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Musical Visitors at Trinity:We have frequent concerts and special musical events at Trinity Lime Rock. You'll see them announced on our calendar page, in our Parish Facebook Page, and on our weekly e-mail newsletter. Here are some of our recent visitors:
Our ChoirTrinity's choir only occasionally number more than a dozen singers -- but we work diligently at making music, and we have never been known to decline a musical challenge! Take a peek at the music we performed during Holy Week 2008 for an example. The choir sings at the 10:30 Holy Eucharist on Sundays all year 'round, unlike many churches where the choir takes the summer off. We have many visitors in the summer, so feel that we ought to at least welcome them with a choir! The choir particularly shines at special services throughout the year. Both Christmas and Easter seasons usually include special performances of our choir, and for these the choir's size swells to include those who cannot make a commitment to sing all year long. In these seasons, singers from other denominations often come to us for the experience of singing with us. (click on the photo to see a larger image) We also do something at Trinity that no other church we know of does: usually we provide a choir for funerals in the church. Also, we occasionally visit elsewhere -- when an existing choir needs augmentation for a special occasion (as when a friend of the choir was installed as Pastor of a nearby Congregational Church); or when visiting a parish with no choir of their own (as in our visits when our sanctuary was being renovated), and we very much enjoy going caroling each Christmas. Most Sundays we chant the Psalms and the Service Music during the Liturgy, and our Vicar frequently chants the Preface and Sursum Corda of the Eucharistic prayers at the 10:30 Holy Eucharist. On Feast Days and on other special occasions -- for example, when the Bishop visits -- we tend to do more elaborate musical presentations. As an example, for the Bishop's 2009 visit, the program includes virtually all of J. S. Bach's Cantata 182 ("King of Heaven, Come in Triumph") with guest soloists, our Children's Choir, and baroque instrumentalists. Occasionally -- such as on Ascension Day, we sing a Choral Evensong. Want to see the kind of music we do? Take a look at our Christmas music for 2008. We are energetic singers of our favorite hymns and frequently learn newer hymns as well. A typical 10:30 a.m. Eucharist on Sunday has the usual processional and recessional hymns, a gradual hymn, an offertory hymn (or choir anthem or soloist), and two or three Communion hymns -- as well as the Sanctus, the Fraction Anthem, the appointed Psalm, and (depending upon the season) a Gloria, a Kyrie Eleison, a Gospel Hallelujah and other Service Music. Here are some of our current choristers:
We use the current Episcopal Hymnal, the supplemental Episcopal hymnal, Wonder, Love and Praise, anthems from the great composers of church music from medieval times to the present, music from other religious traditions, and music composed especially for us by our Organist and Choirmaster, Christine Gevert. Visitors to our Parish sometimes ask "Do you always sing this much?" Our customary answer to that question is "No, sometimes we sing even more!" Furthermore, our Organist, Christine Gevert often provides us with improvisations on the recessional hymn for a Postlude! (and yes, applause IS appropriate!) About Participating--If you like to sing -- or think you might, please speak with our Organist/Choirmaster, Christine Gevert. The easiest way to reach her is to call her at the church office, extension 405, or via e-mail at lesinegales@yahoo.com about becoming a member of the choir. At the present time, our regular choir membership is as follows:
Here are a few photos of us rehearsing before the 2009 visit of the Choir of Trinity Wall Street: There is always room for one more! Professional vocal training or specialized musical education is not necessary (although a few of our choristers have both). What are required are an eagerness to learn, regular attendance at choir rehearsals, a willingness to work hard, and the courage to stretch your musical capabilities. We don't just practice, we LEARN -- and regularly we sing material that looks impossibly challenging when we first approach it. Singing for Christine is a memorable experience (and your webmaster can personally attest to it!). If you cannot make the time commitment to rehearse each week and sing every Sunday, consider joining with our choir for a season -- perhaps during Lent, or during the Summer, or preparing the wonderful choral music for Easter or Christmas! Some people join us only for a particular occasion -- for a specific performance, or when we go caroling for shut-ins at Christmas, or for funerals. Our kids sing tooSee pictures of both adult and young people's choirs entertaining us on Epiphany 2002. This was the second year in a row we had a similar treat. On Twelfth Night 2001, Choral Evensong was led by our choir. After the dinner which followed, the choir, along with members of the Sunday School, entertained members of the congregation with carols and medieval pieces chosen for the Epiphany season. In 2009 we are in the process of re-integrating our young people's choir in our worship services -- they already sing as part of the Christmas Pageant -- and they will be participating when the Bishop visits and the Choir presents J. S. Bach's Cantata 182.Yes, at Trinity our kids really DO sing!!
(Yes, Trinity Kids REALLY sing!! This picture was taken at dress rehearsal for a Sunday School Christmas Pageant. Here's a short video excerpt from our 2007 Christmas Pageant:
You can see (and listen to) more of our talented kids performing at Christmas Pageant 2009 right here. ...and, here are some photos of Junior Choristers who sang a Bach Cantata with the Choir and baroque orchestra in honor of the Bishop's visit to Trinity (click to see larger images):
Our Organ
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No, we're certainly not limited to vocal music!
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Here's one of our talented Confirmands, Caitlynn Watt, with her saxophone a few years ago. Saxophone? Yes! (Think Palm Sunday procession! A great solution for keeping Parishioners and Choir in procession into the Church on key!) ...and here, speaking of Palm Sunday processions, in a picture from the 1970s, is a quartet of Trinity trombones fulfilling the same function. (Click on any of these pictures to see them larger)
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Nor are our instrumentalists limited to our young people!Here is parishioner Ted Somerville at the organ. Ted recently -- and very graciously -- called on his organ experience of "quite a few years ago" to help us out while Christine took a well-earned vacation. A splendid job, Ted! We look forward to your assistance many times in the future! p.s. Ted also plays the French Horn and has provided us with musical interludes on that instrument as well!
We frequently have baroque instruments accompany us
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No matter how recently we've had a concert or other special musical event at Trinity, there is never long to wait until the next one! At Trinity Lime Rock we are proud of having the finest church music of any house of worship in our area.
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More Choir pictures! (click on the images to see
full-sized)
Our Choir also likes to have fun! (these pictures are from a choir party in August 2006)
See MORE pictures of our choir!
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