Concerts at Trinity
Trinity is home to several artists-in-residence as well as having partnerships with other arts groups. Trinity also provides rehearsal space for musical groups that participate, on occasion, in our worship services or perform concerts at Trinity.
Sunday, November 24, 2024 at 3:00pm
Seattle Bach Choir presents
Dawn
Throughout history, people have heralded the rising of the sun with music. So, we begin our anniversary season with music for the morning, including music from the matins liturgy. Works by Benjamin Britten, Charles Villiers Stanford, Heinrich Schütz, and the Shakers complement the centerpiece of this program—Te Deum by American-Swedish composer Steve Dobrogosz.
Saturday, November 30, 2024 at 7:30pm
Sunday, December 1, 2024 at 3:00pm
Byrd Ensemble presents
A German Christmas
The Byrd Ensemble and Brass present a program of festive Christmas music from Germany to usher in the holiday season. Two settings of In dulci jubilo by J.S. Bach and Michael Praetorius bookend the program of primarily baroque Christmas music. The program includes Bach’s motet Komm Jesu komm and Franz Biebl’s Ave Maria.
Friday, December 6, 2024 at 7:30pm
Seattle Girls Choir presents
Carmina Angelorum: Songs of the Angels
An elegant concert featuring Benjamin Britten’s stunning choral masterpiece "A Ceremony of Carols" for harp and treble voices, and John Rutter's "Dancing Day" cycle, paired with choral works by Joan Szymko, Joanna Forbes L'Estrange, Rosephanye Powell, and Alice Parker. Carmina Angelorum offers a space for reflection and hope as we make our way through the longest nights of the year. Performed by Prime Voci of Seattle Girls Choir under the direction of Sarra S. Doyle, with Elizabeth Landis on harp. For more information, visit www.seattlegirlschoir.org.
Sunday, December 8, 2024 at 4:00pm
(preconcert lecture at 3:20)
Wellspring Ensemble presents
Seeking
This winter session we take a moment to explore the journey of connection, belonging, and inner peace. We will be joined by the amazing Sunghee Kim, organist extraordinaire! The crux of the concert will be Jonathan Dove's, Seek Him That Maketh the Seven Stars. A driving piece of complex rhythm and atmospheric organ parts, we weave a story that depicts the stars themselves. Morten Lauridsen's beloved Sure on this Shining Night is familiar and touching. Sarah Quartel both beconds the child to sing for each new morning in Sing My Child, and lulls us to inner peace with On this Silent Night. Daniel Schreiner's O Come Emmanuel makes its return, with composer conducting, as we remember his inventive and haunting rendition. We end our set with an incredibly powerful message with text by James Weldon Johnson and music by Marques Garrett in My Heart Be Brave: "Rise up, and, casting off thy hind'ring shrouds, tho' thick the battle and tho' fierce the fight, there is power in making for the right."
Friday, December 13, 2024 at 7:30pm
Ancora Choir presents
Carols with Ancora
Immerse yourself in an evening of Christmas carols featuring Benjamin Britten’s A Ceremony of Carols and the world premiere of Celebration of Carols by Pacific Northwest composer, conductor, and teacher Christopher McCafferty, accompanied by harpist Jared Parsons. We will end the evening with Katherine Dienes’ stirring setting of Silent Night as we dim the lights to enjoy the sounds of Ancora, our faces illuminated in the soft glow of candlelight!
Sunday, December 15, 2024 at 3:00pm
Evergreen Ensemble presents
Christmas
It's Evergreen Ensemble's first Christmas concert! We are thrilled to make our first contribution to one of choral music's most beloved seasons, and also honored to be doing so in partnership with the Seattle Children’s Chorus! Come hear iconic choral Christmas classics from composers like Morten Lauridsen, Norman Luboff, and John Gardner, as well as newer works from Ola Gjeilo, Sarah Quartel, Jessica French, and many more! Join us, and help us create a new holiday tradition for our region.
Friday, December 20, 2024 at 7:00pm (Parish Hall)
Radiance presents
American Christmas
Ring in the holidays with our annual performance of early American music from Appalachia and New England. Powerful, rousing shapenote tunes and lively Shaker songs bring the cheer of Christmas to life. These uniquely American music traditions are part of a vibrant cultural heritage, passed down through oral traditions, singing schools, and community practice. Shaker and shapenote music beautifully showcase the simple power of communal singing – in fact, the most common shapenote book, The Sacred Harp, is named after that sacred musical instrument given to us at birth: the human voice. Join Radiance for this festive, joyful celebration!
