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Messiah at Trinity

A cherished holiday tradition that has captivated audiences since 1770, Trinity’s Messiah is “the gold standard” (The New York Times)
Messiah soloist in Trinity Church

New York’s most historic Messiah

In a city full of Messiah concerts, Trinity’s version is unique.
Sonya Headlam performs Messiah with The Choir of Trinity Wall Street and Trinity Baroque Orchestra.

Watch the concert live!

Led by celebrated guest conductor Jane Glover, this year’s performance will stream live on YouTube on Friday, December 13, at 7pm.
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The First Messiah in NYC

Did Trinity Church present the first performance of Handel’s Messiah in the New World?
Messiah 2023

From the Archives

Watch the “transcendent and awe-inspiring” 2023 concert, recorded live in Trinity Church.

Music Education

We’re developing the next generation of music makers.

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MusicSeptember 6, 2016

Before Bach

These concerts bring together some of New York’s best baroque music specialists under the artistic direction of Avi Stein, Associate Organist and Chorusmaster at Trinity Church Wall Street and faculty member at the Juilliard School. Performers include Juilliard faculty Robert Mealy and Gonzalo Ruiz, as well as luminaries of New York’s thriving early music scene: Ezra Seltzer, Beth Wenstrom, Priscilla Herreid and vocal stars Sherezade Panthaki, Tyler Duncan, and Jesse Blumberg. 
MusicJune 13, 2016

A New Spin on an Ancient Rite

Compline, the final service of the day in the monastic tradition, is sung at St. Paul’s Chapel at 8pm on Sunday evenings. Over the past five years...

MusicMay 25, 2016

Bach at One

In the spring of 2016, Trinity’s ever-popular Bach at One series (Wednesdays at 1pm in St. Paul’s Chapel), will complete the presentation of Bach’s entire monumental output of sacred vocal music.

This week:

Prelude
BWV 177 – Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ
BWV 161 – Komm, du süße Todesstunde
The Choir of Trinity Wall Street & Trinity Baroque Orchestra
Julian Wachner, conductor



MusicMay 24, 2016

Bach at One

In the spring of 2016, Trinity’s ever-popular Bach at One series (Wednesdays at 1pm in St. Paul’s Chapel), will complete the presentation of Bach’s entire monumental output of sacred vocal music.

This week:

Prelude
BWV 35 – Geist und Seele wird verwirret
BWV 55 – Ich armer Mensch, ich Sündenknecht
The Choir of Trinity Wall Street & Trinity Baroque Orchestra
Julian Wachner, conductor
MusicMay 23, 2016

Bach at One

In the spring of 2016, Trinity’s ever-popular Bach at One series (Wednesdays at 1pm in St. Paul’s Chapel), will complete the presentation of Bach’s entire monumental output of sacred vocal music.

This week:

Prelude
BWV 102 – Herr, deine Augen sehen nach dem Glauben
BWV 113 – Herr Jesu Christ, du höchstes Gut
The Choir of Trinity Wall Street & Trinity Baroque Orchestra
Julian Wachner, conductor

MusicMay 20, 2016

Concerts at One: Revolutionaries

This spring, Concerts at One presents Revolutionaries: The late works of Beethoven and Ginastera. This festival celebrates the centennial of Alberto Ginastera by pairing music from his third compositional period with that of fellow revolutionary Ludwig van Beethoven.
MusicMay 20, 2016

Revolutionaries Finale Concert

To conclude Trinity's spring 2016 Concerts at One cycle, Revolutionaries, The Choir of Trinity Wall Street, Trinity Youth Chorus, Downtown Voices, NOVUS NY, and 1B1 join forces, under the leadership of Julian Wachner, for a stunning finale concert of Ginastera's Psalm 150 and Beethoven's monumental Symphony No. 9.
MusicMay 19, 2016

Concerts at One: Revolutionaries

This Third Thursday concert features the award-winning Norwegian string ensemble 1B1, a group dedicated to changing the cultural landscape of the classical music world through progressive performances.
MusicMay 18, 2016

Bach at One

In the spring of 2016, Trinity’s ever-popular Bach at One series (Wednesdays at 1pm in St. Paul’s Chapel), will complete the presentation of Bach’s entire monumental output of sacred vocal music.

This week:

Prelude
BWV 172 – Ershallet ihr lieder, erklinget, ihr Saiten!
BWV 195 – Dem Gerechten muß das Licht
The Choir of Trinity Wall Street & Trinity Baroque Orchestra
Julian Wachner, conductor
MusicMay 17, 2016

Concerts at One: Revolutionaries

This week: Momenta Quartet with Vicky Chow, piano
"A paragon of the concert-going experience: excellent music that was entirely fresh and new, played with skill and élan... Momenta's playing throughout the concert was superb." —George Grella, New York Classical Review (September 2014)
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Sonata No. 32 in C Minor, op. 111
Alberto Ginastera – Piano Quintet, op. 29
Ludwig van Beethoven – String Quartet No. 16 in F Major, op. 135

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