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Through revelatory music and groundbreaking conversations with authors and thinkers, Trinity’s free programming brings our audiences new ways of seeing, and being, in the world. From classical and modern masterpieces to innovative jazz, Trinity’s musical programs are “the top of musical life in New York” (The New York Times). And our Trinity Talks, at the intersection of sacred and civic life, deepen our understanding on issues of religion, social justice, and community. 

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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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WorshipMarch 19, 2023

Compline by Candlelight: Trinity Youth Chorus

Trinity Youth Chorus joined the Trinity Baroque Orchestra at a special Compline by Candlelight service, for a performance of Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater. Pergolesi’s work is based on the Stabat Mater Dolorosa hymn, a powerful meditation on the suffering of Mary as Jesus Christ's mother during his crucifixion.
musicians at St. Paul's Chapel
MusicMarch 16, 2023

NOVUS at One

Trinity's lunchtime concert series, NOVUS at One, takes place every Monday from March 16 through May 4 at St. Paul's Chapel and features our new music orchestra, NOVUS NY, a key player on the contemporary music scene.

Brad Balliett Quintet (World Premiere)
Valerie Coleman Selections from Portraits of Langston
Joan Tower Island Prelude
Louise Farrenc Sextet in c minor, Op. 40
Alex Temple Thick Line

NOVUS NY: Melissa Baker, flute; Stuart Breczinski, oboe; Benjamin Fingland, clarinet; Brad Balliett, bassoon; Laura Weiner, horn; and Daniel Schlosberg, piano

To watch live, go to Trinity’s homepage at the time of the concert. To watch on-demand, visit our music video portal

musicians at St. Paul's Chapel
MusicMarch 15, 2023

Bach at One

Trinity’s presentation of Bach’s entire monumental output of vocal sacred music has been praised by The New York Times for its “dramatic vigor.”

Bach Komm, Jesu komm, BWV and Jesu meine Freude, BWV 227
Sven-David Sandström Lobet den Herrn
Ethel Smyth Komm, süßer Tod
Richard Strauss Der Abend                                                 
Anna Kuzina-Rozhdestvenska Agnus Dei (North American Premiere)

The Choir of Trinity Wall Street; Stefan Parkman, conductor

To watch live, go to Trinity’s homepage at the time of the concert. To watch on-demand, visit our music video portal

WorshipMarch 14, 2023

Pipes at One: Amelie Held

Trinity's lunchtime concert series, Pipes at One, takes place every Tuesday from March 14 through May 2 at St. Paul's Chapel. The series showcases leading organists from around the country, highlighting our celebrated three-manual Noack organ.

Featuring: Amelie Held

Free; reservations not required.

To watch live, go to Trinity’s homepage at the time of the concert. To watch on-demand, visit our music video portal

Jazz at One trumpeter Ingrid Jensen
WorshipMarch 13, 2023

Jazz at One: Ingrid Jensen Quartet

Trinity's lunchtime concert series, Jazz at One, takes place every Monday from March 13 through May 1 at St. Paul's Chapel and features an eclectic mix of brilliant jazz artists in collaboration with JAZZHOUSE @ Trinity, a joint effort between Trinity and Jazz House KiDS.

Hailed as one of the most gifted trumpeters of her generation,  Ingrid Jensen leads her quartet at the 2023 opening of our Jazz at One series.

To watch live, go to Trinity’s homepage at the time of the concert. To watch on-demand, visit our music video portal

Large group of singers from above in candlelit St. Paul's Chapel
MusicFebruary 26, 2023

Special Compline by Candlelight: Downtown Voices

Kicking off the 2023 concert season, Trinity’s semi-professional choir, Downtown Voices, presented a special Compline by Candlelight with The Choir of Trinity Wall Street and Stephen Sands, conductor. Following the theme of Mahatma Ghandi’s quote, “In the midst of darkness light persists,” during Lent our concerts will explore empathy for others’ suffering and the hope that Easter and Christ’s return bring. In featuring Caroline Shaw’s piece “To the Hands,” we will open our hands and hearts to others and seek healing together.

Caroline Shaw To The Hands
Downtown Voices; The Choir of Trinity Wall Street; Stephen Sands, conductor

Compline by Candlelight is an ancient rite of prayers to end the day, set in the tranquility of St. Paul’s Chapel, one of the oldest buildings in New York City. Can’t make it? Learn more about our Compline podcasts—a way to incorporate this centering ritual from wherever you are.

To watch on-demand, visit our music video portal.

MusicFebruary 8, 2023

Four Last Songs Reimagined

Trinity showcases its vast community of artists with Four Last Songs Reimagined. NOVUS NY and the Experiential Orchestra present Richard Strauss’s beloved Vier letzte Lieder with Grammy® Award-winning soprano and former Trinity choir member Sarah Brailey, followed by an immersive, reimagined version with prolific cellist Andrew Yee. A member of the Grammy® Award-winning Attacca Quartet, she is also an in-demand soloist and a principal cellist of NOVUS NY.

Through a truly intimate seating arrangement, audience members become a part of the concert through extreme proximity to the artists, with ticketed seats placed all around and inside the orchestra members’ seating. Between the two iterations, the duo of soloists perform music from Trinity alumna Caroline Shaw. James Blachly, Grammy® Award-winning Music Director of Experiential Orchestra and former member of the Trinity choir, conducts.

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