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Music 2024-2024 season

Trinity Church Announces 2024–2025 Music Season

From medieval to modern, spiritual to political, don’t miss revelatory performances from our new music season.
Compline

Compline

Set in the tranquility of St. Paul’s Chapel, 30 minutes of chant-based improvised music by Trinity Choir.
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bach at one
FeaturedFebruary 28, 2024 St. Paul's Chapel

Bach at One: St. John Passion

St. John Passion, BWV 245 Part 1
“O Mensch, bewein' dein' Sünde groß” from St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244
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FeaturedFebruary 11, 2024 Trinity Church

Jazz Icons: Bobby Watson

Prolific saxophonist Bobby Watson performs in Trinity Church
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FeaturedDecember 17, 2023 St. Paul's Chapel

Special Compline by Candlelight

Join The Choir of Trinity Wall Street for a special Compline by Candlelight, an ancient rite of prayers to end the day; curated and led by Timothy Parsons.
Messiah 2023
MusicDecember 13, 2023Trinity Church

Handel's Messiah

Trinity’s Messiah performance is a cherished holiday tradition that has captivated New York audiences since it was first presented by the church in 1770. Deemed by The New York Times as “transcendent and awe-inspiring,” Trinity’s unique Messiah is performed in a sacred space, on period instruments, with soloists from The Choir of Trinity Wall Street.
Messiah 2023
MusicDecember 15, 2023Trinity Church

Handel's Messiah

Watch this “transcendent and awe-inspiring” performance featuring The Choir of Trinity Wall Street and Trinity Baroque Orchestra led by award-winning artistic director Ryan James Brandau.
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FeaturedDecember 3, 2023 Trinity Church

NOVUS NY Renewal: The Sound of a New World

Sandbox Percussion and NOVUS NY present Viet Cuong’s Re(new)al and pieces inspired by Richard Powers’ powerful novel on activism, resistance, and the natural world— The Overstory.
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FeaturedDecember 7, 2023St. Paul's Chapel

Unconventional Wisdom

Trinity and TENET Vocal Artists present Unconventional Wisdom to celebrate music from 17th century Italian nuns. Featuring women from Downtown Voices, Ticketed.
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FeaturedNovember 16, 2023 Trinity Church

NOVUS NY Renewal: Transcendence

NOVUS NY presents Olivier Messiaen’s chamber music masterpiece, Quartet for the End of Time, with narration by Pulitzer Prize-winner Richard Powers

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