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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.
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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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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MusicFebruary 18, 2024

Compline by Candlelight

Compline by Candlelight provides peace and stillness as one week ends and another begins. Enjoy 30 minutes of improvised music by The Choir of Trinity Wall Street with this week's podcast, featuring:

The Day is Done – Stephen Paulus
Jazz Icons: Bobby Watson
MusicFebruary 11, 2024

Jazz Icons: Bobby Watson

Jazz icon Bobby Watson, in collaboration with JAZZ HOUSE KiDS, presented a special concert in Trinity Church.
 
Prolific saxophonist, composer, and educator Bobby Watson sits among the pantheon of jazz greats. As a bandleader, Watson has released numerous highly acclaimed albums, including Love Remains, Post-Motown Bop, and Tailor Made. He has played alongside Max Roach, Branford and Wynton Marsalis, John Hicks, and many other jazz pioneers. During his years as musical director for Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers, Watson contributed to fourteen recordings — more than anyone else in the group’s storied thirty-five-year history.

To this dynamic and supercharged concert, Watson brings an all-star band including Wallace Roney Jr., trumpet, Orrin Evans, piano, Essiet Okon Essiet, bass, and Victor Jones, drums.

For information about JAZZ HOUSE KiDS, visit jazzhousekids.org.

MusicFebruary 4, 2024

Compline by Candlelight

Compline by Candlelight provides peace and stillness as one week ends and another begins. Enjoy 30 minutes of improvised music by The Choir of Trinity Wall Street with this week's podcast, featuring:

Ave verum corpus – William Byrd

If ye love me – Thomas Tallis
MusicJanuary 21, 2024

Compline by Candlelight

Compline by Candlelight provides peace and stillness as one week ends and another begins. Tonight, hear The Choir Trinity Wall Street improvise: Bring me all your dreams – Christopher H. Harris

MusicJanuary 14, 2024

Compline by Candlelight

Compline by Candlelight provides peace and stillness as one week ends and another begins. Tonight, hear The Choir of Trinity Wall Street improvise: Tribus Miraculis by Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
MusicJanuary 7, 2024

Compline by Candlelight: From the Archives

Compline by Candlelight provides peace and stillness as one week ends and another begins. Tonight, hear The Choir of Trinity Wall Street improvise William Byrd's Ave Maria.
MusicDecember 31, 2023

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. Tonight, hear The Choir of Trinity Wall Street improvise Josquin des Prez's Missa Pange Lingua (Kyrie and Agnus Dei)
MusicDecember 22, 2023

A Ceremony of Carols

A beloved holiday tradition, Benjamin Britten’s A Ceremony of Carols will be performed by the Trinity Youth Chorus with Melissa Attebury, director, in St. Paul's Chapel on December 22 at 6pm

Admission is free, and registration is recommended for in-person attendees. Seating will be first come, first served.

This performance will be livestreamed on Trinity's website.

In-person tickets are sold out.

Sing, Choirs of Angels: Holiday Concert and Sing-Along
MusicDecember 17, 2023

Sing, Choirs of Angels: Holiday Concert and Sing-Along

Trinity Church Wall Street on Sunday, December 17, hosted a holiday extravaganza full of Christmas carols and other festive songs. The program, titled "Sing, Choirs of Angels: Holiday Concert and Sing-Along," included Christmas carols and other festive works featuring the combined vocal power of all of Trinity’s vocal ensembles: The Choir of Trinity Church Wall Street, the Trinity Youth Chorus, St. Paul’s Chapel Choir, and Downtown Voices, joined by NOVUS NY Brass, The Choirs from the Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC), and, of course, Trinity’s own congregation. 

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