Monday, November 10, 2025, 7 PM JOHN CORIGLIANO Fern Hill Wednesday, October 15, 2025, 7:30 PM THOMAS TALLIS Sing and Glorify (for 40 solo voices, ed. K. Tritle) Saturday, September 20, 2025, 3:30 PM J.S. BACH Prelude and Fugue in D Major, BWV 532 A benefit event for the Oratorio Society of New York May 27 – June 1, 2025 A Midsummer Night’s Dream Musica Sacra, Kent Tritle, director, is featured in performances of Mendelssohn’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Monday, May 5, 2025, 7 PM FELIX MENDELSSOHN Symphony No. 2, “Lobgesang” HOLY WEEK SERVICES AT THE CATHEDRAL OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE In-person and livestreamed: Tuesday, April 1, 2025, 7:30 PM “SurRound II” is an immersive concert in 360° in the candlelit Cathedral of St. John the Divine. The audience, seated in the Great Choir stalls and floor, will experience a program of medieval, Renaissance, and contemporary works as the singers move throughout the cathedral. Gregorio Allegri’s Miserere and John Tavener’s Lament of the Mother of God as well as music by Adolphus Hailstork, Sarah McDonald, William Dawson, Perotin, Joanna Forbes L’Estrange, Heinrich Schütz, and Morton Lauridsen. Saturday, March 8, 2025, 7 PM J. S. BACH St. Matthew Passion Sunday, February 9, 2025, 5–5:30 PM JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH Sei Lob und Preis mit Ehren, BWV 231 Tuesday, February 4, 2025, 7:30 PM J. S. BACH Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565 January 2, 3, 4, 7, 2025 SAMY MOUSSA Elysium *Kent Tritle is the organist of the New York Philharmonic Monday, December 31, 2024, 7 PM LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 9 CHRISTMAS EVE AND CHRISTMAS DAY SERVICES AT THE CATHEDRAL OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE In-person and livestreams: Tuesday, December 24, 2024, Christmas Eve Wednesday, December 25, 2024, Christmas Day Monday, December 23, 2024, 7 PM G. F. HANDEL Messiah Wednesday, December 18, 2024, 7:30 PM Classics for Christmas: Mozart, Bach & Beethoven Saturday, December 14, 2024, 7:30 PM SALINA FISHER Kintsugi Saturday, December 14, 2024, 4 PM DANIEL PINKHAM Christmas Cantata December 11-14, 2024 G. F. HANDEL Messiah Kent Tritle is the organist of the New York Philharmonic. Friday, November 22, 2024, 7 PM All-Bach program: Monday, November 11, 2024, 7 PM LIBBY LARSEN Invitation to Music Saturday, November 2, 2024, 4 PM JOHANNES BRAHMS Requiem Wednesday, October 23, 2024, 7 PM MYKHAILO VERBYTSKY National Anthem of Ukraine Friday, October 18, 2024, 7 PM J.S. BACH Prelude and Fugue in C Major, BWV 547 Concert to benefit those who lost their homes in the Spencer, Iowa, flood Wed., October 16, 7:30 PM J.S. BACH Komm, Jesu, komm, BWV 229 Wednesday, October 9, 2024, 8 PM GABRIELA ORTIZ New Work for Cello and Orchestra (NY Premiere) Saturday, September 21, 2024, 3 PM J.S. BACH Prelude and Fugue in C Major, BWV 547 Benefit for Musica Sacra. Performed on a historic J.W. Steere & Son organ, 1896 Saturday, September 14, 2024, 3:30 PM J.S. BACH Prelude and Fugue in C Major, BWV 547 Benefit for the Oratorio Society of New York. Performed on a historic Johnson & Johnson organ, 1893 July 7-14, 2024 Repertoire will include two pieces by Tomás Luis de Victoria (1548–1611): Motet and Missa O Quam Gloriosum for choir with organ, as well as Agostino Steffani (1654–1728): Stabat Mater for choir and strings. June 6-8, 2024 GUSTAV MAHLER Symphony No. 2, “Resurrection” Kent Tritle is the organist of the New York Philharmonic. May 28–June 2, 2024 A Midsummer Night’s Dream Musica Sacra, Kent Tritle, director, is featured in performances of Mendelssohn’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. May 23, 24, 25 & 28, 2024 SOFIA GUBAIDULINA Viola Concerto *Kent Tritle is the organist of the New York Philharmonic. Monday, May 6, 2024, 7 PM G.F. HANDEL Samson Saturday, April 20, 2024, 7 PM CLAUDIO MONTEVERDI Laetatus sum (1650)* Tuesday, April 9, 2024, 7:30 PM 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. Longing for Peace The Dance of Life Celebration of Common Connections! Tuesday, March 19, 2024, 7:30 PM HEINRICH SCHÜTZ Musikalische Exequien 7 PM: Pre-concert discussion with artist Anne Patterson and Kent Tritle Tuesday, March 5, 2024, 7 PM L.V. BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 9, finale: “Ode to Joy” (arr. David Briggs) This special program features the choral finales of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 and Mahler’s Symphony No. 2 transcribed for chorus and organ by David Briggs, and a work chosen from a call for scores by the OSNY. February 8-13, 2024 LEONARD BERNSTEIN Serenade (after Plato’s Symposium) *Kent Tritle is the organist of the New York Philharmonic. Sunday, December 31, 2023, 7 PM December 24 & 25 In-person and livestreams: Monday, December 25, Christmas Day Wednesday, December 20, 2023, 7:30 PM G.F. HANDEL Messiah Monday, December 18, 2023, 7 PM G.F. HANDEL Messiah December 12-16, 2023 G.F. HANDEL Messiah Kent Tritle is the organist of the New York Philharmonic. December 6-9, 2023 PETER ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY Romeo and Juliet, Overture-Fantasy *Kent Tritle is the organist of the New York Philharmonic. Saturday, December 9, 2023, 7 PM Music by Amy Beach, Franz Biebl, and Hannah Kendall, J.S. Bach’s Gloria in Excelsis, and Christmas carols sung by all. November 22-25, 2023 GYORGY LIGETI Atmosphères *Kent Tritle is the organist of the New York Philharmonic. November 9-12, 2023 CARLOS SIMON Fate Now Conquers *Kent Tritle is the organist of the New York Philharmonic. Monday, November 6, 2023, 7 PM J.S. BACH Magnificat October 25-26, 2023 G.F. HANDEL Israel in Egypt Kent Tritle is the organist of the New York Philharmonic. Tuesday, October 17, 2023, 7:30 PM WILLIAM BYRD “Christie, qui lux es” Sunday, September 24, 2023, 5 PM DANIEL PINKHAM A Prophecy Wednesday, September 20, 2023, 6:30 PM DIETERICH BUXTEHUDE Prelude, Fugue and Chaconne, BuxWV 137 Saturday, September 9, 2023, 3:30 PM DIETERICH BUXTEHUDE Prelude, Fugue and Chaconne, BuxWV 137 August 10-20, 2023 Tour of England with the combined Choristers, Chorale and Cathedral Choir of St. John the Divine, with Associate Music Director and Choirmaster Bryan Zaros; the group will sing at Evensong services and Eucharists during residencies at Westminster Abbey in London and the cathedrals of Ely, Lincoln, and Liverpool. July 9-16, 2023 The 2023 Choral Workshop will explore Henry Purcell’s “Welcome to All the Pleasures,” the first of three Odes for St. Cecilia’s Day, and “Funeral Sentences,” plus G.F. Handel’s Chandos Anthem: “My song shall be always” – culminating in a performance. The Choral Workshop, led by Kent Tritle, is designed to give the serious amateur choral singer an opportunity to learn and perform masterworks of the Renaissance and Baroque. Thursday, May 25, 1 PM & 2 PM MOSES HOGAN I’m Gonna Sing ‘til the Spirit Moves in My Heart Free admission Tuesday, May 16, 2023, 7:30 PM “Venice: City of Light” Monday, May 8, 2023, 8 PM J.S. BACH Mass in B Minor May 4, 5 & 6, 2023 Program to include: Kent Tritle is the organist of the New York Philharmonic. Tuesday, April 18, 2023, 7:30 PM ISABELLA LEONARDA (1620-1704) Alma Redemptoris Mater *Presented in collaboration with Multitude of Voyces CIC, a British publisher of music by women composers Sunday, April 16, 2023, 5 PM J.S. BACH Fantasy and Fugue in G Minor, BWV 542 March 23, 24 & 25, 2023 J.S. BACH St. Matthew Passion Kent Tritle is the organist of the New York Philharmonic. Sunday, March 19, 2023, 8 PM EDWARD ELGAR The Dream of Gerontius Friday, March 10, 2023, 7:30 PM J.S. BACH Fantasy and Fugue in G Minor, BWV Wednesday, March 8, 2023, 7:30 PM DAVID BRIGGS Stabat Mater for soloists, chorus, organ, and orchestra (World premiere)* Saturday, January 28, 2023 Friday, December 31, 2022, 7 PM GUSTAV HOLST St. Paul’s Suite, Op. 29, No. 2 The program also includes works by Daniel Ficarri, Christopher DeBlasio, and Amy Summers, culminating with the African American Spiritual “This Little Light of Mine,” sung by all. CHRISTMAS EVE AND CHRISTMAS DAY SERVICES AT THE CATHEDRAL OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE Saturday, December 24, 2022 Wednesday, December 21, 2022, 7:30 PM GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL Messiah Monday, December 19, 2022, 8 PM GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL Messiah Friday, December 9, 2022, 7 PM ANTONIO VIVALDI Magnificat, RV 610 Tuesday, November 15, 2022, 8 PM PAUL MORAVEC/MARK CAMPBELL A Nation of Others (World premiere, OSNY commission) Tuesday, October 25, 2022, 7:30 PM A concert featuring music from 14th century England and France, including works written for the Feast of St. Crispin, and excerpts from Missa de pluribus martyribus; extra tempus paschale (Gregorian chant) as well as music by living composers Janet Wheeler, Amy Summers, Olivia Sparkhall, and Sarah McDonald. Sunday, October 16, 2022, 5 PM J. S. BACH Prelude and Fugue in B Minor, BWV 544 October 12, 13, 15, 18, 2022 Program to include: Sunday, October 9, 2022, 4 PM VINCENT LÜBECK Preambulum and Fugue in C Minor Friday, September 30, 2022, 7:30 PM VINCENT LÜBECK Preambulum and Fugue in C Minor August 14-22, 2022 May 21-29, 2022 George Balanchine’s ballet to Felix Mendelssohn’s score of A Midsummer Night’s Dream Monday, May 23, 2022, 7:30 PM An exploration of rarely heard works from Portugal including the 13th-century female-voiced “Cantigas de Amigo,” symphonies of the converso Jewish heiress Isabella Duarte, and sacred and secular works of the 16th-century Black composer Vicente Lusitano. Underwritten by a generous grant from Lois and Richard Pace (This concert had originally been announced to take place on February 22, 2022.) Monday, May 9, 2022, 8 PM FELIX MENDELSSOHN Elijah Wednesday, April 6, 2022, 8 PM J. S. BACH Magnificat Tuesday, April 5, 2022, 7:30 PM ANTONIO VIVALDI Concerto in D Minor, RV 565 Thursday, March 31, 2022, 7:30 PM Program to include: Wednesday, March 30, 2022 Arr. UNDINE MOORE “Daniel, Daniel, Servant of the Lord” Tuesday, March 22, 2022, 7:30 PM VIKTOR KALABIS Canticum Canticorum Saturday, February 19, 2022, 7:30 PM | watch now NICHOLAUS BRUHNS Praeludium in E Minor Saturday, February 12, 2022, 7:30 PM MEREDITH MONK Nightfall *DMA candidate in conducting Monday, January 31, 2022, 8 PM Program to include: Friday, December 31, 2021, 7 PM GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL Water Music Suite in D The program also includes Joel Thompson’s “Seven Last Words of the Unarmed,” “Glory” by Common and John Legend featured in the motion picture Selma, David Hurd’s “When Night Fell,” works from Asian composers including Chen Yi, “Dona Nobis Pacem” from J. S. Bach’s Mass in B Minor, and “This Little Light of Mine.” Monday, December 20, 2021, 8 PM GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL Messiah Part I (complete) with highlights from Parts II & III December 14, 15, 17, 18, 2021 GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL Messiah Friday, December 10, 2021, 7 PM BENJAMIN BRITTEN A Ceremony of Carols These performances of Britten’s A Ceremony of Carols are underwritten by Dr. Gwen Zornberg in honor of the life of Judge Deborah A. Batts. Wednesday, December 1, 2021, 7 PM Mozart Requiem Monday, November 22, 2021, 7:30 PM JOSÉ MAURÍCIO NUNES GARCIA Stabat Mater Friday, November 19, 2021, 7:30 PM W.A. MOZART Requiem (Robert Levin completion) Thursday, November 11, 2021, 7:30 PM Program to include: Tuesday, November 9, 2021, 7:30 PM BENJAMIN BRITTEN Festival Te Deum and Rejoice in the Lamb Friday, November 5, 2021, 7:30 PM Program to include these works performed by Musica Sacra conducted by Kent Tritle: ROBERT PATERSON Graffiti Canons for choir (New York premiere) Tuesday, November 2, 2021, 6:45 PM (service at 7:30 PM) A National Service of Remembrance, including a presentation of Gabriel Fauré’s Requiem performed by the Cathedral Choir and Orchestra of St. John the Divine conducted by Kent Tritle. Free to the public, this event culminates three days celebrating the reopening of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine. (On Sunday, October 31 at 5 PM, Festal Evensong for All Saints, Kent conducts the Cathedral Choirs, brass and timpani in the world premiere of a Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis by the Cathedral’s new Associate Organist, Daniel Ficarri.) Tuesday, October 26, 2021, 7:30 PM J. S. BACH Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor Tuesday, October 19, 2021, 7:30 PM L. V. BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 9 (World premiere of a transcription for organ by David Briggs) Tuesday, September 28, 2021, 7:30 PM GEORGE CRUMB Pastoral Drone Tuesday, June 15, 2021, 7 PM EDT Join Musica Sacra on June 15, 2021 at 7 PM for You are the light: a full-length digital concert recorded and filmed at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine. Music Director and conductor Kent Tritle leads the Musica Sacra choir with instrumental ensemble Rose of the Compass in this stunning program that includes the world premiere of Duncan Patton’s There Will Come a Time, the concert premiere of Ara Dinkjian’s You are the light, Robert Sirota’s Immigrant Songs, and Armenian music performed by Rose of the Compass. Saturday, May 8, 2021, 2 PM Note: Due to the weather, this performance has been moved indoors and is not a public event. Great Music in a Great Space: St. John Passion at St. John the Divine MONDAY, MARCH 29, 2021, 7 – 9 PM 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 Monday, December 21, 2020, 8 PM “The Grand Tradition Continues: OSNY Messiah 2020” Wednesday, July 22, 2020, 6-7 PM ET You’re invited to an online event featuring three extraordinary artists coming together to support Musica Sacra. Music Director Kent Tritle is joined by Susanna Phillips (Metropolitan Opera), Amy Justman (Broadway and classical crossover star) and Jamet Pittman (soloist and singer with Musica Sacra and board member). These singers will share their experience with Musica Sacra and lend some musical inspiration including Mozart’s Laudate Dominum, Rodger and Hammerstein’s You’ll Never Walk Alone, and A City Called Heaven. Sunday, June 28, 2020, 4 PM Tuesday, March 31, 2020, 7:30 PM J. S. BACH St. John Passion Monday, March 2, 2020, 8 PM JOHANNES BRAHMS A German Requiem (U.S. premiere of a new critical edition) Tuesday, February 25, 2020, 7:30 PM FRANZ SCHUBERT Mass in E‐flat Major Monday, February 10, 2020, 7:30 PM This Fragile Earth – A Celebration of the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day Tuesday, January 28, 2020, 7:30 PM NICOLAUS BRUHNS Praeludium in E minor Sunday, January 19, 2020, 4:30 PM J. S. BACH Pièce d’orgue, BWV 572 5:30 PM Evensong: With special guests Paul Winter, David Briggs, Jason Robert Brown, Jamet Pittman, and host Harry Smith, with the Cathedral Choir and Orchestra Tuesday, December 24, 2019 4 PM: Christmas Eve Lessons and Carols Monday, December 23, 2019, 7:30 PM GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL Messiah Thursday, December 19, 2019, 8 PM GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL Messiah Saturday, December 14, 2019, 7 PM Works by Ralph Vaughan Williams, Giovanni Gabrieli, George Frideric Handel Sat., December 7, 2019, 7 PM HANDEL Messiah Wednesday, November 20, 2019, 7:30 PM PATRICK ZIMMERLI Instrument of Destiny (U.S. Premiere) Tuesday, November 12, 2019, 7:30 PM MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC CHAMBER CHOIR “Look at the Stars” Tuesday, November 5, 2019, 7:30 PM David Briggs, organ SERGEI RACHMANINOFF Vespers (excerpts) Saturday, October 26, 2019, 4 PM J.S. BACH Pièce d’Orgue, BWV 572 Monday, October 21, 2019, 7:30 PM “Music for a Gothic Space” DIETERICH BUXTEHUDE Praeludium in C, BuxWV 137 Wednesday & Thursday, September 11 & 12, 2019, 7:30 PM __________________________________ The Art of the Score The Choral Workshop at the Amherst Music Festival, led by Kent Tritle, is designed to give the serious amateur choral singer an opportunity to learn and perform masterworks. The 2019 workshop will focus on Monteverdi’s Magnificat for six voices and motets Adoramus te and Cantate Domino, and Carissimi’s Jephte. The performance takes place Saturday, July 20, at 11:15 AM. __________________________________ Friday, June 7, 2019, 7 PM HANDEL Messiah (excerpts) __________________________________ Monday, May 20, 2019, 6:30 PM This intimate concert will include members of the Choir of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine singing Brahms’s delightful Liebeslieder Waltzes. Kent Tritle will perform J.S. Bach’s tour-de-force “wedge” Prelude and Fugue, plus a movement from Felix Mendelssohn’s brilliant Organ Sonata in B-flat. Michael Sheetz and Amir Farid join at the piano. Enjoy wine & champagne at a beautiful private home in downtown Manhattan. VERDI Requiem FAURÉ Requiem Friday, March 22, 2019, 7:30 PM BUXTEHUDE Praeludium in E Major, BuxWV 141 Friday, March 8, 2019, 7:30 PM BUXTEHUDE Praeludium in E Major, BuxWV 141 Tuesday, March 5, 2019, 7:30 PM BYRD Mass for Five Voices Pre-Concert Recital by the Newark Boys Chorus at 7:00 PM Wednesday, February 27, 2019, 7:30 PM BRAHMS Vier Gesänge* Monday, February 25, 2019, 8 PM BERLIOZ La mort d’Ophelie* Friday, January 18, 2019, 1 PM Monday, December 31, 2018, 7 PM WILLIAM BOYCE Symphony No. 1 Wednesday, December 19, 2018, 7:30 PM HANDEL Messiah Monday, December 17, 2018, 8 PM HANDEL Messiah Friday, December 14, 2018, 5 PM Kent Tritle leads a special performance of Bach’s Cantata No. 140, “Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme,” in celebration of the 50th wedding anniversary of William McKeown and Constance Coles. Soloists are Lianne Coble, soprano; Emerson Sieverts, tenor and Peter Stewart, baritone. The performance is free and open to the public. Saturday, December 8, 2018, 7 PM GABRIELI In ecclesiis Sunday, November 18, 2018, 4 PM Sunday, November 11, 2018, 2 PM Monday, November 5, 2018, 7:30 PM Saturday, October 20, 2018, 5 PM Tuesday, October 23, 2018, 7:30 PM Friday, September 21, 2018 September 14 & 15, 2018 Saturday, September 8, 2018, 3:30 PM Sunday, August 5, 2018, 3 PM Sunday, July 29, 2018 Wednesday, July 25, 2018 Sunday, July 22, 2018, 6 PM TCHAIKOVSKY Polonaise from Eugene Onegin July 8-15, 2018 The Choral Workshop at the Amherst Music Festival, led by Kent Tritle, is designed to give the serious amateur choral singer an opportunity to learn and perform masterworks. The 2018 workshop will focus on Machaut’s Messe de Nostre Dame, Motets for Five Voices of Lassus, and Charpentier’s Le Reniement de St. Pierre. The performance takes place Saturday, July 14, at 11 AM. Saturday, June 16, 2018, 7:30 PM MOSTLY MODERN FESTIVAL: RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Flos Campi (Flower of the Field), Suite for viola, chorus, and orchestra MARCHAND Grand Dialogue Tuesday, May 8, 2018 6:30 PM Wine & Hors d’oeuvres Kent Tritle will lead members of the Musica Sacra Orchestra with baritone Jacob Scharfman in music of Bach and Mozart, including J.S. Bach’s Cantata 82, “Ich habe genug.” Tickets start at $200 and extend to the Conductor’s Circle. Monday, May 7, 2018, 8 PM MORAVEC Sanctuary Road (World premiere, OSNY commission) Monday, April 9, 2018, 7:30 PM An international spectrum of works celebrating the history of immigration in New York, ranging from folk music of Ireland and the Baltic region to choral music of Rachmaninoff, Persichetti, Rebecca Clarke, Tarik O’Regan, F. Melius Christiansen, and Jean Berger, culminating in the world premiere for these combined ensembles of Immigrant Songs by Robert Sirota, libretto by Victoria Sirota. To register for the pre-concert tour of the Chapels of the Tongues, email Stephen Biegner at sbiegner@stjohndivine.org. Thursday, March 22, 2018, 7:30 PM MENDELSSOHN Lobgesang (Hymn of Praise)* Tuesday, March 20, 2018, 7:30 PM STRAVINSKY Bogoroditse Dyevo (Ave Maria) Tuesday, March 6, 2018, 7:30 PM Light of Light: Music of Lassus, Lauridsen, with Gregorian Chant Tuesday, February 20, 2018, 7:30 PM VICTORIA O quam gloriosum Sunday, February 11, 2018, 4:30 PM February 8, 9, 10, 2018 VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis Tuesday, February 6, 2018, 7:30 PM MARCHAND Grand Dialogue Sunday, December 31, 2017, 7 PM RUPERT LANG “Earth Teach Me” Thursday, December 21, 2017, 7:30 PM HANDEL Messiah Monday, December 18, 2017, 8 PM HANDEL Messiah Saturday, December 9, 2017, 7 PM VIVALDI Gloria Tuesday, November 14, 2017, 7:30 PM MOZART Requiem* Monday, November 6, 2017, 8 PM BRAHMS Schicksalslied, Op. 54 Wednesday, October 25, 2017, 7:30 PM J.S. BACH Der Geist hilft unser Schwachheit auf Sunday, October 22, 2017, 3 PM MARCHAND Grand Dialogue Sunday, October 15, 2017, 4 PM MOZART Requiem Saturday, September 9, 2017, 3:30 PM J.S. BACH Prelude and Fugue in A Minor, BWV 543 Sunday, August 27, 2017 J.S. BACH Prelude and Fugue in A Minor, BWV 543 July 16-23, 2017 The Choral Workshop at the Amherst Music Festival, led by Kent Tritle, is designed to give the serious amateur choral singer an opportunity to learn and perform masterworks. The 2017 workshop will focus on William Byrd’s The Great Service along with works of Thomas Tallis and Robert Parsons. The workshop concludes with a performance. July 9-16, 2017 Kent Tritle leads a week-long workshop in, and performance of, Mahler’s Symphony No. 8. Friday, June 9, 2017, 7:30 PM Program to include: BACH Mass in B Minor Thursday & Friday, April 6 & April 7, 2017, 7:30 PM BRITTEN War Requiem March 14 & 15, 2017 MOZART “Great” Mass in C Minor Wednesday, March 8, 2017, 7:30 PM BACH Jesu, meine Freude, BWV 227 Sunday, February 26, 2017, 3 PM J.S. BACH Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C Major, BWV 564 Tuesday, February 21, 2017, 7:30 PM DURUFLÉ Requiem Sunday, February 19, 2017, 7-8:30 PM #refugeinmusic Thursday, February 16, 2017, 8 PM LUTOSŁAWSKI Musique funèbre Wednesday, February 8, 2017, 7:30 PM J.S. BACH Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C Major, BWV 564 Sunday, January 22, 2017, 4 PM J.S. BACH Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C Major, BWV 564 Saturday, December 31, 2016, 7 PM MORAVEC Light Shall Lift Us (New York premiere) Light Shall Lift Us is a musical response by Paul Moravec (music) and Mark Campbell (lyrics) to the tragedy that occurred at Pulse nightclub in Orlando on June 12, 2016 – the largest mass shooting in U.S history. The inspirational work was premiered in “One Voice Orlando,” a benefit concert Campbell helped organize with Opera Orlando, that sought to reunite and heal the city during a very difficult time. Thursday, December 22, 2016, 7:30 PM HANDEL Messiah Wednesday, December 21, 2016, 8 PM HANDEL Messiah Saturday, December 10, 2016, 7 PM POULENC Organ Concerto Tuesday, November 15, 2016, 7:30 PM RAUTAVAARA Vigilia (All Night Vigil In Memory of St. John the Baptist) – New York Premiere November 9, 10, 11, 12, 2016 MOZART Piano Concerto No. 25 Thursday, November 3, 2016, 8 PM MOZART “Great” Mass in C Minor Tuesday, October 25, 2016, 7:30 PM “The Glory of Constantinople” Thursday, October 13, 2016, 7 PM BACH Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C Major, BWV 564 Wednesday, October 5, 2016, 7:30 PM “The Savior of Church Music and the Mystics” Thursday, September 29, 2016, 7:30 PM BACH Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C Major, BWV 564 ________________________________________ August 19-28, 2016 Monday, August 15, 2016, 7:30 PM Mostly Mozart 50th Anniversary Season MOZART Così fan tutte ________________________________________ Saturday, July 30, 2016, 7:30 PM THE NATIONAL CHORUS OF KOREA BEETHOVEN Coriolan Overture July 10-17, 2016 SCHÜTZ Musikalische Exequien, SWV 279-281 (German Requiem) May 26-28, 2016 Programs including: May 24-29, 2016 A Midsummer Night’s Dream featuring Musica Sacra, Kent Tritle, Music Director Monday, May 9, 2016, 8 PM MERRYMAN Jonah (New York Premiere) Thursday, May 5, 2016, 7 PM Thursday, April 7, 2016, 7:30 PM MAHLER Symphony No. 8, “Symphony of a Thousand” Tuesday, March 15, 2016, 7:30 PM J.S. BACH Cantata No. 4, “Christ lag in Todesbanden” Wednesday, March 9, 2016, 7:30 PM EVAN FEIN Deborah (World Premiere) Wednesday, February 24, 2016, 7:30 PM MAHLER Symphony No. 8, “Symphony of a Thousand” Thursday, February 25, 2016, 7:30 PM MAHLER Symphony No. 8, “Symphony of a Thousand” (In a related event, organist David Briggs presents the world premiere of his arrangement of Mahler’s Symphony No. 8 for chorus, soloists, and organ on the Cathedral’s “Great Organ” series on Thursday, April 7, 2016) January 27-31, 2016 A residency at Helsinki’s Sibelius Academy, at which Kent will teach choral conducting and organ performance. The repertoire will include Telemann’s Deus Judicium Tuum. January 22-24, 2016 BERLIOZ Symphonie fantastique Thursday, December 31, 2015, 7:30 PM “New Year’s Eve Concert for Peace” Tuesday, December 22, 2015, 7:30 PM HANDEL Messiah Monday, December 21, 2015, 8 PM HANDEL Messiah (arrangement by Mozart) Saturday, December 12, 2015, 7 PM Jamet Pittman, and Michele Kennedy, sopranos “A Cathedral Christmas” Wednesday, November 18, 2015, 7:30 PM BUXTEHUDE Praeludium in C Major, BUX 137 Saturday, November 14, 2015, 2 PM & 7:30 PM TAN DUN’S WATER PASSION Thursday, November 5, 2015, 7 PM MAHLER Symphony No. 2 “Resurrection” Monday, November 2, 2015, 8 PM FILAS Requiem “Oratio Spei” (2002) Monday, October 26, 2015, 6:30 PM BUXTEHUDE Praeludium in C Major, BUX 137 Saturday, October 24, 2015, 7 PM PAULUS Tryptich Wednesday, October 21, 2015, 7:30 PM TALLIS Spem in Alium Wednesday, October 14, 2015, 7:30 PM “Four Quarters of Jerusalem” Tuesday, September 29, 2015, 7 PM BUXTEHUDE Praeludium in C Major, BUX 137 Saturday, September 19, 2015, 3:30 PM A Benefit for the Oratorio Society of New York Works by Bach, Brahms, Walther and Bach contemporaries September 15, 2015, 7:30 PM BUXTEHUDE Praeludium in C Major, BUX 137 July 20-24, 2015 Kent Tritle and William Weinert lead in-depth analysis and rehearsal of Mozart Requiem, Coronation Mass, and shorter sacred works of Mozart, and recent research on issues of choral and instrumental performance practice in the Classical era. July 5-12, 2015 The 2015 Choral Workshop at the Amherst Music Festival, led by Kent Tritle, is designed to give the serious amateur choral singer an opportunity to learn and perform masterworks of the Renaissance and Baroque, with a focus on works by Palestrina, Victoria, and Monteverdi. Thursday, May 14, 2015, 7:30 PM CATHEDRAL CHOIR OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE “The Wingèd Lion: Venice and the Orient” Tuesday, May 5, 2015, 8 PM ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK BERNSTEIN Chichester Psalms** April-May 2015 European tour with the NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC, playing organ in Bartók’s The Miraculous Mandarin Saturday, March 14, 2015, 8 PM PAUL TAYLOR’S AMERICAN MODERN DANCE Thursday, March 26, 2015, 7:30 PM MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC SYMPHONIC CHOIR AND ORCHESTRA VERDI Requiem Sunday, March 22, 2015, 7 PM THE DESSOFF CHOIRS 90th Anniversary Concert Wednesday, March 4, 2015, 7:30 PM MUSICA SACRA JURAJ FILAS Wisdom of the Wise Old Man – World premiere Tuesday, February 24, 2015, 7:30 PM MACHAUT Messe de Nostre Dame Tuesday, February 17, 2015, 6 PM DAVID LANG Little Match Girl Passion Cancelled due to weather Wednesday, December 31, 2014, 7 PM Tuesday, December 23, 7:30 PM HANDEL Messiah Monday, December 22, 2014, 8 PM HANDEL Messiah Saturday, December 20, 2014, 3 PM HANDEL Messiah Saturday, December 13, 2014, 7 PM “A Cathedral Christmas” Wednesday, December 3, 2014, 7 PM Friday, November 21, 2014, 7:30 PM Tuesday, November 18, 2014, 7:30 PM Sunday, November 16, 3 PM BACH Prelude and Fugue in B Minor, BWV 544 Wednesday, November 12, 2014, 7:30 PM MOZART Mass in C Minor, K. 427* Thursday, November 6, 2014, 8 PM PURCELL Suite from A Midsummer Night’s Dream Monday, November 3, 2014, 8 PM HAYDN The Creation (Die Schöpfung) Wednesday, October 15, 2014, 7:30 PM Saturday, August 2, 2014, 7:30 PM Monday, June 9, 2014, 7:30 PM Tuesday, May 20, 2014, 8 PM Friday, May 9, 2014 BUXTEHUDE Praeludium in G Minor, Bux 149 Tuesday, April 8, 2014, 7:30 PM Friday, April 4, 2014, 7:30 PM Wednesday, March 26, 2014, 6:30 PM Thursday, March 6, 2014, 8 PM Wednesday, February 19, 2014, at 7 and 9 PM Wednesday, February 12, 2014, at 7:30 PM Tuesday, December 31, 2013, at 7 PM Monday, December 23, 2013, at 8 PM Thursday, December 12, 2013, at 8 PM Saturday, December 14, 2013, at 7 PM Sunday, December 15, 2013, at 8 PM Wednesday, November 20, 2013, at 7:30 PM Tudor anthems by William Byrd, Peter Phillips, Thomas Tallis, and Thomas Weelkes Monday, November 4, 2013, at 8 PM Wednesday, October 23, 2013, at 7:30 PM MUSICA SACRA Kent Tritle, conductor BYRD Mass for 5 Voices Motets by Thomas Weelkes and Orlando Gibbons Sunday, October 20, 2013, at 3 PM Friday, October 18, 2013, at 7:30 PM Wednesday, October 16, 2013, at 7:30 PM October 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 2013 NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC Participating artists to include: MARK-ANTHONY TURNAGE Frieze (U.S. premiere) September 25, 2013, at 7:30 PM September 20 & 21, 2013, at 8 PM NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC The Art of the Score: Film Week at the Philharmonic July 17, 2013, at 7:30 PM KENT TRITLE, Organ Wednesday, May 15, 2013, at 8 PM MUSICA SACRA Kent Tritle, Music Director and Conductor “The Soul Rejoices” Thursday, May 9, 2013, at 6 PM ALASTAIR CASSELS-BROWN MEMORIAL ORGAN CONCERT Wednesday, May 1, 2013, at 7:30 PM Great Music in a Great Space at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine Kent Tritle, Music Director and Conductor “The Holy Land: Jerusalem” Sunday, April 28, 2013, at 3 PM CELEBRATION OF THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE MANDER ORGAN Monday, April 22, 2013, at 8 PM ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK Kent Tritle, Music Director and Conductor BRITTEN War Requiem Saturday, April 20, 2013, at 8 PM NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL CHORAL FESTIVAL CONCERT Orchestra of St. Luke’s MOZART Requiem April 17-20, 2013 NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL CHORAL FESTIVAL Saturday, April 13, 2013, at 1:30 PM LYNDON WOODSIDE ORATORIO SOLO COMPETITION Friday, April 12, 2013, at 7:30 PM Cathedral of St. John the Divine Wednesday, April 10, 2013, at 7:30 PM MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC CHAMBER CHOIR AND CHAMBER ENSEMBLE MONTEVERDI Vespers of 1610 Thursday, March 28, 2013, at 8 PM ORCHESTRA OF ST. LUKE’S BACH St. Matthew Passion Wednesday, March 20, 2013, at 7:30 PM Great Music in a Great Space at the Kent Tritle, Music Director and Conductor VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Mass in G Minor February-March 2013 Wednesday, February 27, 2013, at 7:30 PM MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC SYMPHONY AND SYMPHONIC CHORUS MENDELSSOHN Elijah Monday, February 11, 2013, at 7:30 PM MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC SYMPHONY AND SYMPHONIC CHORUS POULENC Gloria Tuesday, January 29, 2013, 7 PM Monday, January 28, 2013 Wednesday, January 16, 2013, at 7:30 PM KENT TRITLE, Organ DUPRÉ Magnificat Antiphons Monday, December 31, 2012, at 7:30 PM NEW YEAR’S EVE CONCERT FOR PEACE Kent Tritle, Music Director and Conductor MOZART Coronation Mass Sunday, December 23, 2012, at 8 PM HANDEL Messiah Friday, December 21, 2012, at 6 PM MAKE MUSIC NEW YORK 2012 “Pilgrimage” Early Music singers led by conductor Kent Tritle walk from the Upper East Side to the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, Thursday, December 20, 2012, at 8 PM MUSICA SACRA HANDEL Messiah Monday, December 17, 2012, at 8 PM ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK HANDEL Messiah Sunday, December 9, 2012, at 6:30 & 8:30 PM CATHEDRAL CHOIR OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE “O Magnum Mysterium: O Great Mystery” Saturday, December 8, 2012, at 7:30 PM CATHEDRAL CHOIRS AND ORCHESTRA OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE “A Ceremony of Carols” Saturday, December 1, 2012, at 7:30 PM MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC CHAMBER CHOIR Choral music from China, Estonia, and the U.S., including works by Eric Whitacre and Arvo Pärt Saturday & Sunday, November 17 & 18, 2012 SOUTH DAKOTA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA BACH Brandenburg Concertos (Complete) Monday, October 22, 2012, at 8 PM MUSICA SACRA MOZART Exsultate, jubilate Sunday, October 14, 2012, at 3:00 PM The Licia Albanese-Puccini Foundation 38th Anniversary Musica Sacra Orchestra Wednesday, October 10, 2012 CATHEDRAL CHOIR AND ORCHESTRA OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE Kent Tritle, Music Director and Conductor BACH Mass in B Minor August 17 & 18, 2012 ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK MOZART Credo Mass in C Major, K. 257 Sunday, August 12, 2012, 10 AM Bard SummerScape 2012: “Saint-Saëns and His World” “THE ORGAN, KING OF INSTRUMENTS” VIERNE Toccata in B-flat Minor from Pièces de fantaisie June 29 & 30, 2012, 8 PM NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC – PHILHARMONIC 360 Pierre Boulez: Rituel in memoriam Bruno Maderna June 6, 2012, 7:30 PM SACRED MUSIC IN A SACRED SPACE MENDELSSOHN Sonata in F Minor, Op. 65, No. 1 May 1, 2012, 7:30 PM CATHEDRAL CHOIR OF THE CATHEDRAL CHURCH Music from Eastern Europe and Armenia April 26, 2012, 8 PM ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK DVORÁK Stabat Mater April 23, 2012, 8 PM MUSICA SACRA Songs and Romances: The Romance of Brahms, Schubert, and Schumann April 18, 2012, 6:30 PM METROPOLITAN OPERA GUILD April 10, 2012, 7:30 PM MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC SYMPHONIC CHORUS AND BRASS ENSEMBLE April 3, 2012, 7:30 PM MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC CHAMBER CHOIR BRAHMS Gesänge für Frauenchor, Op. 17* March 28, 2012, 7:30 PM CATHEDRAL CHOIR OF THE CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE SCARLATTI Stabat Mater February 23, 2012, 8 PM MUSICA SACRA JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH Movements from the Partita Sei gregüsset, Jesu gütig December 20, 2011, 8 PM MUSICA SACRA December 19, 2011, 8 PM ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK December 10, 2011, 7:30 PM CATHEDRAL CHOIR OF THE CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE CHARPENTIER: Te Deum November 22, 2011, 7:30 PM KENT TRITLE, ORGAN CRUMB: Pastoral Drone ________________________________________ November 9, 2011, 7:30 PM MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC SYMPHONIC CHORUS, CHAMBER CHOIR ________________________________________ October 29, 2011, 9 PM INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF SACRED MUSIC AND ART ________________________________________ October 26, 2011, 5 PM INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF SACRED MUSIC AND ART ________________________________________ October 17, 2011, 8 PM KENT TRITLE, ORGAN ________________________________________ October 12, 2011, 8 PM MUSICA SACRA ________________________________________ September 25, 2011, 4 PM ________________________________________ September 14, 2011, 8 PM SACRED MUSIC IN A SACRED SPACE ________________________________________ September 9, 2011, 7 PM ________________________________________ August 21, 2011 ________________________________________ July 31-August 6, 2011 ________________________________________ June 21, 2011, 6:30-7:30 PM MAKE MUSIC NEW YORK ________________________________________ June 14, 2011, 7 PM ________________________________________ May 25, 2011, 8 PM SACRED MUSIC IN A SACRED SPACE ________________________________________ May 13, 2011, 8 PM Musica Sacra Chorus and Orchestra ________________________________________ April 27, 2011, 8 PM Mendelssohn: Elijah ________________________________________ April 14, 2011, 7:30 PM MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC CHAMBER CHOIR ________________________________________ April 13, 2011, 8 PM SACRED MUSIC IN A SACRED SPACE CALDARA: Crucifixus ________________________________________ April 8, 2011, 7 PM MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC CHAMBER CHOIR ________________________________________ April 6, 2011, 7:30 PM MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC SYMPHONY & SYMPHONIC CHOIR Rossini: Petite Messe Solennelle ________________________________________ March 30, 2011 METROPOLITAN OPERA GUILD MASTER CLASS Requiem Masses of Mozart, Verdi, Fauré ________________________________________ March 24-26, 2011 Bartók: The Miraculous Mandarin ________________________________________ March 23, 2011, 6 PM ________________________________________ March 18, 19, 22, 2011 NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC (Organ) BARTÓK: Bluebeard’s Castle ________________________________________ March 11-13, 2011 KENT TRITLE: Choral Conducting Workshop ________________________________________ March 7, 2011, 8 PM ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK ________________________________________ February 25, 2011, 6 PM Works by Ginastera, De Padilla, Zipoli, De Victoria, Vivaldi and Aguiar ________________________________________ February 23, 2011, 8 PM MUSICA SACRA CHORUS AND ORCHESTRA ________________________________________ February 15, 2011, 7:30 PM MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC CHAMBER CHOIR ________________________________________ February 9, 2011, 8 PM SACRED MUSIC IN A SACRED SPACE ________________________________________ January 30, 2011, 4 PM SACRED MUSIC IN A SACRED SPACE ________________________________________ December 21 & 22, 2010, 8 PM MUSICA SACRA CHORUS AND ORCHESTRA ________________________________________ December 20, 2010, 8 PM ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK ________________________________________ December 19, 2010, 4 PM SACRED MUSIC IN A SACRED SPACE ________________________________________ December 14-18, 2010 NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC ________________________________________ December 12, 2010, 4 PM SACRED MUSIC IN A SACRED SPACE ________________________________________ November 30, 2010, 7 PM ________________________________________ November 17, 2010, 8 PM SACRED MUSIC IN A SACRED SPACE ________________________________________ November 10, 11, 13, 2010 NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC Mendelssohn: Elijah ________________________________________ November 3, 2010, 7:30 PM MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC SYMPHONY AND SYMPHONIC CHOIR Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem ________________________________________ October 23, 2010, 8 PM MUSICA SACRA CHORUS AND CHAMBER ORCHESTRA J.S. BACH: Jesu, meine Freude (Jesus, my joy) ________________________________________ October 18, 2010, 7 PM ________________________________________ October 17, 2010, 3 PM ________________________________________ October 13, 2010, 7:30 PM SACRED MUSIC IN A SACRED SPACE HANDEL: Jephtha ________________________________________ October 3, 2010, 3 PM & 5 PM Works by Buxtehude, Walther, Sweelinck and J.S. Bach ________________________________________ September 26, 2010, 4 PM Works by Buxtehude, Walther, Sweelinck and J.S. Bach ________________________________________ September 18, 2010, 8 PM ________________________________________ September 12, 2010, 4 PM ________________________________________ August 26, 2010 ________________________________________ August 21, 2010, 8 PM ________________________________________ August 20, 2010, 8 PM Works of Ravel, Bartok, Szymanowski, Stravinsky, Hauer, Berg, Debussy and Reger ________________________________________ August 15, 2010, 5:30 PM Works of Berg, Busoni, Schoenberg and Hindemith ________________________________________ August 13, 2010, 8 PM Works of Alban Berg and Johann Strauss II ________________________________________ July 20, 2010, 8 PM ________________________________________ July 19, 2010, 8 PM ________________________________________ July 15, 2010, 8 PM Program to include Bach’s Jesu, Meine Freude with Renaissance and 20th century motets and spiritual arrangements including Tavener’s The Lamb ________________________________________ June 23-26, 2010 Beethoven: Missa Solemnis ________________________________________ June 3-5, 2010 Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3, “Organ” ________________________________________ May 29, 2010, 3-4:15 PM NYC CLASSICAL SINGER CONVENTION ________________________________________ May 27-29, 2010 NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC – Organ Ligeti: Le Grande Macabre ________________________________________ May 22, 2010, 4:15 PM ORGAN RECITAL (no tickets available) ________________________________________ May 10, 2010, 8 PM ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK Mendelssohn: Paulus ________________________________________ May 5, 2010, 8 PM CLAUDIO MONTEVERDI: Laetatus sum ________________________________________ April 26, 2010, 5 PM ________________________________________ April 23, 2010, 8 PM MUSICA SACRA ________________________________________ April 11, 2010, 4 PM METROPOLITAN OPERA GUILD MASTER CLASS ________________________________________ March 25, 2010, 7:30 PM Mahler: Symphony No. 2 ________________________________________ March 24, 2010, 8 PM ________________________________________ March 8, 2010, 8 PM ________________________________________ February 26, 2010 MASTER CLASS ________________________________________ February 10, 2010, 8 PM ________________________________________ February 8, 2010, 7 PM SACRED MUSIC IN A SACRED SPACE ________________________________________ January 28, 2010, 7:30 PM MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC SYMPHONIC CHOIR ________________________________________ January 17, 2010 KENT TRITLE, organ ________________________________________ December 21-22, 2009, 8 PM MUSICA SACRA ________________________________________ December 20, 2009, 4 PM SACRED MUSIC IN A SACRED SPACE ________________________________________ December 15-18, 19, 2009 ________________________________________ December 14, 2009, 8 PM ________________________________________ December 13, 2009, 4 PM SACRED MUSIC IN A SACRED SPACE ________________________________________ November 13, 2009, 7:30 PM MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC SYMPHONIC CHORUS & CHAMBER SINFONIA ________________________________________ November 11, 2009, 8 PM ________________________________________ November 5, 6, 7, 10, 2009 NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC – Organ ________________________________________ October 24, 2009, 8 PM ________________________________________ October 7, 2009, 7:30 PM ________________________________________ October 5, 2009, 7:30 PM ________________________________________ September 20, 2009, 4 PM ________________________________________ September 16, 2009, 7:30 PM ________________________________________ September 6, 2009, 5 PM ________________________________________ June 24, 25, 26, 27, 2009 NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC – Organ ________________________________________ June 11, 12, 13, 2009 NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC – Organ ________________________________________ Wednesday, May 13, 2009, 8 PM ________________________________________ Wednesday, April 29, 2009, 7:30 PM ________________________________________ April 22, 23, 24, 25, 2009 NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC – Organ Respighi: Pines of Rome ________________________________________ Monday, April 20, 2009, 8 PM ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK Bach: Mass in B minor ________________________________________ Wednesday, April 1, 2009, 8 PM SACRED MUSIC IN A SACRED SPACE Bach: St. Matthew Passion ________________________________________ Monday, March 30, 2009, 7 PM SACRED MUSIC IN A SACRED SPACE ________________________________________ Friday, March 20, 2009, 8 PM SACRED MUSIC IN A SACRED SPACE Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem ________________________________________ Wednesday, March 4, 2009, 8 PM ________________________________________ Sunday, February 22, 2009, 4 PM SACRED MUSIC IN A SACRED SPACE Bach: Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 582 Wed., October 16, 7:30 PM J.S. BACH Komm, Jesu, komm, BWV 229 Wednesday, October 9, 2024, 8 PM GABRIELA ORTIZ New Work for Cello and Orchestra (NY Premiere) Saturday, September 21, 2024, 3 PM J.S. BACH Prelude and Fugue in C Major, BWV 547 Benefit for Musica Sacra. Performed on a historic J.W. Steere & Son organ, 1896 Saturday, September 14, 2024, 3:30 PM J.S. BACH Prelude and Fugue in C Major, BWV 547 Benefit for the Oratorio Society of New York. Performed on a historic Johnson & Johnson organ, 1893 July 7-14, 2024 Repertoire will include two pieces by Tomás Luis de Victoria (1548–1611): Motet and Missa O Quam Gloriosum for choir with organ, as well as Agostino Steffani (1654–1728): Stabat Mater for choir and strings. June 6-8, 2024 GUSTAV MAHLER Symphony No. 2, “Resurrection” Kent Tritle is the organist of the New York Philharmonic. May 28–June 2, 2024 A Midsummer Night’s Dream Musica Sacra, Kent Tritle, director, is featured in performances of Mendelssohn’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. May 23, 24, 25 & 28, 2024 SOFIA GUBAIDULINA Viola Concerto *Kent Tritle is the organist of the New York Philharmonic. Monday, May 6, 2024, 7 PM G.F. HANDEL Samson Saturday, April 20, 2024, 7 PM CLAUDIO MONTEVERDI Laetatus sum (1650)* Tuesday, April 9, 2024, 7:30 PM 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. Longing for Peace The Dance of Life Celebration of Common Connections! Tuesday, March 19, 2024, 7:30 PM HEINRICH SCHÜTZ Musikalische Exequien 7 PM: Pre-concert discussion with artist Anne Patterson and Kent Tritle Tuesday, March 5, 2024, 7 PM L.V. BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 9, finale: “Ode to Joy” (arr. David Briggs) This special program features the choral finales of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 and Mahler’s Symphony No. 2 transcribed for chorus and organ by David Briggs, and a work chosen from a call for scores by the OSNY. February 8-13, 2024 LEONARD BERNSTEIN Serenade (after Plato’s Symposium) *Kent Tritle is the organist of the New York Philharmonic. Sunday, December 31, 2023, 7 PM December 24 & 25 In-person and livestreams: Monday, December 25, Christmas Day Wednesday, December 20, 2023, 7:30 PM G.F. HANDEL Messiah Monday, December 18, 2023, 7 PM G.F. HANDEL Messiah December 12-16, 2023 G.F. HANDEL Messiah Kent Tritle is the organist of the New York Philharmonic. December 6-9, 2023 PETER ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY Romeo and Juliet, Overture-Fantasy *Kent Tritle is the organist of the New York Philharmonic. Saturday, December 9, 2023, 7 PM Music by Amy Beach, Franz Biebl, and Hannah Kendall, J.S. Bach’s Gloria in Excelsis, and Christmas carols sung by all. November 22-25, 2023 GYORGY LIGETI Atmosphères *Kent Tritle is the organist of the New York Philharmonic. November 9-12, 2023 CARLOS SIMON Fate Now Conquers *Kent Tritle is the organist of the New York Philharmonic. Monday, November 6, 2023, 7 PM J.S. BACH Magnificat October 25-26, 2023 G.F. HANDEL Israel in Egypt Kent Tritle is the organist of the New York Philharmonic. Tuesday, October 17, 2023, 7:30 PM WILLIAM BYRD “Christie, qui lux es” Sunday, September 24, 2023, 5 PM DANIEL PINKHAM A Prophecy Wednesday, September 20, 2023, 6:30 PM DIETERICH BUXTEHUDE Prelude, Fugue and Chaconne, BuxWV 137 Saturday, September 9, 2023, 3:30 PM DIETERICH BUXTEHUDE Prelude, Fugue and Chaconne, BuxWV 137 August 10-20, 2023 Tour of England with the combined Choristers, Chorale and Cathedral Choir of St. John the Divine, with Associate Music Director and Choirmaster Bryan Zaros; the group will sing at Evensong services and Eucharists during residencies at Westminster Abbey in London and the cathedrals of Ely, Lincoln, and Liverpool. July 9-16, 2023 The 2023 Choral Workshop will explore Henry Purcell’s “Welcome to All the Pleasures,” the first of three Odes for St. Cecilia’s Day, and “Funeral Sentences,” plus G.F. Handel’s Chandos Anthem: “My song shall be always” – culminating in a performance. The Choral Workshop, led by Kent Tritle, is designed to give the serious amateur choral singer an opportunity to learn and perform masterworks of the Renaissance and Baroque. Thursday, May 25, 1 PM & 2 PM MOSES HOGAN I’m Gonna Sing ‘til the Spirit Moves in My Heart Free admission Tuesday, May 16, 2023, 7:30 PM “Venice: City of Light” Monday, May 8, 2023, 8 PM J.S. BACH Mass in B Minor May 4, 5 & 6, 2023 Program to include: Kent Tritle is the organist of the New York Philharmonic. Tuesday, April 18, 2023, 7:30 PM ISABELLA LEONARDA (1620-1704) Alma Redemptoris Mater *Presented in collaboration with Multitude of Voyces CIC, a British publisher of music by women composers Sunday, April 16, 2023, 5 PM J.S. BACH Fantasy and Fugue in G Minor, BWV 542 March 23, 24 & 25, 2023 J.S. BACH St. Matthew Passion Kent Tritle is the organist of the New York Philharmonic. Sunday, March 19, 2023, 8 PM EDWARD ELGAR The Dream of Gerontius Friday, March 10, 2023, 7:30 PM J.S. BACH Fantasy and Fugue in G Minor, BWV Wednesday, March 8, 2023, 7:30 PM DAVID BRIGGS Stabat Mater for soloists, chorus, organ, and orchestra (World premiere)* Saturday, January 28, 2023 Friday, December 31, 2022, 7 PM GUSTAV HOLST St. Paul’s Suite, Op. 29, No. 2 The program also includes works by Daniel Ficarri, Christopher DeBlasio, and Amy Summers, culminating with the African American Spiritual “This Little Light of Mine,” sung by all. CHRISTMAS EVE AND CHRISTMAS DAY SERVICES AT THE CATHEDRAL OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE Saturday, December 24, 2022 Wednesday, December 21, 2022, 7:30 PM GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL Messiah Monday, December 19, 2022, 8 PM GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL