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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.
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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.

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MusicSeptember 27, 2021

Comfort at One: Bach and Fasch

Today for Comfort at One, this 2019 Bach + One performance features members of The Choir of Trinity Wall Street alongside Trinity Baroque Orchestra performing J.S. Bach’s Meine Seel erhebt den Herren, BWV 10, and Johann Freidrich Fasch's Concerto in D for Trumpet, Two Oboes and Strings, FaWV L:D1.
WorshipSeptember 26, 2021

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...

MusicSeptember 22, 2021

Comfort at One: Obrecht’s Salve Regina, Regina Coeli

Comfort at One will continue the Wednesday series of Choral Meditations this season with newly recorded works by The Choir of Trinity Wall Street. This performance features Obrecht’s Salve Regina, Regina Coeli by Gombert, and Bruckner’s Ave Maria.
Rainbow lights in a dark space where percussionists are playing.
MusicSeptember 21, 2021

Comfort at One: Andy Akiho’s “Pillar VII” by Sandbox Percussion

Comfort at One presents the last monumental WORLD PREMIERE from Andy Akiho’s Seven Pillars, commissioned and performed by Sandbox Percussion. Today we present “Pillar VII,” a stunning video created by Michael Joseph McQuilken and commissioned by Trinity Church Wall Street.
MusicSeptember 20, 2021

Comfort at One: BWV 656, BWV 2, and BWV 38

For today’s Comfort at One, we offer a favorite Bach at One concert from 2015, featuring soloists from The Choir of Trinity Wall Street and Trinity Baroque Orchestra. Enjoy Bach's Ach Gott, vom Himmel sieh darein, BWV 2 and Aus tiefer Not schrei ich zu dir, BWV 38 and the organ prelude O Lamm Gottes unschuldig, BWV 656 performed by Avi Stein.
MusicSeptember 13, 2021

Comfort at One: Andy Akiho’s Seven Pillars Trailer

This week's Comfort at One takeover presents a special inside look at the world premiere of Sandbox Percussion’s video performance of Andy Akiho’s Seven Pillars, ahead of their album release next Friday, September 24.
MusicSeptember 12, 2021

Compline by Candlelight

Set in the tranquility of Trinity Church, this reflective night service includes anthems and improvisations sung by The Choir of Trinity Wall Street. There’s nothing to do but listen, breathe, and be. At the start of this Compline by Candlelight service the 48-hour vigil at St. Paul’s Chapel will conclude, as the vigil candle is returned to Trinity Church via a procession on Broadway beginning at 7:45pm.

Anthems include:

Glenn L. Rudolph/Thomas Troeger – The Dream Isaiah Saw
Sarah McLachlan – Prayer of St. Francis
Allan Naplan – Al Shlosha D’Varim
Gerre Hancock – Deep River
Ethan McGrath – Malala’s Dream
J. S. Bach – Dona nobis pacem from Mass in B minor

Compline Service Bulletin, September 12, 2021

Trinity Church is now open for in-person worship for special services and on Sundays at 11:15am. You may also tune in online at 9:15am and 11:15am on Sundays and at 12:05pm Monday-Friday. Read more about the return to in-person worship here. Masks and social distancing will be required and capacity limits observed.

This service will be streamed live and available for on-demand viewing. If you miss the live stream, check back later; the on-demand video will be posted shortly. You may also watch on Facebook Live.

WorshipSeptember 10, 2021

Vigil Psalms

At this candle-lit service, a series of readings and psalms are recited and chanted, followed by meditative musical responses led by The Choir of Trinity Wall Street and NOVUS NY with Julian Wachner, conductor. Psalms will include works by Caroline Shaw, David Hurd, Marjorie Merryman, Bobby McFerrin, Julian Wachner, and others. Following the service, a procession will walk to St. Paul’s Chapel, where a 48-hour vigil will begin.

Trinity Church is now open for in-person worship for special services and on Sundays at 11:15am. You may also tune in online at 9:15am and 11:15am on Sundays and at 12:05pm Monday-Friday. Read more about the return to in-person worship here. Masks and social distancing will be required and capacity limits observed.

This service will be streamed live and available for on-demand viewing. If you miss the live stream, check back later; the on-demand video will be posted shortly. You may also watch on Facebook Live.

Vigil Psalms Service Bulletin, September 10, 2021

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