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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.
Burns Coffee House

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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Faith EducationJanuary 21, 2016

Trinity Institute: Bishop Curry Sermon

The 2016 Trinity Institute conference (TI2016), "Listen for a Change: Sacred Conversations for Racial Justice," began Thursday, January 21 with a...

Faith EducationJanuary 19, 2016

The Shadow of Slavery

TI2016 “Listen for a Change: Sacred Conversations for Racial Justice” focuses on the often painful---but painfully honest---discussions of race in the...

MusicJanuary 18, 2016

Opera America: New Works Forum Showcase

Huang Ruo – Dream of the Red Chamber
Hannah Lash – Beowolf
Stewart Copeland – The Invention of Moral
Sheila Silver – A Thousand Splendid Suns
Peformed by NOVUS NY
Julian Wachner, music director and conductor
Faith EducationJanuary 13, 2016

The Art of Listening

TI2016 is called “Listen for a Change: Sacred Conversations for Racial Justice” and reminds us of the importance of paying close attention when...

MusicJanuary 6, 2016

12th Night Festival: Bach at One

This week, as part of the Twelfth Night Festival: Time's Arrow:
J. S. Bach – Prelude and Fugue in E Minor, BWV 548
BWV 215 Preise dein Glücke, gesegnetes Sachsen
BWV 232 – Mass in B-minor: Sanctus – Osanna – Dona nobis pacem

Trinity Baroque Orchestra and The Choir of Trinity Wall Street; Julian Wachner, conductor
MusicJanuary 5, 2016

12th Night Festival: Lang & Lorelei

Lang & Lorelei
The Lorelei Ensemble performs works of Pérotin, Scott Ordway, and David Lang
David Lang: The National Anthems (New York premiere of Trinity Wall Street co-commission), Ark Luggage

MusicJanuary 5, 2016

12th Night Festival: Bach at One

In the spring of 2016, Trinity’s ever-popular Bach at One series will complete the first presentation of Bach’s entire monumental output of sacred vocal music.

This week, as part of Trinity's Twelfth Night Festival:
BWV 110, Unser Mund sei voll Lachens
BWV 207, Vereinigte Zwietracht der wechselnden Saiten
The Choir of Trinity Wall Street and Trinity Baroque Orchestra; Julian Wachner, conductor
MusicJanuary 4, 2016

12th Night Festival: Tenet, Tarik O'Regan, Alice Goodman

Ars Subtilior & A Letter of Rights
Tarik O'Regan/Alice Goodman: A Letter of Rights (U.S. premiere)
TENET: Jolle Greenleaf, artistic director; Robert Mealy, music director
The Choir of Trinity Wall Street with NOVUS NY
Julian Wachner, conductor
MusicJanuary 4, 2016

12th Night Festival: Bach at One

In the spring of 2016, Trinity’s ever-popular Bach at One series will complete the first presentation of Bach’s entire monumental output of sacred vocal music.

​​​​​​​This week, as part of Trinity's Twelfth Night Festival:
Georg Muffat: Passacaglia
BWV 115, Mache dich, mein Geist, bereit
BWV 205, Zerreißet, zersprenget, zertrümmert die Gruft
The Choir of Trinity Wall Street and Trinity Baroque Orchestra; Julian Wachner, conductor

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