Join Downtown Voices on September 24, at 8pm, in Trinity Church for Compline by Candlelight, an ancient rite of prayers to end the day. Stephen Sands, conductor Arnold Schoenberg Friede auf Erden, Op. 13 Randall Svane The Lord’s Prayer (US Premiere)
Bach at One returns to St. Paul's Chapel on October 4, at 1pm, with The Choir of Trinity Wall Street; Trinity Baroque Orchestra; and Avi Stein, conductor; presenting BWV 129 and BWV 110. Free. Tenor Soloist
Step back in time and be transported through music at one of New Jersey’s most historic mansions! Blairsden is a 62,000 square foot, châteauesque, architectural gem overlooking the Somerset Hills. The evening's entertainment will feature three world-class musical groups performing 1920s vocal music, ballroom, and jazz in various rooms of the mansion. Guests are encouraged to dress in roaring 20s attire, and the evening will include dancing, cocktails, and heavy hors d’oeuvre stations.
Handel’s dramatic choral work, Dixit Dominus, will be presented on October 29, at 3pm, in Trinity Church by Trinity’s early music experts: The Choir of Trinity Wall Street and Trinity Baroque Orchestra, under the direction of Avi Stein. Free.
On November 10 & 11, in Trinity Church, experience the world premiere of Benedict Sheehan’s oratorio, Akathist, an epic meditation on choosing gratitude, in collaboration with Artefact Ensemble. Featuring The Choir of Trinity Wall Street; Artefact Ensemble; NOVUS NY; Downtown Voices; Trinity Youth Chorus; and Elaine Kelly, conductor. Free.
The celebrated Brentano String Quartet and the Antioch Chamber Ensemble Choir will join forces for a moving and eclectic program featuring the World Premiere of Bruce Adolphe’s Memory Believes (a requiem), written in honor of the composer’s brother, artist Jonathan Adolphe.The event will also include Beethoven’s otherworldly Cavatina from his 13th string Quartet, a selection of favorite English Madrigals, and Mozart’sexquisite motet, Ave Verum Corpus for choir and strings, written less than six months before the composer’s death in 1791.
Exploring a Wealth of Beauty from Italian Convents We are excited to present this all-female program for treble voices in collaboration with Trinity Wall Street and the treble vocalists of Downtown Voices, under guest director Elena Williamson. This program celebrates music from 17th century Italian convents in what may seem an unlikely place for a wellspring of music and creativity. The extraordinary nuns produced a wealth of musical fruit, and TENET will feature works by famed composer Chiara Maria Cozzolani, Sulpitia Cesis, Vittoria Aleotti, and Catarina Assandra. PROGRAM Vittoria Aleotti: Io v’amo vita mia Caterina Assandra: Duo seraphim and O dulcis amor Jesu Chiara Margarita Cozzolani: Alma redemptoris, Ave Maria, Ave mater dilectissima, O Gloria in altissimis Deo, Gloriosa domina, Quis audivit unquam tale, and Surgamus omnes Isabella Leonarda: Ad arma, o spiritus rebelles Leonarda Orsini: Per pianto la mia cara Lucretia Vizzana: Domine, Dominus noster
An evening of Readings and Carols, featuring Vaughan Williams Fantasia on Christmas Carols with choir, organ, brass and orchestra.
Join us for Handel’s Messiah on December 13-15, 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.
Join all of Trinity's vocal ensembles on December 17, at 3pm, in Trinity Church for a holiday extravaganza full of Christmas carols and other festive songs, featuring The Choir of Trinity Wall Street, Trinity Youth Chorus, St. Paul’s Chapel Choir, Downtown Voices, NOVUS NY Brass, and the Choirs from the Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC). Free.