Melissa Attebury was appointed Director of Music at Trinity Church in December of 2023, as the first woman in this role in Trinity’s long history. Previously, she served as Director of Music Education and Outreach, a program she built upon since 2011, serving over 1200 school-age children in the public schools, as well as training many young singers in the Trinity community as director of the Trinity Youth Chorus. During her next chapter at Trinity, she will continue her work in music education, creating educational offerings with Trinity’s collaborative partners and fostering the next generation of young musicians. She is an advocate of lesser-known composers and creating space for new works and revitalizing a culture of congregational singing within the Trinity community. Attebury serves as principal conductor of the Trinity Choir, NOVUS, and the Trinity Baroque Orchestra.
