n a darkened Episcopal cathedral in Seattle, Washington, on Sunday evenings at 9:30 p.m., a group of men chant the Office of Compline, the last monastic office of the day. What began as a chant study group back in 1954 by the group's director, Peter R. Hallock, 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 radio audience and on the Internet each week. Over the years, members of the group who have left Seattle have started doing the office in their new communities.
The Compline Choir is an independent organization whose only income includes royalties from the sale of its recordings and gifts from individuals. Contributions in support of the choir's ministry are tax-deductible under section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code. You may make an online contribution to the choir through the Amazon Honor System program. If you prefer to make a donation with a check, please send your contribution to:
The Compline Choir
C/O St. Mark's Cathedral
1245 10th Avenue East
Seattle, WA 98102
Thank you for visiting our site; we hope you get some questions answered about the Compline Choir. The Office of Compline is sung every Sunday evening from 9:30 to 10:00 p.m., Pacific time. We hope you are able to hear the service either in person at St. Mark's Cathedral, Seattle, over the Internet on king.org, or on the radio at Classic KING-FM 98.1. Do come back to our website for future additions. We welcome your inquiries about Compline - please send them our way:
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