The music program at Holy Trinity Catholic High School is modelled on a traditional band program and vocal ensemble setting. Students are able to select either instrumental or vocal music as their area of performance. Whether you are a student with previous musical background, a student coming to Holy Trinity for your first year of high school or a senior student that has never had the opportunity to take music in grade nine, there is a place for you in the Holy Trinity Music Program.
There are excellent beginner courses for those students looking for their first experience with formal musical instruction. The first year courses are designed for students with little or NO previous musical training. Students will acquire an understanding of the elements of music through performance on a band instrument or with their voice. The student's performance will be strengthened through the study of basic theoretical rudiments and historical perspectives.
For those students with previous musical background, the Holy Trinity Music Program has the suitable music course to meet your present performance skills. By the end of the four-year music program at Holy Trinity, students have acquired the necessary skills and knowledge to be a qualified applicant to post-secondary institutions for music-based programs.
The instruments used by the students at Holy Trinity are provided to those students enrolled in an instrumental music class at no charge. The music facilities at Holy Trinity include a large, tiered instrumental music room with three practice rooms at the back of the room.
There are opportunities for students to get involved with extra-curricular activities throughout the school year. These include Concert Band, Intermediate Band, Brass Ensemble, Vocal Ensemble and Music Ministry.
For more information and current activities with the music program at Holy Trinity Catholic High School, click the link to the Holy Trinity Music Webpage.
The Holy Trinity Music Program participates in many performances and festivals throughout the school year. Below are some of the activities and results from festivals this year.
Norfolk County Fair The Concert Band performed at the Norfolk County Fair for the first time in 2009.
Academic Awards Ceremony & Graduation Ceremony The Brass Ensemble annually performs for both of these events that celebrate the academic successes of our students.
Elementary School Concerts The Intermediate and Concert Bands perform annually at 10 of the elementary schools from Norfolk and HaldimandCounty that have students that are planning to attend Holy Trinity.
Simcoe Panarama & Simcoe BIA Moonlight Madness The Brass Ensemble annually performs on the streets of downtown Simcoe for the Simcoe BIA Moonlight Madness. This celebration is coordinated with the opening night of the Simcoe Panarama in WellingtonPark. This is the seventh consecutive year that the Brass Ensemble has been an active part of this annual event.
Annual Christmas and Spring Concerts All of the extra-curricular music ensembles and active music classes combine to perform for the public in December and May each year.
Annual Tri-High Concert Since the spring of 2005, music students from all three high schools in the Brant Haldimand Norfolk Catholic District School Board perform a concert for the public. The location of the concert is on rotation between the participating schools. Each school performs individually and the concert concludes with a performance of all students in one mass ensemble.
Norfolk Musical Arts Festival 2011 Results
The Concert Band placed second in its class. They were awarded the Waterford Lioness Scholarship for Bands.
The Intermediate Band placed second in its class.
The Vocal Ensemble placed first in its class. They were awarded the trophy from the Lions Club of Waterford for Best Secondary School Choir.
The Brass Ensemble placed first in its class.
Golden Horseshoe Regional MusicFest 2011 Results
The Intermediate Band was entered in the B100 class for concert bands and received a Silver Standing for their performance.
The Concert Band was entered in the B300 class for concert bands and received a Silver Standing for their performance.
National MusicFest Since the school opened in September 2001, the Concert Band has qualified for the Nationals six times and the Intermediate Band has qualified three times. At the 2010 Nationals in Ottawa, the Intermediate Band and the Concert Band received a Silver Standing. 
The Holy Trinity Concert Band has previously performed at the 2005 Nationals in Richmond, British Columbia, the 2006 Nationals in Ottawa, Ontario, the 2009 Nationals in Markham, Ontario and the 2010 Nationals in Ottawa, Ontario. The Holy Trinity Intermediate Band has performed at the 2009 Nationals in Markham, Ontario and the 2010 Nationals in Ottawa, Ontario.
The Holy Trinity Music Program conducted the 10th Anniversary Spring Concert on Thursday 19 May 2011. This event celebrated the first 10 years of the Holy Trinity Music Program with performances by the Grade 9, 10 and senior instrumental music classes, the Brass Ensemble, the Vocal Ensemble with Alumni Singers, the Intermediate and Concert Bands as well as an Alumni Instrumental Ensemble. The highlight of the night was the mass band and choir performance of "Homeward Bound" by more than 130 musicians.
