Mark Hilliard Wilson – Past Concerts
Mark Hilliard Wilson is an active performer, teacher, and director of the Seattle Guitar Orchestra, which he founded in 1999. As cathedral guitarist at Seattle's St. James Cathedral, he has performed there weekly since 2006. Wilson has written or arranged more than 200 works, and avidly explores new venues for the performance of classical music while addressing contemporary issues through concert programming. Music has always been everything to Wilson, from the barrel organs he heard in his childhood in Holland to the symphony orchestras in Washington, DC and country bands in Weiser, Idaho. He continues to study and embrace the wonder of new places and the creativity of the wonderful artists of every stripe in the world.
Wayward Music Festival: The Silences Between, Night 2 – Sbot N Wo
Friday, April 29, 2022 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
A two-night exploration of sound, space, and silence.
The Silences Between is a mini-festival featuring a variety of music for voice, guitar…
$5-$15 donation at the door
Contemplative Evening Prayer with music from Taizé
Friday, December 3, 2021 @ 6:30pm – 7:30pm (PST)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
On Friday, December 3 at 6:30pm, this beloved monthly prayer service returns, with music, candlelight, and silence. Mark Hilliard Wilson pl…
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Musical Prayer from the Cathedral: Mark Hilliard Wilson, guitar
Friday, November 5, 2021 @ 2:30pm – 3:00pm (PDT)
Online event
Cathedral Guitarist Mark Hilliard Wilson presents meditative music to soothe the soul & bring a quiet end to a busy week. Please note the earlier time for this month's livestream.
Free (Free)
Musical Prayer from the Cathedral: Mark Hilliard Wilson, guitar
Friday, September 3, 2021 @ 6:30pm – 7:00pm (PDT)
Online event
Join St. James Cathedral as Cathedral Guitarist Mark Hilliard Wilson presents meditative music to soothe the soul & bring a quiet end to a busy week. Program TBA.
Free (Free)
Musical Prayer from the Cathedral: Mark Hilliard Wilson, guitar
Friday, August 6, 2021 @ 6:30pm – 7:00pm (PDT)
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Guitarist Mark Hilliard Wilson performs preludes & fugues by late Seattle composer Philip Quackenbush & favorites from his earlier Musical Prayer livestreams. Meditative music to soothe the soul & bring a quiet end to the week.
Free (Free)
LUA CHEIA, LUNA LLENA: Full moon concert – Mark Wilson & Choroloco under the Raspberry Moon
Friday, July 23, 2021 @ 8:15pm – 10:15pm (PDT)
Online event
Celebrate the full moon with classical guitar & Brazilian choro from Seattle artists Mark Hilliard Wilson & Choroloco.
$25
[CANCELLED] Musical Prayer from the Cathedral: Mark Hilliard Wilson, guitar [LIVE]
Friday, July 2, 2021 @ 6:30pm – 7:00pm (PDT)
Online event
Guitarist Mark Hilliard Wilson presents meditative music to soothe the soul and bring a quiet end to a busy week. Featuring preludes & fugues by Seattle composer Philip Quackenbush (1936–2014).
Free (CANCELLED)
Musical Prayer from the Cathedral: Mark Hilliard Wilson, guitar [LIVE]
Friday, June 4, 2021 @ 2:00pm – 2:30pm (PDT)
Online event
Join St. James Cathedral on the first Friday of every month as Cathedral Guitarist Mark Hilliard Wilson presents meditative music to soothe the soul and bring a quiet end to a busy week.
