Trinity College

The Chapel Singers

featuring the Trinity College Gospel Choir

and the Trinity African Choir​

Ellen Dickinson, carillonneur

Vaughn Mauren ’07, organist

Christopher Houlihan ’09, director

The Rev. Allison Read, chaplain

The Rt. Rev. Ian T. Douglas, bishop

Take comfort and joy from this

Christmas celebration of word and song.

A freewill offering will be taken.

The annual Christmas Festival of Lessons and Carols marks the beginning of the holiday season for the Greater Hartford community. The service includes music of the season offered by the Chapel Singers – the oldest continuing student group on campus – the Trinity College Gospel Choir, and the Trinity African Choir.

The music this year is directed for the first time by Christopher Houlihan ’09, newly appointed College Organist and Director of Chapel Music. A brass quintet and timpani joins the choirs, and Vaughn Mauren ’07 accompanies on organ.

Trinity College warmly invites the public to attend the free event. ​

The Chapel Singers

featuring the Trinity College Gospel Choir

and the Trinity African Choir​

Ellen Dickinson, carillonneur

Vaughn Mauren ’07, organist

Christopher Houlihan ’09, director

The Rev. Allison Read, chaplain

The Rt. Rev. Ian T. Douglas, bishop

Take comfort and joy from this

Christmas celebration of word and song.

A freewill offering will be taken.

The annual Christmas Festival of Lessons and Carols marks the beginning of the holiday season for the Greater Hartford community. The service includes music of the season offered by the Chapel Singers – the oldest continuing student group on campus – the Trinity College Gospel Choir, and the Trinity African Choir.

The music this year is directed for the first time by Christopher Houlihan ’09, newly appointed College Organist and Director of Chapel Music. A brass quintet and timpani joins the choirs, and Vaughn Mauren ’07 accompanies on organ.

Trinity College warmly invites the public to attend the free event. ​

The Chapel Singers

featuring the Trinity College Gospel Choir

and the Trinity African Choir​

Ellen Dickinson, carillonneur

Vaughn Mauren ’07, organist

Christopher Houlihan ’09, director

The Rev. Allison Read, chaplain

The Rt. Rev. Ian T. Douglas, bishop

Take comfort and joy from this

Christmas celebration of word and song.

A freewill offering will be taken.

The annual Christmas Festival of Lessons and Carols marks the beginning of the holiday season for the Greater Hartford community. The service includes music of the season offered by the Chapel Singers – the oldest continuing student group on campus – the Trinity College Gospel Choir, and the Trinity African Choir.

The music this year is directed for the first time by Christopher Houlihan ’09, newly appointed College Organist and Director of Chapel Music. A brass quintet and timpani joins the choirs, and Vaughn Mauren ’07 accompanies on organ.

Trinity College warmly invites the public to attend the free event. ​

Special thanks to Michael Ersevim '91 for the recording of this podcast.

To download the iTunes podcast, visit: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/trini…ege/id1057966315

For photos of the event by John Marinelli, visit: www.flickr.com/photos/trinitycol…72157662105433521

The service known as the Christmas Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols is a tradition followed by Anglican and other Christian churches worldwide. Trinity began conducting this service in 1958, following the Anglican ceremony established at Kings College in Cambridge, England in 1918.

In this service, the community hears and receives the story of “God with us” through nine passages of scripture along with carols and anthems of Christmas. The Chapel Singers, the Trinity Choir, as well as student instrumentalists, lead the musical portions of the service. Readers are chosen from among the wider College community.

One Friend of the Chapel remarked that the 2010 Service of Lessons and Carols was the best he had experienced in thirty-one years at Trinity: “The singing was exquisite, with excellent intonation and with enthusiasm and conviction that was absolutely impressive. The service was beautifully balanced between readings and music, and the readers were magnificently prepared.”

This year Trinity’s Christmas Festival of Lessons and Carols was held on Sunday December 4, 2016, at 4:00 and 7:00 p.m.

Special thanks to Michael Ersevim '91 for the recording of this podcast.

To download the iTunes podcast, visit: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/trini…ege/id1057966315

For photos of the event by John Marinelli, visit: www.flickr.com/photos/trinitycol…72157662105433521

The service known as the Christmas Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols is a tradition followed by Anglican and other Christian churches worldwide. Trinity began conducting this service in 1958, following the Anglican ceremony established at Kings College in Cambridge, England in 1918.

In this service, the community hears and receives the story of “God with us” through nine passages of scripture along with carols and anthems of Christmas. The Chapel Singers, the Trinity Choir, as well as student instrumentalists, lead the musical portions of the service. Readers are chosen from among the wider College community.

One Friend of the Chapel remarked that the 2010 Service of Lessons and Carols was the best he had experienced in thirty-one years at Trinity: “The singing was exquisite, with excellent intonation and with enthusiasm and conviction that was absolutely impressive. The service was beautifully balanced between readings and music, and the readers were magnificently prepared.”

This year Trinity’s Christmas Festival of Lessons and Carols was held on Sunday December 4, 2016, at 4:00 and 7:00 p.m.

Special thanks to Michael Ersevim '91 for the recording of this podcast.

To download the iTunes podcast, visit: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/trini…ege/id1057966315

For photos of the event by John Marinelli, visit: www.flickr.com/photos/trinitycol…72157662105433521

The service known as the Christmas Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols is a tradition followed by Anglican and other Christian churches worldwide. Trinity began conducting this service in 1958, following the Anglican ceremony established at Kings College in Cambridge, England in 1918.

