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Trinity\u2019s leaders praised Attebury, describing her as a collaborative leader who could help guide the music program in a moment of transition. A singer and pianist by training, she joined Trinity\u2019s choir in 2006 before rising up the administrative ranks.<\/p>\n
In an interview, the Rev. Phillip A. Jackson, Trinity\u2019s rector, said that Attebury \u201cjust has Trinity in her bones.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cShe already has brought and will continue to bring stability to the role,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
Trinity\u2019s music program \u2014 a choir, a Baroque orchestra and Novus NY, a contemporary ensemble, which together present hundreds of events each year \u2014 has been in a state of uncertainty since March 2022, when the church fired Wachner after a former Juilliard School employee, Mary Poole, publicly accused him of kissing and groping her at a music festival in 2014, and said that he ignored her demands that he stop. Wachner has disputed Poole\u2019s account, saying that while they briefly kissed, the encounter was consensual.<\/p>\n
At the time, Trinity said that it had not verified the accusations, but that it had dismissed Wachner because he had \u201cotherwise conducted himself in a manner that is inconsistent with our expectations of anyone who occupies a leadership position.\u201d Wachner\u2019s representatives have criticized Trinity, saying that the institution did not conduct a thorough investigation before dismissing him.<\/p>\n
Attebury, who has appeared over the years as a vocal soloist with the Trinity ensembles, said that despite its recent challenges, the quality of the music program had not suffered. \u201cWe have built a very strong leadership team within the music department,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n