Free (Free)
Musical Prayer from the Cathedral: Mark Hilliard Wilson, guitar [LIVE]
Friday, May 14, 2021 @ 12:30pm – 1:00pm (PDT)
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Bryan Johanson – Magic Serenade
Maria Linnemann – Ballad of Donegal
Giovanni Girolamo Kapsberger, arr. Eric Crouch – Kapsberger
Giovanni Girolamo Kapsberger, arr. Eric Crouch – Canario
Giorgio Signorile – Ninna Nanna a Donegal
Traditional Scottish/Irish, arr. Ed Flower – Wild Mountain Thyme
Agustín Barrios Mangoré – La Catedral
Maria Linnemann – Ballad of Donegal
Giovanni Girolamo Kapsberger, arr. Eric Crouch – Kapsberger
Giovanni Girolamo Kapsberger, arr. Eric Crouch – Canario
Giorgio Signorile – Ninna Nanna a Donegal
Traditional Scottish/Irish, arr. Ed Flower – Wild Mountain Thyme
Agustín Barrios Mangoré – La Catedral
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Musical Prayer from the Cathedral: Mark Hilliard Wilson, guitar [LIVE]
Friday, April 9, 2021 @ 6:30pm – 7:00pm (PDT)
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, arr. María Luisa Anido – Morning Prayer, Op. 39, No. 1
Francisco Tárrega – Prelude No. 1 in D minor
Francisco Tárrega – Endecha y Oremus
Trad. Scottish, arr. Scott Tennant – Wild Mountain Thyme
François Couperin, arr. Richard Yates – Les Barricades Mystérieuses
María Luisa Anido – Barcarole
Johann Sebastian Bach, arr. Jodacil Damaceno – "I. Sinfonia" (Adagio) from Ich steh mit einem Fuß im Grabe ("I am standing with one foot in the grave"), BWV 156
José Ferrer Esteve de Fujadas – Charme de la nuit (Nocturne), Op. 36
Gérard Montreuil – Miami
Maria Linnemann – Thoor Ballylee
Frantz Casséus – Haitian Dances, Suite No. 1: "Coumbite"
Graeme Koehne – A closed world of fine feelings and grand design
Francisco Tárrega – Prelude No. 1 in D minor
Francisco Tárrega – Endecha y Oremus
Trad. Scottish, arr. Scott Tennant – Wild Mountain Thyme
François Couperin, arr. Richard Yates – Les Barricades Mystérieuses
María Luisa Anido – Barcarole
Johann Sebastian Bach, arr. Jodacil Damaceno – "I. Sinfonia" (Adagio) from Ich steh mit einem Fuß im Grabe ("I am standing with one foot in the grave"), BWV 156
José Ferrer Esteve de Fujadas – Charme de la nuit (Nocturne), Op. 36
Gérard Montreuil – Miami
Maria Linnemann – Thoor Ballylee
Frantz Casséus – Haitian Dances, Suite No. 1: "Coumbite"
Graeme Koehne – A closed world of fine feelings and grand design
Free (Free)
Musical Prayer from the Cathedral: Mark Hilliard Wilson, guitar [LIVE]
Friday, March 5, 2021 @ 6:30pm – 7:00pm (PST)
Online event
Mark Hilliard Wilson presents a solo program for guitar. Broadcasting live from St. James Cathedral in Seattle, WA.
Free (Free)
Musical Prayer from the Cathedral: Mark Hilliard Wilson, guitar [LIVE]
Friday, February 5, 2021 @ 6:30pm – 7:00pm (PST)
Online event
J. Rosamond Johnson – Lift Every Voice and Sing
Duke Ellington – Come Sunday
Vicente Lusitano – Hic est Michael archangelus
Quinn Mason – Two Nocturnes
Sicilian Mariners Hymn, arr. Justin Holland – O sanctissima
Thomas Flippin – "II. Vespers" from A Soldier’s Sonata
Duke Ellington – Come Sunday
Vicente Lusitano – Hic est Michael archangelus
Quinn Mason – Two Nocturnes
Sicilian Mariners Hymn, arr. Justin Holland – O sanctissima
Thomas Flippin – "II. Vespers" from A Soldier’s Sonata
Free (Free)
Musical Prayer in the Cathedral: Marjorie Bunday, contralto & Mark Hilliard Wilson, guitar [LIVE]
Friday, January 1, 2021 @ 6:30pm – 7:15pm (PST)
Online event
Special 45-minute program for the New Year; the feast of Mary, Mother of God; & a look ahead to the shepherds, Wise Men, & Epiphany. Traditional carols, medieval hymns, & more.
Free (Free)
Musical Prayer in the Cathedral: Mark Hilliard Wilson, guitar [LIVE]
Friday, December 4, 2020 @ 6:30pm – 7:00pm (PST)
Online event
Traditional – O come, O come, Emmanuel
Michael Praetorius/Traditional, arr. Stephen Siktberg – Lo, how a rose e'er blooming/O come, O come reprise
Luis de Milán, transcribed David Grimes – Fantasia No. 9
Mauro Giuliani – Divertissement, Op. 106, No. 4: “Andantino”
Isaac Albéniz, arr. Norbert Kraft – Mallorca, Op. 202
Mauro Giuliani – 18 Leçons Progressives, Op. 51, No. 13: “Allegretto”
Francis Kleynjans – Deux Valse pour guitare, Op. 64, No. 1: “Valse Chôro”
John Dowland – My Lord Willoughby's Welcome Home
Luis de Milán, transcr. David Grimes – Fantasia No. 8
Joseph Parry – Watchman, tell us of the night
Norbert Kraft – Study in Seven
Lewis Redner, arr. Stephen Siktberg – O Little Town of Bethlehem
African-American spiritual, arr. Denise Mortagne – Steal away to Jesus
Michael Praetorius/Traditional, arr. Stephen Siktberg – Lo, how a rose e'er blooming/O come, O come reprise
Luis de Milán, transcribed David Grimes – Fantasia No. 9
Mauro Giuliani – Divertissement, Op. 106, No. 4: “Andantino”
Isaac Albéniz, arr. Norbert Kraft – Mallorca, Op. 202
Mauro Giuliani – 18 Leçons Progressives, Op. 51, No. 13: “Allegretto”
Francis Kleynjans – Deux Valse pour guitare, Op. 64, No. 1: “Valse Chôro”
John Dowland – My Lord Willoughby's Welcome Home
Luis de Milán, transcr. David Grimes – Fantasia No. 8
Joseph Parry – Watchman, tell us of the night
Norbert Kraft – Study in Seven
Lewis Redner, arr. Stephen Siktberg – O Little Town of Bethlehem
African-American spiritual, arr. Denise Mortagne – Steal away to Jesus
Free (Free)
Konnect Club: Lullabies for Adults & Hymns, Rags, Blues, & Shouts for the 21st Century [LIVE]
Friday, November 20, 2020 @ 7:00pm – 8:00pm (PST)
Online event
Program includes works by Johannes Brahms, Antonín Dvořák, & early African American guitarist Justin Holland; ancient melodies from Armenia; original musical reflections written during the pandemic; & more.
