KentTritle.com | ConductorKent 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 Director of Choral Activities at the Manhattan School of Music and 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 and the American Symphony Orchestra and a member of the organ faculty of the Manhattan School of Music.
Great Music in a Great Space:
St. John Passion at St. John the Divine
MONDAY, MARCH 29, 2021, 7 – 9 PM
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The Cathedral of St. John the Divine’s Great Music in a Great Space concert series continues with a virtual performance of Johann Sebastian Bach’s St. John Passion. “St. John at St. John” has become a signature production of the Cathedral Choir and Ensemble 1047 under Director of Music Kent Tritle, a tradition all the more beloved during a time when musical expression is most needed. Andrew Fuchs, Joseph Beutel, Amy Justman, Kirsten Sollek, Lawrence Jones, and Peter Stewart will appear as soloists.
PROGRAM
Johann Sebastian Bach
St. John Passion, BWV 245
Ticket holders will receive a private link to access the performance, which can be streamed beginning at 7 pm on March 29. The performance will be available to watch on demand until April 28, 2021 through this same link. Tickets may be purchased from now through April 28.
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Mark your calendars! On March 29 at 7 pm, stream a performance of Bach's "St. John Passion" led by Kent with the Cathedral Choir of Cathedral of St. John the Divine, NYC, Ensemble 1047, and soloists Andrew Fuchs, Joseph Beutel, Amy Justman, Kirsten Sollek, Lawrence Jones, and Peter Stewart. Purchase tickets and support the Great Music in a Great Space - Cathedral of St. John the Divine series (the stream will be available on demand until April 28): www.stjohndivine.org/calendar/38478/great-music-in-a-great-space-st-john-passion-at-st-john-the-d...
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Great Music in a Great Space, the premier concert series at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, will present a virtual performance of Johann Sebastian Bach's St. John Passion on Monday, March 29th at 7pm.
Yesterday Kent received a package of goodies from NARAS for his #GRAMMY nomination - for the recording of "Sanctuary Road" by Paul Moravec, Composer and Mark Campbell on Naxos with the Oratorio Society of New York! The awards announcements will take place in March.
Kent has written an article for the February issue of Allegro, the publication of Local 802 AFM, with the whole story of how the Oratorio Society of New York "Messiah 2020" came to be and came to pass! Read on about how it "took a village to pull off":
Handel’s Messiah survives the pandemic | Local 802 AFM
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This article is from the February 2021 issue of Local 802's Allegro magazine...