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

Sunday, February 1, 5 PM
Cathedral of St. John the Divine
ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK

Kent Tritle, conductor
Jonathan Runian, organ

LOUIS VIERNE Kyrie
GABRIEL FAURÉ Sanctus
CHARLES GOUNOD Agnus Dei
LILI BOULANGER Psaume 24
JULES MASSENET La Terre Promise: Finale

Tuesday, February 3, 7:30 PM
Cathedral of St. John the Divine
KENT TRITLE, organ

J.S. BACH  Prelude and Fugue in D Major, BWV 532
FELIX MENDELSSOHN  Sonata III in A Major, Op. 65, No. 3
DAVID HURD Te Deum Laudamus, Toccata
LARRY KING  Resurrection
CHARLES-MARIE WIDOR  Symphonie No. 5 in F Minor, Op. 42, No. 1, movements I and IV
JEANNE DEMESSIEUX Te Deum, Op. 11

Saturday, March 7, 7 PM
Cathedral of St. John the Divine
CATHEDRAL CHOIRS AND ORCHESTRA OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE

Kent Tritle, conductor
Susanna Phillips, soprano
Joseph Parrish, baritone

L.V. BEETHOVEN Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72b
CARLOS SIMON Elegy: A Cry from the Grave
JOHANNES BRAHMS Ein Deutsches Requiem

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RECENT NEWS

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 2025 Spring 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’s 2024-25 Season

(press release – pdf)

  • Musica Sacra: Bach, Pärt, Tavener, and premieres; Carnegie Hall holiday program of Bach, Mozart, and Beethoven; “SurRound II” at St. John the Divine
  • Oratorio Society of New York: Carmina Burana, Messiah, world premiere of Paul Moravec/Mark Campbell All Shall Rise
  • Cathedral of St. John the Divine: St. Matthew Passion, Beethoven’s Ninth, and the inaugural recital marking the return of the Great Organ
  • Featured appearances in Confluence, a new PBS streaming series, and the All-Star Orchestra series’ sixth season

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.