Music plays an integral role in the life and worship of Trinity Church. Central to our philosophy of music is the concept of congregational participation. Whether it takes the form of singing an anthem in one of the choirs or singing a hymn from the pew, it is our goal to incorporate every member of this worshiping community into the musical life of our parish.
Trinity’s Choir of Adults accepts those with all levels of musical ability, since it is our belief that all people can and should sing for the glory of God. We will challenge you with good repertoire drawn from centuries of choral music, teach you to read music if you don’t already, give you an outlet for performance, and a place to develop friendships with people who like to sing together. We work hard at developing community — whether it’s a choir party, a joint venture with another choir, or practicing for Holy Week, we seek to be Christ to one another wherever we sing together.
Trinity Choir sings regularly for Sunday Eucharists, for occasional Evensongs, and for special times such as Lessons and Carols, Christmas Eve and Holy Week.
Trinity is blessed with a 3 manual, 42-rank Aeolian-Skinner organ, opus 1469, installed in 1967. It was a gift from Mr. Fred Newton, in memory of his wife, Rita. Mr. Newton himself had had an interesting career in engineering and law – he was the designer of the approaches to both the Lincoln and Holland Tunnels into New York City, and built the famous Lock Seven of the Erie Canal. He was 80 years old at the time of the organ’s installation, and did survive long enough to hear it played the summer it was installed.
Mr. Lawrence Salvatore was the organist and choirmaster at the time, and had extensive discussions with John Tyrrell, then president of Aeolian-Skinner, about the tonal design of the organ. It is firmly in the American eclectic style. One of its unusual features is a split Swell division, since the chamber of the organ is quite small. The Swell II division, able to be separated from Swell I, acts as a floating division – either part of the Swell, or an enclosed part of the Choir.
Builder: Aeolian-Skinner Organ Co., Inc
Year: 1967
Opus: 1467
No. manuals: 3
No. stops: 45
No. ranks: 43
No. pipes: 2,497
Full stop list
Great (II)
8′ Principal 61
8′ Erzahler SW II
8′ Rohrgedeckt 61
4′ Octave 61
4′ Flute Bouchee 61
2 2/3′ Spitzquinte 61
2′ Super Octave 61
IV Mixture 244
8′ Bombarde 61
Chimes
Swell1 (III)
8′ Viola Pomposa 61
8′ Viola Celeste 61
8′ Aeoline 61
4′ Principal 61
IV Plein Jeu 244
16′ Hautbois 61
8′ Trompette 61
4′ Schalmei 61
Tremulant
Swell2 (III)
16′ Erzahler 61
8′ Bordun 61
8′ Erzahler 12
8′ Kleinerzahler 49
4′ Koppelflote 61
2′ Blockflote 61
II Sesquialtera 122
8′ Krummhorn 61
4′ Krummhorn 12
Positiv (I)
8′ Holzgedeckt 61
4′ Spitzflote 61
2′ Octavin 61
1 1/3′ Nasat 61
III Scharf 183
8′ Bombarde GT
Pedal
32′ Resultant
16′ Contra Bass 32
16′ Bourdon 32
16′ Erzahler SW II
8′ Octave 32
8′ Bourdon 12
8′ Erzahler SW II
4′ Super Octave 32
4′ Bourdon 12
III Mixture 96
16′ Bombarde 12 GT
16′ Hautbois SW I
8′ Bombarde GT
4′ Schalmei SW I
Chimes
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