The heritage of Liturgical music in the Anglican tradition is one of our church’s greatest gifts to the missionary and spiritual life of the Christian faith. Since the Sixteenth Century, well-trained choirs of children and adults have led Prayer Book worship throughout the Anglican Communion, and so it is today. Here at Trinity Church, our choir of dedicated volunteers provides music for the 10:30 a.m. Sunday morning service, Holy Week Liturgies, and the annual service of Lessons and Carols for Advent.
The liturgy and music of the Episcopal Church are two of our strongest tools for evangelism, spiritual enrichment, and sustaining the faith. The music which the Anglican Church has used for centuries for Holy Eucharist, Matins and Evensong, is a treasure for us to share with the world. Music has played a significant part in the life and ministry of Trinity Church since its founding. Trinity Church endeavors to provide the finest quality of music in worship.
The Choir of Men and Women rehearses from 6:15 until 8:00 p.m. on Wednesdays, September through May, and one hour before Liturgies. All choristers are volunteers, and membership is open to all.
The liturgy and music of the Episcopal Church are two of our strongest tools for evangelism, spiritual enrichment, and sustaining the faith. The music which the Anglican Church has used for centuries for Holy Eucharist, Matins and Evensong, is a treasure for us to share with the world. Music has played a significant part in the life and ministry of Trinity Church since its founding. Trinity Church endeavors to provide the finest quality of music in worship.
The Choir of Men and Women rehearses from 6:15 until 8:00 p.m. on Wednesdays, September through May, and one hour before Liturgies. All choristers are volunteers, and membership is open to all.
The Trinity Organ
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The organ of Trinity Church is the largest and most versatile instrument in the city, containing several unique stops. It boasts 46 ranks of pipes spread over four divisions: Great, Swell, Choir, and Pedal. The current instrument is a combination of the E.M. Skinner 1922, M.P. Moeller 1926 and Aeolian-Skinner 1961 rebuild, with subsequent additions by Williams Organ Company in 1970, and Rive’ Pipe Organs in 1996. The crowning glory of the instrument is The English State Trumpet made of polished brass with flared bells and mounted horizontally on the West wall of the Gallery. The trumpet is labeled “English” because it utilizes English voicing which produces not simply a stop capable of power to be heard above the full organ, but whose tone is at the same time round and majestic. There is another brilliant trumpet on the Great at the opposite end of the building. The renovations and additions in 1996 were accomplished by the firm of Rive’ Pipe Organs in New Orleans and included the installation of the State Trumpet, mounting of the Minor Trumpet on the Great, replacement of old console keyboards with English Tracker-Touch keyboards, addition of a Zimbelstern on the Choir, and a three-rank mixture on the Swell, as well as solid state switching systems and re-leathering of the Choir division . Future projects include cleaning and re-voicing of the Minor Trumpet, replacement of all the shade engines, and re-leathering on the Great and Swell. For more information on Trinity's Music ministry, please contact Dr. Byron Johnson, Choir Director, here. |
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