Messiah Friday, December 9, 2022, 7 PM ANTONIO VIVALDI Magnificat, RV 610 Tuesday, November 15, 2022, 8 PM PAUL MORAVEC/MARK CAMPBELL A Nation of Others (World premiere, OSNY commission) Tuesday, October 25, 2022, 7:30 PM A concert featuring music from 14th century England and France, including works written for the Feast of St. Crispin, and excerpts from Missa de pluribus martyribus; extra tempus paschale (Gregorian chant) as well as music by living composers Janet Wheeler, Amy Summers, Olivia Sparkhall, and Sarah McDonald. Sunday, October 16, 2022, 5 PM J. S. BACH Prelude and Fugue in B Minor, BWV 544 October 12, 13, 15, 18, 2022 Program to include: Sunday, October 9, 2022, 4 PM VINCENT LÜBECK Preambulum and Fugue in C Minor Friday, September 30, 2022, 7:30 PM VINCENT LÜBECK Preambulum and Fugue in C Minor August 14-22, 2022 May 21-29, 2022 George Balanchine’s ballet to Felix Mendelssohn’s score of A Midsummer Night’s Dream Monday, May 23, 2022, 7:30 PM An exploration of rarely heard works from Portugal including the 13th-century female-voiced “Cantigas de Amigo,” symphonies of the converso Jewish heiress Isabella Duarte, and sacred and secular works of the 16th-century Black composer Vicente Lusitano. Underwritten by a generous grant from Lois and Richard Pace (This concert had originally been announced to take place on February 22, 2022.) Monday, May 9, 2022, 8 PM FELIX MENDELSSOHN Elijah Wednesday, April 6, 2022, 8 PM J. S. BACH Magnificat Tuesday, April 5, 2022, 7:30 PM ANTONIO VIVALDI Concerto in D Minor, RV 565 Thursday, March 31, 2022, 7:30 PM Program to include: Wednesday, March 30, 2022 Arr. UNDINE MOORE “Daniel, Daniel, Servant of the Lord” Tuesday, March 22, 2022, 7:30 PM VIKTOR KALABIS Canticum Canticorum Saturday, February 19, 2022, 7:30 PM | watch now NICHOLAUS BRUHNS Praeludium in E Minor Saturday, February 12, 2022, 7:30 PM MEREDITH MONK Nightfall *DMA candidate in conducting Monday, January 31, 2022, 8 PM Program to include: Friday, December 31, 2021, 7 PM GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL Water Music Suite in D The program also includes Joel Thompson’s “Seven Last Words of the Unarmed,” “Glory” by Common and John Legend featured in the motion picture Selma, David Hurd’s “When Night Fell,” works from Asian composers including Chen Yi, “Dona Nobis Pacem” from J. S. Bach’s Mass in B Minor, and “This Little Light of Mine.” Monday, December 20, 2021, 8 PM GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL Messiah Part I (complete) with highlights from Parts II & III December 14, 15, 17, 18, 2021 GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL Messiah Friday, December 10, 2021, 7 PM BENJAMIN BRITTEN A Ceremony of Carols These performances of Britten’s A Ceremony of Carols are underwritten by Dr. Gwen Zornberg in honor of the life of Judge Deborah A. Batts. Wednesday, December 1, 2021, 7 PM Mozart Requiem Monday, November 22, 2021, 7:30 PM JOSÉ MAURÍCIO NUNES GARCIA Stabat Mater Friday, November 19, 2021, 7:30 PM W.A. MOZART Requiem (Robert Levin completion) Thursday, November 11, 2021, 7:30 PM Program to include: Tuesday, November 9, 2021, 7:30 PM BENJAMIN BRITTEN Festival Te Deum and Rejoice in the Lamb Friday, November 5, 2021, 7:30 PM Program to include these works performed by Musica Sacra conducted by Kent Tritle: ROBERT PATERSON Graffiti Canons for choir (New York premiere) Tuesday, November 2, 2021, 6:45 PM (service at 7:30 PM) A National Service of Remembrance, including a presentation of Gabriel Fauré’s Requiem performed by the Cathedral Choir and Orchestra of St. John the Divine conducted by Kent Tritle. Free to the public, this event culminates three days celebrating the reopening of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine. (On Sunday, October 31 at 5 PM, Festal Evensong for All Saints, Kent conducts the Cathedral Choirs, brass and timpani in the world premiere of a Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis by the Cathedral’s new Associate Organist, Daniel Ficarri.) Tuesday, October 26, 2021, 7:30 PM J. S. BACH Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor Tuesday, October 19, 2021, 7:30 PM L. V. BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 9 (World premiere of a transcription for organ by David Briggs) Tuesday, September 28, 2021, 7:30 PM GEORGE CRUMB Pastoral Drone Tuesday, June 15, 2021, 7 PM EDT Join Musica Sacra on June 15, 2021 at 7 PM for You are the light: a full-length digital concert recorded and filmed at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine. Music Director and conductor Kent Tritle leads the Musica Sacra choir with instrumental ensemble Rose of the Compass in this stunning program that includes the world premiere of Duncan Patton’s There Will Come a Time, the concert premiere of Ara Dinkjian’s You are the light, Robert Sirota’s Immigrant Songs, and Armenian music performed by Rose of the Compass. Saturday, May 8, 2021, 2 PM Note: Due to the weather, this performance has been moved indoors and is not a public event. Great Music in a Great Space: St. John Passion at St. John the Divine MONDAY, MARCH 29, 2021, 7 – 9 PM 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 Monday, December 21, 2020, 8 PM “The Grand Tradition Continues: OSNY Messiah 2020” Wednesday, July 22, 2020, 6-7 PM ET You’re invited to an online event featuring three extraordinary artists coming together to support Musica Sacra. Music Director Kent Tritle is joined by Susanna Phillips (Metropolitan Opera), Amy Justman (Broadway and classical crossover star) and Jamet Pittman (soloist and singer with Musica Sacra and board member). These singers will share their experience with Musica Sacra and lend some musical inspiration including Mozart’s Laudate Dominum, Rodger and Hammerstein’s You’ll Never Walk Alone, and A City Called Heaven. Sunday, June 28, 2020, 4 PM Tuesday, March 31, 2020, 7:30 PM J. S. BACH St. John Passion Monday, March 2, 2020, 8 PM JOHANNES BRAHMS A German Requiem (U.S. premiere of a new critical edition) Tuesday, February 25, 2020, 7:30 PM FRANZ SCHUBERT Mass in E‐flat Major Monday, February 10, 2020, 7:30 PM This Fragile Earth – A Celebration of the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day Tuesday, January 28, 2020, 7:30 PM NICOLAUS BRUHNS Praeludium in E minor Sunday, January 19, 2020, 4:30 PM J. S. BACH Pièce d’orgue, BWV 572 5:30 PM Evensong: With special guests Paul Winter, David Briggs, Jason Robert Brown, Jamet Pittman, and host Harry Smith, with the Cathedral Choir and Orchestra Tuesday, December 24, 2019 4 PM: Christmas Eve Lessons and Carols Monday, December 23, 2019, 7:30 PM GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL Messiah Thursday, December 19, 2019, 8 PM GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL Messiah Saturday, December 14, 2019, 7 PM Works by Ralph Vaughan Williams, Giovanni Gabrieli, George Frideric Handel Sat., December 7, 2019, 7 PM HANDEL Messiah Wednesday, November 20, 2019, 7:30 PM PATRICK ZIMMERLI Instrument of Destiny (U.S. Premiere) Tuesday, November 12, 2019, 7:30 PM MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC CHAMBER CHOIR “Look at the Stars” Tuesday, November 5, 2019, 7:30 PM David Briggs, organ SERGEI RACHMANINOFF Vespers (excerpts) Saturday, October 26, 2019, 4 PM J.S. BACH Pièce d’Orgue, BWV 572 Monday, October 21, 2019, 7:30 PM “Music for a Gothic Space” DIETERICH BUXTEHUDE Praeludium in C, BuxWV 137 Wednesday & Thursday, September 11 & 12, 2019, 7:30 PM __________________________________ The Art of the Score The Choral Workshop at the Amherst Music Festival, led by Kent Tritle, is designed to give the serious amateur choral singer an opportunity to learn and perform masterworks. The 2019 workshop will focus on Monteverdi’s Magnificat for six voices and motets Adoramus te and Cantate Domino, and Carissimi’s Jephte. The performance takes place Saturday, July 20, at 11:15 AM. __________________________________ Friday, June 7, 2019, 7 PM HANDEL Messiah (excerpts) __________________________________ Monday, May 20, 2019, 6:30 PM This intimate concert will include members of the Choir of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine singing Brahms’s delightful Liebeslieder Waltzes. Kent Tritle will perform J.S. Bach’s tour-de-force “wedge” Prelude and Fugue, plus a movement from Felix Mendelssohn’s brilliant Organ Sonata in B-flat. Michael Sheetz and Amir Farid join at the piano. Enjoy wine & champagne at a beautiful private home in downtown Manhattan. VERDI Requiem FAURÉ Requiem Friday, March 22, 2019, 7:30 PM BUXTEHUDE Praeludium in E Major, BuxWV 141 Friday, March 8, 2019, 7:30 PM BUXTEHUDE Praeludium in E Major, BuxWV 141 Tuesday, March 5, 2019, 7:30 PM BYRD Mass for Five Voices Pre-Concert Recital by the Newark Boys Chorus at 7:00 PM Wednesday, February 27, 2019, 7:30 PM BRAHMS Vier Gesänge* Monday, February 25, 2019, 8 PM BERLIOZ La mort d’Ophelie* Friday, January 18, 2019, 1 PM Monday, December 31, 2018, 7 PM WILLIAM BOYCE Symphony No. 1 Wednesday, December 19, 2018, 7:30 PM HANDEL Messiah Monday, December 17, 2018, 8 PM HANDEL Messiah Friday, December 14, 2018, 5 PM Kent Tritle leads a special performance of Bach’s Cantata No. 140, “Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme,” in celebration of the 50th wedding anniversary of William McKeown and Constance Coles. Soloists are Lianne Coble, soprano; Emerson Sieverts, tenor and Peter Stewart, baritone. The performance is free and open to the public. Saturday, December 8, 2018, 7 PM GABRIELI In ecclesiis Sunday, November 18, 2018, 4 PM Sunday, November 11, 2018, 2 PM Monday, November 5, 2018, 7:30 PM Saturday, October 20, 2018, 5 PM Tuesday, October 23, 2018, 7:30 PM Friday, September 21, 2018 September 14 & 15, 2018 Saturday, September 8, 2018, 3:30 PM Sunday, August 5, 2018, 3 PM Sunday, July 29, 2018 Wednesday, July 25, 2018 Sunday, July 22, 2018, 6 PM TCHAIKOVSKY Polonaise from Eugene Onegin July 8-15, 2018 The Choral Workshop at the Amherst Music Festival, led by Kent Tritle, is designed to give the serious amateur choral singer an opportunity to learn and perform masterworks. The 2018 workshop will focus on Machaut’s Messe de Nostre Dame, Motets for Five Voices of Lassus, and Charpentier’s Le Reniement de St. Pierre. The performance takes place Saturday, July 14, at 11 AM. Saturday, June 16, 2018, 7:30 PM MOSTLY MODERN FESTIVAL: RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Flos Campi (Flower of the Field), Suite for viola, chorus, and orchestra MARCHAND Grand Dialogue Tuesday, May 8, 2018 6:30 PM Wine & Hors d’oeuvres Kent Tritle will lead members of the Musica Sacra Orchestra with baritone Jacob Scharfman in music of Bach and Mozart, including J.S. Bach’s Cantata 82, “Ich habe genug.” Tickets start at $200 and extend to the Conductor’s Circle. Monday, May 7, 2018, 8 PM MORAVEC Sanctuary Road (World premiere, OSNY commission) Monday, April 9, 2018, 7:30 PM An international spectrum of works celebrating the history of immigration in New York, ranging from folk music of Ireland and the Baltic region to choral music of Rachmaninoff, Persichetti, Rebecca Clarke, Tarik O’Regan, F. Melius Christiansen, and Jean Berger, culminating in the world premiere for these combined ensembles of Immigrant Songs by Robert Sirota, libretto by Victoria Sirota. To register for the pre-concert tour of the Chapels of the Tongues, email Stephen Biegner at sbiegner@stjohndivine.org. Thursday, March 22, 2018, 7:30 PM MENDELSSOHN Lobgesang (Hymn of Praise)* Tuesday, March 20, 2018, 7:30 PM STRAVINSKY Bogoroditse Dyevo (Ave Maria) Tuesday, March 6, 2018, 7:30 PM Light of Light: Music of Lassus, Lauridsen, with Gregorian Chant Tuesday, February 20, 2018, 7:30 PM VICTORIA O quam gloriosum Sunday, February 11, 2018, 4:30 PM February 8, 9, 10, 2018 VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis Tuesday, February 6, 2018, 7:30 PM MARCHAND Grand Dialogue Sunday, December 31, 2017, 7 PM RUPERT LANG “Earth Teach Me” Thursday, December 21, 2017, 7:30 PM HANDEL Messiah Monday, December 18, 2017, 8 PM HANDEL Messiah Saturday, December 9, 2017, 7 PM VIVALDI Gloria Tuesday, November 14, 2017, 7:30 PM MOZART Requiem* Monday, November 6, 2017, 8 PM BRAHMS Schicksalslied, Op. 54 Wednesday, October 25, 2017, 7:30 PM J.S. BACH Der Geist hilft unser Schwachheit auf Sunday, October 22, 2017, 3 PM MARCHAND Grand Dialogue Sunday, October 15, 2017, 4 PM MOZART Requiem Saturday, September 9, 2017, 3:30 PM J.S. BACH Prelude and Fugue in A Minor, BWV 543 Sunday, August 27, 2017 J.S. BACH Prelude and Fugue in A Minor, BWV 543 July 16-23, 2017 The Choral Workshop at the Amherst Music Festival, led by Kent Tritle, is designed to give the serious amateur choral singer an opportunity to learn and perform masterworks. The 2017 workshop will focus on William Byrd’s The Great Service along with works of Thomas Tallis and Robert Parsons. The workshop concludes with a performance. July 9-16, 2017 Kent Tritle leads a week-long workshop in, and performance of, Mahler’s Symphony No. 8. Friday, June 9, 2017, 7:30 PM Program to include: BACH Mass in B Minor Thursday & Friday, April 6 & April 7, 2017, 7:30 PM BRITTEN War Requiem March 14 & 15, 2017 MOZART “Great” Mass in C Minor Wednesday, March 8, 2017, 7:30 PM BACH Jesu, meine Freude, BWV 227 Sunday, February 26, 2017, 3 PM J.S. BACH Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C Major, BWV 564 Tuesday, February 21, 2017, 7:30 PM DURUFLÉ Requiem Sunday, February 19, 2017, 7-8:30 PM #refugeinmusic Thursday, February 16, 2017, 8 PM LUTOSŁAWSKI Musique funèbre Wednesday, February 8, 2017, 7:30 PM J.S. BACH Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C Major, BWV 564 Sunday, January 22, 2017, 4 PM J.S. BACH Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C Major, BWV 564 Saturday, December 31, 2016, 7 PM MORAVEC Light Shall Lift Us (New York premiere) Light Shall Lift Us is a musical response by Paul Moravec (music) and Mark Campbell (lyrics) to the tragedy that occurred at Pulse nightclub in Orlando on June 12, 2016 – the largest mass shooting in U.S history. The inspirational work was premiered in “One Voice Orlando,” a benefit concert Campbell helped organize with Opera Orlando, that sought to reunite and heal the city during a very difficult time. Thursday, December 22, 2016, 7:30 PM HANDEL Messiah Wednesday, December 21, 2016, 8 PM HANDEL Messiah Saturday, December 10, 2016, 7 PM POULENC Organ Concerto Tuesday, November 15, 2016, 7:30 PM RAUTAVAARA Vigilia (All Night Vigil In Memory of St. John the Baptist) – New York Premiere November 9, 10, 11, 12, 2016 MOZART Piano Concerto No. 25 Thursday, November 3, 2016, 8 PM MOZART “Great” Mass in C Minor Tuesday, October 25, 2016, 7:30 PM “The Glory of Constantinople” Thursday, October 13, 2016, 7 PM BACH Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C Major, BWV 564 Wednesday, October 5, 2016, 7:30 PM “The Savior of Church Music and the Mystics” Thursday, September 29, 2016, 7:30 PM BACH Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C Major, BWV 564 ________________________________________ August 19-28, 2016 Monday, August 15, 2016, 7:30 PM Mostly Mozart 50th Anniversary Season MOZART Così fan tutte ________________________________________ Saturday, July 30, 2016, 7:30 PM THE NATIONAL CHORUS OF KOREA BEETHOVEN Coriolan Overture July 10-17, 2016 SCHÜTZ Musikalische Exequien, SWV 279-281 (German Requiem) May 26-28, 2016 Programs including: May 24-29, 2016 A Midsummer Night’s Dream featuring Musica Sacra, Kent Tritle, Music Director Monday, May 9, 2016, 8 PM MERRYMAN Jonah (New York Premiere) Thursday, May 5, 2016, 7 PM Thursday, April 7, 2016, 7:30 PM MAHLER Symphony No. 8, “Symphony of a Thousand” Tuesday, March 15, 2016, 7:30 PM J.S. BACH Cantata No. 4, “Christ lag in Todesbanden” Wednesday, March 9, 2016, 7:30 PM EVAN FEIN Deborah (World Premiere) Wednesday, February 24, 2016, 7:30 PM MAHLER Symphony No. 8, “Symphony of a Thousand” Thursday, February 25, 2016, 7:30 PM MAHLER Symphony No. 8, “Symphony of a Thousand” (In a related event, organist David Briggs presents the world premiere of his arrangement of Mahler’s Symphony No. 8 for chorus, soloists, and organ on the Cathedral’s “Great Organ” series on Thursday, April 7, 2016) January 27-31, 2016 A residency at Helsinki’s Sibelius Academy, at which Kent will teach choral conducting and organ performance. The repertoire will include Telemann’s Deus Judicium Tuum. January 22-24, 2016 BERLIOZ Symphonie fantastique Thursday, December 31, 2015, 7:30 PM “New Year’s Eve Concert for Peace” Tuesday, December 22, 2015, 7:30 PM HANDEL Messiah Monday, December 21, 2015, 8 PM HANDEL Messiah (arrangement by Mozart) Saturday, December 12, 2015, 7 PM Jamet Pittman, and Michele Kennedy, sopranos “A Cathedral Christmas” Wednesday, November 18, 2015, 7:30 PM BUXTEHUDE Praeludium in C Major, BUX 137 Saturday, November 14, 2015, 2 PM & 7:30 PM TAN DUN’S WATER PASSION Thursday, November 5, 2015, 7 PM MAHLER Symphony No. 2 “Resurrection” Monday, November 2, 2015, 8 PM FILAS Requiem “Oratio Spei” (2002) Monday, October 26, 2015, 6:30 PM BUXTEHUDE Praeludium in C Major, BUX 137 Saturday, October 24, 2015, 7 PM PAULUS Tryptich Wednesday, October 21, 2015, 7:30 PM TALLIS Spem in Alium Wednesday, October 14, 2015, 7:30 PM “Four Quarters of Jerusalem” Tuesday, September 29, 2015, 7 PM BUXTEHUDE Praeludium in C Major, BUX 137 Saturday, September 19, 2015, 3:30 PM A Benefit for the Oratorio Society of New York Works by Bach, Brahms, Walther and Bach contemporaries September 15, 2015, 7:30 PM BUXTEHUDE Praeludium in C Major, BUX 137 July 20-24, 2015 Kent Tritle and William Weinert lead in-depth analysis and rehearsal of Mozart Requiem, Coronation Mass, and shorter sacred works of Mozart, and recent research on issues of choral and instrumental performance practice in the Classical era. July 5-12, 2015 The 2015 Choral Workshop at the Amherst Music Festival, led by Kent Tritle, is designed to give the serious amateur choral singer an opportunity to learn and perform masterworks of the Renaissance and Baroque, with a focus on works by Palestrina, Victoria, and Monteverdi. Thursday, May 14, 2015, 7:30 PM CATHEDRAL CHOIR OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE “The Wingèd Lion: Venice and the Orient” Tuesday, May 5, 2015, 8 PM ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK BERNSTEIN Chichester Psalms** April-May 2015 European tour with the NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC, playing organ in Bartók’s The Miraculous Mandarin Saturday, March 14, 2015, 8 PM PAUL TAYLOR’S AMERICAN MODERN DANCE Thursday, March 26, 2015, 7:30 PM MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC SYMPHONIC CHOIR AND ORCHESTRA VERDI Requiem Sunday, March 22, 2015, 7 PM THE DESSOFF CHOIRS 90th Anniversary Concert Wednesday, March 4, 2015, 7:30 PM MUSICA SACRA JURAJ FILAS Wisdom of the Wise Old Man – World premiere Tuesday, February 24, 2015, 7:30 PM MACHAUT Messe de Nostre Dame Tuesday, February 17, 2015, 6 PM DAVID LANG Little Match Girl Passion Cancelled due to weather Wednesday, December 31, 2014, 7 PM Tuesday, December 23, 7:30 PM HANDEL Messiah Monday, December 22, 2014, 8 PM HANDEL Messiah Saturday, December 20, 2014, 3 PM HANDEL Messiah Saturday, December 13, 2014, 7 PM “A Cathedral Christmas” Wednesday, December 3, 2014, 7 PM Friday, November 21, 2014, 7:30 PM Tuesday, November 18, 2014, 7:30 PM Sunday, November 16, 3 PM BACH Prelude and Fugue in B Minor, BWV 544 Wednesday, November 12, 2014, 7:30 PM MOZART Mass in C Minor, K. 427* Thursday, November 6, 2014, 8 PM PURCELL Suite from A Midsummer Night’s Dream Monday, November 3, 2014, 8 PM HAYDN The Creation (Die Schöpfung) Wednesday, October 15, 2014, 7:30 PM Saturday, August 2, 2014, 7:30 PM Monday, June 9, 2014, 7:30 PM Tuesday, May 20, 2014, 8 PM Friday, May 9, 2014 BUXTEHUDE Praeludium in G Minor, Bux 149 Tuesday, April 8, 2014, 7:30 PM Friday, April 4, 2014, 7:30 PM Wednesday, March 26, 2014, 6:30 PM Thursday, March 6, 2014, 8 PM Wednesday, February 19, 2014, at 7 and 9 PM Wednesday, February 12, 2014, at 7:30 PM Tuesday, December 31, 2013, at 7 PM Monday, December 23, 2013, at 8 PM Thursday, December 12, 2013, at 8 PM Saturday, December 14, 2013, at 7 PM Sunday, December 15, 2013, at 8 PM Wednesday, November 20, 2013, at 7:30 PM Tudor anthems by William Byrd, Peter Phillips, Thomas Tallis, and Thomas Weelkes Monday, November 4, 2013, at 8 PM Wednesday, October 23, 2013, at 7:30 PM MUSICA SACRA Kent Tritle, conductor BYRD Mass for 5 Voices Motets by Thomas Weelkes and Orlando Gibbons Sunday, October 20, 2013, at 3 PM Friday, October 18, 2013, at 7:30 PM Wednesday, October 16, 2013, at 7:30 PM October 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 2013 NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC Participating artists to include: MARK-ANTHONY TURNAGE Frieze (U.S. premiere) September 25, 2013, at 7:30 PM September 20 & 21, 2013, at 8 PM NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC The Art of the Score: Film Week at the Philharmonic July 17, 2013, at 7:30 PM KENT TRITLE, Organ Wednesday, May 15, 2013, at 8 PM MUSICA SACRA Kent Tritle, Music Director and Conductor “The Soul Rejoices” Thursday, May 9, 2013, at 6 PM ALASTAIR CASSELS-BROWN MEMORIAL ORGAN CONCERT Wednesday, May 1, 2013, at 7:30 PM Great Music in a Great Space at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine Kent Tritle, Music Director and Conductor “The Holy Land: Jerusalem” Sunday, April 28, 2013, at 3 PM CELEBRATION OF THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE MANDER ORGAN Monday, April 22, 2013, at 8 PM ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK Kent Tritle, Music Director and Conductor BRITTEN War Requiem Saturday, April 20, 2013, at 8 PM NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL CHORAL FESTIVAL CONCERT Orchestra of St. Luke’s MOZART Requiem April 17-20, 2013 NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL CHORAL FESTIVAL Saturday, April 13, 2013, at 1:30 PM LYNDON WOODSIDE ORATORIO SOLO COMPETITION Friday, April 12, 2013, at 7:30 PM Cathedral of St. John the Divine Wednesday, April 10, 2013, at 7:30 PM MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC CHAMBER CHOIR AND CHAMBER ENSEMBLE MONTEVERDI Vespers of 1610 Thursday, March 28, 2013, at 8 PM ORCHESTRA OF ST. LUKE’S BACH St. Matthew Passion Wednesday, March 20, 2013, at 7:30 PM Great Music in a Great Space at the Kent Tritle, Music Director and Conductor VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Mass in G Minor February-March 2013 Wednesday, February 27, 2013, at 7:30 PM MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC SYMPHONY AND SYMPHONIC CHORUS MENDELSSOHN Elijah Monday, February 11, 2013, at 7:30 PM MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC SYMPHONY AND SYMPHONIC CHORUS POULENC Gloria Tuesday, January 29, 2013, 7 PM Monday, January 28, 2013 Wednesday, January 16, 2013, at 7:30 PM KENT TRITLE, Organ DUPRÉ Magnificat Antiphons Monday, December 31, 2012, at 7:30 PM NEW YEAR’S EVE CONCERT FOR PEACE Kent Tritle, Music Director and Conductor MOZART Coronation Mass Sunday, December 23, 2012, at 8 PM HANDEL Messiah Friday, December 21, 2012, at 6 PM MAKE MUSIC NEW YORK 2012 “Pilgrimage” Early Music singers led by conductor Kent Tritle walk from the Upper East Side to the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, Thursday, December 20, 2012, at 8 PM MUSICA SACRA HANDEL Messiah Monday, December 17, 2012, at 8 PM ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK HANDEL Messiah Sunday, December 9, 2012, at 6:30 & 8:30 PM CATHEDRAL CHOIR OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE “O Magnum Mysterium: O Great Mystery” Saturday, December 8, 2012, at 7:30 PM CATHEDRAL CHOIRS AND ORCHESTRA OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE “A Ceremony of Carols” Saturday, December 1, 2012, at 7:30 PM MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC CHAMBER CHOIR Choral music from China, Estonia, and the U.S., including works by Eric Whitacre and Arvo Pärt Saturday & Sunday, November 17 & 18, 2012 SOUTH DAKOTA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA BACH Brandenburg Concertos (Complete) Monday, October 22, 2012, at 8 PM MUSICA SACRA MOZART Exsultate, jubilate Sunday, October 14, 2012, at 3:00 PM The Licia Albanese-Puccini Foundation 38th Anniversary Musica Sacra Orchestra Wednesday, October 10, 2012 CATHEDRAL CHOIR AND ORCHESTRA OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE Kent Tritle, Music Director and Conductor BACH Mass in B Minor August 17 & 18, 2012 ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK MOZART Credo Mass in C Major, K. 257 Sunday, August 12, 2012, 10 AM Bard SummerScape 2012: “Saint-Saëns and His World” “THE ORGAN, KING OF INSTRUMENTS” VIERNE Toccata in B-flat Minor from Pièces de fantaisie June 29 & 30, 2012, 8 PM NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC – PHILHARMONIC 360 Pierre Boulez: Rituel in memoriam Bruno Maderna June 6, 2012, 7:30 PM SACRED MUSIC IN A SACRED SPACE MENDELSSOHN Sonata in F Minor, Op. 65, No. 1 May 1, 2012, 7:30 PM CATHEDRAL CHOIR OF THE CATHEDRAL CHURCH Music from Eastern Europe and Armenia April 26, 2012, 8 PM ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK DVORÁK Stabat Mater April 23, 2012, 8 PM MUSICA SACRA Songs and Romances: The Romance of Brahms, Schubert, and Schumann April 18, 2012, 6:30 PM METROPOLITAN OPERA GUILD April 10, 2012, 7:30 PM MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC SYMPHONIC CHORUS AND BRASS ENSEMBLE April 3, 2012, 7:30 PM MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC CHAMBER CHOIR BRAHMS Gesänge für Frauenchor, Op. 17* March 28, 2012, 7:30 PM CATHEDRAL CHOIR OF THE CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE SCARLATTI Stabat Mater February 23, 2012, 8 PM MUSICA SACRA JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH Movements from the Partita Sei gregüsset, Jesu gütig December 20, 2011, 8 PM MUSICA SACRA December 19, 2011, 8 PM ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK December 10, 2011, 7:30 PM CATHEDRAL CHOIR OF THE CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE CHARPENTIER: Te Deum November 22, 2011, 7:30 PM KENT TRITLE, ORGAN CRUMB: Pastoral Drone ________________________________________ November 9, 2011, 7:30 PM MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC SYMPHONIC CHORUS, CHAMBER CHOIR ________________________________________ October 29, 2011, 9 PM INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF SACRED MUSIC AND ART ________________________________________ October 26, 2011, 5 PM INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF SACRED MUSIC AND ART ________________________________________ October 17, 2011, 8 PM KENT TRITLE, ORGAN ________________________________________ October 12, 2011, 8 PM MUSICA SACRA ________________________________________ September 25, 2011, 4 PM ________________________________________ September 14, 2011, 8 PM SACRED MUSIC IN A SACRED SPACE ________________________________________ September 9, 2011, 7 PM ________________________________________ August 21, 2011 ________________________________________ July 31-August 6, 2011 ________________________________________ June 21, 2011, 6:30-7:30 PM MAKE MUSIC NEW YORK ________________________________________ June 14, 2011, 7 PM ________________________________________ May 25, 2011, 8 PM SACRED MUSIC IN A SACRED SPACE ________________________________________ May 13, 2011, 8 PM Musica Sacra Chorus and Orchestra ________________________________________ April 27, 2011, 8 PM Mendelssohn: Elijah ________________________________________ April 14, 2011, 7:30 PM MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC CHAMBER CHOIR ________________________________________ April 13, 2011, 8 PM SACRED MUSIC IN A SACRED SPACE CALDARA: Crucifixus ________________________________________ April 8, 2011, 7 PM MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC CHAMBER CHOIR ________________________________________ April 6, 2011, 7:30 PM MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC SYMPHONY & SYMPHONIC CHOIR Rossini: Petite Messe Solennelle ________________________________________ March 30, 2011 METROPOLITAN OPERA GUILD MASTER CLASS Requiem Masses of Mozart, Verdi, Fauré ________________________________________ March 24-26, 2011 Bartók: The Miraculous Mandarin ________________________________________ March 23, 2011, 6 PM ________________________________________ March 18, 19, 22, 2011 NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC (Organ) BARTÓK: Bluebeard’s Castle ________________________________________ March 11-13, 2011 KENT TRITLE: Choral Conducting Workshop ________________________________________ March 7, 2011, 8 PM ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK ________________________________________ February 25, 2011, 6 PM Works by Ginastera, De Padilla, Zipoli, De Victoria, Vivaldi and Aguiar ________________________________________ February 23, 2011, 8 PM MUSICA SACRA CHORUS AND ORCHESTRA ________________________________________ February 15, 2011, 7:30 PM MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC CHAMBER CHOIR ________________________________________ February 9, 2011, 8 PM SACRED MUSIC IN A SACRED SPACE ________________________________________ January 30, 2011, 4 PM SACRED MUSIC IN A SACRED SPACE ________________________________________ December 21 & 22, 2010, 8 PM MUSICA SACRA CHORUS AND ORCHESTRA ________________________________________ December 20, 2010, 8 PM ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK ________________________________________ December 19, 2010, 4 PM SACRED MUSIC IN A SACRED SPACE ________________________________________ December 14-18, 2010 NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC ________________________________________ December 12, 2010, 4 PM SACRED MUSIC IN A SACRED SPACE ________________________________________ November 30, 2010, 7 PM ________________________________________ November 17, 2010, 8 PM SACRED MUSIC IN A SACRED SPACE ________________________________________ November 10, 11, 13, 2010 NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC Mendelssohn: Elijah ________________________________________ November 3, 2010, 7:30 PM MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC SYMPHONY AND SYMPHONIC CHOIR Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem ________________________________________ October 23, 2010, 8 PM MUSICA SACRA CHORUS AND CHAMBER ORCHESTRA J.S. BACH: Jesu, meine Freude (Jesus, my joy) ________________________________________ October 18, 2010, 7 PM ________________________________________ October 17, 2010, 3 PM ________________________________________ October 13, 2010, 7:30 PM SACRED MUSIC IN A SACRED SPACE HANDEL: Jephtha ________________________________________ October 3, 2010, 3 PM & 5 PM Works by Buxtehude, Walther, Sweelinck and J.S. Bach ________________________________________ September 26, 2010, 4 PM Works by Buxtehude, Walther, Sweelinck and J.S. Bach ________________________________________ September 18, 2010, 8 PM ________________________________________ September 12, 2010, 4 PM ________________________________________ August 26, 2010 ________________________________________ August 21, 2010, 8 PM ________________________________________ August 20, 2010, 8 PM Works of Ravel, Bartok, Szymanowski, Stravinsky, Hauer, Berg, Debussy and Reger ________________________________________ August 15, 2010, 5:30 PM Works of Berg, Busoni, Schoenberg and Hindemith ________________________________________ August 13, 2010, 8 PM Works of Alban Berg and Johann Strauss II ________________________________________ July 20, 2010, 8 PM ________________________________________ July 19, 2010, 8 PM ________________________________________ July 15, 2010, 8 PM Program to include Bach’s Jesu, Meine Freude with Renaissance and 20th century motets and spiritual arrangements including Tavener’s The Lamb ________________________________________ June 23-26, 2010 Beethoven: Missa Solemnis ________________________________________ June 3-5, 2010 Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3, “Organ” ________________________________________ May 29, 2010, 3-4:15 PM NYC CLASSICAL SINGER CONVENTION ________________________________________ May 27-29, 2010 NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC – Organ Ligeti: Le Grande Macabre ________________________________________ May 22, 2010, 4:15 PM ORGAN RECITAL (no tickets available) ________________________________________ May 10, 2010, 8 PM ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK Mendelssohn: Paulus ________________________________________ May 5, 2010, 8 PM CLAUDIO MONTEVERDI: Laetatus sum ________________________________________ April 26, 2010, 5 PM ________________________________________ April 23, 2010, 8 PM MUSICA SACRA ________________________________________ April 11, 2010, 4 PM METROPOLITAN OPERA GUILD MASTER CLASS ________________________________________ March 25, 2010, 7:30 PM Mahler: Symphony No. 2 ________________________________________ March 24, 2010, 8 PM ________________________________________ March 8, 2010, 8 PM ________________________________________ February 26, 2010 MASTER CLASS ________________________________________ February 10, 2010, 8 PM ________________________________________ February 8, 2010, 7 PM SACRED MUSIC IN A SACRED SPACE ________________________________________ January 28, 2010, 7:30 PM MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC SYMPHONIC CHOIR ________________________________________ January 17, 2010 KENT TRITLE, organ ________________________________________ December 21-22, 2009, 8 PM MUSICA SACRA ________________________________________ December 20, 2009, 4 PM SACRED MUSIC IN A SACRED SPACE ________________________________________ December 15-18, 19, 2009 ________________________________________ December 14, 2009, 8 PM ________________________________________ December 13, 2009, 4 PM SACRED MUSIC IN A SACRED SPACE ________________________________________ November 13, 2009, 7:30 PM MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC SYMPHONIC CHORUS & CHAMBER SINFONIA ________________________________________ November 11, 2009, 8 PM ________________________________________ November 5, 6, 7, 10, 2009 NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC – Organ ________________________________________ October 24, 2009, 8 PM ________________________________________ October 7, 2009, 7:30 PM ________________________________________ October 5, 2009, 7:30 PM ________________________________________ September 20, 2009, 4 PM ________________________________________ September 16, 2009, 7:30 PM ________________________________________ September 6, 2009, 5 PM ________________________________________ June 24, 25, 26, 27, 2009 NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC – Organ ________________________________________ June 11, 12, 13, 2009 NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC – Organ ________________________________________ Wednesday, May 13, 2009, 8 PM ________________________________________ Wednesday, April 29, 2009, 7:30 PM ________________________________________ April 22, 23, 24, 25, 2009 NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC – Organ Respighi: Pines of Rome ________________________________________ Monday, April 20, 2009, 8 PM ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK Bach: Mass in B minor ________________________________________ Wednesday, April 1, 2009, 8 PM SACRED MUSIC IN A SACRED SPACE Bach: St. Matthew Passion ________________________________________ Monday, March 30, 2009, 7 PM SACRED MUSIC IN A SACRED SPACE ________________________________________ Friday, March 20, 2009, 8 PM SACRED MUSIC IN A SACRED SPACE Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem ________________________________________ Wednesday, March 4, 2009, 8 PM ________________________________________ Sunday, February 22, 2009, 4 PM SACRED MUSIC IN A SACRED SPACE Bach: Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 582 Wed., October 16, 7:30 PM J.S. BACH Komm, Jesu, komm, BWV 229 Wednesday, October 9, 2024, 8 PM GABRIELA ORTIZ New Work for Cello and Orchestra (NY Premiere) Saturday, September 21, 2024, 3 PM J.S. BACH Prelude and Fugue in C Major, BWV 547 Benefit for Musica Sacra. Performed on a historic J.W. Steere & Son organ, 1896 Saturday, September 14, 2024, 3:30 PM J.S. BACH Prelude and Fugue in C Major, BWV 547 Benefit for the Oratorio Society of New York. Performed on a historic Johnson & Johnson organ, 1893 July 7-14, 2024 Repertoire will include two pieces by Tomás Luis de Victoria (1548–1611): Motet and Missa O Quam Gloriosum for choir with organ, as well as Agostino Steffani (1654–1728): Stabat Mater for choir and strings. June 6-8, 2024 GUSTAV MAHLER Symphony No. 2, “Resurrection” Kent Tritle is the organist of the New York Philharmonic. May 28–June 2, 2024 A Midsummer Night’s Dream Musica Sacra, Kent Tritle, director, is featured in performances of Mendelssohn’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. May 23, 24, 25 & 28, 2024 SOFIA GUBAIDULINA Viola Concerto *Kent Tritle is the organist of the New York Philharmonic. Monday, May 6, 2024, 7 PM G.F. HANDEL Samson Saturday, April 20, 2024, 7 PM CLAUDIO MONTEVERDI Laetatus sum (1650)* Tuesday, April 9, 2024, 7:30 PM 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. Longing for Peace The Dance of Life Celebration of Common Connections! Tuesday, March 19, 2024, 7:30 PM HEINRICH SCHÜTZ Musikalische Exequien 7 PM: Pre-concert discussion with artist Anne Patterson and Kent Tritle Tuesday, March 5, 2024, 7 PM L.V. BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 9, finale: “Ode to Joy” (arr. David Briggs) This special program features the choral finales of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 and Mahler’s Symphony No. 2 transcribed for chorus and organ by David Briggs, and a work chosen from a call for scores by the OSNY. February 8-13, 2024 LEONARD BERNSTEIN Serenade (after Plato’s Symposium) *Kent Tritle is the organist of the New York Philharmonic. Sunday, December 31, 2023, 7 PM December 24 & 25 In-person and livestreams: Monday, December 25, Christmas Day Wednesday, December 20, 2023, 7:30 PM G.F. HANDEL Messiah Monday, December 18, 2023, 7 PM G.F. HANDEL Messiah December 12-16, 2023 G.F. HANDEL Messiah Kent Tritle is the organist of the New York Philharmonic. December 6-9, 2023 PETER ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY Romeo and Juliet, Overture-Fantasy *Kent Tritle is the organist of the New York Philharmonic. Saturday, December 9, 2023, 7 PM Music by Amy Beach, Franz Biebl, and Hannah Kendall, J.S. Bach’s Gloria in Excelsis, and Christmas carols sung by all. November 22-25, 2023 GYORGY LIGETI Atmosphères *Kent Tritle is the organist of the New York Philharmonic. November 9-12, 2023 CARLOS SIMON Fate Now Conquers *Kent Tritle is the organist of the New York Philharmonic. Monday, November 6, 2023, 7 PM J.S. BACH Magnificat October 25-26, 2023 G.F. HANDEL Israel in Egypt Kent Tritle is the organist of the New York Philharmonic. Tuesday, October 17, 2023, 7:30 PM WILLIAM BYRD “Christie, qui lux es” Sunday, September 24, 2023, 5 PM DANIEL PINKHAM A Prophecy Wednesday, September 20, 2023, 6:30 PM DIETERICH BUXTEHUDE Prelude, Fugue and Chaconne, BuxWV 137 Saturday, September 9, 2023, 3:30 PM DIETERICH BUXTEHUDE Prelude, Fugue and Chaconne, BuxWV 137 August 10-20, 2023 Tour of England with the combined Choristers, Chorale and Cathedral Choir of St. John the Divine, with Associate Music Director and Choirmaster Bryan Zaros; the group will sing at Evensong services and Eucharists during residencies at Westminster Abbey in London and the cathedrals of Ely, Lincoln, and Liverpool. July 9-16, 2023 The 2023 Choral Workshop will explore Henry Purcell’s “Welcome to All the Pleasures,” the first of three Odes for St. Cecilia’s Day, and “Funeral Sentences,” plus G.F. Handel’s Chandos Anthem: “My song shall be always” – culminating in a performance. The Choral Workshop, led by Kent Tritle, is designed to give the serious amateur choral singer an opportunity to learn and perform masterworks of the Renaissance and Baroque. Thursday, May 25, 1 PM & 2 PM MOSES HOGAN I’m Gonna Sing ‘til the Spirit Moves in My Heart Free admission Tuesday, May 16, 2023, 7:30 PM “Venice: City of Light” Monday, May 8, 2023, 8 PM J.S. BACH Mass in B Minor May 4, 5 & 6, 2023 Program to include: Kent Tritle is the organist of the New York Philharmonic. Tuesday, April 18, 2023, 7:30 PM ISABELLA LEONARDA (1620-1704) Alma Redemptoris Mater *Presented in collaboration with Multitude of Voyces CIC, a British publisher of music by women composers Sunday, April 16, 2023, 5 PM J.S. BACH Fantasy and Fugue in G Minor, BWV 542 March 23, 24 & 25, 2023 J.S. BACH St. Matthew Passion Kent Tritle is the organist of the New York Philharmonic. Sunday, March 19, 2023, 8 PM EDWARD ELGAR The Dream of Gerontius Friday, March 10, 2023, 7:30 PM J.S. BACH Fantasy and Fugue in G Minor, BWV Wednesday, March 8, 2023, 7:30 PM DAVID BRIGGS Stabat Mater for soloists, chorus, organ, and orchestra (World premiere)* Saturday, January 28, 2023 Friday, December 31, 2022, 7 PM GUSTAV HOLST St. Paul’s Suite, Op. 29, No. 2 The program also includes works by Daniel Ficarri, Christopher DeBlasio, and Amy Summers, culminating with the African American Spiritual “This Little Light of Mine,” sung by all. CHRISTMAS EVE AND CHRISTMAS DAY SERVICES AT THE CATHEDRAL OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE Saturday, December 24, 2022 Wednesday, December 21, 2022, 7:30 PM GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL Messiah Monday, December 19, 2022, 8 PM GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL Messiah Friday, December 9, 2022, 7 PM ANTONIO VIVALDI Magnificat, RV 610 Tuesday, November 15, 2022, 8 PM PAUL MORAVEC/MARK CAMPBELL A Nation of Others (World premiere, OSNY commission) Tuesday, October 25, 2022, 7:30 PM A concert featuring music from 14th century England and France, including works written for the Feast of St. Crispin, and excerpts from Missa de pluribus martyribus; extra tempus paschale (Gregorian chant) as well as music by living composers Janet Wheeler, Amy Summers, Olivia Sparkhall, and Sarah McDonald. Sunday, October 16, 2022, 5 PM J. S. BACH Prelude and Fugue in B Minor, BWV 544 October 12, 13, 15, 18, 2022 Program to include: Sunday, October 9, 2022, 4 PM VINCENT LÜBECK Preambulum and Fugue in C Minor Friday, September 30, 2022, 7:30 PM VINCENT LÜBECK Preambulum and Fugue in C Minor August 14-22, 2022 May 21-29, 2022 George Balanchine’s ballet to Felix Mendelssohn’s score of A Midsummer Night’s Dream Monday, May 23, 2022, 7:30 PM An exploration of rarely heard works from Portugal including the 13th-century female-voiced “Cantigas de Amigo,” symphonies of the converso Jewish heiress Isabella Duarte, and sacred and secular works of the 16th-century Black composer Vicente Lusitano. Underwritten by a generous grant from Lois and Richard Pace (This concert had originally been announced to take place on February 22, 2022.) Monday, May 9, 2022, 8 PM FELIX MENDELSSOHN Elijah Wednesday, April 6, 2022, 8 PM J. S. BACH Magnificat Tuesday, April 5, 2022, 7:30 PM ANTONIO VIVALDI Concerto in D Minor, RV 565 Thursday, March 31, 2022, 7:30 PM Program to include: Wednesday, March 30, 2022 Arr. UNDINE MOORE “Daniel, Daniel, Servant of the Lord” Tuesday, March 22, 2022, 7:30 PM VIKTOR KALABIS Canticum Canticorum Saturday, February 19, 2022, 7:30 PM | watch now NICHOLAUS BRUHNS Praeludium in E Minor Saturday, February 12, 2022, 7:30 PM MEREDITH MONK Nightfall *DMA candidate in conducting Monday, January 31, 2022, 8 PM Program to include: Friday, December 31, 2021, 7 PM GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL Water Music Suite in D The program also includes Joel Thompson’s “Seven Last Words of the Unarmed,” “Glory” by Common and John Legend featured in the motion picture Selma, David Hurd’s “When Night Fell,” works from Asian composers including Chen Yi, “Dona Nobis Pacem” from J. S. Bach’s Mass in B Minor, and “This Little Light of Mine.” Monday, December 20, 2021, 8 PM GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL Messiah Part I (complete) with highlights from Parts II & III December 14, 15, 17, 18, 2021 GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL Messiah Friday, December 10, 2021, 7 PM BENJAMIN BRITTEN A Ceremony of Carols These performances of Britten’s A Ceremony of Carols are underwritten by Dr. Gwen Zornberg in honor of the life of Judge Deborah A. Batts. Wednesday, December 1, 2021, 7 PM Mozart Requiem Monday, November 22, 2021, 7:30 PM JOSÉ MAURÍCIO NUNES GARCIA Stabat Mater Friday, November 19, 2021, 7:30 PM W.A. MOZART Requiem (Robert Levin completion) Thursday, November 11, 2021, 7:30 PM Program to include: Tuesday, November 9, 2021, 7:30 PM BENJAMIN BRITTEN Festival Te Deum and Rejoice in the Lamb Friday, November 5, 2021, 7:30 PM Program to include these works performed by Musica Sacra conducted by Kent Tritle: ROBERT PATERSON Graffiti Canons for choir (New York premiere) Tuesday, November 2, 2021, 6:45 PM (service at 7:30 PM) A National Service of Remembrance, including a presentation of Gabriel Fauré’s Requiem performed by the Cathedral Choir and Orchestra of St. John the Divine conducted by Kent Tritle. Free to the public, this event culminates three days celebrating the reopening of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine. (On Sunday, October 31 at 5 PM, Festal Evensong for All Saints, Kent conducts the Cathedral Choirs, brass and timpani in the world premiere of a Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis by the Cathedral’s new Associate Organist, Daniel Ficarri.) Tuesday, October 26, 2021, 7:30 PM J. S. BACH Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor Tuesday, October 19, 2021, 7:30 PM L. V. BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 9 (World premiere of a transcription for organ by David Briggs) Tuesday, September 28, 2021, 7:30 PM GEORGE CRUMB Pastoral Drone Tuesday, June 15, 2021, 7 PM EDT Join Musica Sacra on June 15, 2021 at 7 PM for You are the light: a full-length digital concert recorded and filmed at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine. Music Director and conductor Kent Tritle leads the Musica Sacra choir with instrumental ensemble Rose of the Compass in this stunning program that includes the world premiere of Duncan Patton’s There Will Come a Time, the concert premiere of Ara Dinkjian’s You are the light, Robert Sirota’s Immigrant Songs, and Armenian music performed by Rose of the Compass. Saturday, May 8, 2021, 2 PM Note: Due to the weather, this performance has been moved indoors and is not a public event. Great Music in a Great Space: St. John Passion at St. John the Divine MONDAY, MARCH 29, 2021, 7 – 9 PM 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 Monday, December 21, 2020, 8 PM “The Grand Tradition Continues: OSNY Messiah 2020” Wednesday, July 22, 2020, 6-7 PM ET You’re invited to an online event featuring three extraordinary artists coming together to support Musica Sacra. Music Director Kent Tritle is joined by Susanna Phillips (Metropolitan Opera), Amy Justman (Broadway and classical crossover star) and Jamet Pittman (soloist and singer with Musica Sacra and board member). These singers will share their experience with Musica Sacra and lend some musical inspiration including Mozart’s Laudate Dominum, Rodger and Hammerstein’s You’ll Never Walk Alone, and A City Called Heaven. Sunday, June 28, 2020, 4 PM Tuesday, March 31, 2020, 7:30 PM J. S. BACH St. John Passion Monday, March 2, 2020, 8 PM JOHANNES BRAHMS A German Requiem (U.S. premiere of a new critical edition) Tuesday, February 25, 2020, 7:30 PM FRANZ SCHUBERT Mass in E‐flat Major Monday, February 10, 2020, 7:30 PM This Fragile Earth – A Celebration of the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day Tuesday, January 28, 2020, 7:30 PM NICOLAUS BRUHNS Praeludium in E minor Sunday, January 19, 2020, 4:30 PM J. S. BACH Pièce d’orgue, BWV 572 5:30 PM Evensong: With special guests Paul Winter, David Briggs, Jason Robert Brown, Jamet Pittman, and host Harry Smith, with the Cathedral Choir and Orchestra Tuesday, December 24, 2019 4 PM: Christmas Eve Lessons and Carols Monday, December 23, 2019, 7:30 PM GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL Messiah Thursday, December 19, 2019, 8 PM GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL Messiah Saturday, December 14, 2019, 7 PM Works by Ralph Vaughan Williams, Giovanni Gabrieli, George Frideric Handel Sat., December 7, 2019, 7 PM HANDEL Messiah Wednesday, November 20, 2019, 7:30 PM PATRICK ZIMMERLI Instrument of Destiny (U.S. Premiere) Tuesday, November 12, 2019, 7:30 PM MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC CHAMBER CHOIR “Look at the Stars” Tuesday, November 5, 2019, 7:30 PM David Briggs, organ SERGEI RACHMANINOFF Vespers (excerpts) Saturday, October 26, 2019, 4 PM J.S. BACH Pièce d’Orgue, BWV 572 Monday, October 21, 2019, 7:30 PM “Music for a Gothic Space” DIETERICH BUXTEHUDE Praeludium in C, BuxWV 137 Wednesday & Thursday, September 11 & 12, 2019, 7:30 PM __________________________________ The Art of the Score The Choral Workshop at the Amherst Music Festival, led by Kent Tritle, is designed to give the serious amateur choral singer an opportunity to learn and perform masterworks. The 2019 workshop will focus on Monteverdi’s Magnificat for six voices and motets Adoramus te and Cantate Domino, and Carissimi’s Jephte. The performance takes place Saturday, July 20, at 11:15 AM. __________________________________ Friday, June 7, 2019, 7 PM HANDEL Messiah (excerpts) __________________________________ Monday, May 20, 2019, 6:30 PM This intimate concert will include members of the Choir of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine singing Brahms’s delightful Liebeslieder Waltzes. Kent Tritle will perform J.S. Bach’s tour-de-force “wedge” Prelude and Fugue, plus a movement from Felix Mendelssohn’s brilliant Organ Sonata in B-flat. Michael Sheetz