Upcoming Concerts
Saturday, September 19, 3 PM
Smithfield Church
Amenia, NY
KENT TRITLE, organ
Dieterich Buxtehude: Praeludium in E Major
Girolamo Frescobaldi: Toccata Quinta
J.S. Bach: Wer nur den lieben Gott lässt walten
J.S. Bach: Prelude and Fugue in E minor
Jeanne Demessieux: Ubi Caritas (Ricercare) from Twelve Choral Preludes on Gregorian Chant Themes
Rachel Laurin: Omaggio Festivo
Sunday, September 20, 5 PM
Cathedral of St. John the Divine
New York, NY
KENT TRITLE, organ
Rachel Laurin: Omaggio Festivo
Jeanne Demessieux: Ubi Caritas (Ricercare) from Twelve Choral Preludes on Gregorian Chant Themes
César Franck: Grand Piece Symphonique
Friday, September 25, 7:30 PM
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale, IL
KENT TRITLE, organ
Dieterich Buxtehude: Praeludium in E Major
Girolamo Frescobaldi: Toccata Quinta
J.S. Bach: Wer nur den lieben Gott lässt walten
J.S. Bach: Prelude and Fugue in E minor
Rachel Laurin: Omaggio Festivo
Jeanne Demessieux: Ubi Caritas (Ricercare) from Twelve Choral Preludes on Gregorian Chant Themes
César Franck: Grand Piece Symphonique
Wednesday, October 7, 7:30 PM
Cathedral of St. John the Divine
New York, NY
MUSICA SACRA
SURROUND: THE EARTH REMEMBERS
Kent Tritle, conductor
This program will be performed under Gaia, a touring artwork by U.K. artist Luke Jerram.
Splendor & Interconnection
Gregg Smith: Now I Walk in Beauty
Meredith Monk: Astronaut Anthem
Jean Mouton: Sancti Dei omnes (From the Medici Codex of 1518)
Lament & Fracture
Robert Paterson: “Infinite Oceans” (from The Essence of Gravity)
Christina Whitten Thomas: “Prière de la Baleine” (“Prayer of the Whale”) from Choral de Bêtes
Einojuhani Rautavaara: Die Erste Elegie (The First Elegy)
Reconciliation & Renewal
Frank Ticheli: Earth Song
Caroline Shaw: and the sparrow
Robert Paterson: “A Song on the End of the World” (from Eternal Reflections)
Christina Whitten Thomas: Take Peace
Juan Pérez Bocanegra: Hanacpachap Cussicuinin
Tuesday, November 10, 8 PM
Carnegie Hall
New York, NY
ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK
Kent Tritle, conductor
Zen Wu, soprano
Jesse Blumberg, baritone
Bridget Kibbey, harp
Richard Deane & Eric Reed, horns
Gabriel Fauré: Requiem
L.v. Beethoven: Elegischer Gesang
Johannes Brahms: Vier Gesänge
Jasmine Barnes: Portraits: Douglass and Tubman
December 9, 10, 12 & 13
David Geffen Hall, Lincoln Center
New York, NY
NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC
Jeannette Sorell, conductor
G.F. Handel: Messiah
Kent Tritle is the organist of the New York Philharmonic.
Friday, December 11, 7 PM
Saturday, December 12, 4 PM
Cathedral of St. John the Divine
New York, NY
THE JOY OF CHRISTMAS: GLORIA IN EXCELSIS!
Choirs and Orchestra of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine
Kent Tritle, conductor
Bryan Zaros, conductor
Daniel Ficarri, organ
Ondi Yohan Tambunan: Gloria
G.F. Handel: Organ Concerto in F Major, The Cuckoo and the Nightingale
Franz Biebl: Ave Maria
Reena Esmail: The Unexpected Early Hour (Raag Ahir Bhairav)
Antonio Vivaldi: Gloria in D Major
Christmas carols sung by all
Thursday, December 17, 7:30 PM
Carnegie Hall
New York, NY
MUSICA SACRA
CLASSICS FOR CHRISTMAS: A CEREMONY OF CAROLS
Kent Tritle, conductor
Bryan Zaros, conductor
Mariko Anraku, harp
Maximillian Morel and David Pushkoff, trumpets
Benjamin Britten: A Ceremony of Carols
Francesco Onofrio Manfredini: Concerto for Two Trumpets in D
Morton Lauridsen: O Magnum Mysterium
Reena Esmail: “The unexpected early hour” from A Winter Breviary
Edward Elgar: The Snow
Leopold Mozart: Sleigh Ride
Marcel Grandjany: Aria in Classic Style for harp and strings
Wayne Oquin: O Magnum Mysterium
G.F. Handel: The King Shall Rejoice
Monday, December 21, 7 PM
Carnegie Hall
New York, NY
ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK
Kent Tritle, conductor
Jennifer Zetlan, soprano
Daniel Moody, countertenor
Brian Giebler, tenor
Jonathan Woody, bass-baritone
G.F. Handel: Messiah
Thursday, December 31, 7 PM
Cathedral of St. John the Divine
New York, NY
NEW YEAR’S EVE CONCERT FOR PEACE
Cathedral Choir and Orchestra of St. John the Divine
Kent Tritle, conductor
David Briggs, organ
Jason Robert Brown, composer
Paul Winter, soprano saxophone
Harry Smith, host
Program to include:
W.A. Mozart: Serenade in D Major
Joel Thompson: America Will Be!
