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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

MusicDecember 26, 2019

Pipes at One

December 26: Victoria Shields, organ, First Presbyterian Church, New Canaan, CT

MusicDecember 22, 2019

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...

MusicDecember 21, 2019

Messiah

Messiah and Trinity have a long history—Trinity presented one of the first performances in North America in 1770, and The Choir of Trinity Wall Street and Trinity Baroque Orchestra are still widely regarded as some of the greatest interpreters of the work.