Trinity Church NYC has announced its 2026 holiday music season.

This year, Trinity will welcome acclaimed guest conductor Nicholas McGegan, one of the world’s foremost Handel experts, to lead annual performances of teh Messiah by the Trinity Choir and Trinity Baroque Orchestra.

Performance Dates: Dec. 2-4, 2026

Trinity’s holiday season continues when Downtown Voices, the Trinity Choir, NOVUS, and conductors Thomas McCargar and Stephen Sands lead the East Coast premiere of “Rose Ever Blooming.”

Performance Date: Dec. 6, 2026

The Trinity Youth Chorus hosts its annual performance of Benjamin Britten’s “A Ceremony of Carols.” The choral masterpiece for treble voices and harp, known for evoking a profound sense of serenity, inner stillness, and spiritual contemplation, will be led by Peyton Marion, director of Music Education at Trinity Church, and feature soloists from the choir.

Performance Date: Dec. 13, 2026 at St. Paul’s Chapel

The final concert will be “Sing, Choirs of Angels: Holiday Sing-Along,” a community event featuring the St. Paul’s Chapel Choir, the Trinity Choral Scholars, the Choirs of the Borough of Manhattan Community College, and NOVUS brass and percussion.

Performance Date: Dec. 19, 2026