and Amir Farid join at the piano. Enjoy wine & champagne at a beautiful private home in downtown Manhattan. VERDI Requiem FAURÉ Requiem Friday, March 22, 2019, 7:30 PM BUXTEHUDE Praeludium in E Major, BuxWV 141 Friday, March 8, 2019, 7:30 PM BUXTEHUDE Praeludium in E Major, BuxWV 141 Tuesday, March 5, 2019, 7:30 PM BYRD Mass for Five Voices Pre-Concert Recital by the Newark Boys Chorus at 7:00 PM Wednesday, February 27, 2019, 7:30 PM BRAHMS Vier Gesänge* Monday, February 25, 2019, 8 PM BERLIOZ La mort d’Ophelie* Friday, January 18, 2019, 1 PM Monday, December 31, 2018, 7 PM WILLIAM BOYCE Symphony No. 1 Wednesday, December 19, 2018, 7:30 PM HANDEL Messiah Monday, December 17, 2018, 8 PM HANDEL Messiah Friday, December 14, 2018, 5 PM Kent Tritle leads a special performance of Bach’s Cantata No. 140, “Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme,” in celebration of the 50th wedding anniversary of William McKeown and Constance Coles. Soloists are Lianne Coble, soprano; Emerson Sieverts, tenor and Peter Stewart, baritone. The performance is free and open to the public. Saturday, December 8, 2018, 7 PM GABRIELI In ecclesiis Sunday, November 18, 2018, 4 PM Sunday, November 11, 2018, 2 PM Monday, November 5, 2018, 7:30 PM Saturday, October 20, 2018, 5 PM Tuesday, October 23, 2018, 7:30 PM Friday, September 21, 2018 September 14 & 15, 2018 Saturday, September 8, 2018, 3:30 PM Sunday, August 5, 2018, 3 PM Sunday, July 29, 2018 Wednesday, July 25, 2018 Sunday, July 22, 2018, 6 PM TCHAIKOVSKY Polonaise from Eugene Onegin July 8-15, 2018 The Choral Workshop at the Amherst Music Festival, led by Kent Tritle, is designed to give the serious amateur choral singer an opportunity to learn and perform masterworks. The 2018 workshop will focus on Machaut’s Messe de Nostre Dame, Motets for Five Voices of Lassus, and Charpentier’s Le Reniement de St. Pierre. The performance takes place Saturday, July 14, at 11 AM. Saturday, June 16, 2018, 7:30 PM MOSTLY MODERN FESTIVAL: RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Flos Campi (Flower of the Field), Suite for viola, chorus, and orchestra MARCHAND Grand Dialogue Tuesday, May 8, 2018 6:30 PM Wine & Hors d’oeuvres Kent Tritle will lead members of the Musica Sacra Orchestra with baritone Jacob Scharfman in music of Bach and Mozart, including J.S. Bach’s Cantata 82, “Ich habe genug.” Tickets start at $200 and extend to the Conductor’s Circle. Monday, May 7, 2018, 8 PM MORAVEC Sanctuary Road (World premiere, OSNY commission) Monday, April 9, 2018, 7:30 PM An international spectrum of works celebrating the history of immigration in New York, ranging from folk music of Ireland and the Baltic region to choral music of Rachmaninoff, Persichetti, Rebecca Clarke, Tarik O’Regan, F. Melius Christiansen, and Jean Berger, culminating in the world premiere for these combined ensembles of Immigrant Songs by Robert Sirota, libretto by Victoria Sirota. To register for the pre-concert tour of the Chapels of the Tongues, email Stephen Biegner at sbiegner@stjohndivine.org. Thursday, March 22, 2018, 7:30 PM MENDELSSOHN Lobgesang (Hymn of Praise)* Tuesday, March 20, 2018, 7:30 PM STRAVINSKY Bogoroditse Dyevo (Ave Maria) Tuesday, March 6, 2018, 7:30 PM Light of Light: Music of Lassus, Lauridsen, with Gregorian Chant Tuesday, February 20, 2018, 7:30 PM VICTORIA O quam gloriosum Sunday, February 11, 2018, 4:30 PM February 8, 9, 10, 2018 VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis Tuesday, February 6, 2018, 7:30 PM MARCHAND Grand Dialogue Sunday, December 31, 2017, 7 PM RUPERT LANG “Earth Teach Me” Thursday, December 21, 2017, 7:30 PM HANDEL Messiah Monday, December 18, 2017, 8 PM HANDEL Messiah Saturday, December 9, 2017, 7 PM VIVALDI Gloria Tuesday, November 14, 2017, 7:30 PM MOZART Requiem* Monday, November 6, 2017, 8 PM BRAHMS Schicksalslied, Op. 54 Wednesday, October 25, 2017, 7:30 PM J.S. BACH Der Geist hilft unser Schwachheit auf Sunday, October 22, 2017, 3 PM MARCHAND Grand Dialogue Sunday, October 15, 2017, 4 PM MOZART Requiem Saturday, September 9, 2017, 3:30 PM J.S. BACH Prelude and Fugue in A Minor, BWV 543 Sunday, August 27, 2017 J.S. BACH Prelude and Fugue in A Minor, BWV 543 July 16-23, 2017 The Choral Workshop at the Amherst Music Festival, led by Kent Tritle, is designed to give the serious amateur choral singer an opportunity to learn and perform masterworks. The 2017 workshop will focus on William Byrd’s The Great Service along with works of Thomas Tallis and Robert Parsons. The workshop concludes with a performance. July 9-16, 2017 Kent Tritle leads a week-long workshop in, and performance of, Mahler’s Symphony No. 8. Friday, June 9, 2017, 7:30 PM Program to include: BACH Mass in B Minor Thursday & Friday, April 6 & April 7, 2017, 7:30 PM BRITTEN War Requiem March 14 & 15, 2017 MOZART “Great” Mass in C Minor Wednesday, March 8, 2017, 7:30 PM BACH Jesu, meine Freude, BWV 227 Sunday, February 26, 2017, 3 PM J.S. BACH Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C Major, BWV 564 Tuesday, February 21, 2017, 7:30 PM DURUFLÉ Requiem Sunday, February 19, 2017, 7-8:30 PM #refugeinmusic Thursday, February 16, 2017, 8 PM LUTOSŁAWSKI Musique funèbre Wednesday, February 8, 2017, 7:30 PM J.S. BACH Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C Major, BWV 564 Sunday, January 22, 2017, 4 PM J.S. BACH Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C Major, BWV 564 Saturday, December 31, 2016, 7 PM MORAVEC Light Shall Lift Us (New York premiere) Light Shall Lift Us is a musical response by Paul Moravec (music) and Mark Campbell (lyrics) to the tragedy that occurred at Pulse nightclub in Orlando on June 12, 2016 – the largest mass shooting in U.S history. The inspirational work was premiered in “One Voice Orlando,” a benefit concert Campbell helped organize with Opera Orlando, that sought to reunite and heal the city during a very difficult time. Thursday, December 22, 2016, 7:30 PM HANDEL Messiah Wednesday, December 21, 2016, 8 PM HANDEL Messiah Saturday, December 10, 2016, 7 PM POULENC Organ Concerto Tuesday, November 15, 2016, 7:30 PM RAUTAVAARA Vigilia (All Night Vigil In Memory of St. John the Baptist) – New York Premiere November 9, 10, 11, 12, 2016 MOZART Piano Concerto No. 25 Thursday, November 3, 2016, 8 PM MOZART “Great” Mass in C Minor Tuesday, October 25, 2016, 7:30 PM “The Glory of Constantinople” Thursday, October 13, 2016, 7 PM BACH Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C Major, BWV 564 Wednesday, October 5, 2016, 7:30 PM “The Savior of Church Music and the Mystics” Thursday, September 29, 2016, 7:30 PM BACH Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C Major, BWV 564 ________________________________________ August 19-28, 2016 Monday, August 15, 2016, 7:30 PM Mostly Mozart 50th Anniversary Season MOZART Così fan tutte ________________________________________ Saturday, July 30, 2016, 7:30 PM THE NATIONAL CHORUS OF KOREA BEETHOVEN Coriolan Overture July 10-17, 2016 SCHÜTZ Musikalische Exequien, SWV 279-281 (German Requiem) May 26-28, 2016 Programs including: May 24-29, 2016 A Midsummer Night’s Dream featuring Musica Sacra, Kent Tritle, Music Director Monday, May 9, 2016, 8 PM MERRYMAN Jonah (New York Premiere) Thursday, May 5, 2016, 7 PM Thursday, April 7, 2016, 7:30 PM MAHLER Symphony No. 8, “Symphony of a Thousand” Tuesday, March 15, 2016, 7:30 PM J.S. BACH Cantata No. 4, “Christ lag in Todesbanden” Wednesday, March 9, 2016, 7:30 PM EVAN FEIN Deborah (World Premiere) Wednesday, February 24, 2016, 7:30 PM MAHLER Symphony No. 8, “Symphony of a Thousand” Thursday, February 25, 2016, 7:30 PM MAHLER Symphony No. 8, “Symphony of a Thousand” (In a related event, organist David Briggs presents the world premiere of his arrangement of Mahler’s Symphony No. 8 for chorus, soloists, and organ on the Cathedral’s “Great Organ” series on Thursday, April 7, 2016) January 27-31, 2016 A residency at Helsinki’s Sibelius Academy, at which Kent will teach choral conducting and organ performance. The repertoire will include Telemann’s Deus Judicium Tuum. January 22-24, 2016 BERLIOZ Symphonie fantastique Thursday, December 31, 2015, 7:30 PM “New Year’s Eve Concert for Peace” Tuesday, December 22, 2015, 7:30 PM HANDEL Messiah Monday, December 21, 2015, 8 PM HANDEL Messiah (arrangement by Mozart) Saturday, December 12, 2015, 7 PM Jamet Pittman, and Michele Kennedy, sopranos “A Cathedral Christmas” Wednesday, November 18, 2015, 7:30 PM BUXTEHUDE Praeludium in C Major, BUX 137 Saturday, November 14, 2015, 2 PM & 7:30 PM TAN DUN’S WATER PASSION Thursday, November 5, 2015, 7 PM MAHLER Symphony No. 2 “Resurrection” Monday, November 2, 2015, 8 PM FILAS Requiem “Oratio Spei” (2002) Monday, October 26, 2015, 6:30 PM BUXTEHUDE Praeludium in C Major, BUX 137 Saturday, October 24, 2015, 7 PM PAULUS Tryptich Wednesday, October 21, 2015, 7:30 PM TALLIS Spem in Alium Wednesday, October 14, 2015, 7:30 PM “Four Quarters of Jerusalem” Tuesday, September 29, 2015, 7 PM BUXTEHUDE Praeludium in C Major, BUX 137 Saturday, September 19, 2015, 3:30 PM A Benefit for the Oratorio Society of New York Works by Bach, Brahms, Walther and Bach contemporaries September 15, 2015, 7:30 PM BUXTEHUDE Praeludium in C Major, BUX 137 July 20-24, 2015 Kent Tritle and William Weinert lead in-depth analysis and rehearsal of Mozart Requiem, Coronation Mass, and shorter sacred works of Mozart, and recent research on issues of choral and instrumental performance practice in the Classical era. July 5-12, 2015 The 2015 Choral Workshop at the Amherst Music Festival, led by Kent Tritle, is designed to give the serious amateur choral singer an opportunity to learn and perform masterworks of the Renaissance and Baroque, with a focus on works by Palestrina, Victoria, and Monteverdi. Thursday, May 14, 2015, 7:30 PM CATHEDRAL CHOIR OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE “The Wingèd Lion: Venice and the Orient” Tuesday, May 5, 2015, 8 PM ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK BERNSTEIN Chichester Psalms** April-May 2015 European tour with the NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC, playing organ in Bartók’s The Miraculous Mandarin Saturday, March 14, 2015, 8 PM PAUL TAYLOR’S AMERICAN MODERN DANCE Thursday, March 26, 2015, 7:30 PM MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC SYMPHONIC CHOIR AND ORCHESTRA VERDI Requiem Sunday, March 22, 2015, 7 PM THE DESSOFF CHOIRS 90th Anniversary Concert Wednesday, March 4, 2015, 7:30 PM MUSICA SACRA JURAJ FILAS Wisdom of the Wise Old Man – World premiere Tuesday, February 24, 2015, 7:30 PM MACHAUT Messe de Nostre Dame Tuesday, February 17, 2015, 6 PM DAVID LANG Little Match Girl Passion Cancelled due to weather Wednesday, December 31, 2014, 7 PM Tuesday, December 23, 7:30 PM HANDEL Messiah Monday, December 22, 2014, 8 PM HANDEL Messiah Saturday, December 20, 2014, 3 PM HANDEL Messiah Saturday, December 13, 2014, 7 PM “A Cathedral Christmas” Wednesday, December 3, 2014, 7 PM Friday, November 21, 2014, 7:30 PM Tuesday, November 18, 2014, 7:30 PM Sunday, November 16, 3 PM BACH Prelude and Fugue in B Minor, BWV 544 Wednesday, November 12, 2014, 7:30 PM MOZART Mass in C Minor, K. 427* Thursday, November 6, 2014, 8 PM PURCELL Suite from A Midsummer Night’s Dream Monday, November 3, 2014, 8 PM HAYDN The Creation (Die Schöpfung) Wednesday, October 15, 2014, 7:30 PM Saturday, August 2, 2014, 7:30 PM Monday, June 9, 2014, 7:30 PM Tuesday, May 20, 2014, 8 PM Friday, May 9, 2014 BUXTEHUDE Praeludium in G Minor, Bux 149 Tuesday, April 8, 2014, 7:30 PM Friday, April 4, 2014, 7:30 PM Wednesday, March 26, 2014, 6:30 PM Thursday, March 6, 2014, 8 PM Wednesday, February 19, 2014, at 7 and 9 PM Wednesday, February 12, 2014, at 7:30 PM Tuesday, December 31, 2013, at 7 PM Monday, December 23, 2013, at 8 PM Thursday, December 12, 2013, at 8 PM Saturday, December 14, 2013, at 7 PM Sunday, December 15, 2013, at 8 PM Wednesday, November 20, 2013, at 7:30 PM Tudor anthems by William Byrd, Peter Phillips, Thomas Tallis, and Thomas Weelkes Monday, November 4, 2013, at 8 PM Wednesday, October 23, 2013, at 7:30 PM MUSICA SACRA Kent Tritle, conductor BYRD Mass for 5 Voices Motets by Thomas Weelkes and Orlando Gibbons Sunday, October 20, 2013, at 3 PM Friday, October 18, 2013, at 7:30 PM Wednesday, October 16, 2013, at 7:30 PM October 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 2013 NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC Participating artists to include: MARK-ANTHONY TURNAGE Frieze (U.S. premiere) September 25, 2013, at 7:30 PM September 20 & 21, 2013, at 8 PM NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC The Art of the Score: Film Week at the Philharmonic July 17, 2013, at 7:30 PM KENT TRITLE, Organ Wednesday, May 15, 2013, at 8 PM MUSICA SACRA Kent Tritle, Music Director and Conductor “The Soul Rejoices” Thursday, May 9, 2013, at 6 PM ALASTAIR CASSELS-BROWN MEMORIAL ORGAN CONCERT Wednesday, May 1, 2013, at 7:30 PM Great Music in a Great Space at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine Kent Tritle, Music Director and Conductor “The Holy Land: Jerusalem” Sunday, April 28, 2013, at 3 PM CELEBRATION OF THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE MANDER ORGAN Monday, April 22, 2013, at 8 PM ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK Kent Tritle, Music Director and Conductor BRITTEN War Requiem Saturday, April 20, 2013, at 8 PM NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL CHORAL FESTIVAL CONCERT Orchestra of St. Luke’s MOZART Requiem April 17-20, 2013 NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL CHORAL FESTIVAL Saturday, April 13, 2013, at 1:30 PM LYNDON WOODSIDE ORATORIO SOLO COMPETITION Friday, April 12, 2013, at 7:30 PM Cathedral of St. John the Divine Wednesday, April 10, 2013, at 7:30 PM MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC CHAMBER CHOIR AND CHAMBER ENSEMBLE MONTEVERDI Vespers of 1610 Thursday, March 28, 2013, at 8 PM ORCHESTRA OF ST. LUKE’S BACH St. Matthew Passion Wednesday, March 20, 2013, at 7:30 PM Great Music in a Great Space at the Kent Tritle, Music Director and Conductor VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Mass in G Minor February-March 2013 Wednesday, February 27, 2013, at 7:30 PM MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC SYMPHONY AND SYMPHONIC CHORUS MENDELSSOHN Elijah Monday, February 11, 2013, at 7:30 PM MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC SYMPHONY AND SYMPHONIC CHORUS POULENC Gloria Tuesday, January 29, 2013, 7 PM Monday, January 28, 2013 Wednesday, January 16, 2013, at 7:30 PM KENT TRITLE, Organ DUPRÉ Magnificat Antiphons Monday, December 31, 2012, at 7:30 PM NEW YEAR’S EVE CONCERT FOR PEACE Kent Tritle, Music Director and Conductor MOZART Coronation Mass Sunday, December 23, 2012, at 8 PM HANDEL Messiah Friday, December 21, 2012, at 6 PM MAKE MUSIC NEW YORK 2012 “Pilgrimage” Early Music singers led by conductor Kent Tritle walk from the Upper East Side to the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, Thursday, December 20, 2012, at 8 PM MUSICA SACRA HANDEL Messiah Monday, December 17, 2012, at 8 PM ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK HANDEL Messiah Sunday, December 9, 2012, at 6:30 & 8:30 PM CATHEDRAL CHOIR OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE “O Magnum Mysterium: O Great Mystery” Saturday, December 8, 2012, at 7:30 PM CATHEDRAL CHOIRS AND ORCHESTRA OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE “A Ceremony of Carols” Saturday, December 1, 2012, at 7:30 PM MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC CHAMBER CHOIR Choral music from China, Estonia, and the U.S., including works by Eric Whitacre and Arvo Pärt Saturday & Sunday, November 17 & 18, 2012 SOUTH DAKOTA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA BACH Brandenburg Concertos (Complete) Monday, October 22, 2012, at 8 PM MUSICA SACRA MOZART Exsultate, jubilate Sunday, October 14, 2012, at 3:00 PM The Licia Albanese-Puccini Foundation 38th Anniversary Musica Sacra Orchestra Wednesday, October 10, 2012 CATHEDRAL CHOIR AND ORCHESTRA OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE Kent Tritle, Music Director and Conductor BACH Mass in B Minor August 17 & 18, 2012 ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK MOZART Credo Mass in C Major, K. 257 Sunday, August 12, 2012, 10 AM Bard SummerScape 2012: “Saint-Saëns and His World” “THE ORGAN, KING OF INSTRUMENTS” VIERNE Toccata in B-flat Minor from Pièces de fantaisie June 29 & 30, 2012, 8 PM NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC – PHILHARMONIC 360 Pierre Boulez: Rituel in memoriam Bruno Maderna June 6, 2012, 7:30 PM SACRED MUSIC IN A SACRED SPACE MENDELSSOHN Sonata in F Minor, Op. 65, No. 1 May 1, 2012, 7:30 PM CATHEDRAL CHOIR OF THE CATHEDRAL CHURCH Music from Eastern Europe and Armenia April 26, 2012, 8 PM ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK DVORÁK Stabat Mater April 23, 2012, 8 PM MUSICA SACRA Songs and Romances: The Romance of Brahms, Schubert, and Schumann April 18, 2012, 6:30 PM METROPOLITAN OPERA GUILD April 10, 2012, 7:30 PM MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC SYMPHONIC CHORUS AND BRASS ENSEMBLE April 3, 2012, 7:30 PM MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC CHAMBER CHOIR BRAHMS Gesänge für Frauenchor, Op. 17* March 28, 2012, 7:30 PM CATHEDRAL CHOIR OF THE CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE SCARLATTI Stabat Mater February 23, 2012, 8 PM MUSICA SACRA JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH Movements from the Partita Sei gregüsset, Jesu gütig December 20, 2011, 8 PM MUSICA SACRA December 19, 2011, 8 PM ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK December 10, 2011, 7:30 PM CATHEDRAL CHOIR OF THE CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE CHARPENTIER: Te Deum November 22, 2011, 7:30 PM KENT TRITLE, ORGAN CRUMB: Pastoral Drone ________________________________________ November 9, 2011, 7:30 PM MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC SYMPHONIC CHORUS, CHAMBER CHOIR ________________________________________ October 29, 2011, 9 PM INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF SACRED MUSIC AND ART ________________________________________ October 26, 2011, 5 PM INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF SACRED MUSIC AND ART ________________________________________ October 17, 2011, 8 PM KENT TRITLE, ORGAN ________________________________________ October 12, 2011, 8 PM MUSICA SACRA ________________________________________ September 25, 2011, 4 PM ________________________________________ September 14, 2011, 8 PM SACRED MUSIC IN A SACRED SPACE ________________________________________ September 9, 2011, 7 PM ________________________________________ August 21, 2011 ________________________________________ July 31-August 6, 2011 ________________________________________ June 21, 2011, 6:30-7:30 PM MAKE MUSIC NEW YORK ________________________________________ June 14, 2011, 7 PM ________________________________________ May 25, 2011, 8 PM SACRED MUSIC IN A SACRED SPACE ________________________________________ May 13, 2011, 8 PM Musica Sacra Chorus and Orchestra ________________________________________ April 27, 2011, 8 PM Mendelssohn: Elijah ________________________________________ April 14, 2011, 7:30 PM MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC CHAMBER CHOIR ________________________________________ April 13, 2011, 8 PM SACRED MUSIC IN A SACRED SPACE CALDARA: Crucifixus ________________________________________ April 8, 2011, 7 PM MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC CHAMBER CHOIR ________________________________________ April 6, 2011, 7:30 PM MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC SYMPHONY & SYMPHONIC CHOIR Rossini: Petite Messe Solennelle ________________________________________ March 30, 2011 METROPOLITAN OPERA GUILD MASTER CLASS Requiem Masses of Mozart, Verdi, Fauré ________________________________________ March 24-26, 2011 Bartók: The Miraculous Mandarin ________________________________________ March 23, 2011, 6 PM ________________________________________ March 18, 19, 22, 2011 NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC (Organ) BARTÓK: Bluebeard’s Castle ________________________________________ March 11-13, 2011 KENT TRITLE: Choral Conducting Workshop ________________________________________ March 7, 2011, 8 PM ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK ________________________________________ February 25, 2011, 6 PM Works by Ginastera, De Padilla, Zipoli, De Victoria, Vivaldi and Aguiar ________________________________________ February 23, 2011, 8 PM MUSICA SACRA CHORUS AND ORCHESTRA ________________________________________ February 15, 2011, 7:30 PM MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC CHAMBER CHOIR ________________________________________ February 9, 2011, 8 PM SACRED MUSIC IN A SACRED SPACE ________________________________________ January 30, 2011, 4 PM SACRED MUSIC IN A SACRED SPACE ________________________________________ December 21 & 22, 2010, 8 PM MUSICA SACRA CHORUS AND ORCHESTRA ________________________________________ December 20, 2010, 8 PM ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK ________________________________________ December 19, 2010, 4 PM SACRED MUSIC IN A SACRED SPACE ________________________________________ December 14-18, 2010 NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC ________________________________________ December 12, 2010, 4 PM SACRED MUSIC IN A SACRED SPACE ________________________________________ November 30, 2010, 7 PM ________________________________________ November 17, 2010, 8 PM SACRED MUSIC IN A SACRED SPACE ________________________________________ November 10, 11, 13, 2010 NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC Mendelssohn: Elijah ________________________________________ November 3, 2010, 7:30 PM MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC SYMPHONY AND SYMPHONIC CHOIR Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem ________________________________________ October 23, 2010, 8 PM MUSICA SACRA CHORUS AND CHAMBER ORCHESTRA J.S. BACH: Jesu, meine Freude (Jesus, my joy) ________________________________________ October 18, 2010, 7 PM ________________________________________ October 17, 2010, 3 PM ________________________________________ October 13, 2010, 7:30 PM SACRED MUSIC IN A SACRED SPACE HANDEL: Jephtha ________________________________________ October 3, 2010, 3 PM & 5 PM Works by Buxtehude, Walther, Sweelinck and J.S. Bach ________________________________________ September 26, 2010, 4 PM Works by Buxtehude, Walther, Sweelinck and J.S. Bach ________________________________________ September 18, 2010, 8 PM ________________________________________ September 12, 2010, 4 PM ________________________________________ August 26, 2010 ________________________________________ August 21, 2010, 8 PM ________________________________________ August 20, 2010, 8 PM Works of Ravel, Bartok, Szymanowski, Stravinsky, Hauer, Berg, Debussy and Reger ________________________________________ August 15, 2010, 5:30 PM Works of Berg, Busoni, Schoenberg and Hindemith ________________________________________ August 13, 2010, 8 PM Works of Alban Berg and Johann Strauss II ________________________________________ July 20, 2010, 8 PM ________________________________________ July 19, 2010, 8 PM ________________________________________ July 15, 2010, 8 PM Program to include Bach’s Jesu, Meine Freude with Renaissance and 20th century motets and spiritual arrangements including Tavener’s The Lamb ________________________________________ June 23-26, 2010 Beethoven: Missa Solemnis ________________________________________ June 3-5, 2010 Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3, “Organ” ________________________________________ May 29, 2010, 3-4:15 PM NYC CLASSICAL SINGER CONVENTION ________________________________________ May 27-29, 2010 NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC – Organ Ligeti: Le Grande Macabre ________________________________________ May 22, 2010, 4:15 PM ORGAN RECITAL (no tickets available) ________________________________________ May 10, 2010, 8 PM ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK Mendelssohn: Paulus ________________________________________ May 5, 2010, 8 PM CLAUDIO MONTEVERDI: Laetatus sum ________________________________________ April 26, 2010, 5 PM ________________________________________ April 23, 2010, 8 PM MUSICA SACRA ________________________________________ April 11, 2010, 4 PM METROPOLITAN OPERA GUILD MASTER CLASS ________________________________________ March 25, 2010, 7:30 PM Mahler: Symphony No. 2 ________________________________________ March 24, 2010, 8 PM ________________________________________ March 8, 2010, 8 PM ________________________________________ February 26, 2010 MASTER CLASS ________________________________________ February 10, 2010, 8 PM ________________________________________ February 8, 2010, 7 PM SACRED MUSIC IN A SACRED SPACE ________________________________________ January 28, 2010, 7:30 PM MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC SYMPHONIC CHOIR ________________________________________ January 17, 2010 KENT TRITLE, organ ________________________________________ December 21-22, 2009, 8 PM MUSICA SACRA ________________________________________ December 20, 2009, 4 PM SACRED MUSIC IN A SACRED SPACE ________________________________________ December 15-18, 19, 2009 ________________________________________ December 14, 2009, 8 PM ________________________________________ December 13, 2009, 4 PM SACRED MUSIC IN A SACRED SPACE ________________________________________ November 13, 2009, 7:30 PM MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC SYMPHONIC CHORUS & CHAMBER SINFONIA ________________________________________ November 11, 2009, 8 PM ________________________________________ November 5, 6, 7, 10, 2009 NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC – Organ ________________________________________ October 24, 2009, 8 PM ________________________________________ October 7, 2009, 7:30 PM ________________________________________ October 5, 2009, 7:30 PM ________________________________________ September 20, 2009, 4 PM ________________________________________ September 16, 2009, 7:30 PM ________________________________________ September 6, 2009, 5 PM ________________________________________ June 24, 25, 26, 27, 2009 NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC – Organ ________________________________________ June 11, 12, 13, 2009 NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC – Organ ________________________________________ Wednesday, May 13, 2009, 8 PM ________________________________________ Wednesday, April 29, 2009, 7:30 PM ________________________________________ April 22, 23, 24, 25, 2009 NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC – Organ Respighi: Pines of Rome ________________________________________ Monday, April 20, 2009, 8 PM ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK Bach: Mass in B minor ________________________________________ Wednesday, April 1, 2009, 8 PM SACRED MUSIC IN A SACRED SPACE Bach: St. Matthew Passion ________________________________________ Monday, March 30, 2009, 7 PM SACRED MUSIC IN A SACRED SPACE ________________________________________ Friday, March 20, 2009, 8 PM SACRED MUSIC IN A SACRED SPACE Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem ________________________________________ Wednesday, March 4, 2009, 8 PM ________________________________________ Sunday, February 22, 2009, 4 PM SACRED MUSIC IN A SACRED SPACE Bach: Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 582
Past Concerts
Carnegie Hall
ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK
Kent Tritle, conductor
Jennifer Zetlan, soprano
Samantha Hankey, mezzo-soprano
Alex Richardson, tenor
Joseph Parrish, baritone
W.A. MOZART Great Mass in C minor, K. 427
Cathedral of St. John the Divine
MUSICA SACRA
“SurRound III”
Kent Tritle, conductor
RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Mass for Double Choir: Kyrie
ARVO PÄRT Da pacem Domine
FRANK MARTIN Mass for Double Choir: Agnus Dei
ALESSANDRO STRIGGIO Ecce Beatam Lucem (for 40 solo voices)
NANCY WERTSCH Eternae Deus
VALENTIN SILVESTROV Prayer for Ukraine
CAROLINE SHAW and the swallow
TRADITIONAL “I’m gonna sing ‘til the spirit” (arr. Moses Hogan)
THOMAS TALLIS Spem in Alium (for 40 solo voices)
JEAN RITCHIE “Now is the cool of the day”
Smithfield Presbyterian Church, Amenia, NY
KENT TRITLE, organ
Special guest: Arthur Fiacco, cello
PAUL HINDEMITH Drei leichte Stücke (Three easy pieces)
ANTONIO VIVALDI Sonata for Cello in E minor, RV 40
FELIX MENDELSSOHN Sonata in A Major, Op. 65, No. 3
JOHANNES BRAHMS Chorale Prelude, Op. 122, No. 3, “O Welt, ich muss dich lassen”
CHARLES-MARIE WIDOR Symphony for Organ, No. 6 in G minor – Allegro
David H. Koch Theater, Lincoln Center, New York, NY
NEW YORK CITY BALLET
Carnegie Hall, New York, NY
ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK
Kent Tritle, conductor
Susanna Phillips, soprano
Lucia Bradford, mezzo-soprano
Charles Williamson, tenor
Steven Eddy, baritone
PAUL MORAVEC/MARK CAMPBELL All Shall Rise (world premiere)
April 13, 10:30 AM–noon: Palm Sunday Holy Eucharist
April 17, 6:30–8 PM: Maundy Thursday Service
April 18, noon–1 PM: Good Friday Liturgy of the Word
April 19, 7:30–9 PM: Great Vigil of Easter
April 20, 10:30 AM–12:15 PM: Easter Day Service
Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York, NY
MUSICA SACRA: “SurRound II”
Kent Tritle, conductor
Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York, NY
CATHEDRAL CHOIRS OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE
Kent Tritle, conductor
Paul Appleby, Evangelist
Joseph Parrish, Christus
Eva Martinez, soprano
Mary Beth (Nelson) Zaros, mezzo-soprano
Joshua Blue, tenor
Harrison Hintzsche, baritone
Cathedral of St. John the Divine
“Bach Family Project: Songs of Hope”
Oratorio Society of New York
Kent Tritle, conductor
JOHANN MICHAEL BACH Ich Weiss dass mein Erlöser lebt
JOHANN CHRISTOPH BACH Fürchte dich nicht
JOHANN LUDWIG Unsere Trübsal
JOHANN SEASTIAN BACH Dona nobis pacem (from Mass in B Minor)
Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York, NY
KENT TRITLE, organ
OLIVIER MESSIAEN Apparition de l’église éternelle
RACHEL LAURIN Berceuse à Pierre
CÉSAR FRANCK Pièce héroïque
GEORGE CRUMB Pastoral Drone
CHARLES-MARIE WIDOR Symphonie VI, Op. 42, No. 2
David Geffen Hall, New York, NY
NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC
Kevin John Edusei, conductor
Isabel Leonard, mezzo-soprano
HECTOR BERLIOZ Les Nuits d’été
RICHARD STRAUSS Also sprach Zarathustra*
Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York, NY
“NEW YEAR’S EVE CONCERT FOR PEACE”
CATHEDRAL CHOIRS AND ORCHESTRA OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE
Kent Tritle, conductor
Kathryn Lewek, soprano
Raehann Bryce-Davis, mezzo-soprano
Paul Appleby, tenor
William Guanbo Su, bass
4 PM – Lessons and Carols
10:30 PM – Christmas Eve Festal Eucharist
10:30 AM – Christmas Day Holy Eucharist
Carnegie Hall, New York, NY
ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK
Kent Tritle, conductor
Nola Richardson, soprano
Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen, countertenor
Joshua Blue, tenor
Joseph Parrish, bass-baritone
Carnegie Hall, New York, NY
MUSICA SACRA
Kent Tritle, conductor
Susanna Phillips, soprano
Simone Dinnerstein, piano
FRANCIS POULENC Hodie Christus natus est
MORTEN LAURIDSEN O magnum mysterium
J. S. BACH Christmas Oratorio selections:
“Jauchzet, frohlocket, auf, preiset die Tage”
“Bricht an, o schönes Morgenlicht”
“Ach mein herzliebes Jesulein”
FRANZ BIEBL Ave Maria
W. A. MOZART Exsultate, jubilate
JAMES BASSI Quem pastores laudavere
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN Choral Fantasy
Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center, New York, NY
JUILLIARD ORCHESTRA
Gemma New, conductor
Musica Sacra,
Kent Tritle, director
WILLIAM WALTON Violin Concerto
GUSTAV HOLST The Planets
Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York, NY
“THE JOY OF CHRISTMAS”
CATHEDRAL CHOIRS AND ORCHESTRA OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE
Kent Tritle & Bryan Zaros, conductors
KERENSA BRIGGS “A tender shoot”
Traditional “Go, tell it on the mountain,” arrangement by Ken Burton
G.F. HANDEL Concerto Grosso, Op. 3, No. 2 in B-flat
JOHN RUTTER Gloria
Christmas carols sung by all
David Geffen Hall, Lincoln Center, New York, NY
NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC
Ton Koopman, conductor
Maya Kherani, soprano
Maarten Engeltjes, countertenor
Kieran White, tenor
Klaus Mertens, bass-baritone
Musica Sacra, Kent Tritle, director
Miller Theatre at Columbia University, New York, NY
THE HARLEM CHAMBER PLAYERS
Kent Tritle, conductor
Davóne Tines, bass-baritone
Hassan Anderson, oboe
Claire Chan, violin
Concerto for Oboe and Violin in C Minor, BWV 1060R
Concerto for Oboe d’amore in A Major, BWV 1055
“Komm, süsses Kreuz, so will ich sagen” from St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244
“Betrachte, meine Seel” from St. John Passion, BWV 245
“Quia fecit mihi magna” from Magnificat in D Major, BWV 243
“Mache dich, mein Herze rein” from St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244
Other works TBA
Carnegie Hall, New York, NY
ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK
Kent Tritle, conductor*
David Rosenmeyer, conductor
Eva Martinez, soprano
John Riesen, tenor
John Brancy, baritone
Choristers of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, Bryan Zaros, director
OLIVER CAPLAN Cloud Anthem
JOHANNES BRAHMS Liebeslieder, Op. 52 (selections)
CARL ORFF Carmina Burana (orchestration for two pianos and percussion)*
The Town Hall, New York, NY
THE DESSOFF CHOIRS
Malcolm J. Merriweather, conductor
Kent Tritle, James Bagwell, and Christopher Shepard, guest conductors
Will Liverman, baritone
Carnegie Hall, New York, NY
CONCERT FOR THE CHILDREN AND YOUTH OF UKRAINE – A BENEFIT FOR DIRECT RELIEF
Orchestra for Ukraine
Christoph Eschenbach, conductor
Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin
Olga Kulchynska, soprano
Emily D’Angelo, mezzo-soprano
Matthew Polenzani, tenor
Vladyslav Buialskyi, bass-baritone
Ukrainian Chorus Dumka of New York
Oratorio Society of New York,
Kent Tritle, director
with Liev Schreiber, host
VALENTYN SILVESTROV Prayer for Ukraine (arr. Andreas Gies)
JOHN WILLIAMS Theme from Schindler’s List
JOHN WILLIAMS “Across the Stars” (Love Theme) from Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 9
Des Moines First United Methodist Church, IA
KENT TRITLE, organ
RACHEL LAURIN Berceuse à Pierre
FELIX MENDELSSOHN Prelude and Fugue in C Minor, Op. 37, No. 1
ADOLPHUS HAILSTORK Fantasy on Brother James’ Air
FELIX MENDELSSOHN Sonata V in D Major, Op. 65, No. 5
CHARLES-MARIE WIDOR Symphony VI: Intermezzo and Finale
Church of St. Ignatius Loyola, New York, NY
MUSICA SACRA: Radiant Dialogues
Kent Tritle, conductor
Michael Sheetz, conductor
JACOB BERANEK Abendgebet (World premiere)
MENDELSSOHN Heilig
JANET WHEELER Beati Quorum Via
J.S. BACH Lobet den Herrn, BWV 230
ARVO PÄRT Two Slavic Psalms
TAVENER Mother of God, here I stand
ARVO PÄRT Magnificat
TETIANA YASHVILI
Bless the Lord, O my soul (U.S. premiere)
Cherubic Song (U.S. premiere)
TAVENER Svyati
Carnegie Hall, New York, NY
LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
Alisa Weilerstein, cello
Jana McIntyre, soprano
Deepa Johnny, mezzo-soprano
María Valverde, narrator
Musica Sacra,
Kent Tritle, director
FELIX MENDELSSOHN A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Op. 61 (complete incidental music)
Marbletown Reformed Church, Stone Ridge, NY
KENT TRITLE, organ
Arthur Fiacco, Jr., cello
ANTONIO VIVALDI Sonata in G Minor for Cello and Continuo, RV47
FELIX MENDELSSOHN Prelude and Fugue in C Minor, Op. 37, No. 1
ADOLPHUS HAILSTORK Fantasy on Brother James’ Air
RACHEL LAURIN Berceuse à Pierre
FELIX MENDELSSOHN Sonata V in D Major, Op. 65, No. 5
The Smithfield Church, Amenia, NY
KENT TRITLE, organ
Arthur Fiacco, Jr., cello
ANTONIO VIVALDI Sonata in G Minor for Cello and Continuo, RV47
FELIX MENDELSSOHN Prelude and Fugue in C Minor, Op. 37, No. 1
ADOLPHUS HAILSTORK Fantasy on Brother James’ Air
RACHEL LAURIN Berceuse à Pierre
FELIX MENDELSSOHN Sonata V in D Major, Op. 65, No. 5
Union College, Schenectady, NY
AMHERST EARLY MUSIC FESTIVAL CHORAL WORKSHOP
Kent Tritle, director
David Geffen Hall, New York, NY
NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC
Jaap van Zweden, conductor
Hanna-Elisabeth Müller, soprano
Ekaterina Gubanova, mezzo-soprano
New York Philharmonic Chorus, Malcolm J. Merriweather, director
David H. Koch Theater, Lincoln Center, New York, NY
NEW YORK CITY BALLET
David Geffen Hall, New York, NY
NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC
Jaap van Zweden, conductor
Amanda Forsythe, soprano
Cecelia Hall, mezzo-soprano
Nicholas Phan, tenor
Michael Sumuel, bass-baritone
Antoine Tamestit, viola
Musica Sacra, Kent Tritle, director
W.A. MOZART Requiem*
Carnegie Hall, New York, NY
ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK
Kent Tritle, conductor
Nola Richardson, soprano
Mary Beth Nelson, mezzo-soprano
Lawrence Jones, tenor
Sidney Outlaw, baritone
Joseph Beutel, bass-baritone
Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York, NY
CATHEDRAL CHOIRS AND ORCHESTRA OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE
VIVALDI, HAYDN AND MONTEVERDI
Kent Tritle, conductor*
Bryan Zaros, conductor**
Eva Martinez, soprano
Kirsten Sollek, contralto
Paul D’Arcy, tenor
Joseph Beutel, bass-baritone
ANTONIO VIVALDI Beatus Vir, RV 597**
FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN Missa in Angustiis, “Lord Nelson Mass,” Hob XXIII No. 11 in D Minor
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
Gregorian chant Da pacem, Domine
MOHAMED ABDELFATAH (b.1962) Ai-yu
Trad. Hebrew prayer Shalom Aleichem
FAIRUZ (b. 1935) Wa Habibi
SUBARAM RAMAN (b. 1986) Al-Amira wa al Gharaji
14th c. English Petrone
SADI ISTAY (1899–1969) Sultaniyegah Longa
SULTAN ABDÜLAZIZ (1830-1876) Hicaz Mandra
Trad. Armenian dance Donagan Bar
ARA DINKJIAN (b. 1958) Rest Peacefully
DAVID LANG (b. 1957) Make Peace
ARA DINKJIAN Common Creed
Trad. Hebrew blessing, arr. Elliot Z. Levine (b.1948) Sim Shalom
Trad. Sephardic song Kuando el rei Nimrod
SAYYID DARWISH (1892-1923) El-Helwa Di
Trad. Turkish folk song Ben Giderim Batum’a
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
G.F. HANDEL Dixit Dominus
St. Bartholomew’s Church, New York, NY
ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK
150th ANNIVERSARY CONCERT
Kent Tritle, conductor
Susanna Phillips, soprano
Heather Petrie, contralto
Joshua Blue, tenor
Tyler Duncan, baritone
David Briggs, organ
GUSTAV MAHLER Symphony No. 2, “Resurrection,” choral finale (arr. David Briggs)
KAREN P. THOMAS Le Stelle
David Geffen Hall, New York, NY
NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC
Santtu-Matias Rouvali, conductor
Baiba Skride, violin
RICHARD STRAUSS Eine Alpensinfonie (An Alpine Symphony)*
Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York, NY
“NEW YEAR’S EVE CONCERT FOR PEACE”
CATHEDRAL CHOIR AND ORCHESTRA OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE
Harry Smith, host
Judy Collins, special guest
Kent Tritle and Bryan Zaros, conductors
Diane Lesser, oboe
Alex Fortes, violin
Jamet Pittman, soprano
Katie Geissinger, mezzo-soprano
Rose of the Compass – Nina Stern, recorder and chalumeau; Daphne Mor, recorder and vocals; Ara Dinkjian, oud; Tamer Pinabarsi, kanun; Zafer Tawil, violin and oud; Shane Shanahan, percussion
CHRISTMAS EVE AND CHRISTMAS DAY SERVICES AT THE CATHEDRAL OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE
Sunday, December 24, Christmas Eve
10:30 AM – Advent IV
4 PM – Lessons and Carols
10 PM – Prelude and Festal Eucharist
10:30 AM – Christmas Day Mass
Carnegie Hall, New York, NY
MUSICA SACRA
Kent Tritle, conductor
Susanna Phillips, soprano
Clifton Massey, countertenor
Steven Wilson, tenor
Joseph Parrish, bass-baritone
Carnegie Hall, New York, NY
ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK
Kent Tritle, conductor
Kathryn Lewek, soprano
Daniel Moody, countertenor
Martin Bakari, tenor
John Brancy, baritone
David Geffen Hall, New York, NY
NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC
Fabio Biondi, conductor
Hera Hyesang Park, soprano
Hannah Ludwig, alto
John Matthew Myers, tenor
Joshua Conyers, baritone
Handel and Haydn Society Chorus,
Jonathan Cohen, Artistic Director
David Geffen Hall, New York, NY
NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC
Andrés Orozco-Estrada, conductor
Edgar Moreau, cello
FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN Cello Concerto No. 1
BÉLA BARTÓK The Miraculous Mandarin Suite*
GEORGE ENESCU Romanian Rhapsody Op. 11, No. 1
Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York, NY
“THE JOY OF CHRISTMAS: PEACE ON EARTH”
CATHEDRAL CHOIRS AND ORCHESTRA OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE
Kent Tritle & Bryan Zaros, conductors
David Geffen Hall, New York, NY
NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC
Dima Slobodeniouk, conductor
J’Nai Bridges, mezzo-soprano
JULIA PERRY Stabat mater
GUSTAV HOLST The Planets*
David Geffen Hall, New York, NY
NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC
Stéphane Denève, conductor
Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider,violin
Kent Tritle, organ
L.V. BEETHOVEN Violin Concerto
CAMILLE SAINT-SÄENS Symphony No. 3, “Organ”*
Carnegie Hall, New York, NY
ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK
Kent Tritle, conductor
Susanna Phillips, soprano
Lucia Bradford, mezzo-soprano
Eric Carey, tenor
Joseph Beutel, bass
W.A. MOZART Requiem
David Geffen Hall, New York, NY
NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC
Jeannette Sorrell, conductor
Amanda Forsythe and Sonya Headlam, sopranos
Cody Bowers, countertenor
Jacob Perry, tenor
Edward Vogel, baritone
Apollo’s Singers (Chorus of Apollo’s Fire),
Jeannette Sorrell, artistic director
Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York, NY
MUSICA SACRA
SurRound
Kent Tritle, conductor
ANTONIO LOTTI “Crucifixus”
PABLO CASALS “O Vos Omnes”
FLORENCE PRICE “Resignation”
JOHN TAVENER “Funeral Ikos”
BENJAMIN BRITTEN “Hymn to the Virgin”
CARLOTTA FERRARI “Songs for Hildegard”
DAVID LANG “make peace”
ERIC WHITACRE “Nox Aurumque”
ROBERT A. HARRIS “How can I keep from singing? “
Trad. American folk song, arr. Erb “Shenandoah”
Gregorian chant
Cathedral of St. John the Divine
New York, NY
KENT TRITLE, organ
J.S. BACH Concerto in D Minor, BWV 596 (after Antonio Vivaldi)
EUGENE HANCOCK Fantasy
CHARLES D. COLEMAN Passacaglia (from Organ Sonata I: Dedicated to Eugene Hancock)
MARCEL DUPRÉ Prelude and Fugue in G Minor, Op. 7
Grace United Methodist Church
Spencer, IA
KENT TRITLE, organ
EUGENE HANCOCK Fantasy
DIETERICH BUXTEHUDE Praeludium in G Minor, BuxWV 149
CHARLES D. COLEMAN Passacaglia (from Organ Sonata I: Dedicated to Eugene Hancock)
J.S. BACH Concerto in D Minor, BWV 596
FELIX MENDELSSOHN Sonata IV in B-flat Major, Op. 65
MARCEL DUPRÉ Prelude and Fugue in G Minor, Op. 7
The Smithfield Church, Amenia, NY
KENT TRITLE, organ
EUGENE HANCOCK Fantasy
DIETERICH BUXTEHUDE Praeludium in G Minor, BuxWV 149
CHARLES D. COLEMAN Passacaglia (from Organ Sonata I: Dedicated to Eugene Hancock)
J.S. BACH Selections from Orgelbüchlein
J.S. BACH Concerto in D Minor, BWV 596
CATHEDRAL CHORISTERS, CHORAL, AND CHOIR OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE
Muhlenberg College, Allentown, PA
Amherst Early Music Festival Choral Workshop
Oculus at World Trade Center, New York, NY
Mostly Modern Projects and Sing for Hope Piano
MUSICA SACRA
Kent Tritle, conductor
Amir Farid, piano
ROBERT PATERSON Graffiti Canons
JOHANNES BRAHMS Vocal Quartets, Op. 112, Nos. 1 & 2:
Sehnsucht
Nächtens
RANI ARBO Crossing the Bar
ROBERT PATERSON Look to the Sky
Cathedral of St. John the Divine
New York, NY
CATHEDRAL CHOIR OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE
ROSE OF THE COMPASS
Kent Tritle & Nina Stern, music directors
A concert celebrating Venice as a commercial crossroads, highlighting the diversity of the city’s cultural fabric, with music of the Armenian, Turkish and Jewish communities alongside that of Cipriano de Rore, Giovanni Gabrieli, and their contemporaries.
Carnegie Hall, New York, NY
ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK
Kent Tritle, conductor
Emily Donato, soprano
Lucia Bradford, mezzo-soprano
Brian Giebler, tenor
Sidney Outlaw, baritone
David Geffen Hall, Lincoln Center
New York, NY
NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC
Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
OTTORINO RESPIGHI Roman Festivals
Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York, NY
“MULTITUDE OF VOYCES”*
MUSICA SACRA
Kent Tritle, conductor
KERENSA BRIGGS (b.1991) Hear my prayer (New York premiere)
SISTER SULPITIA CESIS (1577-c.1619) Stabat Mater
MARIA XAVERIA PERUCHONA (c.1652-p.1709) Cessate tympany, cessate praelia
ETHYL SMYTH (1858-1944) Komm süsser Tod
AMY BEACH (1867-1944) Lord, now lettest thou (Nunc dimittis)
MELANIE DEMORE (b. 1955) Blessed be!
RANI ARBO (b. 1968) Crossing the Bar
J.S. BACH (1685-1750) Jesu, meine Freude
UNDINE SMITH MOORE (1904-1989) We shall walk through the valley
Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York, NY
KENT TRITLE, organ
DAVID HURD Partita on Detroit (1992)
CÉSAR FRANCK Chorale No. 3 in A Minor
David Geffen Hall, Lincoln Center, New York, NY
NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC
Jaap van Zweden, conductor
Nicholas Phan, tenor (Evangelist)
Davóne Tines, bass
Amanda Forsythe, soprano
Tamara Mumford, mezzo-soprano
Paul Appleby, tenor
Philippe Sly, bass-baritone
Musica Sacra,
Kent Tritle, director
Cathedral of the Madeleine, Salt Lake City, UT
CHOIR AND ORCHESTRA OF THE CATHEDRAL OF THE MADELEINE
Kent Tritle, conductor
Heather Petrie, contralto
Christopher Oglesby, tenor
Seth Keeton, bass-baritone
Church of St. Monica, New York, NY
KENT TRITLE, organ
NICOLAS DEGRIGNY Récit de Tierce en taille
DAVID HURD Partita on Detroit (1992)
STEPHEN PAULUS Triptych (2000): “Still Be My Vision” (movement II)
FELIX MENDELSSOHN Sonata No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 65
CÉSAR FRANCK Pastorale, Op. 19
CÉSAR FRANCK Chorale No. 3 in A Minor
Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York, NY
“LIGHT OF PARADISE”
CATHEDRAL CHOIRS OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE
Kent Tritle, conductor*
Bryan Zaros, conductor**
Halley Gilbert, soprano
Andrew Fuchs, tenor
Orchestra of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine
GEORGE WALKER Lyric for Strings*
MORTEN LAURIDSEN Lux Aeterna**
Christ Cathedral, Garden Grove, CA
CHRIST CATHEDRAL INTERFAITH CHORAL FESTIVAL
Kent Tritle, conductor clinician
Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York, NY
“NEW YEAR’S EVE CONCERT FOR PEACE”
CATHEDRAL CHOIR & ORCHESTRA OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE
Kent Tritle & Bryan Zaros, conductors
Jamet Pittman, soprano
Greg Purnhagen, baritone
Harry Smith, host
DAVID LANG Make Peace
WANG JIE The Name That Never Dies
JOSEPH TURRIN Lullaby for Vaska – Dedicated to the people of Ukraine (World premiere)
PHILIP HERBERT Elegy: in memoriam
4 PM – Christmas Eve Lessons and Carols
10 PM – Christmas Eve Festal Eucharist
Sunday, December 25, 2022
10:30 AM – Christmas Day Holy Eucharist – in-person and livestreamed
Carnegie Hall, New York, NY
MUSICA SACRA
Kent Tritle, conductor
Nola Richardson, soprano
Heather Petrie, contralto
Joshua Blue, tenor
Enrico Lagasca, bass-baritone
Carnegie Hall, New York, NY
ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK
Kent Tritle, conductor
Maria Brea, soprano
Heather Petrie, contralto
Joshua Blue, tenor
Jesse Blumberg, baritone
Saturday, December 10, 2022, 7 PM
Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York, NY
“THE JOY OF CHRISTMAS”
CATHEDRAL CHOIRS & ORCHESTRA OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE
Kent Tritle & Bryan Zaros, conductors
Eva Martinez & Halley Gilbert, sopranos
Kirsten Sollek, contralto
Austin Cody, tenor
Andrew Jurden, bass-baritone
RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Fantasia on Christmas Carols
YSHANI PERINPANAYAGAM “In Bethlehem Above”
SHEENA PHILIPS “The Christmas Bird”
Christmas favorites by Giulio Caccini, John Rutter, Donald Fraser, and selections from Benjamin Britten’s A Ceremony of Carols sung by the Cathedral Choristers
Christmas carols sung by all
Carnegie Hall, New York, NY
ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK
Kent Tritle, conductor
Susanna Phillips, soprano
Maeve Höglund, soprano
Raehann Bryce-Davis, mezzo-soprano
Martin Bakari, tenor
Steven Eddy, baritone
Joseph Beutel, bass-baritone
ROBERT PATERSON Whitman’s America (2016)
Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York, NY
“MUSIC FOR A GOTHIC SPACE”
MUSICA SACRA
Kent Tritle, conductor
Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York, NY
KENT TRITLE, organ
CÉSAR FRANCK Pastorale, Op. 19
STEPHEN PAULUS Tryptich for Organ (2000)
David Geffen Hall, Lincoln Center, New York, NY
NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC
Jaap van Zweden, conductor
OTTORINO RESPIGHI Pines of Rome
(Kent Tritle is the organist of the New York Philharmonic)
First United Methodist Church, Des Moines, IA
KENT TRITLE, organ
GIROLAMO FRESCOBALDI Toccata Sesta
J. S. BACH Prelude and Fugue in B Minor, BWV 544
J. S. BACH Nun Danket alle Gott, BWV 657
DAVID HURD Partita on Detroit (1992)
FELIX MENDELSSOHN Sonata III in A Major, Op. 65
CÉSAR FRANCK Pastorale, Op. 19
STEPHEN PAULUS Tryptich for Organ (2000)
Christ Church Episcopal, Westerly, RI
KENT TRITLE, organ
GIROLAMO FRESCOBALDI Toccata Sesta
J. S. BACH Prelude and Fugue in B Minor, BWV 544
J. S. BACH Nun Danket alle Gott, BWV 657
DAVID HURD Partita on Detroit (1992)
FELIX MENDELSSOHN Sonata III in A Major, Op. 65
CÉSAR FRANCK Pastorale, Op. 19
STEPHEN PAULUS Tryptich for Organ (2000)
Northampton Community College, Bethlehem, PA
AMHERST EARLY MUSIC FESTIVAL CHORAL WORKSHOP
The Choral Workshop will explore J. S. Bach Cantatas Nos. 4 and 106.
