The Peter R. Hallock Institute

We're excited to announce the upcoming April 15, 2026, all-digital release of 18 Psalms from The Compline Psalter, available to stream or download from your favorite music apps. Preview the psalms included at HearNow.

18 Psalms from The Compline Psalter These 18 psalms by Peter Hallock are varied in mood, style, mode, affect, texture, voicing, form, and compositional technique. Each interprets or reveals the psalmists’ poetry in unique and memorable ways, always attentive to the inherent parallelisms contained in the psalms.

We’ve arrived at the Association of anglicanmusicians Cincinnati conference! Stop by our booth during exhibit hours to pick up perusal copies of Hallock anthems, a copy of The Compline Psalter, and to receive a discount code valid for 25% off online orders through Aug. 31, 2025.

O Adonai, et Dux domus Israel, qui Moysi in igne flammae rubi apparuisti, et ei in Sina legem dedisti: veni ad redimendum nos in brachio extento.

O Adonai, ruler of the house of Israel, you appeared to Moses in the fire of the burning bush; on Mount Sinai you gave him your law: with outstretched arm, come and redeem us.



Art by Katherine Crosier © IONIAN ARTS, Inc. Used by permission.

https://youtu.be/3UYBnB8Lx1w?si=EArXKOBCmFytN2J0&t=115

O Sapientia, quae ex ore Altissimi prodisti, attingens a fine usque ad finem, fortiter suaviter disponsensque omnia: veni ad docendum nos viam prudentiae.

O Wisdom, you came forth from the mouth of the Most High, and reach from one end of the earth to the other, mightily and sweetly ordering all things: come and teach us the way of prudence.



Art by Katherine Crosier © IONIAN ARTS, Inc. Used by permission.

https://youtu.be/3UYBnB8Lx1w?si=_Z9ryC3MtVzRIzFL

Clip from The Compline Choir's recent performance celebrating the centenary of Peter R. Hallock's birth. It’s not too late to watch the Hallock at 100 virtual concert! Purchase your virtual concert ticket at http://www.byrdensemble.com/hallockat100
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Excerpt from Peter Hallock's “Lamentations”.

Byrd Ensemble Scribe Studios The Compline Choir

Clip from @complinechoir's recent performance celebrating the centenary of Peter R. Hallock's birth. It’s not too late to watch the Hallock at 100 virtual concert! Purchase your virtual concert ticket at http://www.byrdensemble.com/hallockat100 * * Excerpt from Peter Hallock's “Lamentations”. @byrdensemble @scribestudios.us @jlmcountertenor

Clip from countertenor José Luis Muñoz's recent performance celebrating the centenary of Peter R. Hallock's birth. It’s not too late to watch the Hallock at 100 virtual concert! Purchase your virtual concert ticket at http://www.byrdensemble.com/hallockat100
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Excerpt from Nico Muhly’s “Old Bones,” sung by countertenor José Luis Muñoz with lutenist Elizabeth C. D. Brown.

The Compline ChoirByrd EnsembleScribe Studios

Clip from countertenor José Luis Muñoz's recent performance celebrating the centenary of Peter R. Hallock's birth. It’s not too late to watch the Hallock at 100 virtual concert! Purchase your virtual concert ticket at http://www.byrdensemble.com/hallockat100 * * Excerpt from Nico Muhly’s “Old Bones,” sung by countertenor José Luis Muñoz @jlmcountertenor with lutenist Elizabeth C. D. Brown. @complinechoir @byrdensemble @scribestudios.us

A compilation of 50+ Psalm settings composed for AATB men’s voices, most unaccompanied, spanning Peter Hallock’s 53 years directing The Compline Choir at Saint Mark’s Cathedral....

The Compline Psalter (Digital) | The Peter R. Hallock Institute A compilation of 50+ Psalm settings composed for AATB men’s voices, most unaccompanied, spanning Peter Hallock’s 53 years directing The Compline Choir at Saint Mark’s Cathedral.

Meet the Music Directors of 'Hallock at 100'!

DR. JASON ANDERSON:
A man of diverse musical interests and talents, Dr. Anderson has served as Associate for Liturgical Arts and Youth Formation and Organist/Choirmaster at Saint Michael’s since October 2002. He was named Director of the famed Compline Choir at Saint Mark’s Episcopal Cathedral in Seattle, Washington in July 2009. He currently serves as Director of the Peter R. Hallock Institute and as Vocal Faculty Coordinator and Faculty Manager for Midsummer Musical Retreat.
Jason is equally at home on the stage and in church as a performer, singer, conductor, organist, liturgist and composer. He hails from Franklin, Indiana, and is a graduate of Butler University, Portland State University, and the University of Washington. Dr. Anderson’s dissertation “The Life and Works of Peter R. Hallock (b. 1924)” was completed in June 2007.

MARKDAVIN OBENZA is a choral director and recording producer. He is also the director of Seattle-based choral ensemble Radiance and the choir director at Trinity Parish Church in Seattle, WA. As the creative director and producer for digital media production company Scribe Studios, Markdavin has produced recordings for over 50 artists, of which several have been reviewed internationally in Gramophone, Early Music America, Early Music Review, and Fanfare, and featured in films. Markdavin has also produced and directed a number of choral films which have been featured in Modern Choral Masterworks, broadcast by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, and for the Library of Congress American Folklife Center.

Join us for Hallock at 100 this weekend February 24th at 7:30 pm and February 25th at 3pm at St. Mark's Cathedral.

Tickets available at the link in our bio!

Introducing the instrumentalists of this weekend's program, 'Hallock at 100'!

PAGE SMITH is solo cellist of the Pacific Northwest Ballet Orchestra and was principal cellist for the Northwest Chamber Orchestra for 25 years and the Auburn Symphony for 10 seasons, performing frequently as soloist with all three. She was also the principal cellist of the New Jersey Symphony, and the Aspen Chamber Symphony at the Aspen Music Festival. She currently plays upon invitation with the Seattle Symphony, the Seattle Opera and the Bellingham Music Festival.

ANDREA ROJAS DUROY received her Bachelor’s degree in Piano Performance from California State University, Stanislaus in 1999, studying with Sylvia Ghiglieri and Stephen Thomas. She attended the prestigious Aspen Music Festival in 1996, studying with Arlene Shrut, and Park City International Music Festival in 1998, studying with Robert Moeling.

ELIZABETH BROWN is head of the Guitar and Lute program at Pacific Lutheran University and is active throughout the Pacific North-
west as a solo and ensemble performer. Known for her musically passionate performances, she has given solo recitals and performed concertos throughout North America. An enthusiastic advocate for the guitar and lute, Ms. Brown has given numerous outreach performances at schools, senior centers, and community centers for the Seattle Classic Guitar Society and the Early Music Guild, as well as by arrangement while on tour.

Join us for Hallock at 100 this weekend February 24th at 7:30 pm and February 25th at 3pm at St. Mark's Cathedral.

Tickets available at the link in our bio!