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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)
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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 it 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.
Jane Glover

The Passion and Promise of Messiah

Acclaimed Baroque specialist Jane Glover on what first captivated her about Handel’s masterpiece—and what keeps drawing her back.

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Trinity Institute 2013: Stanley Hauerwas

He’s a man who has been both an apprentice bricklayer and “America’s Best Theologian,” as designated by Time Magazine.  And Stanley Hauerwas is one of...

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Reconcliation: Miroslav Volf

Miroslav Volf is the director of Yale Center for Faith and Culture and Henry B. Wright Professor of Theology at Yale Divinity School. A native of...

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Reconcilation: Panel Discussion Day 1

The concluding panel discussion from Trinity Institute 2006, "The Anatomy of Reconciliation", featuring James Alison, Gwendolyn Zoharah Simmons...

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Religion & Violence: Tariq Ramadan

Tariq Ramadan writes and speaks on the future of Islam in pluralistic society. Named one of TIME magazine's "100 Innovators for the 21st Century," his...

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Trinity Institute: Panel Discussion

Panel discussion and q&a on the topic What is the Treasure, New and Old?. Featuring all speakers and closing panelist Mary Chilton Callaway.

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Mary Gordon

Presentation by Mary Gordon, "Has Not God Made Foolish the Wisdom of the World?". Q&A and panel discussion with all speakers and guest panelist Steed...

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