David H. Koch Theater, Lincoln Center, NYC
NEW YORK CITY BALLET
Musica Sacra
Kent Tritle, Music Director
Cathedral of St. John the Divine
“CALEIDOSCÓPIO! UNSUNG VOICES FROM PORTUGAL”
Rose of the Compass
Parthenia
Cathedral Choir of St. John the Divine
Kent Tritle, Nina Stern & Raymond Nagem, music directors
Carnegie Hall
ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK
Kent Tritle, conductor
Susanna Phillips, soprano
Lucia Bradford, mezzo-soprano
Isaiah Bell, tenor
Justin Austin, baritone
Orchestra of the Society
Carnegie Hall
MUSICA SACRA
Kent Tritle, conductor
Jennifer Zetlan, soprano
Heather Petrie, contralto
Bernard Holcomb, tenor
Enrico Lagasca, bass
Musica Sacra Orchestra
MOZART Great Mass in C minor
Cathedral of St. John the Divine
CATHEDRAL CHOIR AND ORCHESTRA OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE
Kent Tritle, conductor
Bryan Zaros, conductor
Nola Richardson, soprano
Tracy Cowart, mezzo-soprano
Andrew Fuchs, tenor
Joseph Beutel, bass-baritone
ALISSA FIRSOVA Stabat Mater (New York City premiere)
FRANCIS POULENC Litanies à la Vierge Noire (1947 version orchestrated with strings and timpani)
JOSÉ MAURÍCIO NUNES GARCIA Requiem
Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center, NYC
JUILLIARD ORCHESTRA
Barbara Hannigan, conductor
Musica Sacra
Kent Tritle, Music Director
CLAUDE DEBUSSY La damoiselle élue
Manhattan School of Music – Neidorf-Karpati Hall
MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC SYMPHONIC CHORUS AND CHAMBER PHILHARMONIA
Kent Tritle, conductor
Ronnie Oliver, conductor
Eva Martinez, soprano
Henry Griffin, baritone
MOSES HOGAN “Hear My Prayer”
MOSES HOGAN “Elijah Rock”
GABRIEL FAURÉ Requiem
Cathedral of St. John the Divine
MUSICA SACRA
Kent Tritle, conductor
Nicole Joy Mitchell, contralto
John Riesen, tenor
Musica Sacra Orchestra
ARVO PÄRT Te Deum
WANG JIE The Name That Never Dies (World premiere, Musica Sacra commission)
JOHANNES BRAHMS Schaffe in mir, Gott, Op. 29, No. 2
Dordt University, Sioux Center, IA
KENT TRITLE, organ
NICHOLAS DE GRIGNY Tierce en taille
J. S. BACH Piece d’orgue, BWV 572
JOHANNES BRAHMS O Welt, ich muss dich lassen, Op.122, No.3
FELIX MENDELSSOHN Sonata IV in B-Flat
GEORGE CRUMB Pastoral Drone
FRANZ LISZT Prelude and Fugue on BACH
(Kent will conduct a master class on Friday, Feb. 18, at 3 PM)
Manhattan School of Music
MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC CHAMBER CHOIR
Kent Tritle, conductor
Ronnie Oliver, conductor
*Rong Zhang, conductor
JOHANNES BRAHMS Liebeslieder Waltzes
Chinese folk songs
Carnegie Hall
ROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
Vasily Petrenko, conductor
Musica Sacra; Kent Tritle, Music Director
GUSTAV HOLST The Planets
Cathedral of St. John the Divine | watch video
NEW YEAR’S EVE CONCERT FOR PEACE
Kent Tritle, Bryan Zaros, and Jie Yi, conductors
Harry Smith, commentator
Jamet Pittman, soprano
Cathedral Choir and Orchestra
Carnegie Hall
ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK
Kent Tritle, conductor
Leslie Fagan, soprano
Heather Petrie, contralto
Joshua Blue, tenor
Sidney Outlaw, baritone
Orchestra of the Society
Riverside Church
NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC
Jeannette Sorel, conductor
(Kent Tritle is the organist of the New York Philharmonic)
Saturday, December 11, 2021, 7 PM
Cathedral of St. John the Divine
CATHEDRAL CHRISTMAS CONCERT
Cathedral Choirs and Orchestra
Kent Tritle, conductor
Bryan Zaros, conductor
Halley Gilbert, soprano
Katie Geissinger, mezzo-soprano
ANTONIO VIVALDI Gloria
Christmas carols
Church of St. Monica, 413 East 79th Street, NYC
Orchestra of St. Monica-St. Elizabeth of Hungary-St. Stephen of Hungary Church
Kent Tritle, conductor
Lianne Coble, soprano
Heather Petrie, contralto
Bradley King, tenor
Peter Stewart, baritone
Choir of the Cathedral of St John the Divine
Manhattan School of Music – Neidorf Karpati Hall
MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC SYMPHONY AND SYMPHONIC CHORUS
Kent Tritle, conductor
Rosario Hernandez Armas, soprano
MANUEL DE FALLA Siete Canciones
W. A. MOZART Requiem
Cathedral of St. John the Divine
ORCHESTRA OF ST. LUKE’S
Bernard Labadie, conductor
Lauren Snouffer, soprano
Susan Graham, mezzo-soprano
Andrew Haji, tenor
Michael Sumuel, bass-baritone
Musica Sacra
Kent Tritle, Music Director
FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN Te Deum in C
Manhattan School of Music
MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC ORCHESTRA AND VOCAL ARTS ENSEMBLE
George Manahan, conductor
Kent Tritle, Director of Choral Activities
GUSTAV HOLST The Planets
Cathedral of St. John the Divine
ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK
Kent Tritle, conductor
David Rosenmeyer, conductor
William Janiszewski, conductor
Raymond Nagem, organ
ARVO PÄRT Berliner Messe and Two Slavonic Psalms
GIOVANNI GABRIELI Jubilate Deo, omnis terra (a 8)
The Actors’ Chapel, NYC
AMERICAN MODERN ENSEMBLE: TINTINNABULI
Featuring:
Musica Sacra
Kent Tritle, conductor
GIOVANNI PIERLUIGI DA PALESTRINA Motets:
Surge, illuminare, Jerusalem
Sicut Cervus
Exsultate Deo
Cathedral of St. John the Divine
Cathedral of St. John the Divine
MUSICA SACRA
Musica Sacra Chorus and Orchestra
Kent Tritle, conductor
Michael Sheetz, conductor
Nola Richardson, soprano
Helen Karloski, mezzo-soprano
James Reese, tenor
Peter Stewart, baritone
Sato Moughalian, flute
J. S. BACH Cantata 78, Jesu, der du meine Seele
JOHANN MICHAEL BACH Halt, was du hast
JOHANN CHRISTOPH BACH Fürchte dich nicht
Cathedral of St. John the Divine
DAVID BRIGGS, organ
CATHEDRAL CHOIR OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE
Kent Tritle, conductor
Susanna Phillips, soprano
Kirsten Sollek, alto
Bernard Holcomb, tenor
Joseph Beutel, bass
Cathedral of St. John the Divine
KENT TRITLE, organ
J. S. BACH Prelude and Fugue in C Minor, BWV 549
CÉSAR FRANCK Cantabile
MAURICE DURUFLÉ Suite, Opus 5
Musica Sacra with Rose of the Compass Digital Concert
A full-length concert recorded and filmed at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine
Grant’s Tomb, 122nd St. and Riverside Drive, NYC
MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC VOCAL ENSEMBLES & CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
Conductors: Kent Tritle, Ronnie Oliver, Michael Sheetz, John Verkuilen, Alejandro Zuleta, and Jose Juan Marzal Fernandez
Works by Mozart, Haydn, Hassler, Gibbons, Britten, Monteverdi, and Pärt
LIVESTREAM
Johann Sebastian Bach
St. John Passion, BWV 245
Available to watch on-demand at www.osny.org
ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK
Kent Tritle, conductor
Susanna Phillips, soprano
Heather Petrie, contralto
Joshua Blue, tenor
Sidney Outlaw, baritone
Selections from Handel’s Messiah
Online Event
MUSICA SACRA
First United Methodist Church, Des Moines, IA
KENT TRITLE, organ
Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York, NY
CATHEDRAL CHOIR AND ORCHESTRA OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE
Kent Tritle, conductor
Andrew Fuchs as the Evangelist
Joseph Beutel as Jesu
Amy Justman, soprano
Kirsten Sollek, contralto
Lawrence Jones, tenor
Peter Stewart, baritone
Carnegie Hall, New York, NY
ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK
Kent Tritle, conductor
Susanna Phillips, soprano
Takaoki Onishi, baritone
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Neidorff‐Karpati Hall, Manhattan School of Music, New York, NY
MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC SYMPHONIC CHORUS & CHAMBER CHOIR
Kent Tritle, conductor
J. S. BACH Magnificat
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Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York, NY
ROSE OF THE COMPASS
CATHEDRAL CHOIR OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE
Kent Tritle, conductor
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Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York, NY
KENT TRITLE, organ
J. S. BACH Adagio from Trio Sonata No. 5 in C Major, BWV 529
J. S. BACH Pièce d’orgue, BWV 572
CÉSAR FRANCK Cantabile and Pièce Héroïque from Trois Pièces
LOUIS VIERNE Cantilène, Adagio and Final from Symphonie No. 3, Op. 28
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Church of the Redeemer Episcopal
Sarasota, FL
CÉSAR FRANCK Cantabile from Trois Pièces
CÉSAR FRANCK Choral No. 3 in A minor
LOUIS VIERNE Adagio and Final from Symphonie No. 3, Op. 28
Anthem: Hail Gladdening Light – Charles Wood
Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis in B minor – Herbert Howell
Preces and Responses – Philip Radcliffe
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Tuesday, December 31, 2019, 7 PM
Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York, NY
NEW YEAR’S EVE CONCERT FOR PEACE
Kent Tritle, conductor
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Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York, NY
10:30 PM: Christmas Eve Festal Eucharist
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Carnegie Hall, New York, NY
MUSICA SACRA
Kent Tritle, conductor
Amy Justman, soprano
Kirsten Sollek, contralto
Joshua Blue, tenor
Adam Lau, bass
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Carnegie Hall, New York, NY
ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK
Kent Tritle, conductor
Leslie Fagan, soprano
Heather Petrie, contralto
Brian Giebler, tenor
Adam Lau, bass
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Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York, NY
FANTASIAS AND CAROLS: A CATHEDRAL CHRISTMAS
Kent Tritle, conductor
Bryan Zaros, conductor
Combined Cathedral Choirs, Orchestra, and Soloists
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Sun., December 8, 2019, 4 PM
COLLEGIUM CINCINNATI
Kent Tritle, conductor
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Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York, NY
CATHEDRAL CHOIR OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE
Kent Tritle, conductor
Alex Richardson, tenor
Thomas Enhco, piano
David Rozenblatt, percussion
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Gordon K. and Harriet Greenfield Hall
Manhattan School of Music, New York, NY
Kent Tritle, conductor
Graduate student conductors:
Alejandro Zuleta
Rong Zhang
Cunctipotens genitor Deus (10th century, Milan)
PEROTIN Sederunt
“Adinu” (Sufi song)
NURIT HIRSCH “Oseh Shalom”
CHRISTINA WHITTEN Choral de Bêtes
LEE HOIBY “Last Letter Home”
KEVIN OLDHAM Boulding Chorale ‐ “My Lord, thou art in every breath I take”
“Elijah Rock” (Traditional spiritual, arr. Moses Hogan)
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Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York, NY
ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK
Kent Tritle, conductor
Kirsten Sollek, contralto
John Riesen, tenor
David Pike, baritone
Arthur Fiacco, Jr., cello
MAURICE DURUFLÉ Requiem
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Christ the King Episcopal Church, Stone Ridge, NY
KENT TRITLE, organ
BRAHMS Two Chorales, Op. 122
Herzliebster Jesu
Schmücke dich, o liebe Seele
BRUHNS Praeludium in E minor
J.S. BACH An Wasserflüssen Babylon, BWV 653
MENDELSSOHN Prelude and Fugue in C minor, Opus 37, No. 1
FRANCK Chorale No. 3 in A minor
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Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York, NY
MUSICA SACRA
Kent Tritle, conductor
GUILLAUME DE MACHAUT Messe de Nostre Dame
JOSQUIN DES PRES Motets
Gregorian Chant
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Saturday, September 14, 2019, 3:30 PM
Smithfield Church, Amenia, NY
KENT TRITLE, organ
J.S. BACH Pièce d’Orgue, BWV 572
JOHANNES BRAHMS Three Chorales, Op.122
J.S. BACH Toccata, Adagio & Fugue in C, BWV 564
FELIX MENDELSSOHN Prelude and Fugue in C minor, Op. 37, No. 1
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David Geffen Hall, Lincoln Center, New York, NY
NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC
Richard Kaufman, conductor
Musica Sacra
Kent Tritle, music director
JOHN WILLIAMS Close Encounters of the Third Kind
July 14-21, 2019, 11:15 AM
Connecticut College, New London, CT
AMHERST EARLY MUSIC FESTIVAL CHORAL WORKSHOP
Kyoto Concert Hall, Kyoto, Japan
ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK
Kent Tritle, conductor
Soloists including Leslie Fagan and Takaoki Onishi
MUSICA SACRA’S SPRING SOIRÉE
Concert at 7 PM
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Thursday, May 9, 2019, 8 PM
Carnegie Hall, New York, NY
ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK
Kent Tritle, conductor
Elizabeth de Trejo, soprano
Raehann Bryce-Davis, mezzo-soprano
Joshua Blue, tenor
Adam Lau, bass
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Tuesday, April 9, 2019, 7:30 PM
Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York, NY
CATHEDRAL CHOIR AND ORCHESTRA OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE
Kent Tritle, conductor
Jennifer Zetlan, soprano
John Brancy, baritone
POULENC Litanies à la Vierge noire
POULENC Quatre petites prières de Saint Françoise d’Assise
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First Congregational Church of Ridgefield, CT
KENT TRITLE, organ
J.S. BACH An Wasserflüssen Babylon, BWV 653
J.S. BACH Prelude and Fugue in E Minor, BWV 548
MENDELSSOHN Sonata IV in B-flat
BRAHMS O Welt, ich muss dich lassen, Op. 122, No. 3
LISZT Prelude and Fugue on BACH
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First Congregational United Church of Christ, Sarasota, FL
KENT TRITLE, organ
J.S. BACH An Wasserflüssen Babylon, BWV 653
J.S. BACH Prelude and Fugue in E Minor, BWV 548
MENDELSSOHN Sonata IV in B-flat
BRAHMS O Welt, ich muss dich lassen, Op. 122, No. 3
LISZT Prelude and Fugue on BACH
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Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York, NY
MUSICA SACRA
Kent Tritle, conductor
Arthur Fiacco, cello
TAVENER The Lamb
PAULUS Pilgrim’s Hymn
GILBERTSON Migration for choir and cello with poetry by Kai Hoffman-Krull (World premiere)
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Manhattan School of Music, New York, NY
MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC SYMPHONIC WOMEN’S CHORUS
Kent Tritle, conductor*
Ronnie Oliver, conductor**
MSM Graduate Conductors
HOLST Hymns from the Rig Veda
PAULUS The Earth Sings
PERSICHETTI Winter Cantata**
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Carnegie Hall, New York, NY
ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK
Kent Tritle, conductor
David Rosenmeyer, conductor*
Johanna Rusanen, soprano
Takakoki Onishi, baritone
Members of the Manhattan School of Music Symphonic Chorus
DEBUSSY “Sirènes” from Nocturnes
SIBELIUS Kullervo
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“Pipes at One” at Trinity Church Wall Street, New York, NY
KENT TRITLE, organ
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Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York, NY
NEW YEAR’S EVE CONCERT FOR PEACE
Kent Tritle, conductor
Jamet Pittman, soprano
Sidney Outlaw, baritone
With guests Paul Winter, Jason Robert Brown, and host Harry Smith
MOZART Symphony No. 29
CONVERY I have a dream
OQUIN Alleluia (New York premiere)
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Carnegie Hall, New York, NY
MUSICA SACRA
Kent Tritle, conductor
Leslie Fagan, soprano
Daniel Moody, countertenor
Brian Giebler, tenor
John Brancy, baritone
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Carnegie Hall, New York, NY
ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK
Kent Tritle, conductor
Kathryn Lewek, soprano
Daniel Moody, countertenor
Isaiah Bell, tenor
Joseph Beutel, bass
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Cathedral of St. John the Divine
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Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York, NY
CATHEDRAL CHRISTMAS CONCERT
Combined Cathedral Choirs, Orchestra, and Soloists
Kent Tritle, conductor
Bryan Zaros, conductor
GABRIELI O Magnum Mysterium
PINKHAM Christmas Cantata
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Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York, NY
A Service of Dedication: 125th Anniversary
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Carnegie Hall, New York, NY
ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK
Kent Tritle, conductor
Susanna Phillips, soprano
Ewa Plonka, mezzo-soprano
Jesse Blumberg, baritoneGORECKI Euntes Ibant et Flebant
SZYMANOWSKI Stabat Mater
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Dona nobis pacem
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Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York, NY
ROSE OF THE COMPASS
CATHEDRAL CHOIR OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE
Kent Tritle, conductor
Raymond Nagem, conductor“Armenia 1918/2018: Armistice & Independence – A Centennial Celebration”
A program celebrating the 100th anniversary of Armistice Day and Armenian independence, specifically honoring those who were killed in the Armenian genocide, a direct result of WWI, with a tribute of traditional and sacred music to the Armenian cleric and composer Gomidas.
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Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York, NY
Installation and Institution of The Right Reverend Clifton Daniel III, 10th Dean, and A Celebration of All Cathedral Ministries
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Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York, NY
MUSICA SACRA
Kent Tritle, conductor*
Michael Sheetz, conductor**J.S. BACH Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied, BWV 225*
BUXTEHUDE Cantate Domino**
SCARLATTI Te Deum**
SCARLATTI Stabat Mater*Pre-Concert Recital by the Newark Boys Chorus at 7:00 PM
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University of Michigan North Campus, Ann Arbor, MI
University Musical Society
DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Robert Ziegler, conductor
Musica Sacra,
Kent Tritle, Music Director2001: A Space Odyssey – screening with live score performance
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David Geffen Hall, Lincoln Center, New York, NY
NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC
André de Ridder, conductor
Musica Sacra,
Kent Tritle, Music DirectorThe Art of the Score:
2001: A Space Odyssey – screening with live score performance
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The Smithfield Church, Amenia, NY
KENT TRITLE, organ
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Grace United Methodist Church, Spencer, IA
KENT TRITLE, organ
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Himmerod Abbey, Grosslittgen, Germany
KENT TRITLE, organ
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Erlöserkirche, Munich, Germany
KENT TRITLE, organ
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Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater, Vail, CO
NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC at Bravo! Vail
David Robertson, conductor
George Li, piano
Kent Tritle, organ
Hank Gutman, conductor (Tchaikovsky)
COPLAND An Outdoor Overture
MENDELSSOHN Piano Concerto No. 1
SAINT-SAËNS Symphony No. 3,“Organ”
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Connecticut College, New London, CT
AMHERST EARLY MUSIC FESTIVAL CHORAL WORKSHOP
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Arthur Zankel Music Center at Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY
AMERICAN MODERN ORCHESTRA
Kent Tritle, conductor
Larry Pine, narrator
Caitlin Lynch, soprano
Chad Sloan, baritone
Philip Payton, viola
Albany Pro Musica Masterworks Chorus
ROBERT PATERSON Walt’s America for soprano, baritone, chorus, and orchestra
ROBERT PATERSON A New Eaarth for narrator, chorus, and orchestra
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Friday, May 18, 2018, 1 PM
Pipes at One at St. Paul’s Chapel of Trinity Church Wall Street, New York, NY
KENT TRITLE, organ
DE GRIGNY Recit de Tierce en taille
BUXTEHUDE Praeludium in E, BuxWV 141
MENDELSSOHN Organ Sonata in A Major, Op. 65, No. 3
LANGLAIS Chant de Paix
J.S. BACH Prelude and Fugue in E minor, BWV 548, “The Wedge”
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Musica Sacra 2018 Spring Soirée
Synod Hall, Cathedral of St. John the Divine
Amsterdam Avenue, just north of 110th Street
7:00 PM Performance
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Carnegie Hall, New York, NY
ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK
Kent Tritle, conductor
Laquita Mitchell, soprano
Raehann Bryce-Davis, mezzo-soprano
Joshua Blue, tenor
Malcolm Merriweather, baritone
Dashon Burton, bass-baritone
RANJBARAN We Are One (World premiere)
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Great Music in a Great Space at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York, NY
CATHEDRAL CHOIR OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE
ROSE OF THE COMPASS
Kent Tritle, conductor
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Riverside Church, New York, NY
MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC
Manhattan School of Music Chamber Choir
Manhattan School of Music Women’s Chorus
Manhattan School of Music Symphonic Chorus
Manhattan School of Music Symphony
Kent Tritle, conductor*
Ronnie Oliver, conductor
Jie Yi, conductor
HOLST Hymns from the Rig Veda (selections)
Music by Mozart and Mendelssohn to be announced
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Great Music in a Great Space at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York, NY
CATHEDRAL CHOIR OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE
Kent Tritle, conductor
Amber Evans, soprano
Daniel Moody, countertenor
Marc Day, tenor
Michael Steinberger, tenor
Joseph Beutel, bass
Raymond Nagem, organ
STRAVINSKY Otche nash’ (Our Father)
STRAVINSKY Anthem: The Dove Descending Breaks the Air
KODÁLY Laudes Organi for choir and organ
PÄRT Miserere
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Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York, NY
MUSICA SACRA
Kent Tritle, conductor
LASSUS Missa super Osculetur me
LASSUS Motet Surgens Jesus
JOSQUIN Ave Maria
LAURIDSEN O nata lux
OLDHAM My Lord, thou art in every breath I take
Gregorian Mass for Quasi modo Sunday
Victimae paschali laudes
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Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York, NY
MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC
Manhattan School of Music Chamber Choir
Manhattan School of Music Chamber Ensemble
Kent Tritle, conductor
VICTORIA Missa O quam gloriosum
CHARPENTIER Le Reniement de Saint Pierre, H. 424
CARISSIMI Jephte
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Neighborhood Music School, New Haven, CT
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF TEACHERS OF SINGING
MASTER CLASS WITH KENT TRITLE
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David Geffen Hall, Lincoln Center, New York, NY
NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC
Antonio Pappano, conductor
Leif Ove-Andsnes, piano
Kent Tritle, organ
BRITTEN Piano Concerto
SAINT-SAËNS Symphony No. 3, “Organ”
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Great Music in a Great Space at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York, NY
KENT TRITLE, organ
DE GRIGNY Recit de Tierce en taille
COUPERIN Convent Mass: Offertoire
ALAIN Le Jardin Suspendu
ALAIN Litanies
GUILMANT Sonata No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 80
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Great Music in a Great Space at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York, NY
NEW YEAR’S EVE CONCERT FOR PEACE
Cathedral Choir and Orchestra of St. John the Divine
Kent Tritle, conductor
Jamet Pittman, soprano
Arthur Fiacco, Jr., cello
With guests Judy Collins, Jason Robert Brown, and host Harry Smith
FRANK TICHELI “Earth Song”
LUCAS WIEGERINK “See the Wretched Strangers” (2016, U.S. premiere)
HAYDN Te Deum in C Major
BERNSTEIN Selections from Mass including Chorales and “Simple Song”
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Carnegie Hall, New York, NY
MUSICA SACRA
Kent Tritle, conductor
Kathryn Lewek, soprano
Samantha Hankey, mezzo-soprano
Joshua Blue, tenor
Adam Lau, bass
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Carnegie Hall, New York, NY
ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK
Kent Tritle, conductor
Kathryn Lewek, soprano
Sara Murphy, mezzo-soprano
Lawrence Jones, tenor
Dashon Burton, bass
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Great Music in a Great Space at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York, NY
CATHEDRAL CHRISTMAS CONCERT
Kent Tritle, conductor
Bryan Zaros, conductor
Dayen Booker, treble chorister
Halley Gilbert, soprano
Michele Kennedy, soprano
Jamet Pittman, soprano
Allison Cheeseman, mezzo-soprano
Katie Geissinger, mezzo-soprano
Heather Petrie, contralto
JAMES BASSI Quem pastores laudavere
BRITTEN Ceremony of Carols
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Riverside Church, New York, NY
MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC
Manhattan School of Music Symphonic Chorus
Manhattan School of Music Chamber Choir
Manhattan School of Music Symphony
Kent Tritle, conductor*
Billy Janiszewski, conductor
Jie Yi, conductor
Bryan Zaros, conductor
HANDEL Coronation Anthems (selections)
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Carnegie Hall, New York, NY
ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK
Kent Tritle, conductor
Susanna Phillips, soprano
John Chest, baritone
BRAHMS Ein Deutsches Requiem
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Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York, NY
MUSICA SACRA
Kent Tritle, conductor
J.S. BACH Fürchte dich nicht
SCHÜTZ Three selections from Psalmen Davids
BRAHMS Fest und Gedenksprüche
BRAHMS Ich aber bin elend
BRUCKNER Ave Maria
BRUCKNER Virga Jesse
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Church of St. Ignatius Loyola, New York, NY
KENT TRITLE, organ
PAULUS Tryptich (selection) (2000)
J.S. BACH Prelude and Fugue in A Minor, BWV 543
MENDELSSOHN Sonata No. 3 in A Major, Op. 65
BRAHMS Chorale Preludes, Op. 122 (selections)
GUILMANT Sonata No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 80
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Washington National Cathedral, Washington, DC
CATHEDRAL CHORAL SOCIETY
Kent Tritle, conductor
Danielle Talamantes, soprano
Sara Murphy, mezzo-soprano
John Matthew Myers, tenor
Matt Boehler, bass
LAURIDSEN Lux Aeterna
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Smithfield Church, Amenia , NY
KENT TRITLE, organ
MENDELSSOHN Sonata No. 3 in A Major, Op. 65
GUILMANT Sonata No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 80
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Stiftskirche, Kyllburg, Germany
KENT TRITLE, organ
MENDELSSOHN Sonata No. 3 in A Major, Op. 65
PINKHAM A Prophecy for Organ (1971)
GUILMANT Sonata No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 80
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Connecticut College, New London, CT
AMHERST EARLY MUSIC FESTIVAL CHORAL WORKSHOP
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Berkshire School, Sheffield, MA
BERKSHIRE CHORAL INTERNATIONAL
Rachel Rosales, soprano
Kara Shay Thomson, soprano
Emily Misch, soprano (Mater Gloriosa)
Sara Murphy, mezzo-soprano
Mary Phillips, mezzo-soprano
John Matthew Myers, tenor
Jesse Blumberg, baritone
Adam Lau, bass
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Church of the Little Flower, Bethesda, MD
THE APOLLO ORCHESTRA
Stephen Czarkowski, conductor
Kent Tritle, organ
SAINT-SAËNS Organ Symphony
Monday, May 8, 2017, 8 PM
Carnegie Hall
ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK
Kent Tritle, conductor
Leslie Fagan, soprano
Christopher Ainsley, countertenor
Lawrence Jones, tenor
Sidney Outlaw, baritone
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Great Music in a Great Space at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine
MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC SYMPHONY AND SYMPHONIC CHORUS
ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK
Kent Tritle, conductor
Susanna Phillips, soprano
John Matthew Myers, tenor
Matthew Worth, baritone
The Cathedral Choristers,
Bryan Zaros, director
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Teatro Solis, Montevideo, Uruguay
ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK
Orquesta Filarmonica de Montevideo
Kent Tritle, conductor
BRUCKNER Te Deum
ORFF Carmina Burana (selection from Part I)
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Cathedral of St. John the Divine
MUSICA SACRA
Kent Tritle, conductor
BRITTEN Festival Te Deum
BRAHMS Schaffe in mir, Gott
BRITTEN Rejoice in the Lamb
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Church of the Palms, Sarasota, FL
KENT TRITLE, organ
ROREM Views from the Oldest House
FRANCK Grand Pièce Symphonique, Op. 17
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Great Music in a Great Space at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine
CATHEDRAL CHOIR OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE
MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC CHAMBER ORCHESTRA AND CHAMBER CHOIR
Kent Tritle, conductor
Kirsten Sollek, mezzo-soprano
Arthur Fiacco, cello
Raymond Nagem, organ
DURUFLÉ Four Motets
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Cathedral of St. John the Divine
Instrumentalists, singers and music lovers are invited to participate or take refuge in the sounds of Bach, Brahms, Mendelssohn, Mozart and Fauré. This community gathering will be a show of support for refugees and reaffirm our commitment that immigrants make America great. Sponsored by the Music Department at the Cathedral of St John the Divine, the event will feature Kent Tritle, Anna Lenti, Raymond Nagem, Bryan Zaros, Stephen Biegner, Arthur Fiacco, Jorge Avila and the Cathedral Choirs. Free and open to all.
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Carnegie Hall
ORCHESTRA OF ST. LUKE’S
Pablo Heras-Casado, conductor
Erin Morley, soprano
Florian Boesch, baritone
Musica Sacra,
Kent Tritle, Music Director
BRAHMS Ein deutsches Requiem
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Great Music in a Great Space at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine
KENT TRITLE, organ
ROREM Views from the Oldest House
FRANCK Grand Pièce Symphonique, Op. 17
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St. Thomas Reformed Church, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
KENT TRITLE, organ
Arthur Fiacco, cello
VIVALDI Cello Sonata No.1 in B flat
ROREM Selections from Views from the Oldest House
DEBUSSY Romance
J.S. BACH Fantasy and Fugue in G Minor
SIBELIUS Walse Triste
FRANCK Pièce Héroïque
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Great Music in a Great Space at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine
NEW YEAR’S EVE CONCERT FOR PEACE
Cathedral Choir of St. John the Divine & Orchestra
Kent Tritle, conductor
Jamet Pittman, soprano
With guests Judy Collins, Jason Robert Brown and host Harry Smith
BARBER Adagio for Strings, “Let down the bars, O Death,” “Sure on this shining night”
BACH Mass in B Minor: “Gloria/et in terra pax,” “Laudamus te,” “Gratias agimus tibi,” “Dona nobis pacem”
HAILSTORK “Motherless Child”
DAWSON “Balm in Gilead”
HOGAN “Walk together, children”
Traditional “This little light of mine”
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Carnegie Hall
MUSICA SACRA
Kent Tritle, conductor
Kathryn Lewek, soprano
Jakub Józef Orliński, countertenor
Colin Balzer, tenor
Scott Dispensa, baritone
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Carnegie Hall
ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK
Kent Tritle, conductor
Kathryn Lewek, soprano
Jakub Józef Orliński, countertenor
William Ferguson, tenor
Adam Lau, bass
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Great Music in a Great Space at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine
CATHEDRAL CHRISTMAS CONCERT
Combined Cathedral Choirs, Orchestra, and Soloists
Kent Tritle, conductor
Bryan Zaros, director, Cathedral Choristers
POULENC Four Christmas Motets
CHARPENTIER In Nativitatem Domini Nostri Jesu Christi Canticum
Selections by Willcocks, Britten, Rutter, and Fraser performed by Cathedral Choristers
Christmas Carols
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Great Music in a Great Space at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine
CATHEDRAL CHOIR OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE
Kent Tritle, conductor
Halley Gilbert, soprano
Sara Murphy, mezzo soprano
Malcolm Merriweather, baritone
Marc Day, tenor
Matt Boehler, bass
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David Geffen Hall
NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC
Vladimir Jurowski, conductor
Daniil Trifonov, piano
Manhattan School of Music Symphonic Chorus and Chamber Choir,
Kent Tritle, director
RAVEL Daphnis et Chloé
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Carnegie Hall
ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK
Kent Tritle, conductor
Jennifer Zetlan, soprano
Helen Karloski, mezzo-soprano
Alex Richardson, tenor
Philip Cutlip, baritone
BRUCKNER Te Deum
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Great Music in a Great Space at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine
CATHEDRAL CHOIR OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE
ROSE OF THE COMPASS
Kent Tritle, conductor
A musical exploration of the cultural evolution in this seat of the Ottoman Empire: chants and motets composed upon its 1453 transfer from Christian to Muslim hands (including Dufay’s poignant Balsamus et unda cera), modern-day arrangements of indigenous Turkish folksongs, and more
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St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, Savannah, GA
KENT TRITLE, organ
BACH Partita on “O Gott, du frommer Gott,” BWV 767
MENDELSSOHN Sonata No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 65
ROREM Views from the Oldest House (1981)
FRANCK Pièce Héroïque
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Cathedral of St. John the Divine
MUSICA SACRA
Kent Tritle, conductor
PALESTRINA Missa Papae Marcelli
PÄRT Magnificat
TAVENER Funeral Ikos
TAVENER Ikon of Saint Cuthbert of Lindisfarne
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Stetson University, DeLand, FL
KENT TRITLE, organ
(Residence also includes a choral workshop on September 28)
BACH Partita on “O Gott, du frommer Gott,” BWV 767
MENDELSSOHN Sonata No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 65
ROREM Views from the Oldest House (1981)
FRANCK Pièce Héroïque
Kent leads a tour with Cathedral Choristers, Scholars and members of the Cathedral Choir of St. John the Divine: they sing services at Dublin’s Christ Church Cathedral on August 21, and are in residence singing services at London’s Westminster Abbey from August 23-28.
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Alice Tully Hall
FREIBURG BAROQUE ORCHESTRA
Louis Langrée, conductor
Lenneke Ruiten, Fiordiligi
Kate Lindsey, Dorabella
Sandrine Piau, Despina
Joel Prieto, Ferrando
Nahuel di Pierro, Guglielmo
Rod Gilfry, Don Alfonso
Musica Sacra
Kent Tritle, director
Great Mountains Music Festival and School
Alpensia Resort, PyeongChang, South Korea
GMMFS ORCHESTRA
Kent Tritle, conductor
Elizabeth De Trejo, soprano
Sunhae Im, sopranos
Monica Groop, mezzo-soprano
Dong Won Kim, tenor
Heungu Bahk, bass
BELLINI Selected opera arias
BEETHOVEN Mass in C Major
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AMHERST EARLY MUSIC FESTIVAL CHORAL WORKSHOP
The Choral Workshop at the Amherst Music Festival, led by Kent Tritle, is designed to give the serious amateur choral singer an opportunity to learn and perform masterworks. The 2016 workshop will focus on 17th century German works.
JOHANN MICHAEL BACH Halt, was du hast
J. S. BACH Komm, Jesu, komm, BWV 229
David Geffen Hall, Lincoln Center
NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC
David Robertson, conductor
Women of the Oratorio Society of New York
Kent Tritle, Music Director
HOLST The Planets
David H. Koch Theater, Lincoln Center
NEW YORK CITY BALLET
Carnegie Hall
ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK
Kent Tritle, conductor
Rachel Rosales, soprano
Rachel Calloway, mezzo-soprano
John Matthew Myers, tenor
Philip Cutlip, baritone
HAYDN Nelson Mass – Missa in Angustiis
Carnegie Hall
Carnegie Hall 125th Anniversary Gala
Martina Arroyo
Emanuel Ax
Michael Feinstein
Renée Fleming
Marilyn Horne
Lang Lang
Isabel Leonard
Yo-Yo Ma
Jessye Norman
Itzhak Perlman
James Taylor
Orchestra of St. Luke’s
Pablo Heras-Casado, Conductor
Oratorio Society of New York
Kent Tritle, Music Director
Great Music in a Great Space at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine
MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC SYMPHONIC CHORUS & WOMEN’S CHORUS
ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK
DAVID BRIGGS, organ
Kent Tritle, conductor
Rachel Rosales, soprano
Bryn Holdsworth, soprano
Jana McIntyre, soprano
Sara Murphy, mezzo-soprano
Noragh Devlin, mezzo-soprano
John Tiranno, tenor
Timothy Murray, baritone
Adam Lau, bass
Cathedral Choristers of St. John the Divine
Arrangement by David Briggs for chorus, soloists, and organ – World premiere
Great Music in a Great Space at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine
CATHEDRAL CHOIR AND ORCHESTRA OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE
Kent Tritle, conductor
Amy Justman & Michele Kennedy, sopranos
Katie Geissinger & Kirsten Sollek, mezzo-sopranos
Michael Steinberger & Marc Day, tenors
Malcolm J. Merriweather & Peter Stewart, baritones
SCHÜTZ Musikalische Exequien
VIVALDI Stabat Mater
Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center
MUSICA SACRA
Kent Tritle, conductor
Lianne Coble, soprano
Helen Karloski, mezzo-soprano
Marc Day, tenor
Kevin Deas, bass
MOZART Solemn Vespers, K.339
Great Music in a Great Space at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine
MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC SYMPHONIC CHORUS, WOMEN’S CHORUS, AND ORCHESTRA
ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK
Kent Tritle, conductor
Angel Azzarra, soprano
Bryn Holdsworth, soprano
Jana McIntyre, soprano
Sara Murphy, mezzo-soprano
Noragh Devlin, mezzo-soprano
John Tiranno, tenor
Timothy Murray, baritone
Adam Lau, bass
Cathedral Choristers of St. John the Divine
Great Music in a Great Space at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine
MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC SYMPHONIC CHORUS, WOMEN’S CHORUS, AND ORCHESTRA
ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK
Kent Tritle, conductor
Angel Azzarra, soprano
Bryn Holdsworth, soprano
Jana McIntyre, soprano
Sara Murphy, mezzo-soprano
Noragh Devlin, mezzo-soprano
John Tiranno, tenor
Timothy Murray, baritone
Adam Lau, bass
Cathedral Choristers of St. John the Divine
SIBELIUS ACADEMY
NEW JERSEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Jacques Lacombe, conductor
Bernard Uzan, narrator
Symphonic Chorus of Manhattan School of Music
Kent Tritle, director
BERLIOZ Lélio
Great Music in a Great Space at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine
CATHEDRAL CHOIR AND ORCHESTRA OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE
Kent Tritle, conductor
Judy Collins, special guest
Harry Smith, special guest
Jamet Pittman, soprano
ROBERT & VICTORIA SIROTA Prelude and Spiritual for Mother Emanuel (World premiere)
Chichester Psalms
Carnegie Hall
MUSICA SACRA
Kent Tritle, conductor
Kathryn Lewek, soprano
Christopher Ainslie, countertenor
Mingjie Lei, tenor
Matt Boehler, bass
Carnegie Hall
ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK
Kent Tritle, conductor
Leslie Fagan, soprano
Sara Murphy, mezzo-soprano
Nicholas Phan, tenor
Matt Boehler, bass
Great Music in a Great Space at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine
CATHEDRAL CHOIR AND ORCHESTRA OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE
Kent Tritle, conductor
Katie Geissinger and Kirsten Sollek, mezzo-sopranos
Marc Day, tenor
Hans Tashjian, bass
Cathedral Choristers,
Malcolm Merriweather, director
J.S. BACH Magnificat
Carols by Benjamin Britten, John Rutter, and Gregg Smith
Great Music in a Great Space at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine
KENT TRITLE, Organ
DE GRIGNY Récit de Tierce en taille
BACH Passacaglia in C Minor, BWV 582
WIDOR Symphonie VI, Op. 42, No. 2 – Allegro (Mvt. I)
PINKHAM A Prophecy for Organ
FRANCK Cantabile
DURUFLÉ Prelude and Fugue “sur le nom d’Alain,” Op. 7
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Tan Dun, conductor
Stephen Bryant, baritone
Elizabeth Keusch, soprano
Manhattan School of Music Chamber Choir
Kent Tritle, director
Ronnie Oliver, associate director
Carnegie Hall
ISRAEL PHILARMONIC ORCHESTRA
Zubin Mehta, conductor
Carnegie Hall
ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK
Kent Tritle, conductor
Susanna Phillips, soprano
Matthew Plenk, tenor
John Moore, baritone
First United Methodist Church, Iowa City, IA
KENT TRITLE, organ
DE GRIGNY Récit de Tierce en taille
BACH Passacaglia in C Minor, BWV 582
WIDOR Symphonie VI, Op. 42, No. 2 – Allegro (Mvt. I)
PINKHAM A Prophecy for Organ
FRANCK Cantabile
DURUFLÉ Prelude and Fugue “sur le nom d’Alain,” Op. 7
Trinity United Methodist Church, Waverly, IA
KENT TRITLE, organ
DURUFLÉ Prelude and Fugue “sur le nom d’Alain”
FRANCK Cantabile
WIDOR Symphony No. 7 in A Minor, Op. 42, No. 3
Cathedral of St. John the Divine
MUSICA SACRA
Kent Tritle, conductor
STRAUSS Deutsche Motette
BRUCKNER Os Justi
ALICE PARKER An American Kedusha
ROBERT CONVERY The Lamb
RANDALL THOMPSON Alleluia
Great Music in a Great Space at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine
St. James Chapel
CATHEDRAL CHOIR OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE
ROSE OF THE COMPASS
Nina Stern, director
Kent Tritle, conductor
Celebrating the simultaneous release of a recording of the concert, made earlier this year, by the Pro Organo label, the program features choral settings of Sufi songs, Coptic chant and Renaissance works relating to the Holy Land, as well as joyous dance music of Armenian, Sephardic, and Islamic cultures.
First United Methodist Church, Newnan, GA
KENT TRITLE, organ
DE GRIGNY Récit de Tierce en taille
BACH Passacaglia in C Minor, BWV 582
WIDOR Symphonie VI, Op. 42, No. 2 – Allegro (Mvt. I)
FRANCK Cantabile
DURUFLÉ Prelude and Fugue “sur le nom d’Alain,” Op. 7
The Smithfield Church, Amenia, NY
KENT TRITLE, Organ
Stetson University, Deland, FL
KENT TRITLE, organ
DE GRIGNY Récit de Tierce en taille
BACH Passacaglia in C Minor, BWV 582
WIDOR Symphonie VI, Op. 42, No. 2 – Allegro (Mvt. I)
FRANCK Cantabile
DURUFLÉ Prelude and Fugue “sur le nom d’Alain,” Op. 7
Eastman School of Music, Rochester, NY
Summer@Eastman ADVANCED CHORAL CONDUCTING INSTITUTE
AMHERST EARLY MUSIC FESTIVAL CHORAL WORKSHOP
Great Music in a Great Space at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine – Chapel of St. James
ROSE OF THE COMPASS
Nina Stern, director
Kent Tritle, conductor
Music by Gabrieli and Monteverdi, and traditional music from Armenia, Turkey, and the eastern Mediterranean
Carnegie Hall
Kent Tritle, conductor*
David Rosenmeyer, conductor**
Jennifer Zetlan, soprano
Peter Tantsits, tenor
Takaoki Onishi, baritone
ORFF Carmina Burana*
Sunday, March 22, 2015, 2 PM
Wednesday, March 25, 2015, 7 PM
Friday, March 27, 2015, 8 PM
David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center
Kent Tritle will be the organ soloist in the Limón Dance Company’s performances of Doris Humphrey’s
Passacaglia, which is set to Bach’s Passacaglia and Fugue in C Minor, BWV 582
Great Music in a Great Space at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine – The Great Choir
ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK
Kent Tritle, conductor
Lori Guilbeau, soprano
Sara Murphy, mezzo-soprano
Alex Richardson, tenor
Mathew Anchel, bass
Peter Norton Symphony Space
James Bagwell, conductor
Amy Kaiser, conductor
Kent Tritle, conductor
Program to include works by Mendelssohn and selections from Frank Martin’s Mass for Double Chorus A Cappella conducted by Kent Tritle
Cathedral of St. John the Divine
Kent Tritle, conductor
Michael Sheetz, conductor*
Lianne Coble, soprano
John Tiranno, tenor
Malcolm Merriweather, baritone
Arthur Fiacco, cello
Walter Hilse and Raymond Nagem, organists
MICHAEL GILBERTSON Returning – World premiere
ROBERT PATERSON Lux Aeterna – World premiere
JUDITH ZAIMONT Parable, A Tale of Abram and Isaac*
Great Music in a Great Space at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine – Chapel of St. James
CATHEDRAL CHOIR OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE
Kent Tritle, conductor
JOSQUIN DES PRES Motets
HEINRICH ISAAC Motets
Gregorian Chant Propers for the Feast of the Annunciation
Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Millennium Stage – Terrace Theater
MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC CHAMBER CHOIR
Kent Tritle, conductor
Malcolm Merriweather, conductor*
GREGG SMITH Selected works*
Great Music in a Great Space at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine – in the Crossing
CATHEDRAL CHOIR AND ORCHESTRA OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE
Kent Tritle, conductor
Jamet Pittman, soprano
Gregory Purnhagen, baritone
Guest artists: Judy Collins and Jason Robert Brown
Host: Harry Smith
“New Year’s Eve Concert for Peace”
Program to include:
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Dona nobis pacem, excerpts
BACH “Dona nobis pacem” from Mass in B Minor
HANDEL “Foundling Hospital Anthem”
Carnegie Hall
MUSICA SACRA
Kent Tritle, conductor
Lianne Coble, soprano
Silvie Jensen, mezzo-soprano
Lawrence Jones, tenor
John Brancy, baritone
Carnegie Hall
ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK
Kent Tritle, conductor
Emalie Savoy, soprano
Sara Murphy, mezzo-soprano (Winner of 2013 Oratorio Solo Competition)
Mingjie Lei, tenor
Sidney Outlaw, baritone
Performing Arts Center at Purchase College
MUSICA SACRA
Kent Tritle, conductor
Lianne Coble, soprano
Silvie Jensen, mezzo-soprano
Lawrence Jones, tenor
John Brancy, baritone
Great Music in a Great Space at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine – in the Crossing
CATHEDRAL CHOIRS AND ORCHESTRA OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE
Kent Tritle, conductor
Malcolm Merriweather, conductor*
BACH Gloria in excelsis deo, Christmas Cantata BWV 191
ERIC WHITACRE Lux Arumque
WAYNE OQUIN O magnum mysterium
POULENC Hodie Christus natus est
Works by Britten, Rutter, and Smith sung by the Cathedral Choristers
led by Malcolm Merriweather*
A selection of Christmas carols
The Metropolitan Museum of Art – Grace Rainey Rogers Auditorium
MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC CHAMBER CHOIR
Kent Tritle, conductor
DAVID LANG Little Match Girl Passion
PHILIPS O Beatam et sacrosanctam Diem
JOSQUIN DES PRES Ave Maria
VICTORIA Ne Timeas
VICTORIA O Magnum
SWEELINCK Hodie
All Saints’ Episcopal Church, Fort Worth, Texas
KENT TRITLE, Organ
BACH Prelude and Fugue in B Minor, BWV 544
SCHEIDEMANN Magnificat octavi toni
BACH Prelude and Fugue in E Minor, BWV 548
DURUFLÉ Suite, Op. 5
Great Music in a Great Space at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine
KENT TRITLE, Organ
BACH Prelude and Fugue in B Minor, BWV 544
SCHEIDEMANN Magnificat octavi toni
BACH Prelude and Fugue in E Minor, BWV 548
DURUFLÉ Suite, Op. 5
First Presbyterian Church of Rutherford, New Jersey
KENT TRITLE, Organ
SCHEIDEMANN Magnificat octavi toni
BACH Prelude and Fugue in E Minor, BWV 548
DURUFLÉ Suite, Op. 5
Borden Auditorium, Manhattan School of Music
MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC CHAMBER SINFONIA, SYMPHONIC CHORUS AND CHAMBER CHOIR
Kent Tritle, conductor*
Ronald Oliver, conductor**
Malcolm Merriweather, conductor***
BRAHMS Four Songs for Women’s Chorus, Two Horns and Harp, Op. 17**
HAYDN Te Deum for the Empress Marie Therese Hob. XXIIIc:2***
Carnegie Hall
ORCHESTRA OF ST. LUKE’S
Pablo Heras-Casado, conductor
Elizabeth DeShong, mezzo-soprano
Joseph Kaiser, tenor
Luca Pisaroni, bass-baritone
Musica Sacra
Kent Tritle, music director
TCHAIKOVSKY The Tempest
DALLAPICCOLA Piccola musica notturna (version for chamber ensemble, 1961)
MENDELSSOHN Die erste Walpurgisnacht
Carnegie Hall
ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK
Kent Tritle, conductor
Susanna Phillips, soprano
Aaron Blake, tenor
Sidney Outlaw, baritone
Orchestra of the Society
Great Music in a Great Space at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine – at the Great Choir steps
CATHEDRAL CHOIR AND ORCHESTRA OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE
Kent Tritle, conductor
Patrick Jee, cello
Peter Stewart, baritone
“Pärt Te Deum”
MENDELSSOHN “Heilig”
TAVENER Sviaty
PÄRT Te Deum
HANDL Duo Seraphim
BLOCH “Kedusha” from Sacred Service
BERKSHIRE CHORAL FESTIVAL
Kent Tritle, conductor
Sara Murphy, mezzo-soprano
John Bellemer, tenor
Sidney Outlaw, baritone
ELGAR Dream of Gerontius (English)
Church of St. Paul the Apostle
NEW YORK CHORAL CONSORTIUM – “THE BIG SING”
Kent Tritle & Deborah Simpkin King, Hosts
Various conductors
BRAHMS Requiem
Carnegie Hall
ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK
Kent Tritle, conductor
Nicholas Phan, tenor (Evangelist)
Kevin Deas, bass (Christus)
Leslie Fagan, soprano
Susanne Mentzer, mezzo-soprano
Mathew Plenk, tenor
Kelly Markgraf, baritone
BACH St. Matthew Passion
Episcopal Divinity School, Cambridge, MA
KENT TRITLE, Organ
J.S. BACH Schmucke dich, o liebe Seele, BWV 654
J.S. BACH Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C Major, BWV 564
MENDELSSOHN Prelude and Fugue in C Minor, Op.37, No.1
PINKHAM A Prophecy
FRANCK Chorale No. 3 in A Minor
Great Music in a Great Space at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine
CATHEDRAL CHOIRS AND ORCHESTRA OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE
Kent Tritle, conductor
Lawrence Jones, tenor (Evangelist)
Neil Netherly, bass-baritone (Christus)
Amy Justman, soprano
Kirsten Sollek, contralto
John Tiranno, tenor
Peter Stewart, baritone
BACH St. John Passion
Borden Auditorium, Manhattan School of Music
MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC SYMPHONIC CHORUS AND CHAMBER CHOIR
Kent Tritle, conductor
Ronald Oliver, conductor (Stravinsky)
HONEGGER King David
STRAVINSKY Mass
The Bruno Walter Auditorium, 111 Amsterdam Ave. at 65th St.
MUSICA SACRA
A Conversation with Kent Tritle and Composers Meredith Monk & Jocelyn Hagen
Moderator: Nancy Shear
Carnegie Hall
ORCHESTRA OF ST. LUKE’S
Sir Roger Norrington, conductor
Susan Gritton, soprano
Julie Boulianne, mezzo-soprano
Michael Schade, tenor
Nathan Berg, bass-baritone
Oratorio Society of New York, Kent Tritle, director
BEETHOVEN Missa Solemnis
Great Music in a Great Space at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine
CATHEDRAL CHOIR OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE
Kent Tritle, conductor
with Rose of the Compass
Nina Stern, recorder and chalumeau
Glen Velez, percussion
Ara Dinkjian, oud
Tamer Pinarbasi, kanun
Arthur Fiacco, Jr., cello
“The Ornament of the World”
Music from Renaissance Spain, including the Ladino tradition
Borden Auditorium, Manhattan School of Music
MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC SYMPHONY, SYMPHONIC CHORUS, AND CHAMBER CHOIR
Kent Tritle, conductor
BACH Mass in B Minor
Great Music in a Great Space at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine
CATHEDRAL CHOIR AND ORCHESTRA OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE
Kent Tritle, conductor
Jamet Pittman, soprano
John Michael Moore, baritone
Raymond Nagem, organ
Guest artist: Judy Collins
Host: Harry Smith
“New Year’s Eve Concert for Peace”
HANDEL Organ Concerto in F Major, Op. 4, No. 4
MOZART Symphony No. 41, “Jupiter”
Traditional spirituals arranged by Moses Hogan
HAYDN Creation (excerpts)
Carnegie Hall
ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK
Kent Tritle, conductor
Kathryn Lewek, soprano
Rebecca Ringle, mezzo-soprano
Nicholas Phan, tenor
Dashon Burton, bass-baritone
HANDEL Messiah
Carnegie Hall
MUSICA SACRA
Kent Tritle, conductor
Leslie Fagan, soprano
Ian Howell, countertenor
Colin Balzer, tenor
Sidney Outlaw, baritone
HANDEL Messiah
Great Music in a Great Space at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine
CATHEDRAL CHOIRS AND ORCHESTRA OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE
Kent Tritle, conductor
Nacole Palmer, soprano (Angel)
Katie Geissinger, mezzo-soprano (Mary)
Marc Day, tenor (Joseph)
“Cathedral Christmas Concert”
RESPIGHI Laud to the Nativity
Renaissance motets and Christmas carols
Carnegie Hall
MUSICA SACRA
Kent Tritle, conductor
Leslie Fagan, soprano
Ian Howell, countertenor
Colin Balzer, tenor
Sidney Outlaw, baritone
HANDEL Messiah
Great Music in a Great Space at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine
CATHEDRAL CHOIRS OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE
ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK
MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC CHAMBER CHOIR
Kent Tritle, conductor
“Most Elevating of Voices”
The Musical Legacy of Andrew Carnegie: A Transatlantic Celebration
MENDELSSOHN “Thanks be to God” from Elijah
HANDEL “Worthy is the Lamb” from Messiah
Works by Herbert Howells and Edgar Leslie Bainton
Organ music of J.S. Bach and Mendelssohn performed by Raymond Nagem and Kent Tritle
Carnegie Hall
ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK
Kent Tritle, conductor
Jennifer Zetlan, soprano
Jennifer Feinstein, mezzo-soprano
Aaron Blake, tenor
Sidney Outlaw, baritone
Soloman Howard, bass
MENDELSSOHN Die Erste Walpurgisnacht
MOZART Requiem
Special event for subscribers Cathedral of St. John the Divine – Chapel of St. James
First Congregational Church, Spencer, Iowa
KENT TRITLE, organ
MENDELSSOHN Sonata IV in B flat major
BACH Fantasy and Fugue in C Minor, BWV 537
LISZT Prelude and Fugue on BACH
WIDOR Symphonie V in F minor
St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church, Columbia, Missouri
KENT TRITLE, organ
MENDELSSOHN Sonata IV in B flat major
BACH Fantasy and Fugue in C Minor, BWV 537
LISZT Prelude and Fugue on BACH
WIDOR Symphonie V in F minor
Great Music in a Great Space at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine
KENT TRITLE, organ
MENDELSSOHN Sonata IV in B flat major
BACH Fantasy and Fugue in C Minor, BWV 537
LISZT Prelude and Fugue on BACH
WIDOR Symphonie V in F minor
Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center
Alan Gilbert, conductor
Manhattan School of Music Symphonic Chorus, Kent Tritle, director
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 9
Great Music in a Great Space at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine
CATHEDRAL CHOIR OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE
Kent Tritle, conductor
“Prayers of the Animals: All Creatures Great and Small”
CHRISTINA WHITTEN THOMAS “Choral de Bêtes” (“Songs of the Animals”)
ROBERT CONVERY “The Lamb”
IVOR DAVIES “Prayers from the Ark”
JOHN TAVENER “The Lamb”
ERIC WHITACRE “I thank you, god”
Madrigals and motets of the high French, Italian, and English Renaissance based on imagery from the animal kingdom.
Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center
Alan Gilbert, conductor
Musica Sacra, Kent Tritle, director
2001: A Space Odyssey (with screening of complete film)
St. Vitus, Prague
Church of St. Paul the Apostle, 60th St. & Columbus Avenue
Magnificats of Monteverdi and Pärt, and music of Mendelssohn and Tavener
St. John’s Memorial Chapel, Cambridge, MA
Kent Tritle,Organ
CATHEDRAL CHOIR OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE & ROSE OF THE COMPASS
Rose of the Compass
Nina Stern, Recorders and Chalumeau
Ara Dinkjian, Oud
Tamer Pinarbasi, Kanun
Glen Velez, Percussion
A rich mosaic of songs and instrumental selections combines the spiritual wisdom of Judeo, Christian, and Islamic traditions.
Church of St. Ignatius Loyola
Kent Tritle with Scott Warren, Nancianne Parrella, Andrew Henderson
Carnegie Hall
Emalie Savoy, Soprano
John Matthew Myers, Tenor
Jesse Blumberg, Baritone
Carnegie Hall
John Nelson, Conductor
Kent Tritle, Choral Preparer
Carnegie Hall
A choral experience, guided by Kent Tritle, that culminates in a performance of Mozart’s Requiem at Carnegie Hall with the Orchestra of St. Luke’s and conductor John Nelson
Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall
Of the Oratorio Society of New York
Great Music in a Great Space
MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC SYMPHONIC CHORUS AND DAVID BRIGGS, ORGAN
Kent Tritle, Conductor
MAHLER Symphony No. 2, “Resurrection,” transcription for organ, chorus, and soloists (Commissioned by the Cathedral)
Cathedral of St. John the Divine
Kent Tritle, Conductor
Carnegie Hall
Ivan Fischer, Conductor
Musica Sacra
Kent Tritle, Music Director
Cathedral of St. John the Divine
CATHEDRAL CHOIR AND ORCHESTRA OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE
Jamet Pittman, Soprano
Philip Cutlip, Baritone
FAURÉ Requiem
Travels to four U.S. high schools for one-day preparation sessions for Carnegie Hall’s National High School Choral Festival
Borden Auditorium
Manhattan School of Music
Kent Tritle, Conductor
Cathedral of St. John the Divine
Philippe Entremont, Conductor
Kent Tritle, Organ
SAINT-SAËNS Symphony No. 3, “Organ”
First United Methodist Church
Sarasota, Florida
KENT TRITLE, Organ
Sarasota Institute of Lifetime Learning
Sarasota, Florida
Musical Conversation: Kent Tritle
Great Music in a Great Space at the
Cathedral of St. John the Divine
WIDOR Symphony No. 6 for Organ in G Minor, Op. 42, No. 2
(This program will be recorded by the Pro Organo label)
Great Music in a Great Space at the
Cathedral of St. John the Divine
Harry Smith, Host
Special guest Judy Collins
Cathedral Choir and Orchestra of St. John the Divine
Jamet Pittman, Soprano
Kirsten Sollek, Contralto
Steven Fox, Tenor
Peter Stewart, Baritone
Anna Shelest, Piano
BEETHOVEN Choral Fantasy
BRUCKNER Motets
Carnegie Hall
MUSICA SACRA
Kent Tritle, Music Director and Conductor
Kathryn Lewek, Soprano
Kirsten Sollek, Mezzo-soprano
Nicholas Phan, Tenor
Matt Boehler, Bass
carrying lanterns through Central Park while singing medieval melodies once sung along the pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela.
Carnegie Hall
Kent Tritle, Music Director and Conductor
Kathryn Lewek, Soprano
Kirsten Sollek, Mezzo-soprano
Nicholas Phan, Tenor
Matt Boehler, Bass
Carnegie Hall
Kent Tritle, Music Director and Conductor
Nacole Palmer, Soprano (2012 Lyndon Woodside Solo Oratorio Competition prize winner)
Hai-Ting Chinn, Mezzo-soprano
Matthew Garrett, Tenor
Philip Cutlip, Baritone
The Metropolitan Museum of Art – Met Museum Presents
Kent Tritle, Music Director and Conductor
A program of settings of the “O Magnum Mysterium” text by T.L. da Victoria, Morton Lauridsen, and Francis Poulenc; works by Byrd, Biebl, and Hassler; as well as music by Eric Whitacre
Great Music in a Great Space at the
Cathedral of St. John the Divine
Kent Tritle, Music Director and Conductor
Michele Kennedy, Soprano
Amanda Sidebottom, Soprano
Gregory Purnhagen, Baritone
BRITTEN A Ceremony of Carols
HANDEL Organ Concerto Op. 4, No. 2
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Fantasia on Greensleeves
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Fantasia on Christmas Carols
GABRIELI Canzoni
GABRIELI “Angelus ad pastores ait”
LAURIDSEN “O Magnum Mysterium”
BIEBL “Ave Maria”
Carols sung by all
Greenfield Hall, Manhattan School of Music
Kent Tritle, Conductor, and student conductors
Mary W. Sommerveld Hall
Washington Pavilion, Sioux Falls, SD
Kent Tritle, Conductor
Alice Tully Hall
Kent Tritle, Music Director and Conductor
Susanna Phillips, Soprano
Anna Shelest, Piano
HAYDN “Lord Nelson” Mass
BEETHOVEN Choral Fantasy
Rose Theater at Jazz at Lincoln Center
Gala Concert and Dinner
Winners of the 2012 International Vocal Competition
Kent Tritle, Conductor
7:30 PM
Great Music in a Great Space at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine
Amy Justman, Soprano
Katie Geissinger, Mezzo-soprano
Oliver Mercer, Tenor
Kelly Markgraf, Baritone
Auditorio Ibirapuera, São Paulo, Brazil
Orquestra Filarmônica de São Carlos
Kent Tritle and David Rosenmeyer, Conductors
COPLAND Old American Songs
RICARDO CALDERONI Um Cais Para o Caos (A Quay to Chaos) for Chorus, Four Soloists, and Orchestra (2012)
RICARDO CALDERONI Concerto Chameleon for Guitar, Clarinet, and Orchestra
Sosnoff Theater, Bard College
KENT TRITLE, Organ
Yulia Van Doren, Soprano
Jonathan Spitz, Cello
GOUNOD “Ave Maria” for soprano and organ (after J.S. Bach)
SAINT-SAËNS Fantaisie for Organ in E-flat Major
ADAM Cantique de Noël for voice and organ
FRANCK Chorale No. 3 in A Minor
SAINT-SAËNS Priere, Op. 158
WIDOR Symphony No. 6 for Organ in G Minor, Op. 42, No. 2
Park Avenue Armory
Alan Gilbert, Conductor
Magnus Lindberg, Conductor (Gruppen)
Matthias Pintscher, Conductor (Gruppen)
Vocal Soloists
Oratorio Society of New York
Manhattan School of Music Chamber Choir
Kent Tritle, Director
Mozart: Finale of Act I from Don Giovanni
Karlheinz Stockhausen: Gruppen
Ives: The Unanswered Question
Church of St. Ignatius Loyola
KENT TRITLE, ORGAN
J.S. BACH Fantasia and Fugue in G Minor, BWV 542
NICOLAS DE GRIGNY Recit de Tierce in taille
FRANCK Chorale No. 3 in A Minor
PERSICHETTI Shimah B’Koli
DURUFLÉ Prelude and Fugue on Alain, Op. 7
The Cathedral of St. John the Divine
OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE
Kent Tritle, Conductor
Nina Stern, Recorders and Chalumeau
Ara Dinkjian, Oud
Arthur Fiacco, Cello
Tamer Pinarbasi, Kanun
Glen Velez, Percussion
Carnegie Hall
Kent Tritle, Conductor
JURAJ FILAS Song of Solomon (World Premiere)
(Part of Carnegie Hall’s 120th Anniversary Celebration)
Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall
Kent Tritle, Conductor
Anna Shelest, Piano
BRAHMS Four Songs for Women’s Chorus, Two Horns and Harp, Op. 17
BRAHMS Ziguenerlieder, Op. 103
SCHUBERT Songs for Male Chorus
SCHUMANN Quartets for Chorus and Piano
SCHUMANN Piano Sonata in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 11
Master Class with Kent Tritle: “Music for the Masses”
The Cathedral of St. John the Divine
Kent Tritle, Conductor, with student conductors
JONGEN Mass for Choir, Organ and Brass, Op. 130 (1945)
BRUCKNER Ecce sacerdos magnus*
GABRIELI Angelus ad pastores ait for 12 voices*
BRUCKNER Os justi*
BAIRSTOW Sing ye to the Lord*
DUPRE Quatre Motets, Op. 9*
SCHÜTZ Jauchzet dem Herren, alle Welt (Psalm 100), SWV 36
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS O Clap Your Hands
Manhattan School of Music
Kent Tritle, Conductor, with student conductors*
BRAHMS Nänie, Op. 82
MENDELSSOHN Abendlied*
MENDELSSOHN Verleih uns Frieden gnädiglich*
BRAHMS O Heiland, reiss die Himmel auf, Op. 74, No. 2*
BRAHMS Schaffe in mir, Gott, ein rein Herz, Op. 29, No. 2*
MARJORIE MERRYMAN Beauty, Grief and Grandeur
SCHUMANN Schön-Rohtraut, Op. 67, No. 2*
The Cathedral of St. John the Divine
Kent Tritle, Conductor
BACH Jesu meine Freude
Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall
Kent Tritle, Conductor
Bach Family Notebook: Works by J.S. Bach and his forebears
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH Lobet den Herrn, alle Heiden
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH Selections from the Cello Suites
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH Der Geist hilft unser Schwachheit auf
JOHANN CHRISTOPH BACH Fürchte dich nicht
JOHANN BACH Unser Leben ist ein Schatten
JOHANN MICHAEL BACH Halt, was du hast
JOHANN LUDWIG BACH Das ist meine Freude
JOHANN LUDWIG BACH Das Blut Jesu Christi
JOHANN LUDWIG BACH Sei nun wieder zufrieden, meine Seele
December 21, 2011, 8 PM
Carnegie Hall
Kent Tritle, Conductor
Leslie Fagan, Soprano
Sasha Cooke, Mezzo-soprano
Patrick Cullen Gandy, Tenor
Kevin Deas, Baritone
HANDEL: Messiah
Carnegie Hall
Kent Tritle, Conductor
Emalie Savoy, Soprano
Mary Phillips, Mezzo-soprano
Aaron Blake, Tenor
Kevin Deas, Baritone
HANDEL: Messiah (arrangement by Mozart)
The Cathedral of St. John the Divine
Kent Tritle, Conductor
VIVALDI: Gloria
Music of Schütz and Gabrieli
The Cathedral of St. John the Divine
LARRY KING: Resurrection
ROREM: Views from the Oldest House
JULIUS REUBKE: Sonata on the 94th Psalm
Papal Basilica of St. John Lateran
Kent Tritle, Conductor
HAYDN: The Creation
Papal Basilica of St. John Lateran, Rome
Orchestra del Festival di Musica e Arte Sacra
Oratorio Society of New York
Kent Tritle, Conductor and Organ
David Rosenmeyer, Conductor
POULENC: Organ Concerto
SAINT-SAENS: Requiem
Papal Basilica of St. Peter’s in The Vatican, Rome
Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo
Oratorio Society of New York
Kent Tritle, Conductor
(Prelude: Bach’s Passacaglia and Fugue in C Minor;
Kent Tritle, organ)
VIVALDI: “Et in terra pax” from Gloria
MOZART: “Laudate Dominum” from Solemn Vespers
MOZART: Ave Verum Corpus
HANDEL: “Hallelujah, Amen” from Judas Maccabeus
Park Avenue Methodist Church, New York City
CRUMB: Pastoral Drone
LARRY KING: Resurrection
ROREM: Views from the Oldest House
JULIUS REUBKE: Sonata on the 94th Psalm
Church of St. Paul the Apostle
Columbus Ave. at 60th St.
Kent Tritle, Conductor
RACHMANINOV: All-Night Vigil, Op. 37 (Vespers)
(Part of Carnegie Hall’s 120th Anniversary Celebration)
St. Francis Episcopal Church
Stamford, CT
KENT TRITLE, ORGAN
Benefit event for Musica Sacra
CRUMB: Pastoral Drone
LARRY KING: Resurrection
ROREM: Views from the Oldest House
JULIUS REUBKE: Sonata on the 94th Psalm
Church of St. Ignatius Loyola
Choir and Orchestra of St. Ignatius Loyola
Kent Tritle, Conductor
Susanna Phillips, Soprano
John Tiranno, Tenor
John Michael Moore, Baritone
JURAJ FILAS: Oratio Spei (U.S. Premiere)
The Jerome L. Greene Performance Space
“Decade 9/11: Music of Reflection and Resilience”
CATHEDRAL CHOIR OF THE CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE
Kent Tritle, Conductor
A cappella and accompanied works by Bach, Mendelssohn, and Tallis
CHRIS DE BLASIO: The Best Beloved
Kremnica Castle, Slovak Republic
EUROPEAN ORGAN FESTIVAL
Sheffield, MA
BERKSHIRE CHORAL FESTIVAL
Kent Tritle, Conductor
Monteverdi: Vespers
Gansevoort Plaza, Manhattan
Mass Appeal Mass, a sing-it-yourself performance of Mozart’s Coronation Mass and selections from Handel’s Messiah
Kent Tritle, Conductor
Jerome L. Greene Performance Space, WQXR
New York, NY
The Choral Mix Live: Brahms in Love and Loss
Hosted by KENT TRITLE
with performances by New York Choral Consortium
Church of St. Ignatius Loyola
Choir & Orchestra of St. Ignatius Loyola
Kent Tritle, Conductor
Rachel Rosales, Soprano
Paul Appleby, Tenor
Charles Perry Sprawls, Bass-Baritone
BEETHOVEN: Christus am Olberg
(Christ on the Mount of Olives)
HANDEL: Organ Concerto No. 3 in G Minor, Op. 4
HANDEL: Foundling Hospital Anthem
Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center
Kent Tritle, Conductor
Messages to Myself: New works by established and emerging composers
CHRISTOPHER THEOFANIDIS: Messages to Myself (New York Premiere)
DANIEL BREWBAKER: Mother, Father (World Premiere)
ZACHARY PATTEN: Magnificat (New York Premiere)
MICHAEL GILBERTSON: Three Madrigals after Dowland (World Premiere)
BEHZAD RANJBARAN: We Are One (New York Premiere)
Carnegie Hall
ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK
Kent Tritle, Conductor
Emalie Savoy, Soprano
Mary Phillips, Mezzo-Soprano
Nicholas Phan, Tenor
Sidney Outlaw, Baritone
Manhattan School of Music
Kent Tritle, Conductor, with students
Voices of New Spain
Works of Ziploli, Ginastera and de Padilla
Church of St. Ignatius Loyola
Choir & Orchestra of St. Ignatius Loyola
Kent Tritle, Conductor
Kirsten Sollek, Mezzo-Soprano
Kathy Theil, Soprano
Michèle Eaton, Soprano
Katie Geissinger, Mezzo-Soprano
Steven Fox, Tenor
Peter Stewart, Baritone
D. SCARLATTI: Missa Quatuor Vocum
VIVALDI: Stabat Mater
F. SCARLATTI: Miserere (U.S. Premiere)
Manhattan School of Music
Americas Society
Kent Tritle, Conductor
Voices of New Spain
Works by Ziploli, Ginastera and de Padilla
Manhattan School of Music
Kent Tritle, Conductor
Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center
NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC
Esa-Pekka Salonen, Conductor
Kent Tritle, Organ
Morse Hall, Juilliard School
Lincoln Center
ORATORIO PRACTICUM SONGBOOK
Free and open to the public
Avery Fisher Hall
Esa-Pekka Salonen, Conductor
Kent Tritle, Organ
Fort Worth, TX
American Guild of Organists
Carnegie Hall
Kent Tritle, Conductor
Leslie Fagan, Soprano
Mary Phillips, Mezzo-Soprano
Thomas Cooley, Tenor
Matt Boehler, Bass
Poulenc: Gloria
Saint-Saëns: Requiem
Debussy: Nocturnes
Terrace Theater
Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Kennedy Center Conservatory Project
MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC CHAMBER CHOIR
Kent Tritle, Conductor
Carnegie Hall
Kent Tritle, Conductor
Leslie Fagan and Jamet Pittman, Sopranos
Charlotte Paulsen, Mezzo-Soprano
Oliver Mercer, Tenor
Tyler Duncan, Baritone
Kevin Deas, Bass
HANDEL: Israel in Egypt
Manhattan School of Music
Kent Tritle, Conductor
JOSÉ MAURICIO NUNES GARCIA: Requiem in D Minor (New York Premiere)
MOZART: Symphony No. 41, “Jupiter” (Robert Mann, conductor)
Church of St. Ignatius Loyola
Choir of St. Ignatius Loyola
Kent Tritle and Robert Reuter, Conductors
Melissa Kelley, Soprano
Ory Brown, Mezzo-Soprano
Oliver Mercer, Tenor
Matt Boehler, Bass
A CAPPELLA EXTRAVAGANZA!
Arr. SHAW-PARKER “Wondrous Love”
Arr. PARKER “Hark, I hear the harp’s eternal”
BRUCKNER “Os Justi”
NICOLAI “Pater Noster”
CASALS “O Vos Omnes”
LOTTI “Crucifixus”
PALESTRINA “Surge, Illuminare”
HILL “Dominus Illuminatio”
DICKAU “O Nata Lux”
WHITACRE “Hope, Faith, Life, Love”
WHITACRE “I Thank You God for This Most Amazing Day”
Arr. WARREN “Ain’t a that Good News”
Arr. WARREN “Sometimes I feel like a motherless child”
Arr. HOGAN “Elijah Rock”
RITCHIE, arr. Erb “Now is the cool of the day”
Gregorian chant and spirituals
STRAUSS Deutsche Motette
Church of St. Ignatius Loyola
Organ Recital and Choir of St. Ignatius Loyola
JEHAN ALAIN CELEBRATION
Featuring organists Kent Tritle, Renée Anne Louprette and Nancianne Parrella
Organ and choral works from one of the greatest organ composers of the 20th century, Jehan Alain (1911-1940)
Carnegie Hall
Kent Tritle, Conductor
Jennifer Zetlan, Soprano
Matthew Shaw, Countertenor
Colin Balzer, Tenor
Tyler Duncan, Baritone
HANDEL: Messiah
Carnegie Hall
Kent Tritle, Conductor
Jennifer Zetlan, Soprano
Matthew Shaw, Countertenor
Colin Balzer, Tenor
Tyler Duncan, Baritone
HANDEL: Messiah
Church of St. Ignatius Loyola
Choir & Orchestra of St. Ignatius Loyola
Kent Tritle, Conductor
Parish Community Choir, High School Choir, Children’s Choir
Kent Tritle, Renée Anne Louprette, Nancianne Parrella, Robert Reuter, and Mary Huff, Directors
BRITTEN: A Ceremony of Carols
Carols and motets from around the world
Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center
Bernard Labadie, Conductor
Kent Tritle, Organ
HANDEL: Messiah
Church of St. Ignatius Loyola
Choir & Orchestra of St. Ignatius Loyola
Kent Tritle, Conductor
Parish Community Choir
High School Choir
Children’s Choir
Kent Tritle, Renée Anne Louprette, Nancianne Parrella, Robert Reuter, and Mary Huff, Directors
BRITTEN: A Ceremony of Carols
Carols and motets from around the world
Mannes College of Music
MASTER CLASS ON HANDEL’S MESSIAH
Church of St. Ignatius Loyola
Choir & Orchestra of St. Ignatius Loyola
Kent Tritle, Conductor
Jorge Ávila, Violin
Arthur Fiacco, Cello
Jamet Pittman, Soprano
Mary Phillips, Mezzo-Soprano
Matthew Garrett, Tenor
Gregory Purnhagen, Baritone
Peter Stewart, Baritone
LISZT: Missa Choralis
KALABIS: Canticum Cantoricum (North American Premiere)
FILAS: Concertino-Doppio Per Virtuosi “Salamandra immortale” for Violin and Cello (North American Premiere)
Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center
Alan Gilbert, Conductor
Kent Tritle, Organ
Manhattan School of Music
Kent Tritle, Conductor
Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center
Kent Tritle, Conductor
Kathryn Lewek and Jamet Pittman, Sopranos
Kirsten Sollek, Mezzo-Soprano
Ryland Angel, Countertenor
Joseph Mikolaj* and Steven Fox, Tenors
Gregory Purnhagen, Baritone
Steven Hegedus, Bass
CHARPENTIER: Filius Prodigus (The Prodigal Son)
CARISSIMI: Vanitas Vanitatum (Vanity of Vanities)
*First Place winner of the 2010 Oratorio Society Solo Competition
Sami Bedell Center for the Performing Arts
Spirit Lake, IA
HIGH SCHOOL CHOIR CONSORTIUM CHORAL WORKSHOP CONCERT
Spirit Lake United Methodist Church
Spirit Lake, IA
KENT TRITLE, Organ
Church of St. Ignatius Loyola
Choir & Orchestra of St. Ignatius Loyola
Kent Tritle, Conductor
Susanna Phillips, Iphis
Jamet Pittman, Angel
Ian Howell, Hamor
Charlotte Paulsen, Storgè
Thomas Cooley, Jephtha
Kelly Markgraf, Zebul
Old Dutch Church
Sleepy Hollow, New York
KENT TRITLE, Organ
Historic Smithfield Presbyterian Church
Amenia, New York
KENT TRITLE, Organ
First Presbyterian Church
Anaheim, California
KENT TRITLE, Organ
Church of St. Ignatius Loyola
SACRED MUSIC IN A SACRED SPACE
ORGAN RECITAL: Kent Tritle, Organ
BUXTEHUDE: Praeludium in E Minor, Bux. 142
SWEELINCK: Hexachord Fantasy
J.S. BACH: Chorale-Partita, “Sei gegrüsset, Jesu gütig,” BWV 768
J.S. BACH: Prelude and Fugue in E-flat, BWV 552
REGER: Benedictus
MENDELSSOHN: Sonata No. 3 in A Major, Op. 65
Con moto maestoso
St. Bonifatius Kirche, Wiesbaden, Germany
Kent Tritle, Organ
Fisher Center
Sosnoff Theater at Bard College
BARD MUSIC FESTIVAL
MODERNISM AND ITS DISCONTENT
Kent Tritle, Organ
Fisher Center
Sosnoff Theater at Bard College
BARD MUSIC FESTIVAL
“No Critics Allowed”: The Society for Private Performances
Kent Tritle, Harmonium
Fisher Center
Sosnoff Theater at Bard College
BARD MUSIC FESTIVAL
THE ORCHESTRA REIMAGINED
Kent Tritle, Harmonium
Fisher Center
Sosnoff Theater at Bard College
BARD MUSIC FESTIVAL
ALBAN BERG: THE PATH OF EXPRESSIVE INTENSITY
Kent Tritle, Harmonium
Avery Fisher Hall
LINCOLN CENTER FESTIVAL
Varèse: (R)evolution
Alan Gilbert, Conductor
Oratorio Society of New York
Kent Tritle, Chorus Master
Part II Program:
Ionisation, Octandre, Tuning Up, Arcana, Nocturnal, Ameriques
Alice Tully Hall, Starr Theater
LINCOLN CENTER FESTIVAL
Varèse: (R)evolution
International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE)
Steven Schick, Conductor
So Percussion
Musica Sacra; Kent Tritle, Chorus Master
Part I Program:
Poème Électronique, Un Grand Sommeil Noir, Hyperprism, Offrandes, Integrales, Ecuatorial,
Dance for Burgess, Etude pour Espace, Density 21.5, Deserts
Detroit, Michigan
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PASTORAL MUSICIANS
CHORAL INSTITUTE CONCERT
Kent Tritle, conductor
Avery Fisher Hall
NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC – Organ
Alan Gilbert, conductor
Avery Fisher Hall
NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC – Organ
Sir Andrew Davis, conductor
Kent Tritle, organ
Marriott Marquis Hotel
Oratorio Master Class
Avery Fisher Hall
Alan Gilbert, Conductor
Hofkirche, Dresden, Germany
On the famed 1755 Silbermann Organ: Bach and Buxtehude
Carnegie Hall
Emalie Savoy, soprano
Holly Sorensen, mezzo-soprano
Matthew Garrett, tenor
Ian Greenlaw, baritone
Church of St. Ignatius Loyola
SACRED MUSIC IN A SACRED SPACE
Choir and Orchestra of St. Ignatius Loyola
Leslie Fagan, soprano
Virginia Warnken, alto
Oliver Mercer, tenor
Scott Murphree, tenor
Peter Stewart, baritone
Matt Boehler, bass
Vincent Carr, organ
IGOR STRAVINSKY: Mass
ARVO PÄRT: Miserere
Manhattan School of Music
MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC CHAMBER CHORUS
Brahms: Liebeslieder Waltzes and Ziguenerlieder
Works by Schubert and Schumann
Carnegie Hall
Musica Sacra Chorus and Orchestra
Anna Shelest, piano
Leslie Fagan, soprano
Virginia Warnken, mezzo-soprano
Matthew Garrett, tenor
Kevin Deas, bass
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 23 in A Major, K. 488
Mozart: “Grand” Mass in C Minor, K. 427
“Bach to the Beginning: Baroque Oratorio”
Manhattan School of Music
MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC SYMPHONY & SYMPHONIC CHOIR
Kenneth Keisler, conductor
Church of St. Ignatius Loyola
SACRED MUSIC IN A SACRED SPACE
Choir and Orchestra of St. Ignatius Loyola
Rachel Rosales, soprano
Jennifer Lane, mezzo-soprano
Brian Stucki, tenor
Matt Boehler, bass
Hervé Duteil, organ
Mozart: Requiem
Martin: Mass for Double Choir
Carnegie Hall
ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK
David Rosenmeyer, associate conductor
Tyler Duncan, baritone
Cherubini: Requiem
Britten: Te Deum in C Major (D. Rosenmeyer, conductor)
Vaughan Williams: Five Mystical Songs
Kean University, Union, NJ
Church of St. Ignatius Loyola
SACRED MUSIC IN A SACRED SPACE
Choir and Orchestra of St. Ignatius Loyola
Jamet Pittman, soprano
Michèle Eaton, soprano
Katie Geissinger, mezzo-soprano
Ory Brown, mezzo-soprano
Steven Fox, tenor
Michael Steinberger, tenor
Peter Stewart, baritone
Steven Hrycelak, bass
Steffani: Stabat Mater
Bach: Cantata No. 12, “Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Sagen”
Bach: Cantata No. 4, “Christ lag in Todesbanden”
Church of St. Ignatius Loyola
Let’s Hear More! Lecture and Reception
“Bach Borrowing Bach”
Manhattan School of Music
Kent Tritle, Director of Choral Activities
Philippe Entremont, conductor
Ravel: Daphnis and Chloë
Reformed Church of St. Thomas, Virgin Islands
ARTHUR FIACCO, cello
Carnegie Hall
Music Sacra Chorus and Orchestra
Handel: Messiah
Church of St. Ignatius Loyola
GLORIA IN EXCELSIS!
Choir and Orchestra of St. Ignatius Loyola
Pinkham: Christmas Cantata
G. Gabrieli: O Magnum Mysterium
Traditional Carols
Avery Fisher Hall
NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC – Organ
Helmuth Rilling, conductor
Handel: Messiah
Carnegie Hall
ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK
Handel: Messiah
Church of St. Ignatius Loyola
GLORIA IN EXCELSIS!
Choir and Orchestra of St. Ignatius Loyola
Pinkham: Christmas Cantata
G. Gabrieli: O Magnum Mysterium
Traditional Carols
Manhattan School of Music
Mozart: Requiem
Schubert: Mass in G Major
Church of St. Ignatius Loyola
SACRED MUSIC IN A SACRED SPACE
Choir and Orchestra of St. Ignatius Loyola
Melissa Kelley, soprano
Matthew Shaw, countertenor
Michael Kelly, tenor
Jesse Blumberg, baritone
Charles Perry Sprawls, bass-baritone
Nancianne Parrella, organ
Purcell: Ode on St. Cecilia’s Day (1692)
Handel: Coronation Anthem No. 1: Zadok the Priest
Howells: Antiphon
Howells: Take Him, Earth, for Cherishing
Avery Fisher Hall
Neeme Järvi, conductor
Zemlinsky: Lyric Symphony
Alice Tully Hall
MUSICA SACRA
Musica Sacra Chorus and Orchestra
Jonathan Michie, baritone
Scarlatti: Stabat Mater
Bach: Motets: “Komm, Jesu, komm” and “Singet dem Herrn”
Bach: Cantata No. 82, “Ich habe genug”
Church of St. Ignatius Loyola
SACRED MUSIC IN A SACRED SPACE
Choir of St. Ignatius Loyola
Jennifer Zetlan, soprano
Matthew Garrett, tenor
Arthur Fiacco, cello
Tavener: Requiem (U.S. Premiere)
Silvestrov: Diptychon (U.S. Premiere)
Tavener: The Veil of the Temple (excerpts)
Rachmaninov: Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom (excerpts)
Church of St. Ignatius Loyola
SACRED MUSIC IN A SACRED SPACE
Let’s Hear More! Lecture and Reception
Tavener: Requiem (U.S. Premiere)
West End Collegiate Church
ORGAN RECITAL
Lübeck: Praembulum in C minor
J.S. Bach: An Wasserflüssen Babylonis
J.S. Bach: Prelude and Fugue in E minor,
“The Wedge”, BWV 548
Guilmant: Sonata V in C minor, Op. 80: Allegro
Appassionato; Adagio; Chorale et Fugue
Church of St. Ignatius Loyola
SACRED MUSIC IN A SACRED SPACE – Organ
Buxtehude: Prelude, Fugue and Chaconne in C, BuxWV 137
J.S. Bach: Wenn wir in höchsten Nothen sein, BWV 641
J.S. Bach: Prelude and Fugue in E minor, “The Wedge”, BWV 548
Mendelssohn: Prelude and Fugue in C minor, Op. 37
Guilmant: Sonata V in C minor, Op. 80
Stone Church, Cragsmoor, NY
ORGAN RECITAL
Lübeck: Preambulum in C minor
Pachelbel: Arietta with Variations in F Major
J.S. Bach: Prelude and Fugue in E minor,
“The Wedge”, BWV 548
Mendelssohn: Prelude and Fugue in C minor, Op. 37
Guilmant: Sonata V in C minor, Op. 80: Allegro
Appassionato; Adagio; Choral et Fugue
Avery Fisher Hall
Lorin Maazel, conductor
Mahler: Symphony No. 8, “Symphony of a Thousand”
Avery Fisher Hall
Lorin Maazel, conductor
Britten: War Requiem
Church of St. Ignatius Loyola
SACRED MUSIC IN A SACRED SPACE
Choir and Orchestra of St. Ignatius Loyola
Britten: Rejoice in the Lamb
Vaughan Williams: Mass in G minor
Handel: Dixit Dominus
Cathedral of St. John the Divine
MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC SYMPHONIC CHOIR
Bach: Jesu, meine Freude
Vierne: Messe solennelle
Bruckner: Motets
Avery Fisher Hall
Riccardo Muti, conductor
Carnegie Hall
Church of St. Ignatius Loyola
Church of St. Ignatius Loyola Choirs and
Orchestra of St. Ignatius Loyola
Church of St. Ignatius Loyola
Let’s Hear More! Kent Tritle examines the harmonic intricacies of the chorales in Bach’s St. Matthew Passion
Rose Theater/Jazz@Lincoln Center
Church of St. Ignatius Loyola
SACRED MUSIC IN A SACRED SPACE
Choir and Orchestra of St. Ignatius Loyola
Couperin: Tenebrae Lessons
(conducted by Renée Anne Louprette)
Charpentier: The Denial of St. Peter
Carissimi: Jephte
Church of St. Ignatius Loyola
Kent Tritle, Organ
Bach: An Wasserflüssen Babylon, BWV 653
Alessandro Cadario: Iam surgit hora tertia (U.S. premiere)
Bach: “Little” Fugue in G minor, BWV 578
Charles-Marie Widor: Symphony No. 7 in A minor
Church of St. Ignatius Loyola, New York, NY
MUSICA SACRA: Radiant Dialogues
Kent Tritle, conductor
Michael Sheetz, conductor
JACOB BERANEK Abendgebet (World premiere)
MENDELSSOHN Heilig
JANET WHEELER Beati Quorum Via
J.S. BACH Lobet den Herrn, BWV 230
ARVO PÄRT Two Slavic Psalms
TAVENER Mother of God, here I stand
ARVO PÄRT Magnificat
TETIANA YASHVILI
Bless the Lord, O my soul (U.S. premiere)
Cherubic Song (U.S. premiere)
TAVENER Svyati
Carnegie Hall, New York, NY
LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
Alisa Weilerstein, cello
Jana McIntyre, soprano
Deepa Johnny, mezzo-soprano
María Valverde, narrator
Musica Sacra,
Kent Tritle, director
FELIX MENDELSSOHN A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Op. 61 (complete incidental music)
Marbletown Reformed Church, Stone Ridge, NY
KENT TRITLE, organ
Arthur Fiacco, Jr., cello
ANTONIO VIVALDI Sonata in G Minor for Cello and Continuo, RV47
FELIX MENDELSSOHN Prelude and Fugue in C Minor, Op. 37, No. 1
ADOLPHUS HAILSTORK Fantasy on Brother James’ Air
RACHEL LAURIN Berceuse à Pierre
FELIX MENDELSSOHN Sonata V in D Major, Op. 65, No. 5
The Smithfield Church, Amenia, NY
KENT TRITLE, organ
Arthur Fiacco, Jr., cello
ANTONIO VIVALDI Sonata in G Minor for Cello and Continuo, RV47
FELIX MENDELSSOHN Prelude and Fugue in C Minor, Op. 37, No. 1
ADOLPHUS HAILSTORK Fantasy on Brother James’ Air
RACHEL LAURIN Berceuse à Pierre
FELIX MENDELSSOHN Sonata V in D Major, Op. 65, No. 5
Union College, Schenectady, NY
AMHERST EARLY MUSIC FESTIVAL CHORAL WORKSHOP
Kent Tritle, director
David Geffen Hall, New York, NY
NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC
Jaap van Zweden, conductor
Hanna-Elisabeth Müller, soprano
Ekaterina Gubanova, mezzo-soprano
New York Philharmonic Chorus, Malcolm J. Merriweather, director
David H. Koch Theater, Lincoln Center, New York, NY
NEW YORK CITY BALLET
David Geffen Hall, New York, NY
NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC
Jaap van Zweden, conductor
Amanda Forsythe, soprano
Cecelia Hall, mezzo-soprano
Nicholas Phan, tenor
Michael Sumuel, bass-baritone
Antoine Tamestit, viola
Musica Sacra, Kent Tritle, director
W.A. MOZART Requiem*
Carnegie Hall, New York, NY
ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK
Kent Tritle, conductor
Nola Richardson, soprano
Mary Beth Nelson, mezzo-soprano
Lawrence Jones, tenor
Sidney Outlaw, baritone
Joseph Beutel, bass-baritone
Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York, NY
CATHEDRAL CHOIRS AND ORCHESTRA OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE
VIVALDI, HAYDN AND MONTEVERDI
Kent Tritle, conductor*
Bryan Zaros, conductor**
Eva Martinez, soprano
Kirsten Sollek, contralto
Paul D’Arcy, tenor
Joseph Beutel, bass-baritone
ANTONIO VIVALDI Beatus Vir, RV 597**
FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN Missa in Angustiis, “Lord Nelson Mass,” Hob XXIII No. 11 in D Minor
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
Gregorian chant Da pacem, Domine
MOHAMED ABDELFATAH (b.1962) Ai-yu
Trad. Hebrew prayer Shalom Aleichem
FAIRUZ (b. 1935) Wa Habibi
SUBARAM RAMAN (b. 1986) Al-Amira wa al Gharaji
14th c. English Petrone
SADI ISTAY (1899–1969) Sultaniyegah Longa
SULTAN ABDÜLAZIZ (1830-1876) Hicaz Mandra
Trad. Armenian dance Donagan Bar
ARA DINKJIAN (b. 1958) Rest Peacefully
DAVID LANG (b. 1957) Make Peace
ARA DINKJIAN Common Creed
Trad. Hebrew blessing, arr. Elliot Z. Levine (b.1948) Sim Shalom
Trad. Sephardic song Kuando el rei Nimrod
SAYYID DARWISH (1892-1923) El-Helwa Di
Trad. Turkish folk song Ben Giderim Batum’a
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
G.F. HANDEL Dixit Dominus
St. Bartholomew’s Church, New York, NY
ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK
150th ANNIVERSARY CONCERT
Kent Tritle, conductor
Susanna Phillips, soprano
Heather Petrie, contralto
Joshua Blue, tenor
Tyler Duncan, baritone
David Briggs, organ
GUSTAV MAHLER Symphony No. 2, “Resurrection,” choral finale (arr. David Briggs)
KAREN P. THOMAS Le Stelle
David Geffen Hall, New York, NY
NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC
Santtu-Matias Rouvali, conductor
Baiba Skride, violin
RICHARD STRAUSS Eine Alpensinfonie (An Alpine Symphony)*
Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York, NY
“NEW YEAR’S EVE CONCERT FOR PEACE”
CATHEDRAL CHOIR AND ORCHESTRA OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE
Harry Smith, host
Judy Collins, special guest
Kent Tritle and Bryan Zaros, conductors
Diane Lesser, oboe
Alex Fortes, violin
Jamet Pittman, soprano
Katie Geissinger, mezzo-soprano
Rose of the Compass – Nina Stern, recorder and chalumeau; Daphne Mor, recorder and vocals; Ara Dinkjian, oud; Tamer Pinabarsi, kanun; Zafer Tawil, violin and oud; Shane Shanahan, percussion
CHRISTMAS EVE AND CHRISTMAS DAY SERVICES AT THE CATHEDRAL OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE
Sunday, December 24, Christmas Eve
10:30 AM – Advent IV
4 PM – Lessons and Carols
10 PM – Prelude and Festal Eucharist
10:30 AM – Christmas Day Mass
Carnegie Hall, New York, NY
MUSICA SACRA
Kent Tritle, conductor
Susanna Phillips, soprano
Clifton Massey, countertenor
Steven Wilson, tenor
Joseph Parrish, bass-baritone
Carnegie Hall, New York, NY
ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK
Kent Tritle, conductor
Kathryn Lewek, soprano
Daniel Moody, countertenor
Martin Bakari, tenor
John Brancy, baritone
David Geffen Hall, New York, NY
NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC
Fabio Biondi, conductor
Hera Hyesang Park, soprano
Hannah Ludwig, alto
John Matthew Myers, tenor
Joshua Conyers, baritone
Handel and Haydn Society Chorus,
Jonathan Cohen, Artistic Director
David Geffen Hall, New York, NY
NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC
Andrés Orozco-Estrada, conductor
Edgar Moreau, cello
FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN Cello Concerto No. 1
BÉLA BARTÓK The Miraculous Mandarin Suite*
GEORGE ENESCU Romanian Rhapsody Op. 11, No. 1
Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York, NY
“THE JOY OF CHRISTMAS: PEACE ON EARTH”
CATHEDRAL CHOIRS AND ORCHESTRA OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE
Kent Tritle & Bryan Zaros, conductors
David Geffen Hall, New York, NY
NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC
Dima Slobodeniouk, conductor
J’Nai Bridges, mezzo-soprano
JULIA PERRY Stabat mater
GUSTAV HOLST The Planets*
David Geffen Hall, New York, NY
NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC
Stéphane Denève, conductor
Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider,violin
Kent Tritle, organ
L.V. BEETHOVEN Violin Concerto
CAMILLE SAINT-SÄENS Symphony No. 3, “Organ”*
Carnegie Hall, New York, NY
ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK
Kent Tritle, conductor
Susanna Phillips, soprano
Lucia Bradford, mezzo-soprano
Eric Carey, tenor
Joseph Beutel, bass
W.A. MOZART Requiem
David Geffen Hall, New York, NY
NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC
Jeannette Sorrell, conductor
Amanda Forsythe and Sonya Headlam, sopranos
Cody Bowers, countertenor
Jacob Perry, tenor
Edward Vogel, baritone
Apollo’s Singers (Chorus of Apollo’s Fire),
Jeannette Sorrell, artistic director
Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York, NY
MUSICA SACRA
SurRound
Kent Tritle, conductor
ANTONIO LOTTI “Crucifixus”
PABLO CASALS “O Vos Omnes”
FLORENCE PRICE “Resignation”
JOHN TAVENER “Funeral Ikos”
BENJAMIN BRITTEN “Hymn to the Virgin”
CARLOTTA FERRARI “Songs for Hildegard”
DAVID LANG “make peace”
ERIC WHITACRE “Nox Aurumque”
ROBERT A. HARRIS “How can I keep from singing? “
Trad. American folk song, arr. Erb “Shenandoah”
Gregorian chant
Cathedral of St. John the Divine
New York, NY
KENT TRITLE, organ
J.S. BACH Concerto in D Minor, BWV 596 (after Antonio Vivaldi)
EUGENE HANCOCK Fantasy
CHARLES D. COLEMAN Passacaglia (from Organ Sonata I: Dedicated to Eugene Hancock)
MARCEL DUPRÉ Prelude and Fugue in G Minor, Op. 7
Grace United Methodist Church
Spencer, IA
KENT TRITLE, organ
EUGENE HANCOCK Fantasy
DIETERICH BUXTEHUDE Praeludium in G Minor, BuxWV 149
CHARLES D. COLEMAN Passacaglia (from Organ Sonata I: Dedicated to Eugene Hancock)
J.S. BACH Concerto in D Minor, BWV 596
FELIX MENDELSSOHN Sonata IV in B-flat Major, Op. 65
MARCEL DUPRÉ Prelude and Fugue in G Minor, Op. 7
The Smithfield Church, Amenia, NY
KENT TRITLE, organ
EUGENE HANCOCK Fantasy
DIETERICH BUXTEHUDE Praeludium in G Minor, BuxWV 149
CHARLES D. COLEMAN Passacaglia (from Organ Sonata I: Dedicated to Eugene Hancock)
J.S. BACH Selections from Orgelbüchlein
J.S. BACH Concerto in D Minor, BWV 596
CATHEDRAL CHORISTERS, CHORAL, AND CHOIR OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE
Muhlenberg College, Allentown, PA
Amherst Early Music Festival Choral Workshop
Oculus at World Trade Center, New York, NY
Mostly Modern Projects and Sing for Hope Piano
MUSICA SACRA
Kent Tritle, conductor
Amir Farid, piano
ROBERT PATERSON Graffiti Canons
JOHANNES BRAHMS Vocal Quartets, Op. 112, Nos. 1 & 2:
Sehnsucht
Nächtens
RANI ARBO Crossing the Bar
ROBERT PATERSON Look to the Sky
Cathedral of St. John the Divine
New York, NY
CATHEDRAL CHOIR OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE
ROSE OF THE COMPASS
Kent Tritle & Nina Stern, music directors
A concert celebrating Venice as a commercial crossroads, highlighting the diversity of the city’s cultural fabric, with music of the Armenian, Turkish and Jewish communities alongside that of Cipriano de Rore, Giovanni Gabrieli, and their contemporaries.
Carnegie Hall, New York, NY
ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK
Kent Tritle, conductor
Emily Donato, soprano
Lucia Bradford, mezzo-soprano
Brian Giebler, tenor
Sidney Outlaw, baritone
David Geffen Hall, Lincoln Center
New York, NY
NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC
Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
OTTORINO RESPIGHI Roman Festivals
Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York, NY
“MULTITUDE OF VOYCES”*
MUSICA SACRA
Kent Tritle, conductor
KERENSA BRIGGS (b.1991) Hear my prayer (New York premiere)
SISTER SULPITIA CESIS (1577-c.1619) Stabat Mater
MARIA XAVERIA PERUCHONA (c.1652-p.1709) Cessate tympany, cessate praelia
ETHYL SMYTH (1858-1944) Komm süsser Tod
AMY BEACH (1867-1944) Lord, now lettest thou (Nunc dimittis)
MELANIE DEMORE (b. 1955) Blessed be!
RANI ARBO (b. 1968) Crossing the Bar
J.S. BACH (1685-1750) Jesu, meine Freude
UNDINE SMITH MOORE (1904-1989) We shall walk through the valley
Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York, NY
KENT TRITLE, organ
DAVID HURD Partita on Detroit (1992)
CÉSAR FRANCK Chorale No. 3 in A Minor
David Geffen Hall, Lincoln Center, New York, NY
NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC
Jaap van Zweden, conductor
Nicholas Phan, tenor (Evangelist)
Davóne Tines, bass
Amanda Forsythe, soprano
Tamara Mumford, mezzo-soprano
Paul Appleby, tenor
Philippe Sly, bass-baritone
Musica Sacra,
Kent Tritle, director
Cathedral of the Madeleine, Salt Lake City, UT
CHOIR AND ORCHESTRA OF THE CATHEDRAL OF THE MADELEINE
Kent Tritle, conductor
Heather Petrie, contralto
Christopher Oglesby, tenor
Seth Keeton, bass-baritone
Church of St. Monica, New York, NY
KENT TRITLE, organ
NICOLAS DEGRIGNY Récit de Tierce en taille
DAVID HURD Partita on Detroit (1992)
STEPHEN PAULUS Triptych (2000): “Still Be My Vision” (movement II)
FELIX MENDELSSOHN Sonata No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 65
CÉSAR FRANCK Pastorale, Op. 19
CÉSAR FRANCK Chorale No. 3 in A Minor
Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York, NY
“LIGHT OF PARADISE”
CATHEDRAL CHOIRS OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE
Kent Tritle, conductor*
Bryan Zaros, conductor**
Halley Gilbert, soprano
Andrew Fuchs, tenor
Orchestra of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine
GEORGE WALKER Lyric for Strings*
MORTEN LAURIDSEN Lux Aeterna**
Christ Cathedral, Garden Grove, CA
CHRIST CATHEDRAL INTERFAITH CHORAL FESTIVAL
Kent Tritle, conductor clinician
Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York, NY
“NEW YEAR’S EVE CONCERT FOR PEACE”
CATHEDRAL CHOIR & ORCHESTRA OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE
Kent Tritle & Bryan Zaros, conductors
Jamet Pittman, soprano
Greg Purnhagen, baritone
Harry Smith, host
DAVID LANG Make Peace
WANG JIE The Name That Never Dies
JOSEPH TURRIN Lullaby for Vaska – Dedicated to the people of Ukraine (World premiere)
PHILIP HERBERT Elegy: in memoriam
4 PM – Christmas Eve Lessons and Carols
10 PM – Christmas Eve Festal Eucharist
Sunday, December 25, 2022
10:30 AM – Christmas Day Holy Eucharist – in-person and livestreamed
Carnegie Hall, New York, NY
MUSICA SACRA
Kent Tritle, conductor
Nola Richardson, soprano
Heather Petrie, contralto
Joshua Blue, tenor
Enrico Lagasca, bass-baritone
Carnegie Hall, New York, NY
ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK
Kent Tritle, conductor
Maria Brea, soprano
Heather Petrie, contralto
Joshua Blue, tenor
Jesse Blumberg, baritone
Saturday, December 10, 2022, 7 PM
Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York, NY
“THE JOY OF CHRISTMAS”
CATHEDRAL CHOIRS & ORCHESTRA OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE
Kent Tritle & Bryan Zaros, conductors
Eva Martinez & Halley Gilbert, sopranos
Kirsten Sollek, contralto
Austin Cody, tenor
Andrew Jurden, bass-baritone
RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Fantasia on Christmas Carols
YSHANI PERINPANAYAGAM “In Bethlehem Above”
SHEENA PHILIPS “The Christmas Bird”
Christmas favorites by Giulio Caccini, John Rutter, Donald Fraser, and selections from Benjamin Britten’s A Ceremony of Carols sung by the Cathedral Choristers
Christmas carols sung by all
Carnegie Hall, New York, NY
ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK
Kent Tritle, conductor
Susanna Phillips, soprano
Maeve Höglund, soprano
Raehann Bryce-Davis, mezzo-soprano
Martin Bakari, tenor
Steven Eddy, baritone
Joseph Beutel, bass-baritone
ROBERT PATERSON Whitman’s America (2016)
Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York, NY
“MUSIC FOR A GOTHIC SPACE”
MUSICA SACRA
Kent Tritle, conductor
Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York, NY
KENT TRITLE, organ
CÉSAR FRANCK Pastorale, Op. 19
STEPHEN PAULUS Tryptich for Organ (2000)
David Geffen Hall, Lincoln Center, New York, NY
NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC
Jaap van Zweden, conductor
OTTORINO RESPIGHI Pines of Rome
(Kent Tritle is the organist of the New York Philharmonic)
First United Methodist Church, Des Moines, IA
KENT TRITLE, organ
GIROLAMO FRESCOBALDI Toccata Sesta
J. S. BACH Prelude and Fugue in B Minor, BWV 544
J. S. BACH Nun Danket alle Gott, BWV 657
DAVID HURD Partita on Detroit (1992)
FELIX MENDELSSOHN Sonata III in A Major, Op. 65
CÉSAR FRANCK Pastorale, Op. 19
STEPHEN PAULUS Tryptich for Organ (2000)
Christ Church Episcopal, Westerly, RI
KENT TRITLE, organ
GIROLAMO FRESCOBALDI Toccata Sesta
J. S. BACH Prelude and Fugue in B Minor, BWV 544
J. S. BACH Nun Danket alle Gott, BWV 657
DAVID HURD Partita on Detroit (1992)
FELIX MENDELSSOHN Sonata III in A Major, Op. 65
CÉSAR FRANCK Pastorale, Op. 19
STEPHEN PAULUS Tryptich for Organ (2000)
Northampton Community College, Bethlehem, PA
AMHERST EARLY MUSIC FESTIVAL CHORAL WORKSHOP
The Choral Workshop will explore J. S. Bach Cantatas Nos. 4 and 106.