Arvo Pärt: Da pacem Domine
Rich Campbell: Border
Caroline Shaw: and the swallow
Saturday, March 13, 7 PM
Cathedral of St. John the Divine
New York, NY
MOZART REQUIEM & PERGOLESI STABAT MATER
Cathedral Choirs and Orchestra of St. John the Divine
Kent Tritle, conductor
Bryan Zaros, conductor*
Susanna Phillips, soprano
Mary Beth Nelson Zaros, mezzo-soprano
Joshua Blue, tenor
William Guanbo Su, bass
G.B. Pergolesi: Stabat Mater*
W.A. Mozart: Requiem
Tuesday, March 23, 6 PM
Carnegie Hall
New York, NY
GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG – WAGNER’S RING CYCLE IN CONCERT
Orchestra of the Zurich Opera House
Gianandrea Noseda, Music Director and Conductor
Cast to include:
Klaus Florian Vogt, Siegfried
Daniel Schmutzhard, Gunther
Christopher Purves, Alberich
Mika Kares, Hagen
Camilla Nylund, Brünnhilde
Iulia Maria Dan, Gutrune
Agnieszka Rehlis, Waltraute
Musica Sacra, Kent Tritle, director
Richard Wagner: Götterdämmerung
Tuesday, April 20, 7:30 PM
Cathedral of St. John the Divine
New York, NY
MUSICA SACRA
THE VOICES OF OUR ANCESTORS
Musica Sacra Chorus
Musica Sacra Brass
Kent Tritle, conductor
Raymond Nagem, organ
David Mills, narrator
St. Martial: Victimae Paschali laudes
Worcester Fragments: Gloria-Spiritus procedens a Patre (arr. Denis Stevens)
From the Medici Codex of 1518 commissioned by Pope Leo X
Josquin des Prez: Inviolata et integra est
Adrian Willaert: Regina Caeli Laetare
David Mills will read excerpts from his poetry collection Boneyarn
Thea Musgrave: The Voices of Our Ancestors
April 22, 23, 24 & 27
David Geffen Hall, Lincoln Center
New York, NY
NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC
Jakob Hrůša, conductor
Program to include:
Leoš Janáček: Taras Bulba, Rhapsody for Orchestra
Kent Tritle is the organist of the New York Philharmonic.
Monday, May 3, 7 PM
Carnegie Hall
New York, NY
ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK
Kent Tritle, conductor
Elisse Albian, soprano
Lucia Bradford, mezzo-soprano
Maximillian Jansen, tenor
Kevin Deas, bass-baritone
J.S. Bach: Mass in B Minor
May 5, 6 & 7
David Geffen Hall, Lincoln Center
New York, NY
NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Program to include:
R. Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra
Kent Tritle is the organist of the New York Philharmonic.
May 25-30
David H. Koch Theater, Lincoln Center
New York, NY
NEW YORK CITY BALLET
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Musica Sacra, Kent Tritle, director, is featured in performances of Mendelssohn’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
June 9, 10, 11 & 12
David Geffen Hall, Lincoln Center
New York, NY
NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
Leonard Bernstein: Mass
Kent Tritle is the organist of the New York Philharmonic.
June 24, 25 & 27, 2027
David Geffen Hall, Lincoln Center
New York, NY
NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC
AMADEUS IN CONCERT
David Newman, conductor
Musica Sacra
Kent Tritle, director
Film and live score performance, part of The Art of the Score series
Kent Tritle is the organist of the New York Philharmonic.
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