2023-2024 Music Season

NOVUS NY Renewal: The Sound of a New World

Sandbox Percussion and NOVUS NY present a third Renewal concert on December 3, at 4pm, in Trinity Church, featuring Viet Cuong’s Re(new)al and pieces inspired by Richard Powers’s powerful novel on activism, resistance, and the natural world— The Overstory: Jessica Meyer’s A Passage Between Earth and Sky and the collaborative eco-cantata by four composers and five authors, A Forest Unfolding. Free, and reservations are recommended.

Unconventional Wisdom

On December 7, at 7pm, Trinity and TENET Vocal Artists present Unconventional Wisdom in St. Paul's Chapel. This concert celebrates music from 17th century Italian nuns and features women from Downtown Voices with Elena Williamson, conductor, and Jolle Greenleaf, artistic director. Ticketed.

Jazz Icons: Ron Carter Trio

Join the Ron Carter Trio, featuring Russell Malone and Donald Vega for a Jazz Icons concert on December 10, at 3pm in Trinity Church. Ron Carter is one of the most prolific and influential bassists in jazz with more than 2,500 albums to his name. Presented in collaboration with JAZZ HOUSE KiDS. Free.

Tickets are now sold out for in-person attendance, but you can still watch the livestream online here.
 

Handel's Messiah

Join us for Handel’s Messiah on December 13, at 7pm, in Trinity Church, a cherished holiday tradition that has captivated New York audiences since it was first presented by the church in 1770. Deemed by The New York Times as "transcendent and awe-inspiring," Trinity’s unique Messiah is performed in a sacred space, on period instruments, with soloists from The Choir of Trinity Wall Street. Featuring The Choir of Trinity Wall Street; Trinity Baroque Orchestra; Ryan Brandau, guest conductor. Ticketed.

Tickets for all three performances are now sold out, but you can join the waitlist to be notified if any tickets become available, or tune in online to the livestream on December 14.

Handel's Messiah

Join us for Handel’s Messiah on December 14, at 7pm, in Trinity Church, a cherished holiday tradition that has captivated New York audiences since it was first presented by the church in 1770. Deemed by The New York Times as "transcendent and awe-inspiring," Trinity’s unique Messiah is performed in a sacred space, on period instruments, with soloists from The Choir of Trinity Wall Street. Featuring The Choir of Trinity Wall Street; Trinity Baroque Orchestra; Ryan Brandau, guest conductor. Ticketed.

Tickets for all three performances are now sold out, but you can join the waitlist to be notified if any tickets become available, or tune in online to the livestream on December 14.

Handel's Messiah

Join us for Handel’s Messiah on December 15, at 7pm, in Trinity Church, a cherished holiday tradition that has captivated New York audiences since it was first presented by the church in 1770. Deemed by The New York Times as "transcendent and awe-inspiring," Trinity’s unique Messiah is performed in a sacred space, on period instruments, with soloists from The Choir of Trinity Wall Street. Featuring The Choir of Trinity Wall Street; Trinity Baroque Orchestra; Ryan Brandau, guest conductor. Ticketed.

Tickets for all three performances are now sold out, but you can join the waitlist to be notified if any tickets become available, or tune in online to the livestream on December 14.

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

Join us on December 17, at 3pm, in Trinity Church for a holiday extravaganza full of Christmas carols and other festive songs. The program will include sing-along  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. 

Admission is free, and registration is required for in-person attendees. Seating will be first come, first served. This performance will also be livestreamed on Trinity website.

Special Compline by Candlelight

Join The Choir of Trinity Wall Street on December 17, at 8pm, in St. Paul's Chapel for Compline by Candlelight, an ancient rite of prayers to end the day. Featuring works by Piers Connor Kennedy, Judith Weir, Jonathan Woody, Herbert Howells, Jan Sandström, Hannah Kendall; curated and led by Timothy Parsons.

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. Free.

Spire and Shadow

Zachary Wadsworth's Spire and Shadow, which premiered at Trinity in 2017, explores the history of our church, the city of New York, and the many residents who have lived, loved, suffered, toiled, and triumphed here. Join Downtown Voices; NOVUS NY; and Stephen Sands, conductor, on February 25, at 3pm, in St. Paul's Chapel. Free.