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| Music for Worship at Trinity |
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| Trinity’s worship is an eclectic mix with traditional hymnody and service music at its core. Music on a given Sunday might include hymns from The Hymnal 1982 and other more recent hymn collections, service music in a traditional style, Taizé chants, folk hymns, African American spirituals, and African praise songs. While music from our splendid organ is a staple, other instruments employed might include guitar, violin, mandolin, flute, trumpet, or accordion(!). Sometimes we sing unaccompanied. |
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The Trinity Concert Series |
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Music at Trinity builds on a tradition of great music in a great space. The generosity of friends of Music at Trinity ensures our concert series as a vehicle for outreach and evangelism. A wide range of music is represented. Central to the musical offerings are the Margaret Straight Memorial Organ Console and the Melville Sahyun and Valdé Family Memorial Carillon. Music at Trinity celebrates twenty-six years of God’s faithfulness. Experience the sonic splendor of music in sacred space!
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Trinity Music Calendar 2010-2011 (please click for details) |
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| The Trinity Choir |
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| The choir at Trinity is made up of twenty-five dedicated volunteers. We sing for the 10:00 Eucharist from September through June, as well as for several special celebrations throughout the year. In addition to leading congregational singing, the choir performs choral anthems in a variety of styles, from classics, to artful contemporary arrangements, to spirituals. Much of the music is sung a cappella. The ensemble is open to all without audition, but those interested in joining should speak with director Grey Brothers beforehand. We rehearse every Thursday evening from 7:30 to 9:15 in the Guild Hall and meet at 9:10 on Sunday mornings. The choir is a convivial group. We’re always delighted to welcome new members! |
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David A. Gell, Minister of Organ and Music Outreach |
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David melds his ministry in church music with concert performance. His musical journey began in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. In Edmonton, he served as a chorister and studied piano through Alberta College. His organ studies started at age thirteen and continued through undergraduate studies at Azusa Pacific University in southern California. He continued graduate school studies in organ and music composition at the School of Church Music at the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, the University of Hawaii, and the University of California at Santa Barbara. During the Viet Nam era, he served as organist and assistant to the Pacific Fleet Chaplain at Pearl Harbor. With the Santa Barbara Boys Choir, he made five European concert tours. This year marked his twenty-sixth anniversary as organist at Trinity. David has presented recitals in California, the National Cathedral in Washington D.C., Lethbridge, and Calgary, Alberta, Canada. |
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| Grey Brothers, Minister of Choral and Congregational Music |
| Grey has held his position at Trinity since 1988. An accomplished singer as well as conductor, he has made numerous appearances as tenor soloist with Central and South Coast choral groups and in local stage productions. He regularly serves as cantor at Trinity. In addition to his work at Trinity, Grey is a full time member of the music faculty at Westmont College, a four-year liberal arts college in nearby Montecito, where he teaches music courses and conducts choral ensembles. Grey completed a Ph.D. in musicology from UC Santa Barbara in 2001. |
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