Saturday, November 22, 2025 at 8:00pm
Music at St. James Cathedral
804 9th Avenue
Seattle, WA (First Hill)
In celebration of Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina’s 500-year birth anniversary, Cantorei, the professional vocal ensemble of St. James Cathedral, Seattle, presents Palestrina’s Pope Marcellus Mass along with music by his contemporaries Orlandus Lassus, Francisco Guerrero, and Tomás Luis de Victoria. Joseph Adam conducts.
The Missa Papae Marcelli, or Pope Marcellus Mass, is Palestrina’s best-known mass, and one of the pinnacles of polyphonic choral music. It was written c.1562 in honor of Pope Marcellus II, who was pope for a mere three weeks in 1555.
Tickets are a suggested donation of $22 general, $14 student/senior, or pay as able. Available online at this link or at the south door box office.
PROGRAM (not in program order):
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525–1594)
Missa Papae Marcelli
Magnificat primi toni a8
Tu es Petrus
Orlandus Lassus (c. 1532–1594)
Justorum animæ
Veni Creator Spiritus
Tomás Luis de Victoria (c. 1548–1611)
O magnum mysterium
Francisco Guerrero (1528–1599)
Pastores loquebantur/Videntes autem cognoverunt
Program, including a 15-minute intermission, runs approximately 90 minutes.
Doors open at 7:30pm. The concert begins at 8:00pm. The Cathedral will be closed after the 5:30pm Mass at approximately 6:45pm for setup.
More information at https://www.stjames-cathedral.org/music/concerts/2025-11-22-Cantorei-Palestrina.aspx.
