Welcome to another season of distinctive and exciting musical offerings, all to the glory of God. May these services and concerts lift our spirits and make our hearts sing! Ticketed events are noted, and all tickets may be obtained through Eventbrite.com. “After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music.” Aldous Huxley

Music at Trinity 2019-2020

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Church Street Choirs Festivalat First Presbyterian Church

October 18, 2019 at 7:30

New this year, Trinity, Central and First Presbyterian Choirs will sing both separately and together in this celebration of our neighboring churches. We initiated a relationship with the other two churches on Church Street to explore opportunities to work together for the better good of our neighborhood as well as the greater Asheville community. The program will include works by Mendelssohn, Mozart, Vaughan Williams, Paulus and Ferguson.

Celtic Eucharist with Pastymededication of the courtyard

October 20, 2019 at 5:30

Pastyme, the eight-member a cappella ensemble, will sing at the 5:30 Celtic service. They have sung many times at Trinity including Palm Sunday Eucharists and spring concerts. (see p. 5) The service will be followed by a dedication of, and celebration of, our newly renovated courtyard.

Music for Advent with lunch followingDecember 5, 12, 19 at 12:00 (recitals free; lunch $5)

Join us for a noon-time space for reflection as some of our finest local musicians present a half-hour recital. Lunch will be offered following each concert. A great way to spend your lunch hour!

December 5 Joyce Guyer, soprano, was a valued principal artist for 16 seasons at New York’s Metropolitan Opera. She is known for her versatility on both the operatic and concert stage throughout the US and in Europe. Her teaching career included positions at Florida State University, the University of Washington, and she served as a consultant to the Seattle Opera Young Artists Program. Her program will include works by John Jacob Niles.

December 12 Kimberly Cann, pianist, has enjoyed a varied career on and off the international stage, Ms. Cann resides, lives, and works in Asheville, helping to bring the arts to the next generation

of young musicians. Her program will include works by composers both contemporary & classical, including J.S. Bach, Frederic Chopin,

& George Walker. Her educational forays include study at the Van

Cliburn Institute in Fort Worth, TX, the Brevard Music Festival, and a Masters Degree from the Eastman School of music in NY in 2006. Appearances both nationally and abroad have been met with critical acclaim; her playing has been described as “striking, tempestuous…” and “exceedingly colorful” (The Royal Gazette).

December 19 Kyle Ritter is Organist/Choirmaster and the Canon for Music at The Cathedral of All Souls in Asheville. He earned both bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Indiana University, where he was a pupil of Robert Rayfield and Marilyn Keiser. Mr. Ritter currently holds the position of National Placement Advisor for the AAM membership. Mr. Ritter is presently an adjunct instructor in music at Brevard College

and is chair of the Liturgy and Music Commission of the Diocese of Western North Carolina.

Candlelight Lessons and Carols ServiceSunday, December 15, 2019 at 5:30

This full traditional, candlelight service of Lessons and Carols, is modeled after the famous service at King’s College, Cambridge. Ancient prophecies foretell the coming of a Messiah, and the Gospel accounts of Jesus’ birth are illumined by choral anthems and beloved carols. The Chancel Choir of Trinity will lead this service.

Prelude to Christmas Eve ServicesDecember 24, 2019 at 5:00 PM and 10:30 PM

Christmas Eve’s prelude includes festive choral and brass pieces, and congregational singing of familiar carols. The prelude begins at 5:00, before the 5:30 service, and again at 10:30, before the 11:00 service.

The Enlightened Trumpet Paul Merkelo and Brad Ulrich trumpets

Vance Reese, organJanuary 24, 2020

(tickets $20 ; students $5)This stunning program will include the Telemann Concerto in D, Haydn’s Concerto in Eb and the beloved Vivaldi Concerto for Two Trumpets.

Paul Merkelo has been the Principal Trumpet with the Orchestre symphonique de Montreal since 1995 and is recognized as a “spectacular soloist...a most impressive master of his instrument” (Montreal Gazette). He has been featured with orchestras, and in recital, throughout Canada, the United States, Russia, China, Japan, Portugal, South American, France and Thailand. In 2020, he will be featured with the English Chamber Orchestra on a UK tour and will also play a newly commissioned concerto with the Melbourne Symphony.

He is on the faculty at the Music Academy of the West in Santa Barbara, and McGill University in Montreal.

Dr. Ulrich has been the trumpet professor at Western Carolina University since 1989. He currently performs with the Asheville Symphony Orchestra, the Smoky Mountain Brass Quintet, and the Fortress Brass Quintet. Dr. Ulrich has performed countless recitals both as a soloist and in brass quintets across the United States and overseas. Dr. Ulrich is the Executive Director of the Trumpet Festival of the Southeast and Artistic Director for the Brass Autumn Festival in St. Petersburg, Russia. He is an Artist/Clinician and member of the Product

Advisory Council for the Jupiter Band Instrument Company.

Dr. Vance Reese is a professor of music at Brevard College. He continues to work as an accompanist, organist, and double bassist. He is the former chapel organist at Christ School, and he worked at Trinity Episcopal Church back in the 20th century.

