in person or via these audio formats. Nothing has changed in that regard. We hope you will continue to engage this very vital ministry of Saint Mark’s Episcopal Cathedral, Seattle, and The Compline Choir.
To go deeper with the texts and learn more about the music for services, visit The Compline Underground, a blog by Compline Choir alumnus Kenneth V. Peterson.
Podcasts from Spotify
Living Stones II: Building A Sound Future
The Compline Choir has offered a half-hour of calm contemplation in a divine acoustic for those gathered in person at Saint Mark’s Cathedral, tuning in to Classical KING, listening to the podcast, or viewing the cathedral’s livestream for nearly 70 years. Last year, the Choir’s prayers, music, and ministry touched some 16,831 people each week across the globe. The office of Compline is fundamental to the spiritual, mental, and physical wellbeing for those who listen and sing.
Did you know that all the singers are volunteers? Yet, the Choirs have regular operating costs like the website, podcast, vestments, music, insurance, and modest compensation for the 1/4-time Director, currently funded through 2026.Beyond that, future Director compensation is dependent on increasing the endowment fund. Cathedral leadership and governing bodies of the Compline Choir and Hallock Institute are fully committed to this endeavor and invite you to join in the cathedral’s $9 million Living Stones II: Building A Sound Future capital campaign.
Make a one-time or sustaining offering
If you watch or listen and enjoy our live-streamed or archived services, please consider making an offering in support of the mission and ministry of The Compline Choir.
Land Acknowledgement
The Compline Choir, a shared ministry with The Peter R. Hallock Institute, Saint Mark’s Cathedral, and the Diocese of Olympia, acknowledges that we gather on the traditional lands of the first people of Seattle, the Duwamish People, who are still here, and we honor with gratitude the land itself and the life of all the Coast Salish Tribes. What’s this?