$20
Musical Prayer in the Cathedral: Mark Hilliard Wilson, guitar [LIVE]
Friday, November 6, 2020 @ 6:30pm – 7:00pm (PST)
Online event
St. James Cathedral continues a weekly series of half-hour concerts of Musical Prayer in the Cathedral every Friday, with a program & musician(s) to be announced.
Free (Free)
Konnect Club: Mark Hilliard Wilson, guitar [LIVE]
Friday, October 23, 2020 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Online event
Music from the masters of tango & milonga – including Carlos Gardel, Aníbal Troilo, & Astor Piazzolla – with original compositions integrating classical music, choro, tango, rock, & more.
$20
Musical Prayer in the Cathedral: Mark Hilliard Wilson, guitar – Live from St. James Cathedral in Seattle
Friday, October 2, 2020 @ 6:30pm – 7:00pm (PDT)
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Christoph Willibald Gluck, arr. Richard Yates – Ballet and “Dance of the Blessed Spirits” from Orpheus and Eurydice
Astor Piazzolla, arr. Baltazar Benitez – Milonga del Ángel
Quinn Mason – Two Nocturnes
Johann Pachelbel, arr. Ben Beuming – “Aria Tertia” from Hexachordum Apollinis
Johann Kaspar Mertz – “Abenlied” from Bardenklänge ("Bardic Sounds"), Op. 13
Max Richter, arr. Mark Hilliard Wilson – “On the Nature of Daylight” from The Blue Notebooks
Astor Piazzolla, arr. Baltazar Benitez – Milonga del Ángel
Quinn Mason – Two Nocturnes
Johann Pachelbel, arr. Ben Beuming – “Aria Tertia” from Hexachordum Apollinis
Johann Kaspar Mertz – “Abenlied” from Bardenklänge ("Bardic Sounds"), Op. 13
Max Richter, arr. Mark Hilliard Wilson – “On the Nature of Daylight” from The Blue Notebooks
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Musical Prayer in the Cathedral: Mark Hilliard Wilson, guitar – Live from St. James Cathedral in Seattle
Friday, September 4, 2020 @ 6:30pm – 7:00pm (PDT)
Online event
St. James Cathedral continues a weekly series of half-hour concerts with guitarist Mark Hilliard Wilson.
Free (Free)
Musical Prayer in the Cathedral: ‘Patience’ – Mark Hilliard Wilson, guitar – Live from St. James Cathedral in Seattle
Friday, August 7, 2020 @ 6:30pm – 7:00pm (PDT)
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Francisco Tárrega – Recuerdos de la Alhambra
G.F. Handel – Bourrée from Flute Sonata in G major, HWV 363b
J.G. Weichenberger – Gigue from Lute Suite in G major
G.F. Handel – Andante from Flute Sonata in B minor, HWV 367b
J.S. Bach – Sarabande from Cello Suite No. 6 in D major, BWV 1012
J.S. Bach – Largo from Violin Sonata No. 2 in A minor, BWV 1003
Gabriel Fauré – Pavane
Quique Sinesi – El abrazo
G.F. Handel – Bourrée from Flute Sonata in G major, HWV 363b
J.G. Weichenberger – Gigue from Lute Suite in G major
G.F. Handel – Andante from Flute Sonata in B minor, HWV 367b
J.S. Bach – Sarabande from Cello Suite No. 6 in D major, BWV 1012
J.S. Bach – Largo from Violin Sonata No. 2 in A minor, BWV 1003
Gabriel Fauré – Pavane
Quique Sinesi – El abrazo
Free (Free)