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Music & Events

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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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.

The First Messiah in NYC

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

From the Archives

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

Concerts

Trinity Youth Chorus members singing in Trinity Church in March 2022

Ensembles

Pattern of the word TALKS, repeated in multiple rows, using a variety of fonts in red and white.

Trinity Talks

Divine Muse: St. Cecilia Mass

Fauré Requiem

Bach at One: Divine Muse

Auditions

Come sing with us at Trinity!

Learn Music

High-quality music training for young people

Youth choristers sing during a holiday concert.

Music Outreach Program

Bringing music education to students across New York City

MusicFebruary 1, 2022

Comfort at One: Here I am, Lord

For today’s Comfort at One, we have a special selection from our music staff. Pianist and production assistant Farrah Dupoux performs a piano improvisation on an original composition juxtaposed with “Here I am, Lord.”

MusicJanuary 31, 2022

Comfort at One: Bach Cantatas and Sweelinck’s Chromatic Fantasy

Today for Comfort at One, we continue presenting our past Bach performances. This week, The Choir of Trinity Wall Street and Trinity Baroque Orchestra bring us Cantatas Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern, BWV 1, and Herr Gott, dich loben wir, BWV 16, alongside Sweelinck’s Chromatic Fantasy.

WorshipJanuary 30, 2022

Compline by Candlelight

Compline by Candlelight provides peace and stillness as one week ends and another begins. Set in the tranquility of St. Paul’s Chapel, one of the...

Social JusticeJanuary 27, 2022

Trinity Commons Speaker Series with Yusef Salaam

At the Speaker Series on Jan 20, the keynote speaker Dr. Yusef Salaam talked about his lived experience with the US Justice System as it relates to his work as a prison reform activist.

MusicJanuary 26, 2022

Comfort at One: Henry Balfour Gardiner’s Evening Hymn

Today's Comfort at One video is from Trinity’s Evening Concert Series in 2018. In the series, The Choir of Trinity Wall Street explored its heritage with Anglican favorites, including the featured work here, Henry Balfour Gardiner’s Evening Hymn.

MusicJanuary 25, 2022

Comfort at One: Jacob Clemens non Papa's Ego Flos Campi

Today’s Comfort at One video features an at-home performance from one of our core members of NOVUS NY, cellist Andrew Yee. In this video, Andrew shares their incredible talents as a chamber musician in an all-cello version of Ego Flos Campi by Jacob Clemens non Papa.

MusicJanuary 24, 2022

Comfort at One: Bach's Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott, BWV 80

Today for Comfort at One we present Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott, BWV 80, featuring soloists Molly Netter, Sarah Brailey, Clifton Massey, Stephen Sands, and Jonathan Woody. This Bach at One performance is from Trinity's 2018 St. Paul's Chapel organ inauguration festival.

WorshipJanuary 23, 2022

Compline by Candlelight: From the Archives

Compline by Candlelight provides peace and stillness as one week ends and another begins. Set in the tranquility of St. Paul’s Chapel, one of the...

MusicJanuary 19, 2022

Comfort at One: Trinity Youth Chorus Schola

For today’s Comfort at One Wednesday choral meditation, we present the Trinity Youth Chorus Schola members performing live together for the first time since the beginning of the pandemic. Recorded in June 2021, this was a special evening prayer service celebrating Trinity's graduating seniors.

Faith EducationJanuary 18, 2022

Trinity Talks: Rob Gore

A discussion about violence as an endemic public health issue, particularly in low-income neighborhoods and communities of color, greatly impacting...