David H. Koch Theater, Lincoln Center, NYC
NEW YORK CITY BALLET
Musica Sacra
Kent Tritle, Music Director
Cathedral of St. John the Divine
“CALEIDOSCÓPIO! UNSUNG VOICES FROM PORTUGAL”
Rose of the Compass
Parthenia
Cathedral Choir of St. John the Divine
Kent Tritle, Nina Stern & Raymond Nagem, music directors
Carnegie Hall
ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK
Kent Tritle, conductor
Susanna Phillips, soprano
Lucia Bradford, mezzo-soprano
Isaiah Bell, tenor
Justin Austin, baritone
Orchestra of the Society
Carnegie Hall
MUSICA SACRA
Kent Tritle, conductor
Jennifer Zetlan, soprano
Heather Petrie, contralto
Bernard Holcomb, tenor
Enrico Lagasca, bass
Musica Sacra Orchestra
MOZART Great Mass in C minor
Cathedral of St. John the Divine
CATHEDRAL CHOIR AND ORCHESTRA OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE
Kent Tritle, conductor
Bryan Zaros, conductor
Nola Richardson, soprano
Tracy Cowart, mezzo-soprano
Andrew Fuchs, tenor
Joseph Beutel, bass-baritone
ALISSA FIRSOVA Stabat Mater (New York City premiere)
FRANCIS POULENC Litanies à la Vierge Noire (1947 version orchestrated with strings and timpani)
JOSÉ MAURÍCIO NUNES GARCIA Requiem
Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center, NYC
JUILLIARD ORCHESTRA
Barbara Hannigan, conductor
Musica Sacra
Kent Tritle, Music Director
CLAUDE DEBUSSY La damoiselle élue
Manhattan School of Music – Neidorf-Karpati Hall
MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC SYMPHONIC CHORUS AND CHAMBER PHILHARMONIA
Kent Tritle, conductor
Ronnie Oliver, conductor
Eva Martinez, soprano
Henry Griffin, baritone
MOSES HOGAN “Hear My Prayer”
MOSES HOGAN “Elijah Rock”
GABRIEL FAURÉ Requiem
Cathedral of St. John the Divine
MUSICA SACRA
Kent Tritle, conductor
Nicole Joy Mitchell, contralto
John Riesen, tenor
Musica Sacra Orchestra
ARVO PÄRT Te Deum
WANG JIE The Name That Never Dies (World premiere, Musica Sacra commission)
JOHANNES BRAHMS Schaffe in mir, Gott, Op. 29, No. 2
Dordt University, Sioux Center, IA
KENT TRITLE, organ
NICHOLAS DE GRIGNY Tierce en taille
J. S. BACH Piece d’orgue, BWV 572
JOHANNES BRAHMS O Welt, ich muss dich lassen, Op.122, No.3
FELIX MENDELSSOHN Sonata IV in B-Flat
GEORGE CRUMB Pastoral Drone
FRANZ LISZT Prelude and Fugue on BACH
(Kent will conduct a master class on Friday, Feb. 18, at 3 PM)
Manhattan School of Music
MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC CHAMBER CHOIR
Kent Tritle, conductor
Ronnie Oliver, conductor
*Rong Zhang, conductor
JOHANNES BRAHMS Liebeslieder Waltzes
Chinese folk songs
Carnegie Hall
ROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
Vasily Petrenko, conductor
Musica Sacra; Kent Tritle, Music Director
GUSTAV HOLST The Planets
Cathedral of St. John the Divine | watch video
NEW YEAR’S EVE CONCERT FOR PEACE
Kent Tritle, Bryan Zaros, and Jie Yi, conductors
Harry Smith, commentator
Jamet Pittman, soprano
Cathedral Choir and Orchestra
Carnegie Hall
ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK
Kent Tritle, conductor
Leslie Fagan, soprano
Heather Petrie, contralto
Joshua Blue, tenor
Sidney Outlaw, baritone
Orchestra of the Society
Riverside Church
NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC
Jeannette Sorel, conductor
(Kent Tritle is the organist of the New York Philharmonic)
Saturday, December 11, 2021, 7 PM
Cathedral of St. John the Divine
CATHEDRAL CHRISTMAS CONCERT
Cathedral Choirs and Orchestra
Kent Tritle, conductor
Bryan Zaros, conductor
Halley Gilbert, soprano
Katie Geissinger, mezzo-soprano
ANTONIO VIVALDI Gloria
Christmas carols
Church of St. Monica, 413 East 79th Street, NYC
Orchestra of St. Monica-St. Elizabeth of Hungary-St. Stephen of Hungary Church
Kent Tritle, conductor
Lianne Coble, soprano
Heather Petrie, contralto
Bradley King, tenor
Peter Stewart, baritone
Choir of the Cathedral of St John the Divine
Manhattan School of Music – Neidorf Karpati Hall
MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC SYMPHONY AND SYMPHONIC CHORUS
Kent Tritle, conductor
Rosario Hernandez Armas, soprano
MANUEL DE FALLA Siete Canciones
W. A. MOZART Requiem
Cathedral of St. John the Divine
ORCHESTRA OF ST. LUKE’S
Bernard Labadie, conductor
Lauren Snouffer, soprano
Susan Graham, mezzo-soprano
Andrew Haji, tenor
Michael Sumuel, bass-baritone
Musica Sacra
Kent Tritle, Music Director
FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN Te Deum in C
Manhattan School of Music
MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC ORCHESTRA AND VOCAL ARTS ENSEMBLE
George Manahan, conductor
Kent Tritle, Director of Choral Activities
GUSTAV HOLST The Planets
Cathedral of St. John the Divine
ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK
Kent Tritle, conductor
David Rosenmeyer, conductor
William Janiszewski, conductor
Raymond Nagem, organ
ARVO PÄRT Berliner Messe and Two Slavonic Psalms
GIOVANNI GABRIELI Jubilate Deo, omnis terra (a 8)
The Actors’ Chapel, NYC
AMERICAN MODERN ENSEMBLE: TINTINNABULI
Featuring:
Musica Sacra
Kent Tritle, conductor
GIOVANNI PIERLUIGI DA PALESTRINA Motets:
Surge, illuminare, Jerusalem
Sicut Cervus
Exsultate Deo
Cathedral of St. John the Divine
Cathedral of St. John the Divine
MUSICA SACRA
Musica Sacra Chorus and Orchestra
Kent Tritle, conductor
Michael Sheetz, conductor
Nola Richardson, soprano
Helen Karloski, mezzo-soprano
James Reese, tenor
Peter Stewart, baritone
Sato Moughalian, flute
J. S. BACH Cantata 78, Jesu, der du meine Seele
JOHANN MICHAEL BACH Halt, was du hast
JOHANN CHRISTOPH BACH Fürchte dich nicht
Cathedral of St. John the Divine
DAVID BRIGGS, organ
CATHEDRAL CHOIR OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE
Kent Tritle, conductor
Susanna Phillips, soprano
Kirsten Sollek, alto
Bernard Holcomb, tenor
Joseph Beutel, bass
Cathedral of St. John the Divine
KENT TRITLE, organ
J. S. BACH Prelude and Fugue in C Minor, BWV 549
CÉSAR FRANCK Cantabile
MAURICE DURUFLÉ Suite, Opus 5
Musica Sacra with Rose of the Compass Digital Concert
A full-length concert recorded and filmed at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine
Grant’s Tomb, 122nd St. and Riverside Drive, NYC
MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC VOCAL ENSEMBLES & CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
Conductors: Kent Tritle, Ronnie Oliver, Michael Sheetz, John Verkuilen, Alejandro Zuleta, and Jose Juan Marzal Fernandez
Works by Mozart, Haydn, Hassler, Gibbons, Britten, Monteverdi, and Pärt
LIVESTREAM
Johann Sebastian Bach
St. John Passion, BWV 245
Available to watch on-demand at www.osny.org
ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK
Kent Tritle, conductor
Susanna Phillips, soprano
Heather Petrie, contralto
Joshua Blue, tenor
Sidney Outlaw, baritone
Selections from Handel’s Messiah
Online Event
MUSICA SACRA
First United Methodist Church, Des Moines, IA
KENT TRITLE, organ
Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York, NY
CATHEDRAL CHOIR AND ORCHESTRA OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE
Kent Tritle, conductor
Andrew Fuchs as the Evangelist
Joseph Beutel as Jesu
Amy Justman, soprano
Kirsten Sollek, contralto
Lawrence Jones, tenor
Peter Stewart, baritone
Carnegie Hall, New York, NY
ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK
Kent Tritle, conductor
Susanna Phillips, soprano
Takaoki Onishi, baritone
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Neidorff‐Karpati Hall, Manhattan School of Music, New York, NY
MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC SYMPHONIC CHORUS & CHAMBER CHOIR
Kent Tritle, conductor
J. S. BACH Magnificat
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Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York, NY
ROSE OF THE COMPASS
CATHEDRAL CHOIR OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE
Kent Tritle, conductor
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Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York, NY
KENT TRITLE, organ
J. S. BACH Adagio from Trio Sonata No. 5 in C Major, BWV 529
J. S. BACH Pièce d’orgue, BWV 572
CÉSAR FRANCK Cantabile and Pièce Héroïque from Trois Pièces
LOUIS VIERNE Cantilène, Adagio and Final from Symphonie No. 3, Op. 28
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Church of the Redeemer Episcopal
Sarasota, FL
CÉSAR FRANCK Cantabile from Trois Pièces
CÉSAR FRANCK Choral No. 3 in A minor
LOUIS VIERNE Adagio and Final from Symphonie No. 3, Op. 28
Anthem: Hail Gladdening Light – Charles Wood
Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis in B minor – Herbert Howell
Preces and Responses – Philip Radcliffe
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Tuesday, December 31, 2019, 7 PM
Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York, NY
NEW YEAR’S EVE CONCERT FOR PEACE
Kent Tritle, conductor
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Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York, NY
10:30 PM: Christmas Eve Festal Eucharist
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Carnegie Hall, New York, NY
MUSICA SACRA
Kent Tritle, conductor
Amy Justman, soprano
Kirsten Sollek, contralto
Joshua Blue, tenor
Adam Lau, bass
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Carnegie Hall, New York, NY
ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK
Kent Tritle, conductor
Leslie Fagan, soprano
Heather Petrie, contralto
Brian Giebler, tenor
Adam Lau, bass
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Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York, NY
FANTASIAS AND CAROLS: A CATHEDRAL CHRISTMAS
Kent Tritle, conductor
Bryan Zaros, conductor
Combined Cathedral Choirs, Orchestra, and Soloists
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Sun., December 8, 2019, 4 PM
COLLEGIUM CINCINNATI
Kent Tritle, conductor
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Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York, NY
CATHEDRAL CHOIR OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE
Kent Tritle, conductor
Alex Richardson, tenor
Thomas Enhco, piano
David Rozenblatt, percussion
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Gordon K. and Harriet Greenfield Hall
Manhattan School of Music, New York, NY
Kent Tritle, conductor
Graduate student conductors:
Alejandro Zuleta
Rong Zhang
Cunctipotens genitor Deus (10th century, Milan)
PEROTIN Sederunt
“Adinu” (Sufi song)
NURIT HIRSCH “Oseh Shalom”
CHRISTINA WHITTEN Choral de Bêtes
LEE HOIBY “Last Letter Home”
KEVIN OLDHAM Boulding Chorale ‐ “My Lord, thou art in every breath I take”
“Elijah Rock” (Traditional spiritual, arr. Moses Hogan)
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Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York, NY
ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK
Kent Tritle, conductor
Kirsten Sollek, contralto
John Riesen, tenor
David Pike, baritone
Arthur Fiacco, Jr., cello
MAURICE DURUFLÉ Requiem
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Christ the King Episcopal Church, Stone Ridge, NY
KENT TRITLE, organ
BRAHMS Two Chorales, Op. 122
Herzliebster Jesu
Schmücke dich, o liebe Seele
BRUHNS Praeludium in E minor
J.S. BACH An Wasserflüssen Babylon, BWV 653
MENDELSSOHN Prelude and Fugue in C minor, Opus 37, No. 1
FRANCK Chorale No. 3 in A minor
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Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York, NY
MUSICA SACRA
Kent Tritle, conductor
GUILLAUME DE MACHAUT Messe de Nostre Dame
JOSQUIN DES PRES Motets
Gregorian Chant
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Saturday, September 14, 2019, 3:30 PM
Smithfield Church, Amenia, NY
KENT TRITLE, organ
J.S. BACH Pièce d’Orgue, BWV 572
JOHANNES BRAHMS Three Chorales, Op.122
J.S. BACH Toccata, Adagio & Fugue in C, BWV 564
FELIX MENDELSSOHN Prelude and Fugue in C minor, Op. 37, No. 1
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David Geffen Hall, Lincoln Center, New York, NY
NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC
Richard Kaufman, conductor
Musica Sacra
Kent Tritle, music director
JOHN WILLIAMS Close Encounters of the Third Kind
July 14-21, 2019, 11:15 AM
Connecticut College, New London, CT
AMHERST EARLY MUSIC FESTIVAL CHORAL WORKSHOP
Kyoto Concert Hall, Kyoto, Japan
ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK
Kent Tritle, conductor
Soloists including Leslie Fagan and Takaoki Onishi
MUSICA SACRA’S SPRING SOIRÉE
Concert at 7 PM
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Thursday, May 9, 2019, 8 PM
Carnegie Hall, New York, NY
ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK
Kent Tritle, conductor
Elizabeth de Trejo, soprano
Raehann Bryce-Davis, mezzo-soprano
Joshua Blue, tenor
Adam Lau, bass
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Tuesday, April 9, 2019, 7:30 PM
Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York, NY
CATHEDRAL CHOIR AND ORCHESTRA OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE
Kent Tritle, conductor
Jennifer Zetlan, soprano
John Brancy, baritone
POULENC Litanies à la Vierge noire
POULENC Quatre petites prières de Saint Françoise d’Assise
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First Congregational Church of Ridgefield, CT
KENT TRITLE, organ
J.S. BACH An Wasserflüssen Babylon, BWV 653
J.S. BACH Prelude and Fugue in E Minor, BWV 548
MENDELSSOHN Sonata IV in B-flat
BRAHMS O Welt, ich muss dich lassen, Op. 122, No. 3
LISZT Prelude and Fugue on BACH
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First Congregational United Church of Christ, Sarasota, FL
KENT TRITLE, organ
J.S. BACH An Wasserflüssen Babylon, BWV 653
J.S. BACH Prelude and Fugue in E Minor, BWV 548
MENDELSSOHN Sonata IV in B-flat
BRAHMS O Welt, ich muss dich lassen, Op. 122, No. 3
LISZT Prelude and Fugue on BACH
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Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York, NY
MUSICA SACRA
Kent Tritle, conductor
Arthur Fiacco, cello
TAVENER The Lamb
PAULUS Pilgrim’s Hymn
GILBERTSON Migration for choir and cello with poetry by Kai Hoffman-Krull (World premiere)
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Manhattan School of Music, New York, NY
MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC SYMPHONIC WOMEN’S CHORUS
Kent Tritle, conductor*
Ronnie Oliver, conductor**
MSM Graduate Conductors
HOLST Hymns from the Rig Veda
PAULUS The Earth Sings
PERSICHETTI Winter Cantata**
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Carnegie Hall, New York, NY
ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK
Kent Tritle, conductor
David Rosenmeyer, conductor*
Johanna Rusanen, soprano
Takakoki Onishi, baritone
Members of the Manhattan School of Music Symphonic Chorus
DEBUSSY “Sirènes” from Nocturnes
SIBELIUS Kullervo
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“Pipes at One” at Trinity Church Wall Street, New York, NY
KENT TRITLE, organ
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Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York, NY
NEW YEAR’S EVE CONCERT FOR PEACE
Kent Tritle, conductor
Jamet Pittman, soprano
Sidney Outlaw, baritone
With guests Paul Winter, Jason Robert Brown, and host Harry Smith
MOZART Symphony No. 29
CONVERY I have a dream
OQUIN Alleluia (New York premiere)
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Carnegie Hall, New York, NY
MUSICA SACRA
Kent Tritle, conductor
Leslie Fagan, soprano
Daniel Moody, countertenor
Brian Giebler, tenor
John Brancy, baritone
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Carnegie Hall, New York, NY
ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK
Kent Tritle, conductor
Kathryn Lewek, soprano
Daniel Moody, countertenor
Isaiah Bell, tenor
Joseph Beutel, bass
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Cathedral of St. John the Divine
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Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York, NY
CATHEDRAL CHRISTMAS CONCERT
Combined Cathedral Choirs, Orchestra, and Soloists
Kent Tritle, conductor
Bryan Zaros, conductor
GABRIELI O Magnum Mysterium
PINKHAM Christmas Cantata
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Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York, NY
A Service of Dedication: 125th Anniversary
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Carnegie Hall, New York, NY
ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK
Kent Tritle, conductor
Susanna Phillips, soprano
Ewa Plonka, mezzo-soprano
Jesse Blumberg, baritoneGORECKI Euntes Ibant et Flebant
SZYMANOWSKI Stabat Mater
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Dona nobis pacem
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Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York, NY
ROSE OF THE COMPASS
CATHEDRAL CHOIR OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE
Kent Tritle, conductor
Raymond Nagem, conductor“Armenia 1918/2018: Armistice & Independence – A Centennial Celebration”
A program celebrating the 100th anniversary of Armistice Day and Armenian independence, specifically honoring those who were killed in the Armenian genocide, a direct result of WWI, with a tribute of traditional and sacred music to the Armenian cleric and composer Gomidas.
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Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York, NY
Installation and Institution of The Right Reverend Clifton Daniel III, 10th Dean, and A Celebration of All Cathedral Ministries
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Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York, NY
MUSICA SACRA
Kent Tritle, conductor*
Michael Sheetz, conductor**J.S. BACH Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied, BWV 225*
BUXTEHUDE Cantate Domino**
SCARLATTI Te Deum**
SCARLATTI Stabat Mater*Pre-Concert Recital by the Newark Boys Chorus at 7:00 PM
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University of Michigan North Campus, Ann Arbor, MI
University Musical Society
DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Robert Ziegler, conductor
Musica Sacra,
Kent Tritle, Music Director2001: A Space Odyssey – screening with live score performance
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David Geffen Hall, Lincoln Center, New York, NY
NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC
André de Ridder, conductor
Musica Sacra,
Kent Tritle, Music DirectorThe Art of the Score:
2001: A Space Odyssey – screening with live score performance
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The Smithfield Church, Amenia, NY
KENT TRITLE, organ
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Grace United Methodist Church, Spencer, IA
KENT TRITLE, organ
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Himmerod Abbey, Grosslittgen, Germany
KENT TRITLE, organ
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Erlöserkirche, Munich, Germany
KENT TRITLE, organ
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Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater, Vail, CO
NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC at Bravo! Vail
David Robertson, conductor
George Li, piano
Kent Tritle, organ
Hank Gutman, conductor (Tchaikovsky)
COPLAND An Outdoor Overture
MENDELSSOHN Piano Concerto No. 1
SAINT-SAËNS Symphony No. 3,“Organ”
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Connecticut College, New London, CT
AMHERST EARLY MUSIC FESTIVAL CHORAL WORKSHOP
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Arthur Zankel Music Center at Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY
AMERICAN MODERN ORCHESTRA
Kent Tritle, conductor
Larry Pine, narrator
Caitlin Lynch, soprano
Chad Sloan, baritone
Philip Payton, viola
Albany Pro Musica Masterworks Chorus
ROBERT PATERSON Walt’s America for soprano, baritone, chorus, and orchestra
ROBERT PATERSON A New Eaarth for narrator, chorus, and orchestra
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Friday, May 18, 2018, 1 PM
Pipes at One at St. Paul’s Chapel of Trinity Church Wall Street, New York, NY
KENT TRITLE, organ
DE GRIGNY Recit de Tierce en taille
BUXTEHUDE Praeludium in E, BuxWV 141
MENDELSSOHN Organ Sonata in A Major, Op. 65, No. 3
LANGLAIS Chant de Paix
J.S. BACH Prelude and Fugue in E minor, BWV 548, “The Wedge”
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Musica Sacra 2018 Spring Soirée
Synod Hall, Cathedral of St. John the Divine
Amsterdam Avenue, just north of 110th Street
7:00 PM Performance
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Carnegie Hall, New York, NY
ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK
Kent Tritle, conductor
Laquita Mitchell, soprano
Raehann Bryce-Davis, mezzo-soprano
Joshua Blue, tenor
Malcolm Merriweather, baritone
Dashon Burton, bass-baritone
RANJBARAN We Are One (World premiere)
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Great Music in a Great Space at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York, NY
CATHEDRAL CHOIR OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE
ROSE OF THE COMPASS
Kent Tritle, conductor
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Riverside Church, New York, NY
MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC
Manhattan School of Music Chamber Choir
Manhattan School of Music Women’s Chorus
Manhattan School of Music Symphonic Chorus
Manhattan School of Music Symphony
Kent Tritle, conductor*
Ronnie Oliver, conductor
Jie Yi, conductor
HOLST Hymns from the Rig Veda (selections)
Music by Mozart and Mendelssohn to be announced
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Great Music in a Great Space at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York, NY
CATHEDRAL CHOIR OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE
Kent Tritle, conductor
Amber Evans, soprano
Daniel Moody, countertenor
Marc Day, tenor
Michael Steinberger, tenor
Joseph Beutel, bass
Raymond Nagem, organ
STRAVINSKY Otche nash’ (Our Father)
STRAVINSKY Anthem: The Dove Descending Breaks the Air
KODÁLY Laudes Organi for choir and organ
PÄRT Miserere
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Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York, NY
MUSICA SACRA
Kent Tritle, conductor
LASSUS Missa super Osculetur me
LASSUS Motet Surgens Jesus
JOSQUIN Ave Maria
LAURIDSEN O nata lux
OLDHAM My Lord, thou art in every breath I take
Gregorian Mass for Quasi modo Sunday
Victimae paschali laudes
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Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York, NY
MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC
Manhattan School of Music Chamber Choir
Manhattan School of Music Chamber Ensemble
Kent Tritle, conductor
VICTORIA Missa O quam gloriosum
CHARPENTIER Le Reniement de Saint Pierre, H. 424
CARISSIMI Jephte
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Neighborhood Music School, New Haven, CT
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF TEACHERS OF SINGING
MASTER CLASS WITH KENT TRITLE
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David Geffen Hall, Lincoln Center, New York, NY
NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC
Antonio Pappano, conductor
Leif Ove-Andsnes, piano
Kent Tritle, organ
BRITTEN Piano Concerto
SAINT-SAËNS Symphony No. 3, “Organ”
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Great Music in a Great Space at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York, NY
KENT TRITLE, organ
DE GRIGNY Recit de Tierce en taille
COUPERIN Convent Mass: Offertoire
ALAIN Le Jardin Suspendu
ALAIN Litanies
GUILMANT Sonata No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 80
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Great Music in a Great Space at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York, NY
NEW YEAR’S EVE CONCERT FOR PEACE
Cathedral Choir and Orchestra of St. John the Divine
Kent Tritle, conductor
Jamet Pittman, soprano
Arthur Fiacco, Jr., cello
With guests Judy Collins, Jason Robert Brown, and host Harry Smith
FRANK TICHELI “Earth Song”
LUCAS WIEGERINK “See the Wretched Strangers” (2016, U.S. premiere)
HAYDN Te Deum in C Major
BERNSTEIN Selections from Mass including Chorales and “Simple Song”
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Carnegie Hall, New York, NY
MUSICA SACRA
Kent Tritle, conductor
Kathryn Lewek, soprano
Samantha Hankey, mezzo-soprano
Joshua Blue, tenor
Adam Lau, bass
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Carnegie Hall, New York, NY
ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK
Kent Tritle, conductor
Kathryn Lewek, soprano
Sara Murphy, mezzo-soprano
Lawrence Jones, tenor
Dashon Burton, bass
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Great Music in a Great Space at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York, NY
CATHEDRAL CHRISTMAS CONCERT
Kent Tritle, conductor
Bryan Zaros, conductor
Dayen Booker, treble chorister
Halley Gilbert, soprano
Michele Kennedy, soprano
Jamet Pittman, soprano
Allison Cheeseman, mezzo-soprano
Katie Geissinger, mezzo-soprano
Heather Petrie, contralto
JAMES BASSI Quem pastores laudavere
BRITTEN Ceremony of Carols
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Riverside Church, New York, NY
MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC
Manhattan School of Music Symphonic Chorus
Manhattan School of Music Chamber Choir
Manhattan School of Music Symphony
Kent Tritle, conductor*
Billy Janiszewski, conductor
Jie Yi, conductor
Bryan Zaros, conductor
HANDEL Coronation Anthems (selections)
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Carnegie Hall, New York, NY
ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK
Kent Tritle, conductor
Susanna Phillips, soprano
John Chest, baritone
BRAHMS Ein Deutsches Requiem
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Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York, NY
MUSICA SACRA
Kent Tritle, conductor
J.S. BACH Fürchte dich nicht
SCHÜTZ Three selections from Psalmen Davids
BRAHMS Fest und Gedenksprüche
BRAHMS Ich aber bin elend
BRUCKNER Ave Maria
BRUCKNER Virga Jesse
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Church of St. Ignatius Loyola, New York, NY
KENT TRITLE, organ
PAULUS Tryptich (selection) (2000)
J.S. BACH Prelude and Fugue in A Minor, BWV 543
MENDELSSOHN Sonata No. 3 in A Major, Op. 65
BRAHMS Chorale Preludes, Op. 122 (selections)
GUILMANT Sonata No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 80
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Washington National Cathedral, Washington, DC
CATHEDRAL CHORAL SOCIETY
Kent Tritle, conductor
Danielle Talamantes, soprano
Sara Murphy, mezzo-soprano
John Matthew Myers, tenor
Matt Boehler, bass
LAURIDSEN Lux Aeterna
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Smithfield Church, Amenia , NY
KENT TRITLE, organ
MENDELSSOHN Sonata No. 3 in A Major, Op. 65
GUILMANT Sonata No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 80
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Stiftskirche, Kyllburg, Germany
KENT TRITLE, organ
MENDELSSOHN Sonata No. 3 in A Major, Op. 65
PINKHAM A Prophecy for Organ (1971)
GUILMANT Sonata No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 80
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Connecticut College, New London, CT
AMHERST EARLY MUSIC FESTIVAL CHORAL WORKSHOP
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Berkshire School, Sheffield, MA
BERKSHIRE CHORAL INTERNATIONAL
Rachel Rosales, soprano
Kara Shay Thomson, soprano
Emily Misch, soprano (Mater Gloriosa)
Sara Murphy, mezzo-soprano
Mary Phillips, mezzo-soprano
John Matthew Myers, tenor
Jesse Blumberg, baritone
Adam Lau, bass
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Church of the Little Flower, Bethesda, MD
THE APOLLO ORCHESTRA
Stephen Czarkowski, conductor
Kent Tritle, organ
SAINT-SAËNS Organ Symphony
Monday, May 8, 2017, 8 PM
Carnegie Hall
ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK
Kent Tritle, conductor
Leslie Fagan, soprano
Christopher Ainsley, countertenor
Lawrence Jones, tenor
Sidney Outlaw, baritone
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Great Music in a Great Space at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine
MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC SYMPHONY AND SYMPHONIC CHORUS
ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK
Kent Tritle, conductor
Susanna Phillips, soprano
John Matthew Myers, tenor
Matthew Worth, baritone
The Cathedral Choristers,
Bryan Zaros, director
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Teatro Solis, Montevideo, Uruguay
ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK
Orquesta Filarmonica de Montevideo
Kent Tritle, conductor
BRUCKNER Te Deum
ORFF Carmina Burana (selection from Part I)
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Cathedral of St. John the Divine
MUSICA SACRA
Kent Tritle, conductor
BRITTEN Festival Te Deum
BRAHMS Schaffe in mir, Gott
BRITTEN Rejoice in the Lamb
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Church of the Palms, Sarasota, FL
KENT TRITLE, organ
ROREM Views from the Oldest House
FRANCK Grand Pièce Symphonique, Op. 17
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Great Music in a Great Space at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine
CATHEDRAL CHOIR OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE
MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC CHAMBER ORCHESTRA AND CHAMBER CHOIR
Kent Tritle, conductor
Kirsten Sollek, mezzo-soprano
Arthur Fiacco, cello
Raymond Nagem, organ
DURUFLÉ Four Motets
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Cathedral of St. John the Divine
Instrumentalists, singers and music lovers are invited to participate or take refuge in the sounds of Bach, Brahms, Mendelssohn, Mozart and Fauré. This community gathering will be a show of support for refugees and reaffirm our commitment that immigrants make America great. Sponsored by the Music Department at the Cathedral of St John the Divine, the event will feature Kent Tritle, Anna Lenti, Raymond Nagem, Bryan Zaros, Stephen Biegner, Arthur Fiacco, Jorge Avila and the Cathedral Choirs. Free and open to all.
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Carnegie Hall
ORCHESTRA OF ST. LUKE’S
Pablo Heras-Casado, conductor
Erin Morley, soprano
Florian Boesch, baritone
Musica Sacra,
Kent Tritle, Music Director
BRAHMS Ein deutsches Requiem
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Great Music in a Great Space at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine
KENT TRITLE, organ
ROREM Views from the Oldest House
FRANCK Grand Pièce Symphonique, Op. 17
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St. Thomas Reformed Church, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
KENT TRITLE, organ
Arthur Fiacco, cello
VIVALDI Cello Sonata No.1 in B flat
ROREM Selections from Views from the Oldest House
DEBUSSY Romance
J.S. BACH Fantasy and Fugue in G Minor
SIBELIUS Walse Triste
FRANCK Pièce Héroïque
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Great Music in a Great Space at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine
NEW YEAR’S EVE CONCERT FOR PEACE
Cathedral Choir of St. John the Divine & Orchestra
Kent Tritle, conductor
Jamet Pittman, soprano
With guests Judy Collins, Jason Robert Brown and host Harry Smith
BARBER Adagio for Strings, “Let down the bars, O Death,” “Sure on this shining night”
BACH Mass in B Minor: “Gloria/et in terra pax,” “Laudamus te,” “Gratias agimus tibi,” “Dona nobis pacem”
HAILSTORK “Motherless Child”
DAWSON “Balm in Gilead”
HOGAN “Walk together, children”
Traditional “This little light of mine”
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Carnegie Hall
MUSICA SACRA
Kent Tritle, conductor
Kathryn Lewek, soprano
Jakub Józef Orliński, countertenor
Colin Balzer, tenor
Scott Dispensa, baritone
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Carnegie Hall
ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK
Kent Tritle, conductor
Kathryn Lewek, soprano
Jakub Józef Orliński, countertenor
William Ferguson, tenor
Adam Lau, bass
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Great Music in a Great Space at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine
CATHEDRAL CHRISTMAS CONCERT
Combined Cathedral Choirs, Orchestra, and Soloists
Kent Tritle, conductor
Bryan Zaros, director, Cathedral Choristers
POULENC Four Christmas Motets
CHARPENTIER In Nativitatem Domini Nostri Jesu Christi Canticum
Selections by Willcocks, Britten, Rutter, and Fraser performed by Cathedral Choristers
Christmas Carols
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Great Music in a Great Space at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine
CATHEDRAL CHOIR OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE
Kent Tritle, conductor
Halley Gilbert, soprano
Sara Murphy, mezzo soprano
Malcolm Merriweather, baritone
Marc Day, tenor
Matt Boehler, bass
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David Geffen Hall
NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC
Vladimir Jurowski, conductor
Daniil Trifonov, piano
Manhattan School of Music Symphonic Chorus and Chamber Choir,
Kent Tritle, director
RAVEL Daphnis et Chloé
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Carnegie Hall
ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK
Kent Tritle, conductor
Jennifer Zetlan, soprano
Helen Karloski, mezzo-soprano
Alex Richardson, tenor
Philip Cutlip, baritone
BRUCKNER Te Deum
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Great Music in a Great Space at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine
CATHEDRAL CHOIR OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE
ROSE OF THE COMPASS
Kent Tritle, conductor
A musical exploration of the cultural evolution in this seat of the Ottoman Empire: chants and motets composed upon its 1453 transfer from Christian to Muslim hands (including Dufay’s poignant Balsamus et unda cera), modern-day arrangements of indigenous Turkish folksongs, and more
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St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, Savannah, GA
KENT TRITLE, organ
BACH Partita on “O Gott, du frommer Gott,” BWV 767
MENDELSSOHN Sonata No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 65
ROREM Views from the Oldest House (1981)
FRANCK Pièce Héroïque
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Cathedral of St. John the Divine
MUSICA SACRA
Kent Tritle, conductor
PALESTRINA Missa Papae Marcelli
PÄRT Magnificat
TAVENER Funeral Ikos
TAVENER Ikon of Saint Cuthbert of Lindisfarne
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Stetson University, DeLand, FL
KENT TRITLE, organ
(Residence also includes a choral workshop on September 28)
BACH Partita on “O Gott, du frommer Gott,” BWV 767
MENDELSSOHN Sonata No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 65
ROREM Views from the Oldest House (1981)
FRANCK Pièce Héroïque
Kent leads a tour with Cathedral Choristers, Scholars and members of the Cathedral Choir of St. John the Divine: they sing services at Dublin’s Christ Church Cathedral on August 21, and are in residence singing services at London’s Westminster Abbey from August 23-28.
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Alice Tully Hall
FREIBURG BAROQUE ORCHESTRA
Louis Langrée, conductor
Lenneke Ruiten, Fiordiligi
Kate Lindsey, Dorabella
Sandrine Piau, Despina
Joel Prieto, Ferrando
Nahuel di Pierro, Guglielmo
Rod Gilfry, Don Alfonso
Musica Sacra
Kent Tritle, director
Great Mountains Music Festival and School
Alpensia Resort, PyeongChang, South Korea
GMMFS ORCHESTRA
Kent Tritle, conductor
Elizabeth De Trejo, soprano
Sunhae Im, sopranos
Monica Groop, mezzo-soprano
Dong Won Kim, tenor
Heungu Bahk, bass
BELLINI Selected opera arias
BEETHOVEN Mass in C Major
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AMHERST EARLY MUSIC FESTIVAL CHORAL WORKSHOP
The Choral Workshop at the Amherst Music Festival, led by Kent Tritle, is designed to give the serious amateur choral singer an opportunity to learn and perform masterworks. The 2016 workshop will focus on 17th century German works.
JOHANN MICHAEL BACH Halt, was du hast
J. S. BACH Komm, Jesu, komm, BWV 229
David Geffen Hall, Lincoln Center
NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC
David Robertson, conductor
Women of the Oratorio Society of New York
Kent Tritle, Music Director
HOLST The Planets
David H. Koch Theater, Lincoln Center
NEW YORK CITY BALLET
Carnegie Hall
ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK
Kent Tritle, conductor
Rachel Rosales, soprano
Rachel Calloway, mezzo-soprano
John Matthew Myers, tenor
Philip Cutlip, baritone
HAYDN Nelson Mass – Missa in Angustiis
Carnegie Hall
Carnegie Hall 125th Anniversary Gala
Martina Arroyo
Emanuel Ax
Michael Feinstein
Renée Fleming
Marilyn Horne
Lang Lang
Isabel Leonard
Yo-Yo Ma
Jessye Norman
Itzhak Perlman
James Taylor
Orchestra of St. Luke’s
Pablo Heras-Casado, Conductor
Oratorio Society of New York
Kent Tritle, Music Director
Great Music in a Great Space at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine
MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC SYMPHONIC CHORUS & WOMEN’S CHORUS
ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK
DAVID BRIGGS, organ
Kent Tritle, conductor
Rachel Rosales, soprano
Bryn Holdsworth, soprano
Jana McIntyre, soprano
Sara Murphy, mezzo-soprano
Noragh Devlin, mezzo-soprano
John Tiranno, tenor
Timothy Murray, baritone
Adam Lau, bass
Cathedral Choristers of St. John the Divine
Arrangement by David Briggs for chorus, soloists, and organ – World premiere
Great Music in a Great Space at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine
CATHEDRAL CHOIR AND ORCHESTRA OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE
Kent Tritle, conductor
Amy Justman & Michele Kennedy, sopranos
Katie Geissinger & Kirsten Sollek, mezzo-sopranos
Michael Steinberger & Marc Day, tenors
Malcolm J. Merriweather & Peter Stewart, baritones
SCHÜTZ Musikalische Exequien
VIVALDI Stabat Mater
Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center
MUSICA SACRA
Kent Tritle, conductor
Lianne Coble, soprano
Helen Karloski, mezzo-soprano
Marc Day, tenor
Kevin Deas, bass
MOZART Solemn Vespers, K.339
Great Music in a Great Space at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine
MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC SYMPHONIC CHORUS, WOMEN’S CHORUS, AND ORCHESTRA
ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK
Kent Tritle, conductor
Angel Azzarra, soprano
Bryn Holdsworth, soprano
Jana McIntyre, soprano
Sara Murphy, mezzo-soprano
Noragh Devlin, mezzo-soprano
John Tiranno, tenor
Timothy Murray, baritone
Adam Lau, bass
Cathedral Choristers of St. John the Divine
Great Music in a Great Space at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine
MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC SYMPHONIC CHORUS, WOMEN’S CHORUS, AND ORCHESTRA
ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK
Kent Tritle, conductor
Angel Azzarra, soprano
Bryn Holdsworth, soprano
Jana McIntyre, soprano
Sara Murphy, mezzo-soprano
Noragh Devlin, mezzo-soprano
John Tiranno, tenor
Timothy Murray, baritone
Adam Lau, bass
Cathedral Choristers of St. John the Divine
SIBELIUS ACADEMY
NEW JERSEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Jacques Lacombe, conductor
Bernard Uzan, narrator
Symphonic Chorus of Manhattan School of Music
Kent Tritle, director
BERLIOZ Lélio
Great Music in a Great Space at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine
CATHEDRAL CHOIR AND ORCHESTRA OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE
Kent Tritle, conductor
Judy Collins, special guest
Harry Smith, special guest
Jamet Pittman, soprano
ROBERT & VICTORIA SIROTA Prelude and Spiritual for Mother Emanuel (World premiere)
Chichester Psalms
Carnegie Hall
MUSICA SACRA
Kent Tritle, conductor
Kathryn Lewek, soprano
Christopher Ainslie, countertenor
Mingjie Lei, tenor
Matt Boehler, bass
Carnegie Hall
ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK
Kent Tritle, conductor
Leslie Fagan, soprano
Sara Murphy, mezzo-soprano
Nicholas Phan, tenor
Matt Boehler, bass
Great Music in a Great Space at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine
CATHEDRAL CHOIR AND ORCHESTRA OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE
Kent Tritle, conductor
Katie Geissinger and Kirsten Sollek, mezzo-sopranos
Marc Day, tenor
Hans Tashjian, bass
Cathedral Choristers,
Malcolm Merriweather, director
J.S. BACH Magnificat
Carols by Benjamin Britten, John Rutter, and Gregg Smith
Great Music in a Great Space at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine
KENT TRITLE, Organ
DE GRIGNY Récit de Tierce en taille
BACH Passacaglia in C Minor, BWV 582
WIDOR Symphonie VI, Op. 42, No. 2 – Allegro (Mvt. I)
PINKHAM A Prophecy for Organ
FRANCK Cantabile
DURUFLÉ Prelude and Fugue “sur le nom d’Alain,” Op. 7
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Tan Dun, conductor
Stephen Bryant, baritone
Elizabeth Keusch, soprano
Manhattan School of Music Chamber Choir
Kent Tritle, director
Ronnie Oliver, associate director
Carnegie Hall
ISRAEL PHILARMONIC ORCHESTRA
Zubin Mehta, conductor
Carnegie Hall
ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK
Kent Tritle, conductor
Susanna Phillips, soprano
Matthew Plenk, tenor
John Moore, baritone
First United Methodist Church, Iowa City, IA
KENT TRITLE, organ
DE GRIGNY Récit de Tierce en taille
BACH Passacaglia in C Minor, BWV 582
WIDOR Symphonie VI, Op. 42, No. 2 – Allegro (Mvt. I)
PINKHAM A Prophecy for Organ
FRANCK Cantabile
DURUFLÉ Prelude and Fugue “sur le nom d’Alain,” Op. 7
Trinity United Methodist Church, Waverly, IA
KENT TRITLE, organ
DURUFLÉ Prelude and Fugue “sur le nom d’Alain”
FRANCK Cantabile
WIDOR Symphony No. 7 in A Minor, Op. 42, No. 3
Cathedral of St. John the Divine
MUSICA SACRA
Kent Tritle, conductor
STRAUSS Deutsche Motette
BRUCKNER Os Justi
ALICE PARKER An American Kedusha
ROBERT CONVERY The Lamb
RANDALL THOMPSON Alleluia
Great Music in a Great Space at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine
St. James Chapel
CATHEDRAL CHOIR OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE
ROSE OF THE COMPASS
Nina Stern, director
Kent Tritle, conductor
Celebrating the simultaneous release of a recording of the concert, made earlier this year, by the Pro Organo label, the program features choral settings of Sufi songs, Coptic chant and Renaissance works relating to the Holy Land, as well as joyous dance music of Armenian, Sephardic, and Islamic cultures.
First United Methodist Church, Newnan, GA
KENT TRITLE, organ
DE GRIGNY Récit de Tierce en taille
BACH Passacaglia in C Minor, BWV 582
WIDOR Symphonie VI, Op. 42, No. 2 – Allegro (Mvt. I)
FRANCK Cantabile
DURUFLÉ Prelude and Fugue “sur le nom d’Alain,” Op. 7
The Smithfield Church, Amenia, NY
KENT TRITLE, Organ
Stetson University, Deland, FL
KENT TRITLE, organ
DE GRIGNY Récit de Tierce en taille
BACH Passacaglia in C Minor, BWV 582
WIDOR Symphonie VI, Op. 42, No. 2 – Allegro (Mvt. I)
FRANCK Cantabile
DURUFLÉ Prelude and Fugue “sur le nom d’Alain,” Op. 7
Eastman School of Music, Rochester, NY
Summer@Eastman ADVANCED CHORAL CONDUCTING INSTITUTE
AMHERST EARLY MUSIC FESTIVAL CHORAL WORKSHOP
Great Music in a Great Space at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine – Chapel of St. James
ROSE OF THE COMPASS
Nina Stern, director
Kent Tritle, conductor
Music by Gabrieli and Monteverdi, and traditional music from Armenia, Turkey, and the eastern Mediterranean
Carnegie Hall
Kent Tritle, conductor*
David Rosenmeyer, conductor**
Jennifer Zetlan, soprano
Peter Tantsits, tenor
Takaoki Onishi, baritone
ORFF Carmina Burana*
Sunday, March 22, 2015, 2 PM
Wednesday, March 25, 2015, 7 PM
Friday, March 27, 2015, 8 PM
David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center
Kent Tritle will be the organ soloist in the Limón Dance Company’s performances of Doris Humphrey’s
Passacaglia, which is set to Bach’s Passacaglia and Fugue in C Minor, BWV 582
Great Music in a Great Space at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine – The Great Choir
ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK
Kent Tritle, conductor
Lori Guilbeau, soprano
Sara Murphy, mezzo-soprano
Alex Richardson, tenor
Mathew Anchel, bass
Peter Norton Symphony Space
James Bagwell, conductor
Amy Kaiser, conductor
Kent Tritle, conductor
Program to include works by Mendelssohn and selections from Frank Martin’s Mass for Double Chorus A Cappella conducted by Kent Tritle
Cathedral of St. John the Divine
Kent Tritle, conductor
Michael Sheetz, conductor*
Lianne Coble, soprano
John Tiranno, tenor
Malcolm Merriweather, baritone
Arthur Fiacco, cello
Walter Hilse and Raymond Nagem, organists
MICHAEL GILBERTSON Returning – World premiere
ROBERT PATERSON Lux Aeterna – World premiere
JUDITH ZAIMONT Parable, A Tale of Abram and Isaac*
Great Music in a Great Space at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine – Chapel of St. James
CATHEDRAL CHOIR OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE
Kent Tritle, conductor
JOSQUIN DES PRES Motets
HEINRICH ISAAC Motets
Gregorian Chant Propers for the Feast of the Annunciation
Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Millennium Stage – Terrace Theater
MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC CHAMBER CHOIR
Kent Tritle, conductor
Malcolm Merriweather, conductor*
GREGG SMITH Selected works*
Great Music in a Great Space at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine – in the Crossing
CATHEDRAL CHOIR AND ORCHESTRA OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE
Kent Tritle, conductor
Jamet Pittman, soprano
Gregory Purnhagen, baritone
Guest artists: Judy Collins and Jason Robert Brown
Host: Harry Smith
“New Year’s Eve Concert for Peace”
Program to include:
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Dona nobis pacem, excerpts
BACH “Dona nobis pacem” from Mass in B Minor
HANDEL “Foundling Hospital Anthem”
Carnegie Hall
MUSICA SACRA
Kent Tritle, conductor
Lianne Coble, soprano
Silvie Jensen, mezzo-soprano
Lawrence Jones, tenor
John Brancy, baritone
Carnegie Hall
ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK
Kent Tritle, conductor
Emalie Savoy, soprano
Sara Murphy, mezzo-soprano (Winner of 2013 Oratorio Solo Competition)
Mingjie Lei, tenor
Sidney Outlaw, baritone
Performing Arts Center at Purchase College
MUSICA SACRA
Kent Tritle, conductor
Lianne Coble, soprano
Silvie Jensen, mezzo-soprano
Lawrence Jones, tenor
John Brancy, baritone
Great Music in a Great Space at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine – in the Crossing
CATHEDRAL CHOIRS AND ORCHESTRA OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE
Kent Tritle, conductor
Malcolm Merriweather, conductor*
BACH Gloria in excelsis deo, Christmas Cantata BWV 191
ERIC WHITACRE Lux Arumque
WAYNE OQUIN O magnum mysterium
POULENC Hodie Christus natus est
Works by Britten, Rutter, and Smith sung by the Cathedral Choristers
led by Malcolm Merriweather*
A selection of Christmas carols
The Metropolitan Museum of Art – Grace Rainey Rogers Auditorium
MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC CHAMBER CHOIR
Kent Tritle, conductor
DAVID LANG Little Match Girl Passion
PHILIPS O Beatam et sacrosanctam Diem
JOSQUIN DES PRES Ave Maria
VICTORIA Ne Timeas
VICTORIA O Magnum
SWEELINCK Hodie
All Saints’ Episcopal Church, Fort Worth, Texas
KENT TRITLE, Organ
BACH Prelude and Fugue in B Minor, BWV 544
SCHEIDEMANN Magnificat octavi toni
BACH Prelude and Fugue in E Minor, BWV 548
DURUFLÉ Suite, Op. 5
Great Music in a Great Space at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine
KENT TRITLE, Organ
BACH Prelude and Fugue in B Minor, BWV 544
SCHEIDEMANN Magnificat octavi toni
BACH Prelude and Fugue in E Minor, BWV 548
DURUFLÉ Suite, Op. 5
First Presbyterian Church of Rutherford, New Jersey
KENT TRITLE, Organ
SCHEIDEMANN Magnificat octavi toni
BACH Prelude and Fugue in E Minor, BWV 548
DURUFLÉ Suite, Op. 5
Borden Auditorium, Manhattan School of Music
MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC CHAMBER SINFONIA, SYMPHONIC CHORUS AND CHAMBER CHOIR
Kent Tritle, conductor*
Ronald Oliver, conductor**
Malcolm Merriweather, conductor***
BRAHMS Four Songs for Women’s Chorus, Two Horns and Harp, Op. 17**
HAYDN Te Deum for the Empress Marie Therese Hob. XXIIIc:2***
Carnegie Hall
ORCHESTRA OF ST. LUKE’S
Pablo Heras-Casado, conductor
Elizabeth DeShong, mezzo-soprano
Joseph Kaiser, tenor
Luca Pisaroni, bass-baritone
Musica Sacra
Kent Tritle, music director
TCHAIKOVSKY The Tempest
DALLAPICCOLA Piccola musica notturna (version for chamber ensemble, 1961)
MENDELSSOHN Die erste Walpurgisnacht
Carnegie Hall
ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK
Kent Tritle, conductor
Susanna Phillips, soprano
Aaron Blake, tenor
Sidney Outlaw, baritone
Orchestra of the Society
Great Music in a Great Space at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine – at the Great Choir steps
CATHEDRAL CHOIR AND ORCHESTRA OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE
Kent Tritle, conductor
Patrick Jee, cello
Peter Stewart, baritone
“Pärt Te Deum”
MENDELSSOHN “Heilig”
TAVENER Sviaty
PÄRT Te Deum
HANDL Duo Seraphim
BLOCH “Kedusha” from Sacred Service
BERKSHIRE CHORAL FESTIVAL
Kent Tritle, conductor
Sara Murphy, mezzo-soprano
John Bellemer, tenor
Sidney Outlaw, baritone
ELGAR Dream of Gerontius (English)
Church of St. Paul the Apostle
NEW YORK CHORAL CONSORTIUM – “THE BIG SING”
Kent Tritle & Deborah Simpkin King, Hosts
Various conductors
BRAHMS Requiem
Carnegie Hall
ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK
Kent Tritle, conductor
Nicholas Phan, tenor (Evangelist)
Kevin Deas, bass (Christus)
Leslie Fagan, soprano
Susanne Mentzer, mezzo-soprano
Mathew Plenk, tenor
Kelly Markgraf, baritone
BACH St. Matthew Passion
Episcopal Divinity School, Cambridge, MA
KENT TRITLE, Organ
J.S. BACH Schmucke dich, o liebe Seele, BWV 654
J.S. BACH Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C Major, BWV 564
MENDELSSOHN Prelude and Fugue in C Minor, Op.37, No.1
PINKHAM A Prophecy
FRANCK Chorale No. 3 in A Minor
Great Music in a Great Space at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine
CATHEDRAL CHOIRS AND ORCHESTRA OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE
Kent Tritle, conductor
Lawrence Jones, tenor (Evangelist)
Neil Netherly, bass-baritone (Christus)
Amy Justman, soprano
Kirsten Sollek, contralto
John Tiranno, tenor
Peter Stewart, baritone
BACH St. John Passion
Borden Auditorium, Manhattan School of Music
MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC SYMPHONIC CHORUS AND CHAMBER CHOIR
Kent Tritle, conductor
Ronald Oliver, conductor (Stravinsky)
HONEGGER King David
STRAVINSKY Mass
The Bruno Walter Auditorium, 111 Amsterdam Ave. at 65th St.
MUSICA SACRA
A Conversation with Kent Tritle and Composers Meredith Monk & Jocelyn Hagen
Moderator: Nancy Shear
Carnegie Hall
ORCHESTRA OF ST. LUKE’S
Sir Roger Norrington, conductor
Susan Gritton, soprano
Julie Boulianne, mezzo-soprano
Michael Schade, tenor
Nathan Berg, bass-baritone
Oratorio Society of New York, Kent Tritle, director
BEETHOVEN Missa Solemnis
Great Music in a Great Space at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine
CATHEDRAL CHOIR OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE
Kent Tritle, conductor
with Rose of the Compass
Nina Stern, recorder and chalumeau
Glen Velez, percussion
Ara Dinkjian, oud
Tamer Pinarbasi, kanun
Arthur Fiacco, Jr., cello
“The Ornament of the World”
Music from Renaissance Spain, including the Ladino tradition
Borden Auditorium, Manhattan School of Music
MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC SYMPHONY, SYMPHONIC CHORUS, AND CHAMBER CHOIR
Kent Tritle, conductor
BACH Mass in B Minor
Great Music in a Great Space at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine
CATHEDRAL CHOIR AND ORCHESTRA OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE
Kent Tritle, conductor
Jamet Pittman, soprano
John Michael Moore, baritone
Raymond Nagem, organ
Guest artist: Judy Collins
Host: Harry Smith
“New Year’s Eve Concert for Peace”
HANDEL Organ Concerto in F Major, Op. 4, No. 4
MOZART Symphony No. 41, “Jupiter”
Traditional spirituals arranged by Moses Hogan
HAYDN Creation (excerpts)
Carnegie Hall
ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK
Kent Tritle, conductor
Kathryn Lewek, soprano
Rebecca Ringle, mezzo-soprano
Nicholas Phan, tenor
Dashon Burton, bass-baritone
HANDEL Messiah
Carnegie Hall
MUSICA SACRA
Kent Tritle, conductor
Leslie Fagan, soprano
Ian Howell, countertenor
Colin Balzer, tenor
Sidney Outlaw, baritone
HANDEL Messiah
Great Music in a Great Space at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine
CATHEDRAL CHOIRS AND ORCHESTRA OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE
Kent Tritle, conductor
Nacole Palmer, soprano (Angel)
Katie Geissinger, mezzo-soprano (Mary)
Marc Day, tenor (Joseph)
“Cathedral Christmas Concert”
RESPIGHI Laud to the Nativity
Renaissance motets and Christmas carols
Carnegie Hall
MUSICA SACRA
Kent Tritle, conductor
Leslie Fagan, soprano
Ian Howell, countertenor
Colin Balzer, tenor
Sidney Outlaw, baritone
HANDEL Messiah
Great Music in a Great Space at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine
CATHEDRAL CHOIRS OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE
ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK
MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC CHAMBER CHOIR
Kent Tritle, conductor
“Most Elevating of Voices”
The Musical Legacy of Andrew Carnegie: A Transatlantic Celebration
MENDELSSOHN “Thanks be to God” from Elijah
HANDEL “Worthy is the Lamb” from Messiah
Works by Herbert Howells and Edgar Leslie Bainton
Organ music of J.S. Bach and Mendelssohn performed by Raymond Nagem and Kent Tritle
Carnegie Hall
ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK
Kent Tritle, conductor
Jennifer Zetlan, soprano
Jennifer Feinstein, mezzo-soprano
Aaron Blake, tenor
Sidney Outlaw, baritone
Soloman Howard, bass
MENDELSSOHN Die Erste Walpurgisnacht
MOZART Requiem
Special event for subscribers Cathedral of St. John the Divine – Chapel of St. James
First Congregational Church, Spencer, Iowa
KENT TRITLE, organ
MENDELSSOHN Sonata IV in B flat major
BACH Fantasy and Fugue in C Minor, BWV 537
LISZT Prelude and Fugue on BACH
WIDOR Symphonie V in F minor
St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church, Columbia, Missouri
KENT TRITLE, organ
MENDELSSOHN Sonata IV in B flat major
BACH Fantasy and Fugue in C Minor, BWV 537
LISZT Prelude and Fugue on BACH
WIDOR Symphonie V in F minor
Great Music in a Great Space at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine
KENT TRITLE, organ
MENDELSSOHN Sonata IV in B flat major
BACH Fantasy and Fugue in C Minor, BWV 537
LISZT Prelude and Fugue on BACH
WIDOR Symphonie V in F minor
Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center
Alan Gilbert, conductor
Manhattan School of Music Symphonic Chorus, Kent Tritle, director
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 9
Great Music in a Great Space at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine
CATHEDRAL CHOIR OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE
Kent Tritle, conductor
“Prayers of the Animals: All Creatures Great and Small”
CHRISTINA WHITTEN THOMAS “Choral de Bêtes” (“Songs of the Animals”)
ROBERT CONVERY “The Lamb”
IVOR DAVIES “Prayers from the Ark”
JOHN TAVENER “The Lamb”
ERIC WHITACRE “I thank you, god”
Madrigals and motets of the high French, Italian, and English Renaissance based on imagery from the animal kingdom.
Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center
Alan Gilbert, conductor
Musica Sacra, Kent Tritle, director
2001: A Space Odyssey (with screening of complete film)
St. Vitus, Prague
Church of St. Paul the Apostle, 60th St. & Columbus Avenue
Magnificats of Monteverdi and Pärt, and music of Mendelssohn and Tavener
St. John’s Memorial Chapel, Cambridge, MA
Kent Tritle,Organ
CATHEDRAL CHOIR OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE & ROSE OF THE COMPASS
Rose of the Compass
Nina Stern, Recorders and Chalumeau
Ara Dinkjian, Oud
Tamer Pinarbasi, Kanun
Glen Velez, Percussion
A rich mosaic of songs and instrumental selections combines the spiritual wisdom of Judeo, Christian, and Islamic traditions.
