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

Tuesday, March 19, 2024, 7:30 PM
Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York, NY
MUSICA SACRA
SCHÜTZ & HANDEL

Kent Tritle, conductor
Elisse Albian and Emily Donato, sopranos
Kirsten Sollek, contralto
Richard Pittsinger, tenor
Nathaniel Sullivan, baritone
Joseph Beutel, bass-baritone
Musica Sacra Chorus & Orchestra

HEINRICH SCHÜTZ Musikalische Exequien
G.F. HANDEL Dixit Dominus

7 PM: Pre-concert discussion with artist Anne Patterson and Kent Tritle

April 4-6, 2024
David Geffen Hall, New York, NY
NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC

Karina Canellakis, conductor
Alice Sara Ott, piano

ANTON WEBERN Six Pieces for Orchestra, Op. 6 (1928 version)
RICHARD STRAUSS Tod und Verklärung (Death and Transfiguration)
MAURICE RAVEL Piano Concerto in G Major
ALEXANDER SCRIABIN Le Poème de l’extase (The Poem of Ecstasy)*

*Kent Tritle is the organist of the New York Philharmonic.

Tuesday, April 9, 2024, 7:30 PM
Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York, NY
“CHILDREN OF ABRAHAM: SHARED PATHWAYS”
ROSE OF THE COMPASS
CATHEDRAL CHOIR OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE

Kent Tritle, conductor
Nina Stern, recorders and chalumeau
Daphna Mor, vocalist
Ara Dinkjian, oud
Arthur Fiacco, cello
Tamer Pinarbasi, kanun
Shane Shanahan, percussion

The world/early music group Rose of the Compass, with musicians on recorder, oud, kanun, percussion and cello, combines with the voices of the Cathedral Choir. Hear music spanning over 1,000 years seated below Anne Patterson’s glorious Divine Pathways art installation.

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RECENT NEWS

Kent Tritle’s 2024 Spring Season

(press release – pdf)

Kent Tritle’s Spring 2024 Season: Choral Riches with Oratorio Society of New York and Musica Sacra in Anniversary Seasons, and the Cathedral Choir of St. John the Divine 

Kent Tritle’s 2023-24 Season

(press release – pdf)

Kent Tritle’s 2023-24 Season Includes the 150th Season of Oratorio Society of New York

      • Handel’s Samson and Messiah, Bach’s Magnificat, Mozart’s Requiem, and 150th Season Celebration Concert with Oratorio Society of New York
      • Schütz & Handel, Messiah, and “Re:Soundings,” a Surround-Sound ChoralEvent with Musica Sacra
      • Saint-Säens “Organ” Symphony with the New York Philharmonic

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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