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

Monday, May 11, 8 PM
Carnegie Hall
ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK

Kent Tritle, conductor
Lauren Snouffer, soprano
Richard Pittsinger, tenor
Sidney Outlaw, baritone

G.F. HANDEL Alexander’s Feast

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.

4 days ago

Kent Tritle
Last night at Carnegie Hall with Oratorio Society of New York - what a great culmination of the season! With Shelén Hughes Camacho, Richard Pittsinger, and Sidney Outlaw, onstage and backstage, and with friends DiAnn and Carol and Mario! Great onstage pix by Brian Hatton. ... See MoreSee Less
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1 week ago

Kent Tritle
Tuesday night, Carnegie Hall's Concert of the Century 50th Anniversary event: Kent, as Oratorio Society of New York Music Director, taking a bow with Michael Feinstein, Renée Fleming, Daniil Trifonov, Andy Einhorn, Isabel Leonard, Lang Lang, Audra McDonald, Joyce DiDonato, Emanuel Ax, and Yannick Nézet-Séguin, who led the NYO-USA All-Stars. ... See MoreSee Less
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2 weeks ago

Kent Tritle
Next Monday, Kent leads the Oratorio Society of New York at Carnegie Hall in a rare performance of Handel's "Alexander's Feast" with soloists Shelén Hughes Camacho, Richard Pittsinger, and Sidney Outlaw - join us! Tickets here: www.carnegiehall.org/Calendar/2026/05/11/Oratorio-Society-of-New-York-0800PM ... See MoreSee Less
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