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. Repeated at 3:30pm.
Trinity’s unique Messiah is distinctly modern yet authentically performed on period instruments in a sacred and acoustically rich space. This year’s oratorio is led by acclaimed British conductor and Baroque specialist Jane Glover, who has conducted every major symphony and chamber orchestra in Britain, as well as orchestras worldwide.
The second installment of the Divine Muse series features Charles Gounod’s deeply moving but infrequently performed St. Cecilia Mass. Trinity’s adaptation replaces the rare string octobass (there’s only one performing instrument in the world!) with the lowest pipes of the magnificent new organ in the church’s nave. This uplifting celebration of St. Cecilia, the patron […]
Trinity’s lead organist and prominent early music expert Avi Stein performs Johann Sebastian Bach’s Concerto in D Minor, accompanied by members of the Trinity Baroque Orchestra. George Frideric Handel’s Concerto in F Major and Thomas Augustine Arne’s Concerto in G Minor are also on the program. Repeated at 6:30pm.
Hear Johann Pachelbel’s much-loved Canon in D major the way it was meant to be heard. Presented in its original instrumentation, with three violins, the piece is paired with a lively but oft-forgotten jig the composer wrote to complement it. The evening’s lineup spotlights the canon and includes pieces by Giovanni Gabrieli as well as […]
Community hymn sing featuring favorites (including Psalm 100 and All Creatures of our God and King) and new arrangements (reworkings by Trinity organist Alcée Chriss III of Blessed Assurance and Great Is Thy Faithfulness). With music by Margaret Bonds, Janet Yieh, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Sterling Proctor, and others. With the Trinity Choir; NOVUS brass and […]
Trinity Church presents “Voices of Peace” featuring the Jerusalem Youth Chorus: young Palestinians and Israelis who use the power of words and music to foster dialogue, understanding, and empathy – even in the worst of times. The chorus intertwines influences from both East and West, blending Arabic mawwal (vocal improvisation) with classical harmonies, drawing out […]
Works by Neely Bruce, John Cage, Rashaan Allwood, Paula Matthusen, and Pamela Decker. Alcée Chriss, organ. Repeated at 7pm.
Trinity Youth Chorus; Melissa Attebury and Peyton Marion, conductors.
The Choir of Trinity Wall Street and Trinity Baroque Orchestra present Monteverdi’s Vespers of 1610, a monumental masterpiece dedicated to Mary and considered one of the greatest works of sacred music ever written.
St. John Passion, BWV 245 Part 1. “O Mensch, bewein' dein' Sünde groß” from St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244. The Choir of Trinity Wall Street; Trinity Baroque Orchestra; led by Avi Stein.