Trinity carries forward a rich Lutheran tradition of incorporating rich music into worship and educational life. Because of Martin Luther’s insistence that congregations participate in hymn singing in worship, the Lutheran Church has been known as "the singing church. Our worship and celebrations have been enriched by a priceless collection of liturgies, choral and instrumental works, as well as hymns and songs through which we express our faith.
Trinity's music programs include the Sanctuary Choir (Adult SATB), the Trinity Men’s Choir (TTBB), Jubilate Deo Ringers (5 octave hand bell and chime choir), Exalt Praise Team , as well as our two school choirs, Seraphim Choir (Grade 5-8) and Cherub Choir (Grades 3-4). We are also blessed with a number of smaller choral and instrumental groups, including our award winning Pride of the Eagles Concert Band. Through all of these groups, we clearly see how God has blessed Trinity with talented and dedicated musical servants.
If you've never visited Trinity during one of the church's festival periods, you're in for a real treat! Our Christmas and Easter services are filled with the sounds of praise and worship utilizing the combined harmonies of our choirs accompanied by a full 42 piece orchestra.
Each week our congregation is led by the glorious sounds of either our 49 rank Martin Ott Pipe Organ, our new Yamaha C7 Concert Grand Piano, by the exhilarating sounds of our Praise Team, or by the Roland Digital Piano housed in our Chapel.
So, come and join us for worship. Whether you attend our 8:00 or 9:30 a.m. Traditional services , our 11:00 a.m. Exalt Praise Worship, or our 7:15 pm Wednesday midweek services, we believe that you will be blessed by both God’s precious life saving Word and His glorious and soul stirring gift of music.
The organ at Trinity was dedicated on October 23, 1994. In many ways it can be thought of as a reflection of our own congregation. There are 2,544 pipes in the organ. Trinity congregation, in 1994 was very close to that number in membership and has since then far surpassed it.
The pipes in the organ actually form a “congregation of singers" made up of many different shapes and sizes. Some are short, some are tall. Some sing high, some sing low. Some are loud, some are soft. Each person in our sanctuary can combine his or her voice with others to offer up prayers and songs of praise. Each pipe in the organ “building” works along side of others to produce sounds for accompanying our songs of praise.
We each have a mouth to sing God’s praise. Each pipe in the organ also has a mouth. The straight edge at the top of a pipe’s mouth is called the upper lip. The bottom edge is the lower lip. Pipes have “feet”, “bodies”, “ears”, and “tongues.” The pipes “sing” in much the same way as humans. Sound is produced when air causes something to vibrate. The sound then comes out through a mouth for all to hear. The pipes receive their breath for singing from a windchest. The sound produced by the pipes is thus a sound that is vibrant - “alive”!
The organ at Trinity is an instrument allowed by God to be built for worship - an instrument whose breath will combine with ours to set in motion pipes for praise.
Melvin Schiwart
Minister of Music
THE BUILDER
Martin Ott, born to a family of German organ builders, served an apprenticeship in Germany from 1960 to 1963 with his uncle, Paul Ott. He spent his journeyman years (1963-1969) with this uncle and his father, Alfred, and later with Holtlkamp Organ Company in the United States. In 1969 he completed his Master Organ Building Examination in West Germany. After serving four years as tonal finisher and installer for Bosch Organ Company in Germany and St.Louis he formed his present company in St.Louis in 1973. His spacious shop is well equipped for building, erecting, demonstrating and servicing pipe organs. The new organ at Trinity is the company’s Opus No. 68.
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