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.
Tuesday, March 23, 2021, 7:30 PM
Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York, NY
CATHEDRAL CHOIR AND ORCHESTRA OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE
Kent Tritle, conductor
Soloists to include:
Amy Justman, soprano
Kirsten Sollek, contralto
Lawrence Jones, tenor
Peter Stewart, baritone
J. S. BACH St. John Passion
Wednesday, May 5, 2021, 8 PM
Carnegie Hall, New York, NY
ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK
Kent Tritle, conductor
PAUL MORAVEC/MARK CAMPBELL A Nation of Others
World Premiere oratorio celebrating immigrants’ arrival at Ellis Island
ROBERT PATERSON Whitman’s America
Settings of poems from Whitman’s Leaves of Grass
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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After last week’s post of Kent playing the first movement of Bach’s Organ Concerto in A Minor, BWV 593, after Vivaldi, here he is playing the second and third movements of the piece.
As he says: "This week we hear the rest of the story! There is nothing like a Vivaldi slow movement - the repose, the melody and the pathos. This you hear first; following is the brilliant third movement, which typically is an allegro (which actually means ‘happy’, not necessarily ‘fast’!). Here is the concerto form, displayed as I move between the two keyboards. The lower keyboard represents the fuller orchestral ensemble, while the upper keyboard represents either the smaller group of soloists, or accompaniment to a solo voice played on the lower keyboard. The opening few bars are known as a ‘ritornello’ (literally, returning theme) - this figure returns in various forms between the sections for soloists (again, the upper keyboard usually). Enjoy!!"
Kent is a main source for this article about great pipe organs in @atlasobscura -
Understanding the Majesty and Complexity of Great Organs
www.atlasobscura.com
Notre Dame's famed instrument is being dismantled and restored following the 2019 fire.Here is Kent back at the organ of Christ the King Episcopal Church in Stone Ridge, NY, playing the first movement of Bach's Organ Concerto in A Minor, BWV 593 - transcribed by Bach from Vivaldi's Concerto for Two Violins in A Minor.
Kent is back from Iowa - he takes us on a little walk in the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, NYC, and plays the Air from Bach's Orchestral Suite in D Major, BWV 1068.
Kent is in his hometown of Spirit Lake, Iowa, for the wedding of his sister, Jennifer Tritle. Here he is in the family church, Spirit Lake United Methodist Church, to play the Prelude in C Major from Bach's "Well Tempered Clavier."