Church of St. Ignatius Loyola
Kent Tritle with Scott Warren, Nancianne Parrella, Andrew Henderson
Carnegie Hall
Emalie Savoy, Soprano
John Matthew Myers, Tenor
Jesse Blumberg, Baritone
Carnegie Hall
John Nelson, Conductor
Kent Tritle, Choral Preparer
Carnegie Hall
A choral experience, guided by Kent Tritle, that culminates in a performance of Mozart’s Requiem at Carnegie Hall with the Orchestra of St. Luke’s and conductor John Nelson
Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall
Of the Oratorio Society of New York
Great Music in a Great Space
MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC SYMPHONIC CHORUS AND DAVID BRIGGS, ORGAN
Kent Tritle, Conductor
MAHLER Symphony No. 2, “Resurrection,” transcription for organ, chorus, and soloists (Commissioned by the Cathedral)
Cathedral of St. John the Divine
Kent Tritle, Conductor
Carnegie Hall
Ivan Fischer, Conductor
Musica Sacra
Kent Tritle, Music Director
Cathedral of St. John the Divine
CATHEDRAL CHOIR AND ORCHESTRA OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE
Jamet Pittman, Soprano
Philip Cutlip, Baritone
FAURÉ Requiem
Travels to four U.S. high schools for one-day preparation sessions for Carnegie Hall’s National High School Choral Festival
Borden Auditorium
Manhattan School of Music
Kent Tritle, Conductor
Cathedral of St. John the Divine
Philippe Entremont, Conductor
Kent Tritle, Organ
SAINT-SAËNS Symphony No. 3, “Organ”
First United Methodist Church
Sarasota, Florida
KENT TRITLE, Organ
Sarasota Institute of Lifetime Learning
Sarasota, Florida
Musical Conversation: Kent Tritle
Great Music in a Great Space at the
Cathedral of St. John the Divine
WIDOR Symphony No. 6 for Organ in G Minor, Op. 42, No. 2
(This program will be recorded by the Pro Organo label)
Great Music in a Great Space at the
Cathedral of St. John the Divine
Harry Smith, Host
Special guest Judy Collins
Cathedral Choir and Orchestra of St. John the Divine
Jamet Pittman, Soprano
Kirsten Sollek, Contralto
Steven Fox, Tenor
Peter Stewart, Baritone
Anna Shelest, Piano
BEETHOVEN Choral Fantasy
BRUCKNER Motets
Carnegie Hall
MUSICA SACRA
Kent Tritle, Music Director and Conductor
Kathryn Lewek, Soprano
Kirsten Sollek, Mezzo-soprano
Nicholas Phan, Tenor
Matt Boehler, Bass
carrying lanterns through Central Park while singing medieval melodies once sung along the pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela.
Carnegie Hall
Kent Tritle, Music Director and Conductor
Kathryn Lewek, Soprano
Kirsten Sollek, Mezzo-soprano
Nicholas Phan, Tenor
Matt Boehler, Bass
Carnegie Hall
Kent Tritle, Music Director and Conductor
Nacole Palmer, Soprano (2012 Lyndon Woodside Solo Oratorio Competition prize winner)
Hai-Ting Chinn, Mezzo-soprano
Matthew Garrett, Tenor
Philip Cutlip, Baritone
The Metropolitan Museum of Art – Met Museum Presents
Kent Tritle, Music Director and Conductor
A program of settings of the “O Magnum Mysterium” text by T.L. da Victoria, Morton Lauridsen, and Francis Poulenc; works by Byrd, Biebl, and Hassler; as well as music by Eric Whitacre
Great Music in a Great Space at the
Cathedral of St. John the Divine
Kent Tritle, Music Director and Conductor
Michele Kennedy, Soprano
Amanda Sidebottom, Soprano
Gregory Purnhagen, Baritone
BRITTEN A Ceremony of Carols
HANDEL Organ Concerto Op. 4, No. 2
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Fantasia on Greensleeves
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Fantasia on Christmas Carols
GABRIELI Canzoni
GABRIELI “Angelus ad pastores ait”
LAURIDSEN “O Magnum Mysterium”
BIEBL “Ave Maria”
Carols sung by all
Greenfield Hall, Manhattan School of Music
Kent Tritle, Conductor, and student conductors
Mary W. Sommerveld Hall
Washington Pavilion, Sioux Falls, SD
Kent Tritle, Conductor
Alice Tully Hall
Kent Tritle, Music Director and Conductor
Susanna Phillips, Soprano
Anna Shelest, Piano
HAYDN “Lord Nelson” Mass
BEETHOVEN Choral Fantasy
Rose Theater at Jazz at Lincoln Center
Gala Concert and Dinner
Winners of the 2012 International Vocal Competition
Kent Tritle, Conductor
7:30 PM
Great Music in a Great Space at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine
Amy Justman, Soprano
Katie Geissinger, Mezzo-soprano
Oliver Mercer, Tenor
Kelly Markgraf, Baritone
Auditorio Ibirapuera, São Paulo, Brazil
Orquestra Filarmônica de São Carlos
Kent Tritle and David Rosenmeyer, Conductors
COPLAND Old American Songs
RICARDO CALDERONI Um Cais Para o Caos (A Quay to Chaos) for Chorus, Four Soloists, and Orchestra (2012)
RICARDO CALDERONI Concerto Chameleon for Guitar, Clarinet, and Orchestra
Sosnoff Theater, Bard College
KENT TRITLE, Organ
Yulia Van Doren, Soprano
Jonathan Spitz, Cello
GOUNOD “Ave Maria” for soprano and organ (after J.S. Bach)
SAINT-SAËNS Fantaisie for Organ in E-flat Major
ADAM Cantique de Noël for voice and organ
FRANCK Chorale No. 3 in A Minor
SAINT-SAËNS Priere, Op. 158
WIDOR Symphony No. 6 for Organ in G Minor, Op. 42, No. 2
Park Avenue Armory
Alan Gilbert, Conductor
Magnus Lindberg, Conductor (Gruppen)
Matthias Pintscher, Conductor (Gruppen)
Vocal Soloists
Oratorio Society of New York
Manhattan School of Music Chamber Choir
Kent Tritle, Director
Mozart: Finale of Act I from Don Giovanni
Karlheinz Stockhausen: Gruppen
Ives: The Unanswered Question
Church of St. Ignatius Loyola
KENT TRITLE, ORGAN
J.S. BACH Fantasia and Fugue in G Minor, BWV 542
NICOLAS DE GRIGNY Recit de Tierce in taille
FRANCK Chorale No. 3 in A Minor
PERSICHETTI Shimah B’Koli
DURUFLÉ Prelude and Fugue on Alain, Op. 7
The Cathedral of St. John the Divine
OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE
Kent Tritle, Conductor
Nina Stern, Recorders and Chalumeau
Ara Dinkjian, Oud
Arthur Fiacco, Cello
Tamer Pinarbasi, Kanun
Glen Velez, Percussion
Carnegie Hall
Kent Tritle, Conductor
JURAJ FILAS Song of Solomon (World Premiere)
(Part of Carnegie Hall’s 120th Anniversary Celebration)
Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall
Kent Tritle, Conductor
Anna Shelest, Piano
BRAHMS Four Songs for Women’s Chorus, Two Horns and Harp, Op. 17
BRAHMS Ziguenerlieder, Op. 103
SCHUBERT Songs for Male Chorus
SCHUMANN Quartets for Chorus and Piano
SCHUMANN Piano Sonata in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 11
Master Class with Kent Tritle: “Music for the Masses”
The Cathedral of St. John the Divine
Kent Tritle, Conductor, with student conductors
JONGEN Mass for Choir, Organ and Brass, Op. 130 (1945)
BRUCKNER Ecce sacerdos magnus*
GABRIELI Angelus ad pastores ait for 12 voices*
BRUCKNER Os justi*
BAIRSTOW Sing ye to the Lord*
DUPRE Quatre Motets, Op. 9*
SCHÜTZ Jauchzet dem Herren, alle Welt (Psalm 100), SWV 36
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS O Clap Your Hands
Manhattan School of Music
Kent Tritle, Conductor, with student conductors*
BRAHMS Nänie, Op. 82
MENDELSSOHN Abendlied*
MENDELSSOHN Verleih uns Frieden gnädiglich*
BRAHMS O Heiland, reiss die Himmel auf, Op. 74, No. 2*
BRAHMS Schaffe in mir, Gott, ein rein Herz, Op. 29, No. 2*
MARJORIE MERRYMAN Beauty, Grief and Grandeur
SCHUMANN Schön-Rohtraut, Op. 67, No. 2*
The Cathedral of St. John the Divine
Kent Tritle, Conductor
BACH Jesu meine Freude
Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall
Kent Tritle, Conductor
Bach Family Notebook: Works by J.S. Bach and his forebears
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH Lobet den Herrn, alle Heiden
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH Selections from the Cello Suites
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH Der Geist hilft unser Schwachheit auf
JOHANN CHRISTOPH BACH Fürchte dich nicht
JOHANN BACH Unser Leben ist ein Schatten
JOHANN MICHAEL BACH Halt, was du hast
JOHANN LUDWIG BACH Das ist meine Freude
JOHANN LUDWIG BACH Das Blut Jesu Christi
JOHANN LUDWIG BACH Sei nun wieder zufrieden, meine Seele
December 21, 2011, 8 PM
Carnegie Hall
Kent Tritle, Conductor
Leslie Fagan, Soprano
Sasha Cooke, Mezzo-soprano
Patrick Cullen Gandy, Tenor
Kevin Deas, Baritone
HANDEL: Messiah
Carnegie Hall
Kent Tritle, Conductor
Emalie Savoy, Soprano
Mary Phillips, Mezzo-soprano
Aaron Blake, Tenor
Kevin Deas, Baritone
HANDEL: Messiah (arrangement by Mozart)
The Cathedral of St. John the Divine
Kent Tritle, Conductor
VIVALDI: Gloria
Music of Schütz and Gabrieli
The Cathedral of St. John the Divine
LARRY KING: Resurrection
ROREM: Views from the Oldest House
JULIUS REUBKE: Sonata on the 94th Psalm
Papal Basilica of St. John Lateran
Kent Tritle, Conductor
HAYDN: The Creation
Papal Basilica of St. John Lateran, Rome
Orchestra del Festival di Musica e Arte Sacra
Oratorio Society of New York
Kent Tritle, Conductor and Organ
David Rosenmeyer, Conductor
POULENC: Organ Concerto
SAINT-SAENS: Requiem
Papal Basilica of St. Peter’s in The Vatican, Rome
Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo
Oratorio Society of New York
Kent Tritle, Conductor
(Prelude: Bach’s Passacaglia and Fugue in C Minor;
Kent Tritle, organ)
VIVALDI: “Et in terra pax” from Gloria
MOZART: “Laudate Dominum” from Solemn Vespers
MOZART: Ave Verum Corpus
HANDEL: “Hallelujah, Amen” from Judas Maccabeus
Park Avenue Methodist Church, New York City
CRUMB: Pastoral Drone
LARRY KING: Resurrection
ROREM: Views from the Oldest House
JULIUS REUBKE: Sonata on the 94th Psalm
Church of St. Paul the Apostle
Columbus Ave. at 60th St.
Kent Tritle, Conductor
RACHMANINOV: All-Night Vigil, Op. 37 (Vespers)
(Part of Carnegie Hall’s 120th Anniversary Celebration)
St. Francis Episcopal Church
Stamford, CT
KENT TRITLE, ORGAN
Benefit event for Musica Sacra
CRUMB: Pastoral Drone
LARRY KING: Resurrection
ROREM: Views from the Oldest House
JULIUS REUBKE: Sonata on the 94th Psalm
Church of St. Ignatius Loyola
Choir and Orchestra of St. Ignatius Loyola
Kent Tritle, Conductor
Susanna Phillips, Soprano
John Tiranno, Tenor
John Michael Moore, Baritone
JURAJ FILAS: Oratio Spei (U.S. Premiere)
The Jerome L. Greene Performance Space
“Decade 9/11: Music of Reflection and Resilience”
CATHEDRAL CHOIR OF THE CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE
Kent Tritle, Conductor
A cappella and accompanied works by Bach, Mendelssohn, and Tallis
CHRIS DE BLASIO: The Best Beloved
Kremnica Castle, Slovak Republic
EUROPEAN ORGAN FESTIVAL
Sheffield, MA
BERKSHIRE CHORAL FESTIVAL
Kent Tritle, Conductor
Monteverdi: Vespers
Gansevoort Plaza, Manhattan
Mass Appeal Mass, a sing-it-yourself performance of Mozart’s Coronation Mass and selections from Handel’s Messiah
Kent Tritle, Conductor
Jerome L. Greene Performance Space, WQXR
New York, NY
The Choral Mix Live: Brahms in Love and Loss
Hosted by KENT TRITLE
with performances by New York Choral Consortium
Church of St. Ignatius Loyola
Choir & Orchestra of St. Ignatius Loyola
Kent Tritle, Conductor
Rachel Rosales, Soprano
Paul Appleby, Tenor
Charles Perry Sprawls, Bass-Baritone
BEETHOVEN: Christus am Olberg
(Christ on the Mount of Olives)
HANDEL: Organ Concerto No. 3 in G Minor, Op. 4
HANDEL: Foundling Hospital Anthem
Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center
Kent Tritle, Conductor
Messages to Myself: New works by established and emerging composers
CHRISTOPHER THEOFANIDIS: Messages to Myself (New York Premiere)
DANIEL BREWBAKER: Mother, Father (World Premiere)
ZACHARY PATTEN: Magnificat (New York Premiere)
MICHAEL GILBERTSON: Three Madrigals after Dowland (World Premiere)
BEHZAD RANJBARAN: We Are One (New York Premiere)
Carnegie Hall
ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK
Kent Tritle, Conductor
Emalie Savoy, Soprano
Mary Phillips, Mezzo-Soprano
Nicholas Phan, Tenor
Sidney Outlaw, Baritone
Manhattan School of Music
Kent Tritle, Conductor, with students
Voices of New Spain
Works of Ziploli, Ginastera and de Padilla
Church of St. Ignatius Loyola
Choir & Orchestra of St. Ignatius Loyola
Kent Tritle, Conductor
Kirsten Sollek, Mezzo-Soprano
Kathy Theil, Soprano
Michèle Eaton, Soprano
Katie Geissinger, Mezzo-Soprano
Steven Fox, Tenor
Peter Stewart, Baritone
D. SCARLATTI: Missa Quatuor Vocum
VIVALDI: Stabat Mater
F. SCARLATTI: Miserere (U.S. Premiere)
Manhattan School of Music
Americas Society
Kent Tritle, Conductor
Voices of New Spain
Works by Ziploli, Ginastera and de Padilla
Manhattan School of Music
Kent Tritle, Conductor
Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center
NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC
Esa-Pekka Salonen, Conductor
Kent Tritle, Organ
Morse Hall, Juilliard School
Lincoln Center
ORATORIO PRACTICUM SONGBOOK
Free and open to the public
Avery Fisher Hall
Esa-Pekka Salonen, Conductor
Kent Tritle, Organ
Fort Worth, TX
American Guild of Organists
Carnegie Hall
Kent Tritle, Conductor
Leslie Fagan, Soprano
Mary Phillips, Mezzo-Soprano
Thomas Cooley, Tenor
Matt Boehler, Bass
Poulenc: Gloria
Saint-Saëns: Requiem
Debussy: Nocturnes
Terrace Theater
Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Kennedy Center Conservatory Project
MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC CHAMBER CHOIR
Kent Tritle, Conductor
Carnegie Hall
Kent Tritle, Conductor
Leslie Fagan and Jamet Pittman, Sopranos
Charlotte Paulsen, Mezzo-Soprano
Oliver Mercer, Tenor
Tyler Duncan, Baritone
Kevin Deas, Bass
HANDEL: Israel in Egypt
Manhattan School of Music
Kent Tritle, Conductor
JOSÉ MAURICIO NUNES GARCIA: Requiem in D Minor (New York Premiere)
MOZART: Symphony No. 41, “Jupiter” (Robert Mann, conductor)
Church of St. Ignatius Loyola
Choir of St. Ignatius Loyola
Kent Tritle and Robert Reuter, Conductors
Melissa Kelley, Soprano
Ory Brown, Mezzo-Soprano
Oliver Mercer, Tenor
Matt Boehler, Bass
A CAPPELLA EXTRAVAGANZA!
Arr. SHAW-PARKER “Wondrous Love”
Arr. PARKER “Hark, I hear the harp’s eternal”
BRUCKNER “Os Justi”
NICOLAI “Pater Noster”
CASALS “O Vos Omnes”
LOTTI “Crucifixus”
PALESTRINA “Surge, Illuminare”
HILL “Dominus Illuminatio”
DICKAU “O Nata Lux”
WHITACRE “Hope, Faith, Life, Love”
WHITACRE “I Thank You God for This Most Amazing Day”
Arr. WARREN “Ain’t a that Good News”
Arr. WARREN “Sometimes I feel like a motherless child”
Arr. HOGAN “Elijah Rock”
RITCHIE, arr. Erb “Now is the cool of the day”
Gregorian chant and spirituals
STRAUSS Deutsche Motette
Church of St. Ignatius Loyola
Organ Recital and Choir of St. Ignatius Loyola
JEHAN ALAIN CELEBRATION
Featuring organists Kent Tritle, Renée Anne Louprette and Nancianne Parrella
Organ and choral works from one of the greatest organ composers of the 20th century, Jehan Alain (1911-1940)
Carnegie Hall
Kent Tritle, Conductor
Jennifer Zetlan, Soprano
Matthew Shaw, Countertenor
Colin Balzer, Tenor
Tyler Duncan, Baritone
HANDEL: Messiah
Carnegie Hall
Kent Tritle, Conductor
Jennifer Zetlan, Soprano
Matthew Shaw, Countertenor
Colin Balzer, Tenor
Tyler Duncan, Baritone
HANDEL: Messiah
Church of St. Ignatius Loyola
Choir & Orchestra of St. Ignatius Loyola
Kent Tritle, Conductor
Parish Community Choir, High School Choir, Children’s Choir
Kent Tritle, Renée Anne Louprette, Nancianne Parrella, Robert Reuter, and Mary Huff, Directors
BRITTEN: A Ceremony of Carols
Carols and motets from around the world
Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center
Bernard Labadie, Conductor
Kent Tritle, Organ
HANDEL: Messiah
Church of St. Ignatius Loyola
Choir & Orchestra of St. Ignatius Loyola
Kent Tritle, Conductor
Parish Community Choir
High School Choir
Children’s Choir
Kent Tritle, Renée Anne Louprette, Nancianne Parrella, Robert Reuter, and Mary Huff, Directors
BRITTEN: A Ceremony of Carols
Carols and motets from around the world
Mannes College of Music
MASTER CLASS ON HANDEL’S MESSIAH
Church of St. Ignatius Loyola
Choir & Orchestra of St. Ignatius Loyola
Kent Tritle, Conductor
Jorge Ávila, Violin
Arthur Fiacco, Cello
Jamet Pittman, Soprano
Mary Phillips, Mezzo-Soprano
Matthew Garrett, Tenor
Gregory Purnhagen, Baritone
Peter Stewart, Baritone
LISZT: Missa Choralis
KALABIS: Canticum Cantoricum (North American Premiere)
FILAS: Concertino-Doppio Per Virtuosi “Salamandra immortale” for Violin and Cello (North American Premiere)
Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center
Alan Gilbert, Conductor
Kent Tritle, Organ
Manhattan School of Music
Kent Tritle, Conductor
Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center
Kent Tritle, Conductor
Kathryn Lewek and Jamet Pittman, Sopranos
Kirsten Sollek, Mezzo-Soprano
Ryland Angel, Countertenor
Joseph Mikolaj* and Steven Fox, Tenors
Gregory Purnhagen, Baritone
Steven Hegedus, Bass
CHARPENTIER: Filius Prodigus (The Prodigal Son)
CARISSIMI: Vanitas Vanitatum (Vanity of Vanities)
*First Place winner of the 2010 Oratorio Society Solo Competition
Sami Bedell Center for the Performing Arts
Spirit Lake, IA
HIGH SCHOOL CHOIR CONSORTIUM CHORAL WORKSHOP CONCERT
Spirit Lake United Methodist Church
Spirit Lake, IA
KENT TRITLE, Organ
Church of St. Ignatius Loyola
Choir & Orchestra of St. Ignatius Loyola
Kent Tritle, Conductor
Susanna Phillips, Iphis
Jamet Pittman, Angel
Ian Howell, Hamor
Charlotte Paulsen, Storgè
Thomas Cooley, Jephtha
Kelly Markgraf, Zebul
Old Dutch Church
Sleepy Hollow, New York
KENT TRITLE, Organ
Historic Smithfield Presbyterian Church
Amenia, New York
KENT TRITLE, Organ
First Presbyterian Church
Anaheim, California
KENT TRITLE, Organ
Church of St. Ignatius Loyola
SACRED MUSIC IN A SACRED SPACE
ORGAN RECITAL: Kent Tritle, Organ
BUXTEHUDE: Praeludium in E Minor, Bux. 142
SWEELINCK: Hexachord Fantasy
J.S. BACH: Chorale-Partita, “Sei gegrüsset, Jesu gütig,” BWV 768
J.S. BACH: Prelude and Fugue in E-flat, BWV 552
REGER: Benedictus
MENDELSSOHN: Sonata No. 3 in A Major, Op. 65
Con moto maestoso
St. Bonifatius Kirche, Wiesbaden, Germany
Kent Tritle, Organ
Fisher Center
Sosnoff Theater at Bard College
BARD MUSIC FESTIVAL
MODERNISM AND ITS DISCONTENT
Kent Tritle, Organ
Fisher Center
Sosnoff Theater at Bard College
BARD MUSIC FESTIVAL
“No Critics Allowed”: The Society for Private Performances
Kent Tritle, Harmonium
Fisher Center
Sosnoff Theater at Bard College
BARD MUSIC FESTIVAL
THE ORCHESTRA REIMAGINED
Kent Tritle, Harmonium
Fisher Center
Sosnoff Theater at Bard College
BARD MUSIC FESTIVAL
ALBAN BERG: THE PATH OF EXPRESSIVE INTENSITY
Kent Tritle, Harmonium
Avery Fisher Hall
LINCOLN CENTER FESTIVAL
Varèse: (R)evolution
Alan Gilbert, Conductor
Oratorio Society of New York
Kent Tritle, Chorus Master
Part II Program:
Ionisation, Octandre, Tuning Up, Arcana, Nocturnal, Ameriques
Alice Tully Hall, Starr Theater
LINCOLN CENTER FESTIVAL
Varèse: (R)evolution
International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE)
Steven Schick, Conductor
So Percussion
Musica Sacra; Kent Tritle, Chorus Master
Part I Program:
Poème Électronique, Un Grand Sommeil Noir, Hyperprism, Offrandes, Integrales, Ecuatorial,
Dance for Burgess, Etude pour Espace, Density 21.5, Deserts
Detroit, Michigan
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PASTORAL MUSICIANS
CHORAL INSTITUTE CONCERT
Kent Tritle, conductor
Avery Fisher Hall
NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC – Organ
Alan Gilbert, conductor
Avery Fisher Hall
NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC – Organ
Sir Andrew Davis, conductor
Kent Tritle, organ
Marriott Marquis Hotel
Oratorio Master Class
Avery Fisher Hall
Alan Gilbert, Conductor
Hofkirche, Dresden, Germany
On the famed 1755 Silbermann Organ: Bach and Buxtehude
Carnegie Hall
Emalie Savoy, soprano
Holly Sorensen, mezzo-soprano
Matthew Garrett, tenor
Ian Greenlaw, baritone
Church of St. Ignatius Loyola
SACRED MUSIC IN A SACRED SPACE
Choir and Orchestra of St. Ignatius Loyola
Leslie Fagan, soprano
Virginia Warnken, alto
Oliver Mercer, tenor
Scott Murphree, tenor
Peter Stewart, baritone
Matt Boehler, bass
Vincent Carr, organ
IGOR STRAVINSKY: Mass
ARVO PÄRT: Miserere
Manhattan School of Music
MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC CHAMBER CHORUS
Brahms: Liebeslieder Waltzes and Ziguenerlieder
Works by Schubert and Schumann
Carnegie Hall
Musica Sacra Chorus and Orchestra
Anna Shelest, piano
Leslie Fagan, soprano
Virginia Warnken, mezzo-soprano
Matthew Garrett, tenor
Kevin Deas, bass
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 23 in A Major, K. 488
Mozart: “Grand” Mass in C Minor, K. 427
“Bach to the Beginning: Baroque Oratorio”
Manhattan School of Music
MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC SYMPHONY & SYMPHONIC CHOIR
Kenneth Keisler, conductor
Church of St. Ignatius Loyola
SACRED MUSIC IN A SACRED SPACE
Choir and Orchestra of St. Ignatius Loyola
Rachel Rosales, soprano
Jennifer Lane, mezzo-soprano
Brian Stucki, tenor
Matt Boehler, bass
Hervé Duteil, organ
Mozart: Requiem
Martin: Mass for Double Choir
Carnegie Hall
ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK
David Rosenmeyer, associate conductor
Tyler Duncan, baritone
Cherubini: Requiem
Britten: Te Deum in C Major (D. Rosenmeyer, conductor)
Vaughan Williams: Five Mystical Songs
Kean University, Union, NJ
Church of St. Ignatius Loyola
SACRED MUSIC IN A SACRED SPACE
Choir and Orchestra of St. Ignatius Loyola
Jamet Pittman, soprano
Michèle Eaton, soprano
Katie Geissinger, mezzo-soprano
Ory Brown, mezzo-soprano
Steven Fox, tenor
Michael Steinberger, tenor
Peter Stewart, baritone
Steven Hrycelak, bass
Steffani: Stabat Mater
Bach: Cantata No. 12, “Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Sagen”
Bach: Cantata No. 4, “Christ lag in Todesbanden”
Church of St. Ignatius Loyola
Let’s Hear More! Lecture and Reception
“Bach Borrowing Bach”
Manhattan School of Music
Kent Tritle, Director of Choral Activities
Philippe Entremont, conductor
Ravel: Daphnis and Chloë
Reformed Church of St. Thomas, Virgin Islands
ARTHUR FIACCO, cello
Carnegie Hall
Music Sacra Chorus and Orchestra
Handel: Messiah
Church of St. Ignatius Loyola
GLORIA IN EXCELSIS!
Choir and Orchestra of St. Ignatius Loyola
Pinkham: Christmas Cantata
G. Gabrieli: O Magnum Mysterium
Traditional Carols
Avery Fisher Hall
NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC – Organ
Helmuth Rilling, conductor
Handel: Messiah
Carnegie Hall
ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK
Handel: Messiah
Church of St. Ignatius Loyola
GLORIA IN EXCELSIS!
Choir and Orchestra of St. Ignatius Loyola
Pinkham: Christmas Cantata
G. Gabrieli: O Magnum Mysterium
Traditional Carols
Manhattan School of Music
Mozart: Requiem
Schubert: Mass in G Major
Church of St. Ignatius Loyola
SACRED MUSIC IN A SACRED SPACE
Choir and Orchestra of St. Ignatius Loyola
Melissa Kelley, soprano
Matthew Shaw, countertenor
Michael Kelly, tenor
Jesse Blumberg, baritone
Charles Perry Sprawls, bass-baritone
Nancianne Parrella, organ
Purcell: Ode on St. Cecilia’s Day (1692)
Handel: Coronation Anthem No. 1: Zadok the Priest
Howells: Antiphon
Howells: Take Him, Earth, for Cherishing
Avery Fisher Hall
Neeme Järvi, conductor
Zemlinsky: Lyric Symphony
Alice Tully Hall
MUSICA SACRA
Musica Sacra Chorus and Orchestra
Jonathan Michie, baritone
Scarlatti: Stabat Mater
Bach: Motets: “Komm, Jesu, komm” and “Singet dem Herrn”
Bach: Cantata No. 82, “Ich habe genug”
Church of St. Ignatius Loyola
SACRED MUSIC IN A SACRED SPACE
Choir of St. Ignatius Loyola
Jennifer Zetlan, soprano
Matthew Garrett, tenor
Arthur Fiacco, cello
Tavener: Requiem (U.S. Premiere)
Silvestrov: Diptychon (U.S. Premiere)
Tavener: The Veil of the Temple (excerpts)
Rachmaninov: Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom (excerpts)
Church of St. Ignatius Loyola
SACRED MUSIC IN A SACRED SPACE
Let’s Hear More! Lecture and Reception
Tavener: Requiem (U.S. Premiere)
West End Collegiate Church
ORGAN RECITAL
Lübeck: Praembulum in C minor
J.S. Bach: An Wasserflüssen Babylonis
J.S. Bach: Prelude and Fugue in E minor,
“The Wedge”, BWV 548
Guilmant: Sonata V in C minor, Op. 80: Allegro
Appassionato; Adagio; Chorale et Fugue
Church of St. Ignatius Loyola
SACRED MUSIC IN A SACRED SPACE – Organ
Buxtehude: Prelude, Fugue and Chaconne in C, BuxWV 137
J.S. Bach: Wenn wir in höchsten Nothen sein, BWV 641
J.S. Bach: Prelude and Fugue in E minor, “The Wedge”, BWV 548
Mendelssohn: Prelude and Fugue in C minor, Op. 37
Guilmant: Sonata V in C minor, Op. 80
Stone Church, Cragsmoor, NY
ORGAN RECITAL
Lübeck: Preambulum in C minor
Pachelbel: Arietta with Variations in F Major
J.S. Bach: Prelude and Fugue in E minor,
“The Wedge”, BWV 548
Mendelssohn: Prelude and Fugue in C minor, Op. 37
Guilmant: Sonata V in C minor, Op. 80: Allegro
Appassionato; Adagio; Choral et Fugue
Avery Fisher Hall
Lorin Maazel, conductor
Mahler: Symphony No. 8, “Symphony of a Thousand”
Avery Fisher Hall
Lorin Maazel, conductor
Britten: War Requiem
Church of St. Ignatius Loyola
SACRED MUSIC IN A SACRED SPACE
Choir and Orchestra of St. Ignatius Loyola
Britten: Rejoice in the Lamb
Vaughan Williams: Mass in G minor
Handel: Dixit Dominus
Cathedral of St. John the Divine
MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC SYMPHONIC CHOIR
Bach: Jesu, meine Freude
Vierne: Messe solennelle
Bruckner: Motets
Avery Fisher Hall
Riccardo Muti, conductor
Carnegie Hall
Church of St. Ignatius Loyola
Church of St. Ignatius Loyola Choirs and
Orchestra of St. Ignatius Loyola
Church of St. Ignatius Loyola
Let’s Hear More! Kent Tritle examines the harmonic intricacies of the chorales in Bach’s St. Matthew Passion
Rose Theater/Jazz@Lincoln Center
Church of St. Ignatius Loyola
SACRED MUSIC IN A SACRED SPACE
Choir and Orchestra of St. Ignatius Loyola
Couperin: Tenebrae Lessons
(conducted by Renée Anne Louprette)
Charpentier: The Denial of St. Peter
Carissimi: Jephte
Church of St. Ignatius Loyola
Kent Tritle, Organ
Bach: An Wasserflüssen Babylon, BWV 653
Alessandro Cadario: Iam surgit hora tertia (U.S. premiere)
Bach: “Little” Fugue in G minor, BWV 578
Charles-Marie Widor: Symphony No. 7 in A minor
Church of St. Ignatius Loyola, New York, NY
MUSICA SACRA: Radiant Dialogues
Kent Tritle, conductor
Michael Sheetz, conductor
JACOB BERANEK Abendgebet (World premiere)
MENDELSSOHN Heilig
JANET WHEELER Beati Quorum Via
J.S. BACH Lobet den Herrn, BWV 230
ARVO PÄRT Two Slavic Psalms
TAVENER Mother of God, here I stand
ARVO PÄRT Magnificat
TETIANA YASHVILI
Bless the Lord, O my soul (U.S. premiere)
Cherubic Song (U.S. premiere)
TAVENER Svyati
Carnegie Hall, New York, NY
LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
Alisa Weilerstein, cello
Jana McIntyre, soprano
Deepa Johnny, mezzo-soprano
María Valverde, narrator
Musica Sacra,
Kent Tritle, director
FELIX MENDELSSOHN A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Op. 61 (complete incidental music)
Marbletown Reformed Church, Stone Ridge, NY
KENT TRITLE, organ
Arthur Fiacco, Jr., cello
ANTONIO VIVALDI Sonata in G Minor for Cello and Continuo, RV47
FELIX MENDELSSOHN Prelude and Fugue in C Minor, Op. 37, No. 1
ADOLPHUS HAILSTORK Fantasy on Brother James’ Air
RACHEL LAURIN Berceuse à Pierre
FELIX MENDELSSOHN Sonata V in D Major, Op. 65, No. 5
The Smithfield Church, Amenia, NY
KENT TRITLE, organ
Arthur Fiacco, Jr., cello
ANTONIO VIVALDI Sonata in G Minor for Cello and Continuo, RV47
FELIX MENDELSSOHN Prelude and Fugue in C Minor, Op. 37, No. 1
ADOLPHUS HAILSTORK Fantasy on Brother James’ Air
RACHEL LAURIN Berceuse à Pierre
FELIX MENDELSSOHN Sonata V in D Major, Op. 65, No. 5
Union College, Schenectady, NY
AMHERST EARLY MUSIC FESTIVAL CHORAL WORKSHOP
Kent Tritle, director
David Geffen Hall, New York, NY
NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC
Jaap van Zweden, conductor
Hanna-Elisabeth Müller, soprano
Ekaterina Gubanova, mezzo-soprano
New York Philharmonic Chorus, Malcolm J. Merriweather, director
David H. Koch Theater, Lincoln Center, New York, NY
NEW YORK CITY BALLET
David Geffen Hall, New York, NY
NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC
Jaap van Zweden, conductor
Amanda Forsythe, soprano
Cecelia Hall, mezzo-soprano
Nicholas Phan, tenor
Michael Sumuel, bass-baritone
Antoine Tamestit, viola
Musica Sacra, Kent Tritle, director
W.A. MOZART Requiem*
Carnegie Hall, New York, NY
ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK
Kent Tritle, conductor
Nola Richardson, soprano
Mary Beth Nelson, mezzo-soprano
Lawrence Jones, tenor
Sidney Outlaw, baritone
Joseph Beutel, bass-baritone
Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York, NY
CATHEDRAL CHOIRS AND ORCHESTRA OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE
VIVALDI, HAYDN AND MONTEVERDI
Kent Tritle, conductor*
Bryan Zaros, conductor**
Eva Martinez, soprano
Kirsten Sollek, contralto
Paul D’Arcy, tenor
Joseph Beutel, bass-baritone
ANTONIO VIVALDI Beatus Vir, RV 597**
FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN Missa in Angustiis, “Lord Nelson Mass,” Hob XXIII No. 11 in D Minor
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
Gregorian chant Da pacem, Domine
MOHAMED ABDELFATAH (b.1962) Ai-yu
Trad. Hebrew prayer Shalom Aleichem
FAIRUZ (b. 1935) Wa Habibi
SUBARAM RAMAN (b. 1986) Al-Amira wa al Gharaji
14th c. English Petrone
SADI ISTAY (1899–1969) Sultaniyegah Longa
SULTAN ABDÜLAZIZ (1830-1876) Hicaz Mandra
Trad. Armenian dance Donagan Bar
ARA DINKJIAN (b. 1958) Rest Peacefully
DAVID LANG (b. 1957) Make Peace
ARA DINKJIAN Common Creed
Trad. Hebrew blessing, arr. Elliot Z. Levine (b.1948) Sim Shalom
Trad. Sephardic song Kuando el rei Nimrod
SAYYID DARWISH (1892-1923) El-Helwa Di
Trad. Turkish folk song Ben Giderim Batum’a
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
G.F. HANDEL Dixit Dominus
St. Bartholomew’s Church, New York, NY
ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK
150th ANNIVERSARY CONCERT
Kent Tritle, conductor
Susanna Phillips, soprano
Heather Petrie, contralto
Joshua Blue, tenor
Tyler Duncan, baritone
David Briggs, organ
GUSTAV MAHLER Symphony No. 2, “Resurrection,” choral finale (arr. David Briggs)
KAREN P. THOMAS Le Stelle
David Geffen Hall, New York, NY
NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC
Santtu-Matias Rouvali, conductor
Baiba Skride, violin
RICHARD STRAUSS Eine Alpensinfonie (An Alpine Symphony)*
Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York, NY
“NEW YEAR’S EVE CONCERT FOR PEACE”
CATHEDRAL CHOIR AND ORCHESTRA OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE
Harry Smith, host
Judy Collins, special guest
Kent Tritle and Bryan Zaros, conductors
Diane Lesser, oboe
Alex Fortes, violin
Jamet Pittman, soprano
Katie Geissinger, mezzo-soprano
Rose of the Compass – Nina Stern, recorder and chalumeau; Daphne Mor, recorder and vocals; Ara Dinkjian, oud; Tamer Pinabarsi, kanun; Zafer Tawil, violin and oud; Shane Shanahan, percussion
CHRISTMAS EVE AND CHRISTMAS DAY SERVICES AT THE CATHEDRAL OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE
Sunday, December 24, Christmas Eve
10:30 AM – Advent IV
4 PM – Lessons and Carols
10 PM – Prelude and Festal Eucharist
10:30 AM – Christmas Day Mass
Carnegie Hall, New York, NY
MUSICA SACRA
Kent Tritle, conductor
Susanna Phillips, soprano
Clifton Massey, countertenor
Steven Wilson, tenor
Joseph Parrish, bass-baritone
Carnegie Hall, New York, NY
ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK
Kent Tritle, conductor
Kathryn Lewek, soprano
Daniel Moody, countertenor
Martin Bakari, tenor
John Brancy, baritone
David Geffen Hall, New York, NY
NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC
Fabio Biondi, conductor
Hera Hyesang Park, soprano
Hannah Ludwig, alto
John Matthew Myers, tenor
Joshua Conyers, baritone
Handel and Haydn Society Chorus,
Jonathan Cohen, Artistic Director
David Geffen Hall, New York, NY
NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC
Andrés Orozco-Estrada, conductor
Edgar Moreau, cello
FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN Cello Concerto No. 1
BÉLA BARTÓK The Miraculous Mandarin Suite*
GEORGE ENESCU Romanian Rhapsody Op. 11, No. 1
Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York, NY
“THE JOY OF CHRISTMAS: PEACE ON EARTH”
CATHEDRAL CHOIRS AND ORCHESTRA OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE
Kent Tritle & Bryan Zaros, conductors
David Geffen Hall, New York, NY
NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC
Dima Slobodeniouk, conductor
J’Nai Bridges, mezzo-soprano
JULIA PERRY Stabat mater
GUSTAV HOLST The Planets*
David Geffen Hall, New York, NY
NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC
Stéphane Denève, conductor
Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider,violin
Kent Tritle, organ
L.V. BEETHOVEN Violin Concerto
CAMILLE SAINT-SÄENS Symphony No. 3, “Organ”*
Carnegie Hall, New York, NY
ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK
Kent Tritle, conductor
Susanna Phillips, soprano
Lucia Bradford, mezzo-soprano
Eric Carey, tenor
Joseph Beutel, bass
W.A. MOZART Requiem
David Geffen Hall, New York, NY
NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC
Jeannette Sorrell, conductor
Amanda Forsythe and Sonya Headlam, sopranos
Cody Bowers, countertenor
Jacob Perry, tenor
Edward Vogel, baritone
Apollo’s Singers (Chorus of Apollo’s Fire),
Jeannette Sorrell, artistic director
Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York, NY
MUSICA SACRA
SurRound
Kent Tritle, conductor
ANTONIO LOTTI “Crucifixus”
PABLO CASALS “O Vos Omnes”
FLORENCE PRICE “Resignation”
JOHN TAVENER “Funeral Ikos”
BENJAMIN BRITTEN “Hymn to the Virgin”
CARLOTTA FERRARI “Songs for Hildegard”
DAVID LANG “make peace”
ERIC WHITACRE “Nox Aurumque”
ROBERT A. HARRIS “How can I keep from singing? “
Trad. American folk song, arr. Erb “Shenandoah”
Gregorian chant
Cathedral of St. John the Divine
New York, NY
KENT TRITLE, organ
J.S. BACH Concerto in D Minor, BWV 596 (after Antonio Vivaldi)
EUGENE HANCOCK Fantasy
CHARLES D. COLEMAN Passacaglia (from Organ Sonata I: Dedicated to Eugene Hancock)
MARCEL DUPRÉ Prelude and Fugue in G Minor, Op. 7
Grace United Methodist Church
Spencer, IA
KENT TRITLE, organ
EUGENE HANCOCK Fantasy
DIETERICH BUXTEHUDE Praeludium in G Minor, BuxWV 149
CHARLES D. COLEMAN Passacaglia (from Organ Sonata I: Dedicated to Eugene Hancock)
J.S. BACH Concerto in D Minor, BWV 596
FELIX MENDELSSOHN Sonata IV in B-flat Major, Op. 65
MARCEL DUPRÉ Prelude and Fugue in G Minor, Op. 7
The Smithfield Church, Amenia, NY
KENT TRITLE, organ
EUGENE HANCOCK Fantasy
DIETERICH BUXTEHUDE Praeludium in G Minor, BuxWV 149
CHARLES D. COLEMAN Passacaglia (from Organ Sonata I: Dedicated to Eugene Hancock)
J.S. BACH Selections from Orgelbüchlein
J.S. BACH Concerto in D Minor, BWV 596
CATHEDRAL CHORISTERS, CHORAL, AND CHOIR OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE
Muhlenberg College, Allentown, PA
Amherst Early Music Festival Choral Workshop
Oculus at World Trade Center, New York, NY
Mostly Modern Projects and Sing for Hope Piano
MUSICA SACRA
Kent Tritle, conductor
Amir Farid, piano
ROBERT PATERSON Graffiti Canons
JOHANNES BRAHMS Vocal Quartets, Op. 112, Nos. 1 & 2:
Sehnsucht
Nächtens
RANI ARBO Crossing the Bar
ROBERT PATERSON Look to the Sky
Cathedral of St. John the Divine
New York, NY
CATHEDRAL CHOIR OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE
ROSE OF THE COMPASS
Kent Tritle & Nina Stern, music directors
A concert celebrating Venice as a commercial crossroads, highlighting the diversity of the city’s cultural fabric, with music of the Armenian, Turkish and Jewish communities alongside that of Cipriano de Rore, Giovanni Gabrieli, and their contemporaries.
Carnegie Hall, New York, NY
ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK
Kent Tritle, conductor
Emily Donato, soprano
Lucia Bradford, mezzo-soprano
Brian Giebler, tenor
Sidney Outlaw, baritone
David Geffen Hall, Lincoln Center
New York, NY
NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC
Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
OTTORINO RESPIGHI Roman Festivals
Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York, NY
“MULTITUDE OF VOYCES”*
MUSICA SACRA
Kent Tritle, conductor
KERENSA BRIGGS (b.1991) Hear my prayer (New York premiere)
SISTER SULPITIA CESIS (1577-c.1619) Stabat Mater
MARIA XAVERIA PERUCHONA (c.1652-p.1709) Cessate tympany, cessate praelia
ETHYL SMYTH (1858-1944) Komm süsser Tod
AMY BEACH (1867-1944) Lord, now lettest thou (Nunc dimittis)
MELANIE DEMORE (b. 1955) Blessed be!
RANI ARBO (b. 1968) Crossing the Bar
J.S. BACH (1685-1750) Jesu, meine Freude
UNDINE SMITH MOORE (1904-1989) We shall walk through the valley
Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York, NY
KENT TRITLE, organ
DAVID HURD Partita on Detroit (1992)
CÉSAR FRANCK Chorale No. 3 in A Minor
David Geffen Hall, Lincoln Center, New York, NY
NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC
Jaap van Zweden, conductor
Nicholas Phan, tenor (Evangelist)
Davóne Tines, bass
Amanda Forsythe, soprano
Tamara Mumford, mezzo-soprano
Paul Appleby, tenor
Philippe Sly, bass-baritone
Musica Sacra,
Kent Tritle, director
Cathedral of the Madeleine, Salt Lake City, UT
CHOIR AND ORCHESTRA OF THE CATHEDRAL OF THE MADELEINE
Kent Tritle, conductor
Heather Petrie, contralto
Christopher Oglesby, tenor
Seth Keeton, bass-baritone
Church of St. Monica, New York, NY
KENT TRITLE, organ
NICOLAS DEGRIGNY Récit de Tierce en taille
DAVID HURD Partita on Detroit (1992)
STEPHEN PAULUS Triptych (2000): “Still Be My Vision” (movement II)
FELIX MENDELSSOHN Sonata No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 65
CÉSAR FRANCK Pastorale, Op. 19
CÉSAR FRANCK Chorale No. 3 in A Minor
Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York, NY
“LIGHT OF PARADISE”
CATHEDRAL CHOIRS OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE
Kent Tritle, conductor*
Bryan Zaros, conductor**
Halley Gilbert, soprano
Andrew Fuchs, tenor
Orchestra of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine
GEORGE WALKER Lyric for Strings*
MORTEN LAURIDSEN Lux Aeterna**
Christ Cathedral, Garden Grove, CA
CHRIST CATHEDRAL INTERFAITH CHORAL FESTIVAL
Kent Tritle, conductor clinician
Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York, NY
“NEW YEAR’S EVE CONCERT FOR PEACE”
CATHEDRAL CHOIR & ORCHESTRA OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE
Kent Tritle & Bryan Zaros, conductors
Jamet Pittman, soprano
Greg Purnhagen, baritone
Harry Smith, host
DAVID LANG Make Peace
WANG JIE The Name That Never Dies
JOSEPH TURRIN Lullaby for Vaska – Dedicated to the people of Ukraine (World premiere)
PHILIP HERBERT Elegy: in memoriam
4 PM – Christmas Eve Lessons and Carols
10 PM – Christmas Eve Festal Eucharist
Sunday, December 25, 2022
10:30 AM – Christmas Day Holy Eucharist – in-person and livestreamed
Carnegie Hall, New York, NY
MUSICA SACRA
Kent Tritle, conductor
Nola Richardson, soprano
Heather Petrie, contralto
Joshua Blue, tenor
Enrico Lagasca, bass-baritone
Carnegie Hall, New York, NY
ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK
Kent Tritle, conductor
Maria Brea, soprano
Heather Petrie, contralto
Joshua Blue, tenor
Jesse Blumberg, baritone
Saturday, December 10, 2022, 7 PM
Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York, NY
“THE JOY OF CHRISTMAS”
CATHEDRAL CHOIRS & ORCHESTRA OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE
Kent Tritle & Bryan Zaros, conductors
Eva Martinez & Halley Gilbert, sopranos
Kirsten Sollek, contralto
Austin Cody, tenor
Andrew Jurden, bass-baritone
RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Fantasia on Christmas Carols
YSHANI PERINPANAYAGAM “In Bethlehem Above”
SHEENA PHILIPS “The Christmas Bird”
Christmas favorites by Giulio Caccini, John Rutter, Donald Fraser, and selections from Benjamin Britten’s A Ceremony of Carols sung by the Cathedral Choristers
Christmas carols sung by all
Carnegie Hall, New York, NY
ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK
Kent Tritle, conductor
Susanna Phillips, soprano
Maeve Höglund, soprano
Raehann Bryce-Davis, mezzo-soprano
Martin Bakari, tenor
Steven Eddy, baritone
Joseph Beutel, bass-baritone
ROBERT PATERSON Whitman’s America (2016)
Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York, NY
“MUSIC FOR A GOTHIC SPACE”
MUSICA SACRA
Kent Tritle, conductor
Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York, NY
KENT TRITLE, organ
CÉSAR FRANCK Pastorale, Op. 19
STEPHEN PAULUS Tryptich for Organ (2000)
David Geffen Hall, Lincoln Center, New York, NY
NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC
Jaap van Zweden, conductor
OTTORINO RESPIGHI Pines of Rome
(Kent Tritle is the organist of the New York Philharmonic)
First United Methodist Church, Des Moines, IA
KENT TRITLE, organ
GIROLAMO FRESCOBALDI Toccata Sesta
J. S. BACH Prelude and Fugue in B Minor, BWV 544
J. S. BACH Nun Danket alle Gott, BWV 657
DAVID HURD Partita on Detroit (1992)
FELIX MENDELSSOHN Sonata III in A Major, Op. 65
CÉSAR FRANCK Pastorale, Op. 19
STEPHEN PAULUS Tryptich for Organ (2000)
Christ Church Episcopal, Westerly, RI
KENT TRITLE, organ
GIROLAMO FRESCOBALDI Toccata Sesta
J. S. BACH Prelude and Fugue in B Minor, BWV 544
J. S. BACH Nun Danket alle Gott, BWV 657
DAVID HURD Partita on Detroit (1992)
FELIX MENDELSSOHN Sonata III in A Major, Op. 65
CÉSAR FRANCK Pastorale, Op. 19
STEPHEN PAULUS Tryptich for Organ (2000)
Northampton Community College, Bethlehem, PA
AMHERST EARLY MUSIC FESTIVAL CHORAL WORKSHOP
The Choral Workshop will explore J. S. Bach Cantatas Nos. 4 and 106.
