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Palmer Trinity School (PTS) has announced the addition of its first choir director and school organist, Andrew Leslie Cooper.
In addition to enriching PTS’s musical program, the school organist Cooper will play during weekly chapel services and at school events, including Baccalaureate ceremonies, graduation, annual lessons, and tree lighting caroling.
The leading-edge Casavant Frères organ will be installed in Trinity Chapel by mid-November. Cooper — a British-American musician, conductor, organist, countertenor, and music educator — officially commenced at Palmer Trinity on Aug. 5.
“We are thrilled to have Andrew join our Performing Arts Department as the leader of our choral program and our new organ director,” said Patrick H.F. Roberts, head of school. “This marks a historic moment for Palmer Trinity School.”
Cooper has been heavily involved in ecclesiastical choir direction during the past decade, most recently as the director of music and organist at St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church in Wilton, CT, for the past three years. He has served in similar roles at Grace Presbyterian Church in Pennsylvania and the United Methodist Church of Berea in Ohio. He was a graduate assistant conductor at Westminster Choir College in Princeton, NJ.
In addition to his choral experience, Cooper has a strong background in music education including vocal music, piano and music theory. In the UK, he was on the music staff at the King’s School Rochester in Kent — the world’s second oldest school — and at The Frances Bardsley Academy for Girls in East London. In Connecticut, he taught music for the Wilton Public School system.
Cooper brings with him experience as a vocal performer and theatrical music director. As a countertenor, he has sung with numerous top-tier ensembles including the award-winning group The Gesualdo Six, the Choir of HM Chapel Royal at Hampton Court Palace, Voces8 Foundation Choir, Tenebrae, the Bach Choir of Holy Trinity in New York City, and other professional groups.
“I cannot wait to join the PTS community this August and look forward to delving into the rewarding work of advancing its choral program,” Cooper said. “I am enamored with the school’s commitment to fostering well-rounded, globally minded students who lead with love.
“The construction of the chapel and the imminent installation of the school’s brand-new organ mark a wonderful new chapter in its musical activities and student life. I will strive to create an enriching, inspiring, and joyful environment where these students can grow musically, intellectually, and personally.”
In addition to his role at Palmer Trinity, he will be the organist and choir director at Trinity Cathedral in Downtown Miami and will be playing Sunday services at the Cathedral.
Cooper holds a Master of Music in choral conducting from Westminster Choir College in Princeton, NJ, and a Bachelor of Music in music theory from Baldwin Wallace Conservatory of Music in Berea, OH.
For more information about Palmer Trinity School, visit www.palmertrinity.org.
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