Director of Music Search Update

A Message from the Rector

Dear parish members and friends of Trinity’s choir community,

My hope had been to inform you by now of the successful hire of our new Director of Music. Instead, I need to share with you the disappointing news that our search has turned out to be inconclusive.

As you recall, it was announced that there were three finalists for the position of Director of Music. One of the finalists withdrew his name from consideration prior to an interview for personal family reasons. One of the candidates decided that he was not the right fit for our program post interview. And finally, after careful consideration, it was decided not to offer the third candidate the position as he was not the right fit for our program.

I certainly honor the sense of disappointment after many months of organizing interviews and conversations. We all had hoped to welcome our new Director of Music by now. But interviews are clearly a two-way process.

This past week has given the Wardens, treasurer and myself pause and reflection time regarding the best way forward. I contacted Walden and other music professionals. They have been extremely supportive in exploring options for us. All in all, their professional recommendation at this moment is that Trinity should look for an alternate solution, possibly an interim. They are already reaching out to possible candidates, and we hope to find the right person very soon. We also continue to have discussions with prominent advisors in the music world to help guide our direction.

We all knew that succeeding Walden meant there were big shoes to fill. This also means that patience will need to be our treasured virtue at this juncture. We will need to wait a while longer to find our new Director of Music. But trusting in the power of prayer and God's loving providence, it probably will be an opportunity for us to take some extra time to make this important transition. And maybe the Lord wants some more say as well. As soon as there is more information, I will let you know.

Much gratitude to the search committee and all of you who have participated in this search process. Special thanks to Marsha Ackerman and Paul Berry, whose wisdom and connections are already guiding us to the next step.  Everyone's hard work has brought us to the point we find ourselves today.  God is guiding us and seems to think that this is right and good for us.

Blessings and peace,

Luk