Director of Music : Sara Wood GRSM ARCM LRAM Dip Ed
Assistant Director of Music : Victoria Wood LRSM
The all-male choir of Holy Trinity Church (15 trebles & 21 men) boasts a very wide repertoire, ranging from Vittoria to Bach, Haydn to Rutter, Gibbons to Tambling, Archer to spirituals and secular music.
The choir has performed Handel’s Messiah, Bach’s B Minor Mass, Haydn’s Harmonie Messe, Mozart’s Requiem and Bach’s St. John Passion as well as other smaller works, including Stainer’s Crucifixion, Maunder’s Olivet to Calvary, Archer’s Love Unknown , Fauré’s Requiem, Britten’s Ceremony of Carols, and Tambling’s Hail Redeemer.
The choir provides a trilogy of carol services each year (celebrating Advent, Christmas and Epiphany). Holy Trinity, Cookham is the only parish church in the country to offer a choir-led carol service on Christmas Day itself. The choir has made many recordings and has featured on radio and television.
The boys and men have recently recorded their eighth album—a CD of Christmas carols (Behold that Star). This includes several traditional congregational carols and other well-known choir carols, as well as carols which the choir has discovered only in recent years. The CD is now available - a useful Christmas gift!
The choir plays an important part in the worship at Holy Trinity Church, providing a variety of music for two weekly Sunday services (0930hrs Eucharist and 1830hrs Choral Evensong). The choir also provides music for weddings and other special services throughout the year.
See also: Choir photo album.
Some short excerpts from 'Behold that star', the choir’s new CD of Christmas Carols, are now available here on the website. The CD features 21 carols capturing the magic of a Christmas in Cookham. Click 'continue reading' to listen to the samples, see a full track listing and find out where to get your copy of the CD. You can also click the image (left) to see the full size cover.
The Choir of Holy Trinity Church, Cookham, directed by Sara Wood with Joseph Nolan (Organ) presented the St John Passion by J. S. Bach on Palm Sunday, 4th April 2004 at Holy Trinity. A donation of £1500 from the retiring collection was sent to Wexham Park Hospital Ward 9E .
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