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.
Mon., May 18, 2020, 7:30 PM
Cathedral of St. John the Divine
New York, NY
MUSICA SACRA
Kent Tritle, conductor
J. S. BACH Komm, Jesu, Komm, BWV 229
JOHANNES BRAHMS Schaffe in mir, Gott
ANTON BRUCKNER Os Justi
JOSEF GABRIEL RHEINBERGER Mass in E‐Flat Major, Op. 109
May 26‐31, 2020 – CANCELLED
David Koch Theater, Lincoln Center, New York, NY
Musica Sacra, Kent Tritle, music director, is featured in performances of Mendelssohn’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream for the Balanchine ballet.
Sunday, June 28, 2020, 4 PM
First United Methodist Church, Des Moines, IA
KENT TRITLE, organ
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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Kent played Bach's Toccata in D Minor, "Dorian," as the closing voluntary on March 29 - listen below!
And the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, NYC will be streaming Good Friday Liturgy and Easter Sunday (at which Kent will perform) from their website:
www.stjohndivine.org/calendar/15338/11-am-livestream-easter-sunday
Toccata in D Minor, “Dorian”, BWV 538, J. S. Bach
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For the closing voluntary on Sunday, March 29, Director of Music Kent Tritle played Toccata in D Minor, “Dorian”, BWV 538 by Johann Sebastian Bach.Chorus America has just announced its 2020 Awards, and Kent is the recipient of the Michael Korn Founders Award for Development of the Professional Choral Art!
Read the full announcement here:
Chorus America’s 2020 Awards Recognize Outstanding Choruses and Individuals | Chorus America
www.chorusamerica.org
Chorus America Staff | April 1, 2020 Chorus America has announced the recipients of its 2020 awards program, recognizing a broad range of achievements in choral music, including artistic excellence, adventurous programming, innovative education programs, and lifetime service to the choral art. “Th...Kent reaches out again, this time with J.S. Bach's Toccata in C Major, from the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, NYC -
As Kent prepares for this morning's 11 am livestream service from the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, NYC, he sends this gift of Bach, below, saying:
"Fresh from the oven, from me to you this morning!"
Note the news below re services at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine - but note that this Sunday, March 15, an 11:00 am service, including Kent and choir, will be livestreamed:
Public Worship at the Cathedral
In a message to the clergy of the Diocese of New York this afternoon, the Rt. Rev. Andrew ML Dietsche, the Bishop of New York, made the following announcement:
Public services at the Cathedral of Saint John the Divine are suspended, but a non-public service will be live-streamed this Sunday at 11:00. I will be the preacher. Please do not come to the cathedral, but the video stream may be accessed through the cathedral website, below:
Cathedral of Saint John the Divine
www.stjohndivine.org
The Cathedral of St. John the Divine is the Cathedral of the Episcopal Diocese of New York and is chartered as a house of prayer for all people and a unifying center of intellectual light and leadership.