In this service, the community hears and receives the story of “God with us” through nine passages of scripture along with carols and anthems of Christmas. The Chapel Singers, the Trinity Choir, as well as student instrumentalists, lead the musical portions of the service. Readers are chosen from among the wider College community.

One Friend of the Chapel remarked that the 2010 Service of Lessons and Carols was the best he had experienced in thirty-one years at Trinity: “The singing was exquisite, with excellent intonation and with enthusiasm and conviction that was absolutely impressive. The service was beautifully balanced between readings and music, and the readers were magnificently prepared.”

This year Trinity’s Christmas Festival of Lessons and Carols was held on Sunday December 4, 2016, at 4:00 and 7:00 p.m.

Special thanks to Michael Ersevim '91 for the recording of this podcast.

To download the iTunes podcast, visit: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/trini…ege/id1057966315

For photos of the event by John Marinelli, visit: www.flickr.com/photos/trinitycol…72157662105433521

The service known as the Christmas Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols is a tradition followed by Anglican and other Christian churches worldwide. Trinity began conducting this service in 1958, following the Anglican ceremony established at Kings College in Cambridge, England in 1918.

In this service, the community hears and receives the story of “God with us” through nine passages of scripture along with carols and anthems of Christmas. The Chapel Singers, the Trinity Choir, as well as student instrumentalists, lead the musical portions of the service. Readers are chosen from among the wider College community.

One Friend of the Chapel remarked that the 2010 Service of Lessons and Carols was the best he had experienced in thirty-one years at Trinity: “The singing was exquisite, with excellent intonation and with enthusiasm and conviction that was absolutely impressive. The service was beautifully balanced between readings and music, and the readers were magnificently prepared.”

This year Trinity’s Christmas Festival of Lessons and Carols was held on Sunday December 4, 2016, at 4:00 and 7:00 p.m.

Special thanks to Michael Ersevim '91 for the recording of this podcast.

To download the iTunes podcast, visit: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/trini…ege/id1057966315

For photos of the event by John Marinelli, visit: www.flickr.com/photos/trinitycol…72157662105433521

The service known as the Christmas Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols is a tradition followed by Anglican and other Christian churches worldwide. Trinity began conducting this service in 1958, following the Anglican ceremony established at Kings College in Cambridge, England in 1918.

In this service, the community hears and receives the story of “God with us” through nine passages of scripture along with carols and anthems of Christmas. The Chapel Singers, the Trinity Choir, as well as student instrumentalists, lead the musical portions of the service. Readers are chosen from among the wider College community.

One Friend of the Chapel remarked that the 2010 Service of Lessons and Carols was the best he had experienced in thirty-one years at Trinity: “The singing was exquisite, with excellent intonation and with enthusiasm and conviction that was absolutely impressive. The service was beautifully balanced between readings and music, and the readers were magnificently prepared.”

This year Trinity’s Christmas Festival of Lessons and Carols was held on Sunday December 4, 2016, at 4:00 and 7:00 p.m.

Special thanks to Michael Ersevim '91 for the recording of this podcast.

To download the iTunes podcast, visit: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/trini…ege/id1057966315

For photos of the event by John Marinelli, visit: www.flickr.com/photos/trinitycol…72157662105433521

The service known as the Christmas Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols is a tradition followed by Anglican and other Christian churches worldwide. Trinity began conducting this service in 1958, following the Anglican ceremony established at Kings College in Cambridge, England in 1918.

In this service, the community hears and receives the story of “God with us” through nine passages of scripture along with carols and anthems of Christmas. The Chapel Singers, the Trinity Choir, as well as student instrumentalists, lead the musical portions of the service. Readers are chosen from among the wider College community.

One Friend of the Chapel remarked that the 2010 Service of Lessons and Carols was the best he had experienced in thirty-one years at Trinity: “The singing was exquisite, with excellent intonation and with enthusiasm and conviction that was absolutely impressive. The service was beautifully balanced between readings and music, and the readers were magnificently prepared.”

This year Trinity’s Christmas Festival of Lessons and Carols was held on Sunday December 4, 2016, at 4:00 and 7:00 p.m.

Special thanks to Michael Ersevim '91 for the recording of this podcast.

To download the iTunes podcast, visit: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/trini…ege/id1057966315

For photos of the event by John Marinelli, visit: www.flickr.com/photos/trinitycol…72157662105433521

The service known as the Christmas Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols is a tradition followed by Anglican and other Christian churches worldwide. Trinity began conducting this service in 1958, following the Anglican ceremony established at Kings College in Cambridge, England in 1918.

In this service, the community hears and receives the story of “God with us” through nine passages of scripture along with carols and anthems of Christmas. The Chapel Singers, the Trinity Choir, as well as student instrumentalists, lead the musical portions of the service. Readers are chosen from among the wider College community.

One Friend of the Chapel remarked that the 2010 Service of Lessons and Carols was the best he had experienced in thirty-one years at Trinity: “The singing was exquisite, with excellent intonation and with enthusiasm and conviction that was absolutely impressive. The service was beautifully balanced between readings and music, and the readers were magnificently prepared.”

This year Trinity’s Christmas Festival of Lessons and Carols was held on Sunday December 4, 2016, at 4:00 and 7:00 p.m.