Broadway and Steak Night: A Musical RevueWednesday, February 12, 2020 Dinner at 6:00, Music at 6:45

The musical stars of Trinity shine for the 7th annual show! Come for a night of great food and entertainment by Trinity’s outstanding vocalists. You will be astounded! The cost for dinner is $20….family cap of $40.

Celtic Service with Trinity’s Chancel Choir Sunday February 23, 2020 at 5:30

Trinity’s Chancel Choir will join the weekly candlelight Celtic service. The music will invite us into the spirit of Lent. The choir will be accompanied by organ and instruments.

Andrew Finn Magill’s Birthday Bash Concert (fiddle and accompaniment) and Reception

Friday, March 6, 2020 at 7:00Tickets $20 adults, $5 students

Born on March 6, and raised in an Irish musical household, Andrew Finn Magill grew up studying with many of the world’s best traditional American and Irish fiddlers at The Swannanoa Gathering music workshops in Asheville, North Carolina. Says grammy-winner American artist Tim O’Brien: “He has learned from and now plays with the best in the genre. On Branches you can hear a new musical voice emerging. I’m gonna keep listening for Finn Magill.”

Finn has built his career on Irish music, having worked with many musicians and he has performed at Milwaukee Irish Fest, Celtic Connections, Olympia Hall in Paris, France, and Disneyworld. In 2014 Finn moved to Rio de Janeiro to study Brazilian choro music.

Pastyme at Celtic Service, Palm SundayApril 5, 2020

The a cappella group, Pastyme, will participate in this special Celtic service as we enter into Holy Week.

This will be the fourth year that the group has provided the music of this 5:30p service. The music will begin with a “Hosanna to the Son of David” and move into music appropriate for Holy Week.

EasterEaster Sunday Vigil Service, 4/12 at 6:00 AM: Music for this beautiful candlelight service is provided by an a cappella quartet. Most of the music is from the Renaissance period. Beginning outdoors, the congregation enters a dark church, progressing through the liturgy, until the church becomes fully lit during the singing of “Jesus Christ Is Risen Today.”

Easter Sunday Services, 4/12 at 9:00 and 11:00 AM: A brass quartet and the chancel choir all join forces to celebrate this festive service. The two services are identical.

Pastyme in ConcertFriday, May 29, 2020 at 7:00

Pastyme was formed in 1999 by eight friends (Anne Rhymer, Wendy Myers, Faye Burner, Mary Donnelly, Jeff Konz, Lee Thomas, Tom Donnelly, and Max Mays) who had sung together in a number of different ensembles, including Mountain Madrigals, a larger non-profit ensemble that sang almost exclusively Renaissance music, both madrigals and motets. After this group ended, they wanted to keep singing together, but to perform a wider range of music while building on Renaissance roots, and also wanted to make money doing it, so a for-profit partnership was formed. Pastyme has always been a double quartet, with two on each part, and has performed at numerous venues in the Southeast, including the Piccolo Spoleto Festival in Charleston, SC, the Cathedral of St. Philip, Atlanta, the 2009 Echo Early Music Festival in Asheville and Greenville, SC, and the World Equestrian Games in Tryon in May 2018.

The Choirs at TrinityThe Chancel Choir is made up of volunteers and paid section leaders. The choir sings each Sunday and for many special services. Rehearsals are at 7:00 on Wednesdays.

The Jubilate Singers follows the Royal School of Church Music goals, which promotes excellence in church music and choral singing. This choir is for 3rd through 8th graders. It meets each Wednesday at 5:30. A simple meal is available at 5:00.

The Alleluia Choir is a training choir for ages 4 through 2nd grade. It teaches the basics of singing, note reading and counting. This choir meets on Wednesdays at 5:00, and includes a meal following rehearsal.

The Handbell Choir is open to anyone of any age who has a basic knowledge of music. The choir meets on Mondays from 5:00 to 6:00.

Instruments at Trinity

The 1976 Austin Organ – Trinity’s newly renovated 3 manual, 46 rank organ sings forth each Sunday, leading hymns, lifting spirits, and comforting souls. The dedication plaque reads, “This organ is dedicated to John Walter Tuton, rector of Trinity Parish from 1947 to 1976. Its music will glorify God and bring joy to our congregation, as did he during his ministry at Trinity.” The 4 rank antiphonal Austin organ was purchased from Trinity Avenue Presbyterian Church in Durham in 1995. It was revoiced by Daniel Angerstein in 2015. Austin Organ Company renovated the main organ in 2018, adding new pipes and some Walker digital ranks.

The Steinway – Trinity’s majestic 1893 Steinway piano was given by Betty and Lottie Luttrell “to the glory of God and in memory of Alvin Mason Lothrop.” The instrument, once played by Paderewski, is a rare model C, the second largest piano made at the time by Steinway. This historic instrument was restored in 1990 by Frank Fisher, and in 2014 further restoration was completed by John Foy.

The Harpsichord – the Zuckermann harpsichord was built by Frank Rutland for his daughter Anna in 1970. At the time of Anna’s death, the instrument was donated to Trinity by her husband, Dr. John Hoskins. The instrument was rebuilt by Curt Gilbert in 2013.

Malmark Handbells - Three octaves of Malmark Handbells were donated by Dr. and Mrs. William Fowler as a memorial to Marmaduke Burr Edwards, and an additional octave was given by several parishioners. Malmark chimes were also added.