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The TRINITY CHOIR
2010 - 2011 Concert Season
Julian Wachner's debut season as principal conductor of the Trinity Choir and Trinity Baroque Orchestra will feature Handel's best-known oratorios, a masterpiece of sacred music, and a program of music from the Sarum Rite, guest conducted by New York City Opera's George Steel. The season concludes with a program of works by Elena Ruehr whose music Gramophone Magazine called "unspeakably gorgeous".
A rising star on national and international stages, Wachner has appeared with The Philadelphia Orchestra, Glimmerglass Opera, Montreal Symphony Orchestra, and Boston Pops Orchestra. He currently serves as Music Director of the GRAMMY® award-winning Washington Chorus, at the Kennedy Center, and is also associate professor of music at the Schulich School of Music at McGill University. An award-winning organist and improvisateur, Wachner's improvised finale at the Spoleto Festival USA at his solo recital led one reviewer to report that "this stupefying wizardry was the hit of the recital, and it had to be heard to be believed."
Wachner brings this high level of creativity and precision to the Choir's new season.
"Trinity Wall Street is committed to making its sacred space a major center for music in New York City," said Wachner. "This season is about reaching the community in lower Manhattan, Brooklyn, and beyond. We're pulling out all the stops, saying that world-class music making is here."
As part of its emphasis on community outreach, the Trinity Choir will also be performing free, preview concerts at 1pm at Trinity Church on most show days.
Concerts will be available for viewing via live webcast at www.trinitywallstreet.org.
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Ticket Information
Please note that Trinity Church is no longer offering specific reserved seats. Season ticket holders have access to reserved seating in the front rows of the center section for all concerts except Messiah, and to the Premium section for Messiah.
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TICKET PRICES
Season Tickets
$100 – 5 Concerts
Includes reserved seating for all performances and premium seating for Messiah
Tickets by Performance (all performances except for Messiah)
$20 ~ General Admission
$10 ~ Student/Senior (available at the door)
Tickets for Messiah
$50 ~ Premium Seating
$40 ~ Reserved Seating
$30 ~ General Admission
All tickets are non-refundable.
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MUSIC OF ELENA RUEHR
Julian Wachner, Conductor
Thursday, May 19, 2011
1 pm – Preview concert (Free)
7:30 pm – Concert
Called a “composer to watch” by Opera News, Elena Ruehr's music has been described as “stunning... [an] instinct for knowing when and how to vary key, timbre, and harmony” by The Boston Globe.
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General Admission ~ $20
| Good tickets are still available and will be on sale at the door starting at 7 pm.
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PLEASE NOTE:
1. Mailed tickets arrive in a window envelope with "GEMS" as return address.
2. If tickets are ordered within one week of the performance, they will be held at the door.
3. Your credit card will show the charge as 'PAYPAL *GOTHAMEARLY'
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ABOUT THE TRINITY CHOIR
The Trinity Choir has established itself as one of the preeminent professional vocal ensembles in America. Presenting an annual concert series at Trinity Church, the Choir’s performances have featured a mixture of early music, contemporary a cappella repertoire, and much in between. The Choir leads the liturgical music during Sunday services, performs in concerts throughout the year, has made world-class recordings for the NAXOS label, and has worked collaboratively with filmmaker Paolo Cherchi Usai and the Mark Morris Dance Group. Experts in the Renaissance, Baroque and Classical periods, the Choir’s repertoire also includes Baltic choral music, works by Brahms, Britten, Bruckner, Stravinsky, and contemporary composers.
ABOUT TRINITY WALL STREET
Located at the head of Wall Street, Trinity Church has been part of New York City’s and our nation’s history since its charter in 1697. Today, the organization has grown to include many important areas of focus and is collectively known as Trinity Wall Street. Most importantly, Trinity Wall Street is an Episcopal parish offering daily worship services and faith formation programs at Trinity Church, St. Paul’s Chapel, and online at trinitywallstreet.org. In addition, Trinity Wall Street includes Trinity Grants, providing $72 million in funding to 85 countries since 1972; St. Margaret’s House, providing subsidized housing to the elderly and disabled; Trinity Preschool; Trinity Institute, an annual theological conference; an extensive arts program presenting more than 100 concerts each year through Concerts @ One, the Trinity Choir, and the Trinity Youth Chorus; and Trinity Real Estate, which manages the parish’s six million square feet of commercial real estate in lower Manhattan.
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ISRAEL IN EGYPT
by George Frideric Handel
Julian Wachner, Conductor (Debut)
With the Trinity Baroque Orchestra
Robert Mealy, concertmaster
Thursday, October 14, 2010
1pm – Preview Concert (Free)
7:30pm – Concert
The colossal biblical oratorio is the debut of Trinity Wall Street’s new Director of Music and the Arts, Julian Wachner. It comprises no less than twenty-eight massive double choruses, linked together by a few bars of recitative, with five arias and three duets interspersed among them.
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| MESSIAH
by George Frideric Handel
Julian Wachner, Conductor
With the Trinity Baroque Orchestra
Robert Mealy, Concertmaster
Sunday, December 12, 2010 - 3 pm
Monday, December 13, 2010 - 7:30 pm
The perennial favorite that always sells out, this incredibly rich oratorio features an elaborate mix of chorus, soloists, and orchestra that must be heard live… and what better place than Trinity Church where it received its New World premiere in 1770.
Tickets are reserved by section only, NOT by specific seat number. We apologize for any inconvenience.
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MUSIC FROM THE SARUM RITE
George Steel, Guest Conductor
Thursday, February 3, 2011
1pm – Preview Concert (Free)
7:30pm – Concert
The pre-Reformation liturgy in England was the most elaborate, ornate, and theatrical of Western Christendom. The polyphonic choral embellishments to this gorgeous ceremonial -- too seldom performed because they are so carefully woven into the tapestry of the liturgy -- are some of the most exquisite beauties of any age. The Trinity Choir of Trinity Wall Street with New York City Opera’s George Steel, Guest Conductor, bring to light rare treasures, (decorated with pure, soaring soprano lines and rich choral textures) including Wylkinson's monumental (even Straussian) nine-part Salve Regina, works by Byrd and Tallis, and peerless masterpieces by John Sheppard.
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| ST. MATTHEW PASSION
by Johann Sebastian Bach
Julian Wachner, Conductor
With the Trinity Baroque Orchestra
Robert Mealy, concertmaster
Thursday, April 14, 2011
1 pm – Preview concert (Free)
7:30 pm – Concert
Bach’s Matthäus-Passion with its multiple layers of mystical and theological symbolism is considered one of the most monumental and ambitious musical works of the Western tradition.
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Tickets will be available for sale at the door starting at 7:00 pm.
Prices are $20 / $10 Student/Senior
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