…with gratitude in your hearts
Colossians 3:16
sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs to God.
Music is vitally important to worship, refreshing it in ways that words alone cannot do, and helping to enable worship that renews and inspires.
Those who sing, pray twice (St Augustine)
At Holy Trinity, we use music in varied ways to enable all present to take part: fully, consciously and actively.
Some of the music is unaccompanied, allowing the natural beauty of the human voice to be heard.
The majority of the music is led by the organ or by other instruments, especially when the Music Group leads the singing.
Our main hymn resources are Common Praise, Sing Praise, Hymns for Prayer & Praise, Common Ground, Church Hymnary 4 and other contemporary publications, providing a rich and varied diet to our services.
At Holy Trinity, we have:
Musical resources are drawn from a range of publications as well as various contemporary worship songs and chant psalm settings by the Director of Music.
Holy Trinity Church is affiliated to the RSCM (Royal School of Church Music) and uses its training program Voice for Life to enable its singers to enhance their musical and liturgical skills.
Over the last few years, the church has become a training centre for RSCM Scotland, with events for young people, music-reading skills and singing award exams.
Alistair Warwick Director of Music
Sarah and Alistair Shaw Music Group co-leaders
Ulrike Wutscher cantor and soloist
Laura Buxel Organ Student
Christoph Wutscher occasional organist
Malcolm Allan† played for our Friday morning Eucharist and other occasions over a period of 20 years. We are most grateful to Malcolm for his loving dedication and service.
May he rest in peace.
We currently use the following keyboard instruments in the church: