Compline
Compline is the last of the daily offices chanted by monks before retiring for the evening. This venerable service is offered every Sunday evening at 9 p.m. by the Compline Choir under the direction of Music Director David Stevens.
Initiated in 1986 by former music director Les Martin, Compline is a short, meditative service chanted by a choir of anywhere between eight to eighteen experienced singers. Several of these singers have been with the choir since its inception. The music consists of Gregorian and Sarum chant melodies, Elizabethan and Tudor motets, and a variety of contemporary hymns. The congregation sits quietly in the candlelit and incensed Historic Church, participating through silent prayer and meditation.
The service lasts approximately a half-hour. All are welcome to attend regardless of your religious affiliation. Dress is “come-as-you-are” casual.
Beginning on Sunday, June 3, the service of Compline will begin at 8 p.m. to allow more people to attend and to embrace better ways for living our faith by living green. By starting one hour earlier, we hope that even more people will be able to worship with us (and to potentially utilize public transportation to get to St. David’s). It will also reduce the amount of energy used to keep the church open on Sunday evenings.
To schedule an audition for the Compline Choir, please contact Director of Music or Associate Director of Music .
Learn more about Compline on the St. David’s Compline Facebook page.
