Trinity College Chapel

The Choir of Trinity College Cambridge comprises around thirty choral scholars and two organ scholars, all of whom are ordinarily undergraduates of the College. The College’s choral tradition dates back to the all-male choir of the fourteenth century, when former Chapel Royal choristers studied in King’s Hall which later became part of Trinity College. Directors of Music have included Charles Villiers Stanford, Alan Gray, Raymond Leppard and Richard Marlow. In a new departure for Cambridge choral music, Richard Marlow founded the current mixed choir in the 1980s. Stephen Layton has been Director of Music since 2006.  Schoeps CCM2S omni directional compact microphones were specified after extensive tests by the Dave Hinitt, resident engineer of both Trinity Choir and Stephen Layton's other professional choir, Polyphony, both of which appear on the Hyperion record label.