Children’s Christmas pageant and first Eucharist of Christmas with favorite hymns sung by the Trinity Youth Chorus and members of Trinity Choir, with NOVUS Brass.
Trinity’s holiday extravaganza of carols and other festive works features the combined power of all Trinity’s vocal groups — Trinity Choir, St. Paul’s Chapel Choir, and Downtown Voices — in addition to NOVUS brass and percussion, The Choirs of the Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC), and, of course, Trinity’s congregation.
Past and present members of the Trinity Youth Chorus, led by conductor Peyton Marion, come together to sing A Ceremony of Carols. The exuberant Benjamin Britten piece juxtaposes ancient and modern influences and is one of Trinity’s most popular holiday offerings.
“Repentance is a gift,” preaches the Rev. Michael Bird. When we repent, we acknowledge all the things we carry that weigh us down — and we let them go.
“In Advent, we remind each another and ourselves that God is actively at work bringing about the end of the world as it is,” preaches the Rev. Matt Welsch, “in order to make way for the world as it will be.”
