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Trinity's Choir

Trinity's choir only occasionally numbers more than fourteen 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, or the music for Christmas 2011 for two examples.  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 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.

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 Rector 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 and our Christmas music for 2011.

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 generally 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:

Even though the chancel is becoming a little crowded these days, 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!).  Frequently singers from Crescendo also sit in with our choir, particularly for events such as the Christmas Eve Choral Concert that traditionally precedes the Christmas Eve Holy Eucharist.  Here's one number from the Christmas Eve Holy Eucharist in 2011:

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.  Speaking of funerals, our choir usually sings for funerals held in the church. 

Here are a few photos of us rehearsing before the 2009 visit of the Choir of Trinity Wall Street:

Trinity's Vocal Ensemble

Here's a photo of Trinity's Vocal Ensemble.  (The photograph is from their performance of a Mendelssohn anthem on Advent I 2010)

This talented group is largely drawn from our choir, but occasionally includes other singers and instrumentalists of a professional caliber.  The group is directed by Christine Gevert and generally performs material that is beyond the capabilities of our regular choir or more suitable for a smaller ensemble.

The group performs both at Trinity and occasionally travels to other venues to perform.  For example, on January 1, 2011, they performed a program of Advent and Christmas motets at St. Paul's Church in Stockbridge, MA to a large and appreciative audience.  The performance was part of that Church's "First Saturdays" series of concerts of chamber music.  Here they are performing at the Choral Concert that preceded the Christmas Eve Holy Eucharist in 2011:

    Here's one of our talented young people who helped the parish choir with a choral prelude at Lessons and Carols 2010:

 There's a lot to our musical program at Trinity Lime Rock, so check out the parts that are of special interest to you.

CLICK HERE to learn about our organist and choir director, Christine Gevert

CLICK HERE to learn about the distinguished musical visitors we welcome to Trinity

CLICK HERE to learn about how our young people make music

CLICK HERE for information about instrumental music at Trinity

CLICK HERE to go to our main music page

Our Choir also likes to have fun!

(these pictures are from a choir party 'way back in August 2006)

See MORE pictures of our choir!

Music is everywhere at Trinity Lime Rock!!