Kent Tritle is one of America’s leading choral conductors. Called “the brightest star in New York’s choral music world” by The New York Times, he is Director of Cathedral Music and Organist at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York City; Music Director of Musica Sacra, the longest continuously performing professional chorus in New York; and Music Director of the Oratorio Society of New York, the acclaimed 200-voice volunteer chorus. In addition, Kent is a member of the graduate faculty of The Juilliard School. Also an acclaimed organ virtuoso, Kent Tritle is the organist of the New York Philharmonic.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Wednesday, June 17, 2026, 7 PM
WQXR Celebrates Pride
The Greene Space, New York, NY

Kent Tritle, host
Sara Davis Buechner, piano
Bandung Duo
Eric Sorrels, voice
QBAC Spectrum Saxophone Ensemble

RECENT NEWS

Kent Tritle’s Spring 2026 Season

(press release – pdf)

  • A Recital on the Great Organ of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, Brahms A German Requiem, the World Premiere of Wayne Oquin’s On the Words of Walt Whitman, and Handel’s Alexander’s Feast
  • Soloists include Susanna Phillips, Lauren Snouffer, Richard Pittsinger, John Moore, Sidney Outlaw, and Joseph Parrish
Kent Tritle’s 2025-26 Season

(press release – pdf)

  • Musica Sacra: “SurRound: Spem in Alium”; Carnegie Hall holiday program of Messiah excerpts, Bach, and more; world premiere of Wayne Oquin’s On the Words of Walt Whitman
  • Oratorio Society of New York: Mozart’s Great Mass in C Minor; Handel’s Messiah and Alexander’s Feast; French Romantics
  • Cathedral Choirs of St. John the Divine: Brahms’s A German Requiem; Beethoven’s Ninth on New Year’s Eve
  • Soloists include Kathryn Lewek, Susanna Phillips, Lauren Snouffer, Jennifer Zetlan, Joshua Blue, Joseph Parrish
Kent Tritle’s Spring 2025 Season

(press release – pdf)

  • Bach’s St. Matthew Passion with Cathedral Choirs & Orchestra of St. John the Divine, Musica Sacra’s “SurRound II,” and the World Premiere of the Moravec/Campbell All Shall Rise with Oratorio Society of New York
  • Paul Appleby Sings His First Evangelist in the St. Matthew Passion, Susanna Phillips Leads the Roster of Soloists in All Shall Rise

Kent Tritle Stars in WIRED “Masterminds” Episode: What Conductors Are Really Doing

Kent takes a star turn in the latest episode of WIRED “Masterminds,” a new series of online videos from the celebrated platform that explores the intersection of technology and culture. “Masterminds” spotlights experts in various fields who let the viewer inside the finer points of their work; earlier episodes included “Former CIA Operative Explains How Spies Use Disguises” and “Amazing Illusions: Using Human Bodies to Create Shadow Dances.” Watch “What Conductors Are Really Doing” now.

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