A string trio from the highly acclaimed touring opera company Raucous Rossini will be providing the finale to the first Holy Trinity Music Festival, a three-day celebration in July.

The music begins on Saturday July 22 with the church’s state of the art digital organ starring in a recital by Chris Achenbach, Director of Music at Holy Trinity.  A Festival Evensong continues the celebrations on Sunday July 22, with Raucous Rossini rounding off the festival on Monday July 23.

Chris Achenbach said: “Music is very important to the members of Holy Trinity church and when I started work here two years ago we launched a new programme of music.  At the same time, our state-of-the-art digital organ, which is the best of its kind in Britain, was installed, providing us with a unique instrument on which to build an increasing repertoire.

“We want to share our music with the rest of the community and are hoping this inaugural festival will be the first of many which will become a regular fixture in the Borders calendar.”

Raucous Rossini will present ensembles and solos, featuring conductor and tenor soloist Max Fane, as well as soprano Barbara Cole Walton, who will be adding a different flavour to the evening with lieder by Schubert and Schumann, Italian songs and arias, and 'golden oldies' from the musicals.

Details of the main events are:
 - Saturday July 22: Organ recital by Chris Achenbach at 7:30 pm. Admission £10.
 - Sunday July 23: Festival Evensong at 6:30 pm. Admission free, retiring collection.
 - Monday July 24: Raucous Rossini, at 7pm. Admission £10 including glass of wine.