Music has been central to the worship and community life of St. Paul’s since the parish was founded in 1804. Home to the first vested choir in the City of Troy, St. Paul’s continues a distinguished tradition of Anglican choral music, congregational singing, and organ music in one of the region’s most beautiful sacred spaces.
Choristers
The St. Paul’s Choristers sing each Sunday at the 10:00 a.m. Sung Mass, leading the congregation in hymns, service music, psalms, and anthems drawn from the broad tradition of sacred choral music.
In addition to Sunday worship, the choir provides music for Christmas, Easter, and other major celebrations of the church year. The Choristers also participate in Choral Evensong, concerts, and occasional joint performances with other area ensembles.
The choir is open by audition to singers of all ages. Rehearsals are held Thursdays at the church at 7:00 p.m. Experienced singers, as well as those interested in developing their abilities within a supportive ensemble, are invited to contact the Organist-Choirmaster for more information.
Email Christopher Uhl
In addition to Sunday worship, the choir provides music for Christmas, Easter, and other major celebrations of the church year. The Choristers also participate in Choral Evensong, concerts, and occasional joint performances with other area ensembles.
The choir is open by audition to singers of all ages. Rehearsals are held Thursdays at the church at 7:00 p.m. Experienced singers, as well as those interested in developing their abilities within a supportive ensemble, are invited to contact the Organist-Choirmaster for more information.
Email Christopher Uhl
Austin Organ
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Music at St. Paul’s is supported by the church’s magnificent Austin Opus 1011 orchestral pipe organ. Commissioned in 1921 by Troy industrialist C. W. Tillinghast Barker in memory of his mother, Frances Southwick Barker, the instrument contains more than 3,000 pipes across four manuals and five divisions.
Designed during the great American orchestral-organ tradition, the Austin possesses an unusually broad range of tonal colors. Its voices can evoke the warmth of strings, the brilliance of brass, the delicacy of woodwinds, and the grandeur of a full symphonic ensemble. The instrument fills St. Paul’s resonant Gothic interior with a sound worthy of the church’s extraordinary Tiffany-designed sanctuary. More than a century after its installation, the Austin organ remains an essential part of worship and musical life at St. Paul’s. The parish is committed to preserving this remarkable instrument so that it may continue to inspire worshippers, musicians, and visitors for generations to come. |