Trinity Youth Chorus

Currently celebrating its 20th season, Trinity Youth Chorus brings together talented youth ages 5 to 18 from the five boroughs of New York City. Choristers receive individual and group training in vocal technique, music theory, sight-reading, and performance skills from a group of dedicated professionals led by Melissa Attebury, Trinity’s Director of Music, and Peyton Marion, Assistant Director of Music Education and Outreach.

The choristers provide musical leadership for Sunday 9am Family services and offer concerts throughout the season, often performing with Trinity’s professional ensembles, including Trinity Choir. During the 2023-2024 season, 120 enrolled choristers participated in 5 concerts and 22 church services. 

Recent highlights include Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana, Leonard Bernstein’s Chichester Psalms, a fully staged production of Benjamin Britten’s Noye’s Fludde, Ellen Reid’s Winter’s Child at the PROTOTYPE Festival, Alberto Ginastera’s Turbae ad Passionem Gregorianam and Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 8 at Carnegie Hall, and Benjamin Britten’s War Requiem with the Queens College Choral Society. Recording projects include Philip Glass’s Symphony No. 5 and Lisa Bielawa’s My Outstretched Hand with the San Francisco Girls Chorus and The Knights.  

The Trinity Youth Chorus is featured in the films Love is Strange and Doubt, as well as Lisa Bielawa’s made-for-TV opera Vireo; they have sung backup for Josh Groban, the Rolling Stones, and Bobby McFerrin; and they have been heard on Public Radio International and CBS’s The Early Show.

Join the Chorus

Peppercorn and Junior Choristers (Grades K-5)

We welcome all young people enrolled in grades K-5, regardless of their musical experience or background, into our Peppercorn (grades K-2) and Junior (grades 3-5) training choirs. The prerequisites for the younger choirs are an interest in singing and commitment to attend weekly rehearsals. Please contact Shanna Whitney for information about availability and enrollment.

Senior Choristers (Grades 6-9)

Entrance into Senior Choristers is by audition. At the audition, the director will evaluate each student’s singing ability, understanding of music theory, and sight-singing skills, followed by a written music theory assessment. Students may prepare a short song to present, but it is not a requirement. A weekly theory lab is offered to students who require additional instruction in sight-singing and music theory. Auditions are offered on a rolling basis. To make an appointment, fill out the form below or contact Peyton Marion.

Schola Choristers (Grades 9-12)

Entrance to Schola Choristers is by audition. The program is for eligible Senior Choristers and musically advanced newcomers. Choristers must demonstrate advanced vocal technique, theory and sight-singing skills, and a commitment to attending additional rehearsals and performances. To make an appointment, fill out the form below or contact Peyton Marion.