Trinity Church Unveils Fall 2026 Music Season
By Afton MarkayNew York’s Trinity Church has announced its season for fall 2026.
This article only features classical voice events.
Regular Season Programming
Trinity Choir, Trinity Youth Chorus, Downtown Voices, and NOVUS honors the lost and aim to affirm the enduring promise of the light that awaits beyond darkness with Fauré’s “Requiem” and Morten Lauridsen’s “Lux Aeterna” in “Remembrance: 9/11.” Melissa Attebury and Stephen Sands conduct.
Performance Date: Sept. 11, 2026
Trinity musicians honor the 25th anniversary of 9/11 with a weekend of hourly musical offerings.
Performance Dates: Sept. 12 & 13, 2026
Trinity Choir, NOVUS, and Sandbox Percussion perform a concert to celebrate Steve Reich’s 90th birthday. Melissa Attebury conducts.
Performance Date: Oct. 7, 2026
Jane Glover conducts Downtown Voices, Trinity Choir, and NOVUS in Mozart’s “Mass” in C Minor.
Performance Date: Nov. 4, 2026
The Trinity Youth Chorus and NOVUS present Vivaldi’s “Gloria” and Mozart’s “Mass” in C Major. Peyton Marion conducts.
Performance Date: Nov. 15, 2026
Nicholas McGegan leads the Trinity Choir and Trinity Baroque Orchestra in Handel’s “Messiah.”
Performance Dates: Dec. 2-4, 2026
The east coast premiere of Timothy Takach and Jocelyn Hagen’s “Rose Ever Blooming” is performed by Downtown Voices and Trinity Choir. Thomas McCargar and Stephen Sands conduct.
Performance Date: Dec. 6, 2026
The Trinity Youth Chorus and soloists perform Benjamin Britten’s “A Ceremony of Carols.” Peyton Marion conducts.
Performance Date: Dec. 13, 2026
The Trinity Choir and Trinity Baroque Orchestra present a program of festive and contemplative Christmas music by J.S. Bach, Johann Kuhnau, and Dieterich Buxtehude. Avi Stein directs.
Performance Date: Dec. 16, 2026
The St. Paul’s Chapel Choir, Trinity Choral Scholars, the Choirs of the Borough of Manhattan Community College, and NOVUS brass and percussion open the stage for the “Holiday Sing-Along.”
Performance Date: Dec. 19, 2026
Concerts at One
The Trinity Choir, Sandbox Percussion, and NOVUS present works by Steve Reich and Bach.
Performance Date: Sept. 23, 2026
Music by Steve Reich, Caroline Shaw, Michi Wiancko, and David Lang are performed by the Trinity Choir, NOVUS, and Sandbox Percussion. Melissa Attebury conducts.
Performance Date: Sept. 30, 2026
Melissa Attebury leads the Trinity Choir and NOVUS in a concert of works by Andy Akiho, Steve Reich, and Jessie Montgomery.
Performance Date: Oct. 7, 2026
J.S. Bach’s “Laß, Fürstin, laß noch einen Strahl” and “Nun danket alle Gott” are performed by the Trinity Choir and Trinity Baroque Orchestra. Avi Steinon leads from the organ.
Performance Date: Oct. 21, 2026
The Trinity Choir and the NOVUS orchestra present works by Marianna Martines and Mozart.
Performance Date: Nov. 18, 2026
Compline by Candlelight
“To the Hands” by Caroline Shaw is performed.
Performance Date: Oct. 4, 2026
Michael Kelly, Adam Tendler, the Trinity Choir, and pianist John Glover perform pieces set to music from Trinity’s congregation.
Performance Date: Nov. 1, 2026
Thomas McCargar conducts the Trinity Choir in a Christmas concert.
Performance Date: Dec. 20, 2026
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