Music At Trinity

Listen to Music from Trinity's Choirs
Besides the beautiful anthem you heard when you entered our site, there is additional music available for you to enjoy. Click here.

Click here for general audition information for the Boys and Girls Choirs (PDF).

Choir members can access their calendar here.

Information for choir parents here.

Click on the title of each topic below to see more information and pictures.

Our Tradition of Music
From the founding of Trinity in 1752, music has been an important part of its services of worship. By 1776, Trinity was taking the lead in establishing singing as a regular part of all Episcopal services throughout Connecticut.

The Spirit Singers
The Spirit Singers lead the music for the 9:00 am liturgy including hymns, service music and anthems. They sing three Sundays out of the month from September through the first week in June. During the summer months they sing informally every other Sunday. Also included in their regular schedule is the 5:00 pm Christmas Eve Service.

The Choir of Men and Boys
The Trinity Choir of Men and Boys is the oldest choir in the parish, having been founded in 1885. It is the seventh oldest such choir in America. The Men and Boys who comprise its membership come from not only the parish but also the entire central Connecticut area. The Men and Boys usually sing at the 11:00 am service and other special parish services, including occasional Evensongs.

The Choir of Men and Girls
It is fitting that, in a church with such a long tradition of choral leadership by children, the Choir of Men and Girls now takes a prominent place in the worship services of Trinity Church. The choir was founded in the Fall of 2003 comprising members auditioned from all over south-central Connecticut. Girls from grades 5 through 10 form the soprano section of the choir, accompanied by adult alto women, adult tenors and adult basses. These adults do not double the girls voice parts, but instead provide strong musical support of the soprano voices of the girls and, as with the Choir of Men and Boys, enable these young singers to offer and experience a great range of choral repertoire unavailable to choirs that sing only the treble line.

The Trinity Singers
The Trinity Singers is a mixed adult choir comprising members of the Parish and other interested singers. The Trinity Singers rehearse twice monthly from September through early June and sing at either 9:00 or 11:00 am once a month and at other important parish services. The music of the Easter Vigil, one of the most dramatic and moving services of the liturgical year, is always led by the Trinity Singers. During the summer, they sing several Sundays on a voluntary basis.

Boys Choir
The Trinity Boys Choir has sung services and concerts throughout the eastern United States. In addition to those already named, they have sung at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C. (1976, 1979, 1984, and 1999), Bruton Parish Church in Williamsburg, Virginia (1979, 1991, and 1999), and St. Thomas Church in New York (1989). Christmases 1989, 1990, 1993, 1995, and 1998 saw the boys singing special concerts at the White House for VIP tour groups, including a reception hosted by President Bill Clinton and First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton in 1995.

Church Organ
The organ, the console of which is in the chancel, is a superb example of the organbuilder's art.