David H. Koch Theater, Lincoln Center, NYC
NEW YORK CITY BALLET
Musica Sacra
Kent Tritle, Music Director
Cathedral of St. John the Divine
“CALEIDOSCÓPIO! UNSUNG VOICES FROM PORTUGAL”
Rose of the Compass
Parthenia
Cathedral Choir of St. John the Divine
Kent Tritle, Nina Stern & Raymond Nagem, music directors
Carnegie Hall
ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK
Kent Tritle, conductor
Susanna Phillips, soprano
Lucia Bradford, mezzo-soprano
Isaiah Bell, tenor
Justin Austin, baritone
Orchestra of the Society
Carnegie Hall
MUSICA SACRA
Kent Tritle, conductor
Jennifer Zetlan, soprano
Heather Petrie, contralto
Bernard Holcomb, tenor
Enrico Lagasca, bass
Musica Sacra Orchestra
MOZART Great Mass in C minor
Cathedral of St. John the Divine
CATHEDRAL CHOIR AND ORCHESTRA OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE
Kent Tritle, conductor
Bryan Zaros, conductor
Nola Richardson, soprano
Tracy Cowart, mezzo-soprano
Andrew Fuchs, tenor
Joseph Beutel, bass-baritone
ALISSA FIRSOVA Stabat Mater (New York City premiere)
FRANCIS POULENC Litanies à la Vierge Noire (1947 version orchestrated with strings and timpani)
JOSÉ MAURÍCIO NUNES GARCIA Requiem
Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center, NYC
JUILLIARD ORCHESTRA
Barbara Hannigan, conductor
Musica Sacra
Kent Tritle, Music Director
CLAUDE DEBUSSY La damoiselle élue
Manhattan School of Music – Neidorf-Karpati Hall
MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC SYMPHONIC CHORUS AND CHAMBER PHILHARMONIA
Kent Tritle, conductor
Ronnie Oliver, conductor
Eva Martinez, soprano
Henry Griffin, baritone
MOSES HOGAN “Hear My Prayer”
MOSES HOGAN “Elijah Rock”
GABRIEL FAURÉ Requiem
Cathedral of St. John the Divine
MUSICA SACRA
Kent Tritle, conductor
Nicole Joy Mitchell, contralto
John Riesen, tenor
Musica Sacra Orchestra
ARVO PÄRT Te Deum
WANG JIE The Name That Never Dies (World premiere, Musica Sacra commission)
JOHANNES BRAHMS Schaffe in mir, Gott, Op. 29, No. 2
Dordt University, Sioux Center, IA
KENT TRITLE, organ
NICHOLAS DE GRIGNY Tierce en taille
J. S. BACH Piece d’orgue, BWV 572
JOHANNES BRAHMS O Welt, ich muss dich lassen, Op.122, No.3
FELIX MENDELSSOHN Sonata IV in B-Flat
GEORGE CRUMB Pastoral Drone
FRANZ LISZT Prelude and Fugue on BACH
(Kent will conduct a master class on Friday, Feb. 18, at 3 PM)
Manhattan School of Music
MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC CHAMBER CHOIR
Kent Tritle, conductor
Ronnie Oliver, conductor
*Rong Zhang, conductor
JOHANNES BRAHMS Liebeslieder Waltzes
Chinese folk songs
Carnegie Hall
ROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
Vasily Petrenko, conductor
Musica Sacra; Kent Tritle, Music Director
GUSTAV HOLST The Planets
Cathedral of St. John the Divine | watch video
NEW YEAR’S EVE CONCERT FOR PEACE
Kent Tritle, Bryan Zaros, and Jie Yi, conductors
Harry Smith, commentator
Jamet Pittman, soprano
Cathedral Choir and Orchestra
Carnegie Hall
ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK
Kent Tritle, conductor
Leslie Fagan, soprano
Heather Petrie, contralto
Joshua Blue, tenor
Sidney Outlaw, baritone
Orchestra of the Society
Riverside Church
NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC
Jeannette Sorel, conductor
(Kent Tritle is the organist of the New York Philharmonic)
Saturday, December 11, 2021, 7 PM
Cathedral of St. John the Divine
CATHEDRAL CHRISTMAS CONCERT
Cathedral Choirs and Orchestra
Kent Tritle, conductor
Bryan Zaros, conductor
Halley Gilbert, soprano
Katie Geissinger, mezzo-soprano
ANTONIO VIVALDI Gloria
Christmas carols
Church of St. Monica, 413 East 79th Street, NYC
Orchestra of St. Monica-St. Elizabeth of Hungary-St. Stephen of Hungary Church
Kent Tritle, conductor
Lianne Coble, soprano
Heather Petrie, contralto
Bradley King, tenor
Peter Stewart, baritone
Choir of the Cathedral of St John the Divine
Manhattan School of Music – Neidorf Karpati Hall
MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC SYMPHONY AND SYMPHONIC CHORUS
Kent Tritle, conductor
Rosario Hernandez Armas, soprano
MANUEL DE FALLA Siete Canciones
W. A. MOZART Requiem
Cathedral of St. John the Divine
ORCHESTRA OF ST. LUKE’S
Bernard Labadie, conductor
Lauren Snouffer, soprano
Susan Graham, mezzo-soprano
Andrew Haji, tenor
Michael Sumuel, bass-baritone
Musica Sacra
Kent Tritle, Music Director
FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN Te Deum in C
Manhattan School of Music
MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC ORCHESTRA AND VOCAL ARTS ENSEMBLE
George Manahan, conductor
Kent Tritle, Director of Choral Activities
GUSTAV HOLST The Planets
Cathedral of St. John the Divine
ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK
Kent Tritle, conductor
David Rosenmeyer, conductor
William Janiszewski, conductor
Raymond Nagem, organ
ARVO PÄRT Berliner Messe and Two Slavonic Psalms
GIOVANNI GABRIELI Jubilate Deo, omnis terra (a 8)
The Actors’ Chapel, NYC
AMERICAN MODERN ENSEMBLE: TINTINNABULI
Featuring:
Musica Sacra
Kent Tritle, conductor
GIOVANNI PIERLUIGI DA PALESTRINA Motets:
Surge, illuminare, Jerusalem
Sicut Cervus
Exsultate Deo
Cathedral of St. John the Divine
Cathedral of St. John the Divine
MUSICA SACRA
Musica Sacra Chorus and Orchestra
Kent Tritle, conductor
Michael Sheetz, conductor
Nola Richardson, soprano
Helen Karloski, mezzo-soprano
James Reese, tenor
Peter Stewart, baritone
Sato Moughalian, flute
J. S. BACH Cantata 78, Jesu, der du meine Seele
JOHANN MICHAEL BACH Halt, was du hast
JOHANN CHRISTOPH BACH Fürchte dich nicht
Cathedral of St. John the Divine
DAVID BRIGGS, organ
CATHEDRAL CHOIR OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE
Kent Tritle, conductor
Susanna Phillips, soprano
Kirsten Sollek, alto
Bernard Holcomb, tenor
Joseph Beutel, bass
Cathedral of St. John the Divine
KENT TRITLE, organ
J. S. BACH Prelude and Fugue in C Minor, BWV 549
CÉSAR FRANCK Cantabile
MAURICE DURUFLÉ Suite, Opus 5
Musica Sacra with Rose of the Compass Digital Concert
A full-length concert recorded and filmed at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine
Grant’s Tomb, 122nd St. and Riverside Drive, NYC
MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC VOCAL ENSEMBLES & CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
Conductors: Kent Tritle, Ronnie Oliver, Michael Sheetz, John Verkuilen, Alejandro Zuleta, and Jose Juan Marzal Fernandez
Works by Mozart, Haydn, Hassler, Gibbons, Britten, Monteverdi, and Pärt
LIVESTREAM
Johann Sebastian Bach
St. John Passion, BWV 245
Available to watch on-demand at www.osny.org
ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK
Kent Tritle, conductor
Susanna Phillips, soprano
Heather Petrie, contralto
Joshua Blue, tenor
Sidney Outlaw, baritone
Selections from Handel’s Messiah
Online Event
MUSICA SACRA
First United Methodist Church, Des Moines, IA
KENT TRITLE, organ
Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York, NY
CATHEDRAL CHOIR AND ORCHESTRA OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE
Kent Tritle, conductor
Andrew Fuchs as the Evangelist
Joseph Beutel as Jesu
Amy Justman, soprano
Kirsten Sollek, contralto
Lawrence Jones, tenor
Peter Stewart, baritone
Carnegie Hall, New York, NY
ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK
Kent Tritle, conductor
Susanna Phillips, soprano
Takaoki Onishi, baritone
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Neidorff‐Karpati Hall, Manhattan School of Music, New York, NY
MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC SYMPHONIC CHORUS & CHAMBER CHOIR
Kent Tritle, conductor
J. S. BACH Magnificat
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Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York, NY
ROSE OF THE COMPASS
CATHEDRAL CHOIR OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE
Kent Tritle, conductor
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Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York, NY
KENT TRITLE, organ
J. S. BACH Adagio from Trio Sonata No. 5 in C Major, BWV 529
J. S. BACH Pièce d’orgue, BWV 572
CÉSAR FRANCK Cantabile and Pièce Héroïque from Trois Pièces
LOUIS VIERNE Cantilène, Adagio and Final from Symphonie No. 3, Op. 28
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Church of the Redeemer Episcopal
Sarasota, FL
CÉSAR FRANCK Cantabile from Trois Pièces
CÉSAR FRANCK Choral No. 3 in A minor
LOUIS VIERNE Adagio and Final from Symphonie No. 3, Op. 28
Anthem: Hail Gladdening Light – Charles Wood
Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis in B minor – Herbert Howell
Preces and Responses – Philip Radcliffe
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Tuesday, December 31, 2019, 7 PM
Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York, NY
NEW YEAR’S EVE CONCERT FOR PEACE
Kent Tritle, conductor
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Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York, NY
10:30 PM: Christmas Eve Festal Eucharist
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Carnegie Hall, New York, NY
MUSICA SACRA
Kent Tritle, conductor
Amy Justman, soprano
Kirsten Sollek, contralto
Joshua Blue, tenor
Adam Lau, bass
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Carnegie Hall, New York, NY
ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK
Kent Tritle, conductor
Leslie Fagan, soprano
Heather Petrie, contralto
Brian Giebler, tenor
Adam Lau, bass
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Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York, NY
FANTASIAS AND CAROLS: A CATHEDRAL CHRISTMAS
Kent Tritle, conductor
Bryan Zaros, conductor
Combined Cathedral Choirs, Orchestra, and Soloists
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Sun., December 8, 2019, 4 PM
COLLEGIUM CINCINNATI
Kent Tritle, conductor
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Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York, NY
CATHEDRAL CHOIR OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE
Kent Tritle, conductor
Alex Richardson, tenor
Thomas Enhco, piano
David Rozenblatt, percussion
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Gordon K. and Harriet Greenfield Hall
Manhattan School of Music, New York, NY
Kent Tritle, conductor
Graduate student conductors:
Alejandro Zuleta
Rong Zhang
Cunctipotens genitor Deus (10th century, Milan)
PEROTIN Sederunt
“Adinu” (Sufi song)
NURIT HIRSCH “Oseh Shalom”
CHRISTINA WHITTEN Choral de Bêtes
LEE HOIBY “Last Letter Home”
KEVIN OLDHAM Boulding Chorale ‐ “My Lord, thou art in every breath I take”
“Elijah Rock” (Traditional spiritual, arr. Moses Hogan)
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Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York, NY
ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK
Kent Tritle, conductor
Kirsten Sollek, contralto
John Riesen, tenor
David Pike, baritone
Arthur Fiacco, Jr., cello
MAURICE DURUFLÉ Requiem
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Christ the King Episcopal Church, Stone Ridge, NY
KENT TRITLE, organ
BRAHMS Two Chorales, Op. 122
Herzliebster Jesu
Schmücke dich, o liebe Seele
BRUHNS Praeludium in E minor
J.S. BACH An Wasserflüssen Babylon, BWV 653
MENDELSSOHN Prelude and Fugue in C minor, Opus 37, No. 1
FRANCK Chorale No. 3 in A minor
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Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York, NY
MUSICA SACRA
Kent Tritle, conductor
GUILLAUME DE MACHAUT Messe de Nostre Dame
JOSQUIN DES PRES Motets
Gregorian Chant
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Saturday, September 14, 2019, 3:30 PM
Smithfield Church, Amenia, NY
KENT TRITLE, organ
J.S. BACH Pièce d’Orgue, BWV 572
JOHANNES BRAHMS Three Chorales, Op.122
J.S. BACH Toccata, Adagio & Fugue in C, BWV 564
FELIX MENDELSSOHN Prelude and Fugue in C minor, Op. 37, No. 1
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David Geffen Hall, Lincoln Center, New York, NY
NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC
Richard Kaufman, conductor
Musica Sacra
Kent Tritle, music director
JOHN WILLIAMS Close Encounters of the Third Kind
July 14-21, 2019, 11:15 AM
Connecticut College, New London, CT
AMHERST EARLY MUSIC FESTIVAL CHORAL WORKSHOP
Kyoto Concert Hall, Kyoto, Japan
ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK
Kent Tritle, conductor
Soloists including Leslie Fagan and Takaoki Onishi
MUSICA SACRA’S SPRING SOIRÉE
Concert at 7 PM
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Thursday, May 9, 2019, 8 PM
Carnegie Hall, New York, NY
ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK
Kent Tritle, conductor
Elizabeth de Trejo, soprano
Raehann Bryce-Davis, mezzo-soprano
Joshua Blue, tenor
Adam Lau, bass
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Tuesday, April 9, 2019, 7:30 PM
Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York, NY
CATHEDRAL CHOIR AND ORCHESTRA OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE
Kent Tritle, conductor
Jennifer Zetlan, soprano
John Brancy, baritone
POULENC Litanies à la Vierge noire
POULENC Quatre petites prières de Saint Françoise d’Assise
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First Congregational Church of Ridgefield, CT
KENT TRITLE, organ
J.S. BACH An Wasserflüssen Babylon, BWV 653
J.S. BACH Prelude and Fugue in E Minor, BWV 548
MENDELSSOHN Sonata IV in B-flat
BRAHMS O Welt, ich muss dich lassen, Op. 122, No. 3
LISZT Prelude and Fugue on BACH
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First Congregational United Church of Christ, Sarasota, FL
KENT TRITLE, organ
J.S. BACH An Wasserflüssen Babylon, BWV 653
J.S. BACH Prelude and Fugue in E Minor, BWV 548
MENDELSSOHN Sonata IV in B-flat
BRAHMS O Welt, ich muss dich lassen, Op. 122, No. 3
LISZT Prelude and Fugue on BACH
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Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York, NY
MUSICA SACRA
Kent Tritle, conductor
Arthur Fiacco, cello
TAVENER The Lamb
PAULUS Pilgrim’s Hymn
GILBERTSON Migration for choir and cello with poetry by Kai Hoffman-Krull (World premiere)
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Manhattan School of Music, New York, NY
MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC SYMPHONIC WOMEN’S CHORUS
Kent Tritle, conductor*
Ronnie Oliver, conductor**
MSM Graduate Conductors
HOLST Hymns from the Rig Veda
PAULUS The Earth Sings
PERSICHETTI Winter Cantata**
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Carnegie Hall, New York, NY
ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK
Kent Tritle, conductor
David Rosenmeyer, conductor*
Johanna Rusanen, soprano
Takakoki Onishi, baritone
Members of the Manhattan School of Music Symphonic Chorus
DEBUSSY “Sirènes” from Nocturnes
SIBELIUS Kullervo
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“Pipes at One” at Trinity Church Wall Street, New York, NY
KENT TRITLE, organ
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Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York, NY
NEW YEAR’S EVE CONCERT FOR PEACE
Kent Tritle, conductor
Jamet Pittman, soprano
Sidney Outlaw, baritone
With guests Paul Winter, Jason Robert Brown, and host Harry Smith
MOZART Symphony No. 29
CONVERY I have a dream
OQUIN Alleluia (New York premiere)
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Carnegie Hall, New York, NY
MUSICA SACRA
Kent Tritle, conductor
Leslie Fagan, soprano
Daniel Moody, countertenor
Brian Giebler, tenor
John Brancy, baritone
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Carnegie Hall, New York, NY
ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK
Kent Tritle, conductor
Kathryn Lewek, soprano
Daniel Moody, countertenor
Isaiah Bell, tenor
Joseph Beutel, bass
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Cathedral of St. John the Divine
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Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York, NY
CATHEDRAL CHRISTMAS CONCERT
Combined Cathedral Choirs, Orchestra, and Soloists
Kent Tritle, conductor
Bryan Zaros, conductor
GABRIELI O Magnum Mysterium
PINKHAM Christmas Cantata
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Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York, NY
A Service of Dedication: 125th Anniversary
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Carnegie Hall, New York, NY
ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK
Kent Tritle, conductor
Susanna Phillips, soprano
Ewa Plonka, mezzo-soprano
Jesse Blumberg, baritoneGORECKI Euntes Ibant et Flebant
SZYMANOWSKI Stabat Mater
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Dona nobis pacem
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Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York, NY
ROSE OF THE COMPASS
CATHEDRAL CHOIR OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE
Kent Tritle, conductor
Raymond Nagem, conductor“Armenia 1918/2018: Armistice & Independence – A Centennial Celebration”
A program celebrating the 100th anniversary of Armistice Day and Armenian independence, specifically honoring those who were killed in the Armenian genocide, a direct result of WWI, with a tribute of traditional and sacred music to the Armenian cleric and composer Gomidas.
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Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York, NY
Installation and Institution of The Right Reverend Clifton Daniel III, 10th Dean, and A Celebration of All Cathedral Ministries
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Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York, NY
MUSICA SACRA
Kent Tritle, conductor*
Michael Sheetz, conductor**J.S. BACH Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied, BWV 225*
BUXTEHUDE Cantate Domino**
SCARLATTI Te Deum**
SCARLATTI Stabat Mater*Pre-Concert Recital by the Newark Boys Chorus at 7:00 PM
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University of Michigan North Campus, Ann Arbor, MI
University Musical Society
DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Robert Ziegler, conductor
Musica Sacra,
Kent Tritle, Music Director2001: A Space Odyssey – screening with live score performance
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David Geffen Hall, Lincoln Center, New York, NY
NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC
André de Ridder, conductor
Musica Sacra,
Kent Tritle, Music DirectorThe Art of the Score:
2001: A Space Odyssey – screening with live score performance
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The Smithfield Church, Amenia, NY
KENT TRITLE, organ
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Grace United Methodist Church, Spencer, IA
KENT TRITLE, organ
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Himmerod Abbey, Grosslittgen, Germany
KENT TRITLE, organ
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Erlöserkirche, Munich, Germany
KENT TRITLE, organ
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Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater, Vail, CO
NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC at Bravo! Vail
David Robertson, conductor
George Li, piano
Kent Tritle, organ
Hank Gutman, conductor (Tchaikovsky)
COPLAND An Outdoor Overture
MENDELSSOHN Piano Concerto No. 1
SAINT-SAËNS Symphony No. 3,“Organ”
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Connecticut College, New London, CT
AMHERST EARLY MUSIC FESTIVAL CHORAL WORKSHOP
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Arthur Zankel Music Center at Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY
AMERICAN MODERN ORCHESTRA
Kent Tritle, conductor
Larry Pine, narrator
Caitlin Lynch, soprano
Chad Sloan, baritone
Philip Payton, viola
Albany Pro Musica Masterworks Chorus
ROBERT PATERSON Walt’s America for soprano, baritone, chorus, and orchestra
ROBERT PATERSON A New Eaarth for narrator, chorus, and orchestra
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Friday, May 18, 2018, 1 PM
Pipes at One at St. Paul’s Chapel of Trinity Church Wall Street, New York, NY
KENT TRITLE, organ
DE GRIGNY Recit de Tierce en taille
BUXTEHUDE Praeludium in E, BuxWV 141
MENDELSSOHN Organ Sonata in A Major, Op. 65, No. 3
LANGLAIS Chant de Paix
J.S. BACH Prelude and Fugue in E minor, BWV 548, “The Wedge”
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Musica Sacra 2018 Spring Soirée
Synod Hall, Cathedral of St. John the Divine
Amsterdam Avenue, just north of 110th Street
7:00 PM Performance
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Carnegie Hall, New York, NY
ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK
Kent Tritle, conductor
Laquita Mitchell, soprano
Raehann Bryce-Davis, mezzo-soprano
Joshua Blue, tenor
Malcolm Merriweather, baritone
Dashon Burton, bass-baritone
RANJBARAN We Are One (World premiere)
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Great Music in a Great Space at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York, NY
CATHEDRAL CHOIR OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE
ROSE OF THE COMPASS
Kent Tritle, conductor
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Riverside Church, New York, NY
MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC
Manhattan School of Music Chamber Choir
Manhattan School of Music Women’s Chorus
Manhattan School of Music Symphonic Chorus
Manhattan School of Music Symphony
Kent Tritle, conductor*
Ronnie Oliver, conductor
Jie Yi, conductor
HOLST Hymns from the Rig Veda (selections)
Music by Mozart and Mendelssohn to be announced
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Great Music in a Great Space at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York, NY
CATHEDRAL CHOIR OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE
Kent Tritle, conductor
Amber Evans, soprano
Daniel Moody, countertenor
Marc Day, tenor
Michael Steinberger, tenor
Joseph Beutel, bass
Raymond Nagem, organ
STRAVINSKY Otche nash’ (Our Father)
STRAVINSKY Anthem: The Dove Descending Breaks the Air
KODÁLY Laudes Organi for choir and organ
PÄRT Miserere
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Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York, NY
MUSICA SACRA
Kent Tritle, conductor
LASSUS Missa super Osculetur me
LASSUS Motet Surgens Jesus
JOSQUIN Ave Maria
LAURIDSEN O nata lux
OLDHAM My Lord, thou art in every breath I take
Gregorian Mass for Quasi modo Sunday
Victimae paschali laudes
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Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York, NY
MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC
Manhattan School of Music Chamber Choir
Manhattan School of Music Chamber Ensemble
Kent Tritle, conductor
VICTORIA Missa O quam gloriosum
CHARPENTIER Le Reniement de Saint Pierre, H. 424
CARISSIMI Jephte
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Neighborhood Music School, New Haven, CT
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF TEACHERS OF SINGING
MASTER CLASS WITH KENT TRITLE
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David Geffen Hall, Lincoln Center, New York, NY
NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC
Antonio Pappano, conductor
Leif Ove-Andsnes, piano
Kent Tritle, organ
BRITTEN Piano Concerto
SAINT-SAËNS Symphony No. 3, “Organ”
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Great Music in a Great Space at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York, NY
KENT TRITLE, organ
DE GRIGNY Recit de Tierce en taille
COUPERIN Convent Mass: Offertoire
ALAIN Le Jardin Suspendu
ALAIN Litanies
GUILMANT Sonata No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 80
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Great Music in a Great Space at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York, NY
NEW YEAR’S EVE CONCERT FOR PEACE
Cathedral Choir and Orchestra of St. John the Divine
Kent Tritle, conductor
Jamet Pittman, soprano
Arthur Fiacco, Jr., cello
With guests Judy Collins, Jason Robert Brown, and host Harry Smith
FRANK TICHELI “Earth Song”
LUCAS WIEGERINK “See the Wretched Strangers” (2016, U.S. premiere)
HAYDN Te Deum in C Major
BERNSTEIN Selections from Mass including Chorales and “Simple Song”
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Carnegie Hall, New York, NY
MUSICA SACRA
Kent Tritle, conductor
Kathryn Lewek, soprano
Samantha Hankey, mezzo-soprano
Joshua Blue, tenor
Adam Lau, bass
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Carnegie Hall, New York, NY
ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK
Kent Tritle, conductor
Kathryn Lewek, soprano
Sara Murphy, mezzo-soprano
Lawrence Jones, tenor
Dashon Burton, bass
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Great Music in a Great Space at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York, NY
CATHEDRAL CHRISTMAS CONCERT
Kent Tritle, conductor
Bryan Zaros, conductor
Dayen Booker, treble chorister
Halley Gilbert, soprano
Michele Kennedy, soprano
Jamet Pittman, soprano
Allison Cheeseman, mezzo-soprano
Katie Geissinger, mezzo-soprano
Heather Petrie, contralto
JAMES BASSI Quem pastores laudavere
BRITTEN Ceremony of Carols
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Riverside Church, New York, NY
MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC
Manhattan School of Music Symphonic Chorus
Manhattan School of Music Chamber Choir
Manhattan School of Music Symphony
Kent Tritle, conductor*
Billy Janiszewski, conductor
Jie Yi, conductor
Bryan Zaros, conductor
HANDEL Coronation Anthems (selections)
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Carnegie Hall, New York, NY
ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK
Kent Tritle, conductor
Susanna Phillips, soprano
John Chest, baritone
BRAHMS Ein Deutsches Requiem
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Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York, NY
MUSICA SACRA
Kent Tritle, conductor
J.S. BACH Fürchte dich nicht
SCHÜTZ Three selections from Psalmen Davids
BRAHMS Fest und Gedenksprüche
BRAHMS Ich aber bin elend
BRUCKNER Ave Maria
BRUCKNER Virga Jesse
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Church of St. Ignatius Loyola, New York, NY
KENT TRITLE, organ
PAULUS Tryptich (selection) (2000)
J.S. BACH Prelude and Fugue in A Minor, BWV 543
MENDELSSOHN Sonata No. 3 in A Major, Op. 65
BRAHMS Chorale Preludes, Op. 122 (selections)
GUILMANT Sonata No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 80
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Washington National Cathedral, Washington, DC
CATHEDRAL CHORAL SOCIETY
Kent Tritle, conductor
Danielle Talamantes, soprano
Sara Murphy, mezzo-soprano
John Matthew Myers, tenor
Matt Boehler, bass
LAURIDSEN Lux Aeterna
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Smithfield Church, Amenia , NY
KENT TRITLE, organ
MENDELSSOHN Sonata No. 3 in A Major, Op. 65
GUILMANT Sonata No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 80
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Stiftskirche, Kyllburg, Germany
KENT TRITLE, organ
MENDELSSOHN Sonata No. 3 in A Major, Op. 65
PINKHAM A Prophecy for Organ (1971)
GUILMANT Sonata No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 80
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Connecticut College, New London, CT
AMHERST EARLY MUSIC FESTIVAL CHORAL WORKSHOP
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Berkshire School, Sheffield, MA
BERKSHIRE CHORAL INTERNATIONAL
Rachel Rosales, soprano
Kara Shay Thomson, soprano
Emily Misch, soprano (Mater Gloriosa)
Sara Murphy, mezzo-soprano
Mary Phillips, mezzo-soprano
John Matthew Myers, tenor
Jesse Blumberg, baritone
Adam Lau, bass
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Church of the Little Flower, Bethesda, MD
THE APOLLO ORCHESTRA
Stephen Czarkowski, conductor
Kent Tritle, organ
SAINT-SAËNS Organ Symphony
Monday, May 8, 2017, 8 PM
Carnegie Hall
ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK
Kent Tritle, conductor
Leslie Fagan, soprano
Christopher Ainsley, countertenor
Lawrence Jones, tenor
Sidney Outlaw, baritone
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Great Music in a Great Space at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine
MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC SYMPHONY AND SYMPHONIC CHORUS
ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK
Kent Tritle, conductor
Susanna Phillips, soprano
John Matthew Myers, tenor
Matthew Worth, baritone
The Cathedral Choristers,
Bryan Zaros, director
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Teatro Solis, Montevideo, Uruguay
ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK
Orquesta Filarmonica de Montevideo
Kent Tritle, conductor
BRUCKNER Te Deum
ORFF Carmina Burana (selection from Part I)
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Cathedral of St. John the Divine
MUSICA SACRA
Kent Tritle, conductor
BRITTEN Festival Te Deum
BRAHMS Schaffe in mir, Gott
BRITTEN Rejoice in the Lamb
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Church of the Palms, Sarasota, FL
KENT TRITLE, organ
ROREM Views from the Oldest House
FRANCK Grand Pièce Symphonique, Op. 17
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Great Music in a Great Space at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine
CATHEDRAL CHOIR OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE
MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC CHAMBER ORCHESTRA AND CHAMBER CHOIR
Kent Tritle, conductor
Kirsten Sollek, mezzo-soprano
Arthur Fiacco, cello
Raymond Nagem, organ
DURUFLÉ Four Motets
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Cathedral of St. John the Divine
Instrumentalists, singers and music lovers are invited to participate or take refuge in the sounds of Bach, Brahms, Mendelssohn, Mozart and Fauré. This community gathering will be a show of support for refugees and reaffirm our commitment that immigrants make America great. Sponsored by the Music Department at the Cathedral of St John the Divine, the event will feature Kent Tritle, Anna Lenti, Raymond Nagem, Bryan Zaros, Stephen Biegner, Arthur Fiacco, Jorge Avila and the Cathedral Choirs. Free and open to all.
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Carnegie Hall
ORCHESTRA OF ST. LUKE’S
Pablo Heras-Casado, conductor
Erin Morley, soprano
Florian Boesch, baritone
Musica Sacra,
Kent Tritle, Music Director
BRAHMS Ein deutsches Requiem
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Great Music in a Great Space at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine
KENT TRITLE, organ
ROREM Views from the Oldest House
FRANCK Grand Pièce Symphonique, Op. 17
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St. Thomas Reformed Church, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
KENT TRITLE, organ
Arthur Fiacco, cello
VIVALDI Cello Sonata No.1 in B flat
ROREM Selections from Views from the Oldest House
DEBUSSY Romance
J.S. BACH Fantasy and Fugue in G Minor
SIBELIUS Walse Triste
FRANCK Pièce Héroïque
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Great Music in a Great Space at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine
NEW YEAR’S EVE CONCERT FOR PEACE
Cathedral Choir of St. John the Divine & Orchestra
Kent Tritle, conductor
Jamet Pittman, soprano
With guests Judy Collins, Jason Robert Brown and host Harry Smith
BARBER Adagio for Strings, “Let down the bars, O Death,” “Sure on this shining night”
BACH Mass in B Minor: “Gloria/et in terra pax,” “Laudamus te,” “Gratias agimus tibi,” “Dona nobis pacem”
HAILSTORK “Motherless Child”
DAWSON “Balm in Gilead”
HOGAN “Walk together, children”
Traditional “This little light of mine”
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Carnegie Hall
MUSICA SACRA
Kent Tritle, conductor
Kathryn Lewek, soprano
Jakub Józef Orliński, countertenor
Colin Balzer, tenor
Scott Dispensa, baritone
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Carnegie Hall
ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK
Kent Tritle, conductor
Kathryn Lewek, soprano
Jakub Józef Orliński, countertenor
William Ferguson, tenor
Adam Lau, bass
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Great Music in a Great Space at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine
CATHEDRAL CHRISTMAS CONCERT
Combined Cathedral Choirs, Orchestra, and Soloists
Kent Tritle, conductor
Bryan Zaros, director, Cathedral Choristers
POULENC Four Christmas Motets
CHARPENTIER In Nativitatem Domini Nostri Jesu Christi Canticum
Selections by Willcocks, Britten, Rutter, and Fraser performed by Cathedral Choristers
Christmas Carols
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Great Music in a Great Space at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine
CATHEDRAL CHOIR OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE
Kent Tritle, conductor
Halley Gilbert, soprano
Sara Murphy, mezzo soprano
Malcolm Merriweather, baritone
Marc Day, tenor
Matt Boehler, bass
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David Geffen Hall
NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC
Vladimir Jurowski, conductor
Daniil Trifonov, piano
Manhattan School of Music Symphonic Chorus and Chamber Choir,
Kent Tritle, director
RAVEL Daphnis et Chloé
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Carnegie Hall
ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK
Kent Tritle, conductor
Jennifer Zetlan, soprano
Helen Karloski, mezzo-soprano
Alex Richardson, tenor
Philip Cutlip, baritone
BRUCKNER Te Deum
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Great Music in a Great Space at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine
CATHEDRAL CHOIR OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE
ROSE OF THE COMPASS
Kent Tritle, conductor
A musical exploration of the cultural evolution in this seat of the Ottoman Empire: chants and motets composed upon its 1453 transfer from Christian to Muslim hands (including Dufay’s poignant Balsamus et unda cera), modern-day arrangements of indigenous Turkish folksongs, and more
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St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, Savannah, GA
KENT TRITLE, organ
BACH Partita on “O Gott, du frommer Gott,” BWV 767
MENDELSSOHN Sonata No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 65
ROREM Views from the Oldest House (1981)
FRANCK Pièce Héroïque
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Cathedral of St. John the Divine
MUSICA SACRA
Kent Tritle, conductor
PALESTRINA Missa Papae Marcelli
PÄRT Magnificat
TAVENER Funeral Ikos
TAVENER Ikon of Saint Cuthbert of Lindisfarne
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Stetson University, DeLand, FL
KENT TRITLE, organ
(Residence also includes a choral workshop on September 28)
BACH Partita on “O Gott, du frommer Gott,” BWV 767
MENDELSSOHN Sonata No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 65
ROREM Views from the Oldest House (1981)
FRANCK Pièce Héroïque
Kent leads a tour with Cathedral Choristers, Scholars and members of the Cathedral Choir of St. John the Divine: they sing services at Dublin’s Christ Church Cathedral on August 21, and are in residence singing services at London’s Westminster Abbey from August 23-28.
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Alice Tully Hall
FREIBURG BAROQUE ORCHESTRA
Louis Langrée, conductor
Lenneke Ruiten, Fiordiligi
Kate Lindsey, Dorabella
Sandrine Piau, Despina
Joel Prieto, Ferrando
Nahuel di Pierro, Guglielmo
Rod Gilfry, Don Alfonso
Musica Sacra
Kent Tritle, director
Great Mountains Music Festival and School
Alpensia Resort, PyeongChang, South Korea
GMMFS ORCHESTRA
Kent Tritle, conductor
Elizabeth De Trejo, soprano
Sunhae Im, sopranos
Monica Groop, mezzo-soprano
Dong Won Kim, tenor
Heungu Bahk, bass
BELLINI Selected opera arias
BEETHOVEN Mass in C Major
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AMHERST EARLY MUSIC FESTIVAL CHORAL WORKSHOP
The Choral Workshop at the Amherst Music Festival, led by Kent Tritle, is designed to give the serious amateur choral singer an opportunity to learn and perform masterworks. The 2016 workshop will focus on 17th century German works.
JOHANN MICHAEL BACH Halt, was du hast
J. S. BACH Komm, Jesu, komm, BWV 229
David Geffen Hall, Lincoln Center
NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC
David Robertson, conductor
Women of the Oratorio Society of New York
Kent Tritle, Music Director
HOLST The Planets
David H. Koch Theater, Lincoln Center
NEW YORK CITY BALLET
Carnegie Hall
ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK
Kent Tritle, conductor
Rachel Rosales, soprano
Rachel Calloway, mezzo-soprano
John Matthew Myers, tenor
Philip Cutlip, baritone
HAYDN Nelson Mass – Missa in Angustiis
Carnegie Hall
Carnegie Hall 125th Anniversary Gala
Martina Arroyo
Emanuel Ax
Michael Feinstein
Renée Fleming
Marilyn Horne
Lang Lang
Isabel Leonard
Yo-Yo Ma
Jessye Norman
Itzhak Perlman
James Taylor
Orchestra of St. Luke’s
Pablo Heras-Casado, Conductor
Oratorio Society of New York
Kent Tritle, Music Director
Great Music in a Great Space at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine
MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC SYMPHONIC CHORUS & WOMEN’S CHORUS
ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK
DAVID BRIGGS, organ
Kent Tritle, conductor
Rachel Rosales, soprano
Bryn Holdsworth, soprano
Jana McIntyre, soprano
Sara Murphy, mezzo-soprano
Noragh Devlin, mezzo-soprano
John Tiranno, tenor
Timothy Murray, baritone
Adam Lau, bass
Cathedral Choristers of St. John the Divine
Arrangement by David Briggs for chorus, soloists, and organ – World premiere
Great Music in a Great Space at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine
CATHEDRAL CHOIR AND ORCHESTRA OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE
Kent Tritle, conductor
Amy Justman & Michele Kennedy, sopranos
Katie Geissinger & Kirsten Sollek, mezzo-sopranos
Michael Steinberger & Marc Day, tenors
Malcolm J. Merriweather & Peter Stewart, baritones
SCHÜTZ Musikalische Exequien
VIVALDI Stabat Mater
Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center
MUSICA SACRA
Kent Tritle, conductor
Lianne Coble, soprano
Helen Karloski, mezzo-soprano
Marc Day, tenor
Kevin Deas, bass
MOZART Solemn Vespers, K.339
Great Music in a Great Space at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine
MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC SYMPHONIC CHORUS, WOMEN’S CHORUS, AND ORCHESTRA
ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK
Kent Tritle, conductor
Angel Azzarra, soprano
Bryn Holdsworth, soprano
Jana McIntyre, soprano
Sara Murphy, mezzo-soprano
Noragh Devlin, mezzo-soprano
John Tiranno, tenor
Timothy Murray, baritone
Adam Lau, bass
Cathedral Choristers of St. John the Divine
Great Music in a Great Space at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine
MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC SYMPHONIC CHORUS, WOMEN’S CHORUS, AND ORCHESTRA
ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK
Kent Tritle, conductor
Angel Azzarra, soprano
Bryn Holdsworth, soprano
Jana McIntyre, soprano
Sara Murphy, mezzo-soprano
Noragh Devlin, mezzo-soprano
John Tiranno, tenor
Timothy Murray, baritone
Adam Lau, bass
Cathedral Choristers of St. John the Divine
SIBELIUS ACADEMY
NEW JERSEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Jacques Lacombe, conductor
Bernard Uzan, narrator
Symphonic Chorus of Manhattan School of Music
Kent Tritle, director
BERLIOZ Lélio
Great Music in a Great Space at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine
CATHEDRAL CHOIR AND ORCHESTRA OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE
Kent Tritle, conductor
Judy Collins, special guest
Harry Smith, special guest
Jamet Pittman, soprano
ROBERT & VICTORIA SIROTA Prelude and Spiritual for Mother Emanuel (World premiere)
Chichester Psalms
Carnegie Hall
MUSICA SACRA
Kent Tritle, conductor
Kathryn Lewek, soprano
Christopher Ainslie, countertenor
Mingjie Lei, tenor
Matt Boehler, bass
Carnegie Hall
ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK
Kent Tritle, conductor
Leslie Fagan, soprano
Sara Murphy, mezzo-soprano
Nicholas Phan, tenor
Matt Boehler, bass
Great Music in a Great Space at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine
CATHEDRAL CHOIR AND ORCHESTRA OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE
Kent Tritle, conductor
Katie Geissinger and Kirsten Sollek, mezzo-sopranos
Marc Day, tenor
Hans Tashjian, bass
Cathedral Choristers,
Malcolm Merriweather, director
J.S. BACH Magnificat
Carols by Benjamin Britten, John Rutter, and Gregg Smith
Great Music in a Great Space at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine
KENT TRITLE, Organ
DE GRIGNY Récit de Tierce en taille
BACH Passacaglia in C Minor, BWV 582
WIDOR Symphonie VI, Op. 42, No. 2 – Allegro (Mvt. I)
PINKHAM A Prophecy for Organ
FRANCK Cantabile
DURUFLÉ Prelude and Fugue “sur le nom d’Alain,” Op. 7
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Tan Dun, conductor
Stephen Bryant, baritone
Elizabeth Keusch, soprano
Manhattan School of Music Chamber Choir
Kent Tritle, director
Ronnie Oliver, associate director
Carnegie Hall
ISRAEL PHILARMONIC ORCHESTRA
Zubin Mehta, conductor
Carnegie Hall
ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK
Kent Tritle, conductor
Susanna Phillips, soprano
Matthew Plenk, tenor
John Moore, baritone
First United Methodist Church, Iowa City, IA
KENT TRITLE, organ
DE GRIGNY Récit de Tierce en taille
BACH Passacaglia in C Minor, BWV 582
WIDOR Symphonie VI, Op. 42, No. 2 – Allegro (Mvt. I)
PINKHAM A Prophecy for Organ
FRANCK Cantabile
DURUFLÉ Prelude and Fugue “sur le nom d’Alain,” Op. 7
Trinity United Methodist Church, Waverly, IA
KENT TRITLE, organ
DURUFLÉ Prelude and Fugue “sur le nom d’Alain”
FRANCK Cantabile
WIDOR Symphony No. 7 in A Minor, Op. 42, No. 3
Cathedral of St. John the Divine
MUSICA SACRA
Kent Tritle, conductor
STRAUSS Deutsche Motette
BRUCKNER Os Justi
ALICE PARKER An American Kedusha
ROBERT CONVERY The Lamb
RANDALL THOMPSON Alleluia
Great Music in a Great Space at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine
St. James Chapel
CATHEDRAL CHOIR OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE
ROSE OF THE COMPASS
Nina Stern, director
Kent Tritle, conductor
Celebrating the simultaneous release of a recording of the concert, made earlier this year, by the Pro Organo label, the program features choral settings of Sufi songs, Coptic chant and Renaissance works relating to the Holy Land, as well as joyous dance music of Armenian, Sephardic, and Islamic cultures.
First United Methodist Church, Newnan, GA
KENT TRITLE, organ
DE GRIGNY Récit de Tierce en taille
BACH Passacaglia in C Minor, BWV 582
WIDOR Symphonie VI, Op. 42, No. 2 – Allegro (Mvt. I)
FRANCK Cantabile
DURUFLÉ Prelude and Fugue “sur le nom d’Alain,” Op. 7
The Smithfield Church, Amenia, NY
KENT TRITLE, Organ
Stetson University, Deland, FL
KENT TRITLE, organ
DE GRIGNY Récit de Tierce en taille
BACH Passacaglia in C Minor, BWV 582
WIDOR Symphonie VI, Op. 42, No. 2 – Allegro (Mvt. I)
FRANCK Cantabile
DURUFLÉ Prelude and Fugue “sur le nom d’Alain,” Op. 7
Eastman School of Music, Rochester, NY
Summer@Eastman ADVANCED CHORAL CONDUCTING INSTITUTE
AMHERST EARLY MUSIC FESTIVAL CHORAL WORKSHOP
Great Music in a Great Space at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine – Chapel of St. James
ROSE OF THE COMPASS
Nina Stern, director
Kent Tritle, conductor
Music by Gabrieli and Monteverdi, and traditional music from Armenia, Turkey, and the eastern Mediterranean
Carnegie Hall
Kent Tritle, conductor*
David Rosenmeyer, conductor**
Jennifer Zetlan, soprano
Peter Tantsits, tenor
Takaoki Onishi, baritone
ORFF Carmina Burana*
Sunday, March 22, 2015, 2 PM
Wednesday, March 25, 2015, 7 PM
Friday, March 27, 2015, 8 PM
David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center
Kent Tritle will be the organ soloist in the Limón Dance Company’s performances of Doris Humphrey’s
Passacaglia, which is set to Bach’s Passacaglia and Fugue in C Minor, BWV 582
Great Music in a Great Space at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine – The Great Choir
ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK
Kent Tritle, conductor
Lori Guilbeau, soprano
Sara Murphy, mezzo-soprano
Alex Richardson, tenor
Mathew Anchel, bass
Peter Norton Symphony Space
James Bagwell, conductor
Amy Kaiser, conductor
Kent Tritle, conductor
Program to include works by Mendelssohn and selections from Frank Martin’s Mass for Double Chorus A Cappella conducted by Kent Tritle
Cathedral of St. John the Divine
Kent Tritle, conductor
Michael Sheetz, conductor*
Lianne Coble, soprano
John Tiranno, tenor
Malcolm Merriweather, baritone
Arthur Fiacco, cello
Walter Hilse and Raymond Nagem, organists
MICHAEL GILBERTSON Returning – World premiere
ROBERT PATERSON Lux Aeterna – World premiere
JUDITH ZAIMONT Parable, A Tale of Abram and Isaac*
Great Music in a Great Space at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine – Chapel of St. James
CATHEDRAL CHOIR OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE
Kent Tritle, conductor
JOSQUIN DES PRES Motets
HEINRICH ISAAC Motets
Gregorian Chant Propers for the Feast of the Annunciation
Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Millennium Stage – Terrace Theater
MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC CHAMBER CHOIR
Kent Tritle, conductor
Malcolm Merriweather, conductor*
GREGG SMITH Selected works*
Great Music in a Great Space at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine – in the Crossing
CATHEDRAL CHOIR AND ORCHESTRA OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE
Kent Tritle, conductor
Jamet Pittman, soprano
Gregory Purnhagen, baritone
Guest artists: Judy Collins and Jason Robert Brown
Host: Harry Smith
“New Year’s Eve Concert for Peace”
Program to include:
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Dona nobis pacem, excerpts
BACH “Dona nobis pacem” from Mass in B Minor
HANDEL “Foundling Hospital Anthem”
Carnegie Hall
MUSICA SACRA
Kent Tritle, conductor
Lianne Coble, soprano
Silvie Jensen, mezzo-soprano
Lawrence Jones, tenor
John Brancy, baritone
Carnegie Hall
ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK
Kent Tritle, conductor
Emalie Savoy, soprano
Sara Murphy, mezzo-soprano (Winner of 2013 Oratorio Solo Competition)
Mingjie Lei, tenor
Sidney Outlaw, baritone
Performing Arts Center at Purchase College
MUSICA SACRA
Kent Tritle, conductor
Lianne Coble, soprano
Silvie Jensen, mezzo-soprano
Lawrence Jones, tenor
John Brancy, baritone
Great Music in a Great Space at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine – in the Crossing
CATHEDRAL CHOIRS AND ORCHESTRA OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE
Kent Tritle, conductor
Malcolm Merriweather, conductor*
BACH Gloria in excelsis deo, Christmas Cantata BWV 191
ERIC WHITACRE Lux Arumque
WAYNE OQUIN O magnum mysterium
POULENC Hodie Christus natus est
Works by Britten, Rutter, and Smith sung by the Cathedral Choristers
led by Malcolm Merriweather*
A selection of Christmas carols
The Metropolitan Museum of Art – Grace Rainey Rogers Auditorium
MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC CHAMBER CHOIR
Kent Tritle, conductor
DAVID LANG Little Match Girl Passion
PHILIPS O Beatam et sacrosanctam Diem
JOSQUIN DES PRES Ave Maria
VICTORIA Ne Timeas
VICTORIA O Magnum
SWEELINCK Hodie
All Saints’ Episcopal Church, Fort Worth, Texas
KENT TRITLE, Organ
BACH Prelude and Fugue in B Minor, BWV 544
SCHEIDEMANN Magnificat octavi toni
BACH Prelude and Fugue in E Minor, BWV 548
DURUFLÉ Suite, Op. 5
Great Music in a Great Space at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine
KENT TRITLE, Organ
BACH Prelude and Fugue in B Minor, BWV 544
SCHEIDEMANN Magnificat octavi toni
BACH Prelude and Fugue in E Minor, BWV 548
DURUFLÉ Suite, Op. 5
First Presbyterian Church of Rutherford, New Jersey
KENT TRITLE, Organ
SCHEIDEMANN Magnificat octavi toni
BACH Prelude and Fugue in E Minor, BWV 548
DURUFLÉ Suite, Op. 5
Borden Auditorium, Manhattan School of Music
MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC CHAMBER SINFONIA, SYMPHONIC CHORUS AND CHAMBER CHOIR
Kent Tritle, conductor*
Ronald Oliver, conductor**
Malcolm Merriweather, conductor***
BRAHMS Four Songs for Women’s Chorus, Two Horns and Harp, Op. 17**
HAYDN Te Deum for the Empress Marie Therese Hob. XXIIIc:2***
Carnegie Hall
ORCHESTRA OF ST. LUKE’S
Pablo Heras-Casado, conductor
Elizabeth DeShong, mezzo-soprano
Joseph Kaiser, tenor
Luca Pisaroni, bass-baritone
Musica Sacra
Kent Tritle, music director
TCHAIKOVSKY The Tempest
DALLAPICCOLA Piccola musica notturna (version for chamber ensemble, 1961)
MENDELSSOHN Die erste Walpurgisnacht
Carnegie Hall
ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK
Kent Tritle, conductor
Susanna Phillips, soprano
Aaron Blake, tenor
Sidney Outlaw, baritone
Orchestra of the Society
Great Music in a Great Space at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine – at the Great Choir steps
CATHEDRAL CHOIR AND ORCHESTRA OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE
Kent Tritle, conductor
Patrick Jee, cello
Peter Stewart, baritone
“Pärt Te Deum”
MENDELSSOHN “Heilig”
TAVENER Sviaty
PÄRT Te Deum
HANDL Duo Seraphim
BLOCH “Kedusha” from Sacred Service
BERKSHIRE CHORAL FESTIVAL
Kent Tritle, conductor
Sara Murphy, mezzo-soprano
John Bellemer, tenor
Sidney Outlaw, baritone
ELGAR Dream of Gerontius (English)
Church of St. Paul the Apostle
NEW YORK CHORAL CONSORTIUM – “THE BIG SING”
Kent Tritle & Deborah Simpkin King, Hosts
Various conductors
BRAHMS Requiem
Carnegie Hall
ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK
Kent Tritle, conductor
Nicholas Phan, tenor (Evangelist)
Kevin Deas, bass (Christus)
Leslie Fagan, soprano
Susanne Mentzer, mezzo-soprano
Mathew Plenk, tenor
Kelly Markgraf, baritone
BACH St. Matthew Passion
Episcopal Divinity School, Cambridge, MA
KENT TRITLE, Organ
J.S. BACH Schmucke dich, o liebe Seele, BWV 654
J.S. BACH Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C Major, BWV 564
MENDELSSOHN Prelude and Fugue in C Minor, Op.37, No.1
PINKHAM A Prophecy
FRANCK Chorale No. 3 in A Minor
Great Music in a Great Space at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine
CATHEDRAL CHOIRS AND ORCHESTRA OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE
Kent Tritle, conductor
Lawrence Jones, tenor (Evangelist)
Neil Netherly, bass-baritone (Christus)
Amy Justman, soprano
Kirsten Sollek, contralto
John Tiranno, tenor
Peter Stewart, baritone
BACH St. John Passion
Borden Auditorium, Manhattan School of Music
MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC SYMPHONIC CHORUS AND CHAMBER CHOIR
Kent Tritle, conductor
Ronald Oliver, conductor (Stravinsky)
HONEGGER King David
STRAVINSKY Mass
The Bruno Walter Auditorium, 111 Amsterdam Ave. at 65th St.
MUSICA SACRA
A Conversation with Kent Tritle and Composers Meredith Monk & Jocelyn Hagen
Moderator: Nancy Shear
Carnegie Hall
ORCHESTRA OF ST. LUKE’S
Sir Roger Norrington, conductor
Susan Gritton, soprano
Julie Boulianne, mezzo-soprano
Michael Schade, tenor
Nathan Berg, bass-baritone
Oratorio Society of New York, Kent Tritle, director
BEETHOVEN Missa Solemnis
Great Music in a Great Space at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine
CATHEDRAL CHOIR OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE
Kent Tritle, conductor
with Rose of the Compass
Nina Stern, recorder and chalumeau
Glen Velez, percussion
Ara Dinkjian, oud
Tamer Pinarbasi, kanun
Arthur Fiacco, Jr., cello
“The Ornament of the World”
Music from Renaissance Spain, including the Ladino tradition
Borden Auditorium, Manhattan School of Music
MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC SYMPHONY, SYMPHONIC CHORUS, AND CHAMBER CHOIR
Kent Tritle, conductor
BACH Mass in B Minor
Great Music in a Great Space at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine
CATHEDRAL CHOIR AND ORCHESTRA OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE
Kent Tritle, conductor
Jamet Pittman, soprano
John Michael Moore, baritone
Raymond Nagem, organ
Guest artist: Judy Collins
Host: Harry Smith
“New Year’s Eve Concert for Peace”
HANDEL Organ Concerto in F Major, Op. 4, No. 4
MOZART Symphony No. 41, “Jupiter”
Traditional spirituals arranged by Moses Hogan
HAYDN Creation (excerpts)
Carnegie Hall
ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK
Kent Tritle, conductor
Kathryn Lewek, soprano
Rebecca Ringle, mezzo-soprano
Nicholas Phan, tenor
Dashon Burton, bass-baritone
HANDEL Messiah
Carnegie Hall
MUSICA SACRA
Kent Tritle, conductor
Leslie Fagan, soprano
Ian Howell, countertenor
Colin Balzer, tenor
Sidney Outlaw, baritone
HANDEL Messiah
Great Music in a Great Space at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine
CATHEDRAL CHOIRS AND ORCHESTRA OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE
Kent Tritle, conductor
Nacole Palmer, soprano (Angel)
Katie Geissinger, mezzo-soprano (Mary)
Marc Day, tenor (Joseph)
“Cathedral Christmas Concert”
RESPIGHI Laud to the Nativity
Renaissance motets and Christmas carols
Carnegie Hall
MUSICA SACRA
Kent Tritle, conductor
Leslie Fagan, soprano
Ian Howell, countertenor
Colin Balzer, tenor
Sidney Outlaw, baritone
HANDEL Messiah
Great Music in a Great Space at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine
CATHEDRAL CHOIRS OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE
ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK
MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC CHAMBER CHOIR
Kent Tritle, conductor
“Most Elevating of Voices”
The Musical Legacy of Andrew Carnegie: A Transatlantic Celebration
MENDELSSOHN “Thanks be to God” from Elijah
HANDEL “Worthy is the Lamb” from Messiah
Works by Herbert Howells and Edgar Leslie Bainton
Organ music of J.S. Bach and Mendelssohn performed by Raymond Nagem and Kent Tritle
Carnegie Hall
ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK
Kent Tritle, conductor
Jennifer Zetlan, soprano
Jennifer Feinstein, mezzo-soprano
Aaron Blake, tenor
Sidney Outlaw, baritone
Soloman Howard, bass
MENDELSSOHN Die Erste Walpurgisnacht
MOZART Requiem
Special event for subscribers Cathedral of St. John the Divine – Chapel of St. James
First Congregational Church, Spencer, Iowa
KENT TRITLE, organ
MENDELSSOHN Sonata IV in B flat major
BACH Fantasy and Fugue in C Minor, BWV 537
LISZT Prelude and Fugue on BACH
WIDOR Symphonie V in F minor
St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church, Columbia, Missouri
KENT TRITLE, organ
MENDELSSOHN Sonata IV in B flat major
BACH Fantasy and Fugue in C Minor, BWV 537
LISZT Prelude and Fugue on BACH
WIDOR Symphonie V in F minor
Great Music in a Great Space at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine
KENT TRITLE, organ
MENDELSSOHN Sonata IV in B flat major
BACH Fantasy and Fugue in C Minor, BWV 537
LISZT Prelude and Fugue on BACH
WIDOR Symphonie V in F minor
Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center
Alan Gilbert, conductor
Manhattan School of Music Symphonic Chorus, Kent Tritle, director
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 9
Great Music in a Great Space at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine
CATHEDRAL CHOIR OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE
Kent Tritle, conductor
“Prayers of the Animals: All Creatures Great and Small”
CHRISTINA WHITTEN THOMAS “Choral de Bêtes” (“Songs of the Animals”)
ROBERT CONVERY “The Lamb”
IVOR DAVIES “Prayers from the Ark”
JOHN TAVENER “The Lamb”
ERIC WHITACRE “I thank you, god”
Madrigals and motets of the high French, Italian, and English Renaissance based on imagery from the animal kingdom.
Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center
Alan Gilbert, conductor
Musica Sacra, Kent Tritle, director
2001: A Space Odyssey (with screening of complete film)
St. Vitus, Prague
Church of St. Paul the Apostle, 60th St. & Columbus Avenue
Magnificats of Monteverdi and Pärt, and music of Mendelssohn and Tavener
St. John’s Memorial Chapel, Cambridge, MA
Kent Tritle,Organ
CATHEDRAL CHOIR OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE & ROSE OF THE COMPASS
Rose of the Compass
Nina Stern, Recorders and Chalumeau
Ara Dinkjian, Oud
Tamer Pinarbasi, Kanun
Glen Velez, Percussion
A rich mosaic of songs and instrumental selections combines the spiritual wisdom of Judeo, Christian, and Islamic traditions.
Church of St. Ignatius Loyola
Kent Tritle with Scott Warren, Nancianne Parrella, Andrew Henderson
Carnegie Hall
Emalie Savoy, Soprano
John Matthew Myers, Tenor
Jesse Blumberg, Baritone
Carnegie Hall
John Nelson, Conductor
Kent Tritle, Choral Preparer
Carnegie Hall
A choral experience, guided by Kent Tritle, that culminates in a performance of Mozart’s Requiem at Carnegie Hall with the Orchestra of St. Luke’s and conductor John Nelson
Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall
Of the Oratorio Society of New York
Great Music in a Great Space
MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC SYMPHONIC CHORUS AND DAVID BRIGGS, ORGAN
Kent Tritle, Conductor
MAHLER Symphony No. 2, “Resurrection,” transcription for organ, chorus, and soloists (Commissioned by the Cathedral)
Cathedral of St. John the Divine
Kent Tritle, Conductor
Carnegie Hall
Ivan Fischer, Conductor
Musica Sacra
Kent Tritle, Music Director
Cathedral of St. John the Divine
CATHEDRAL CHOIR AND ORCHESTRA OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE
Jamet Pittman, Soprano
Philip Cutlip, Baritone
FAURÉ Requiem
Travels to four U.S. high schools for one-day preparation sessions for Carnegie Hall’s National High School Choral Festival
Borden Auditorium
Manhattan School of Music
Kent Tritle, Conductor
Cathedral of St. John the Divine
Philippe Entremont, Conductor
Kent Tritle, Organ
SAINT-SAËNS Symphony No. 3, “Organ”
First United Methodist Church
Sarasota, Florida
KENT TRITLE, Organ
Sarasota Institute of Lifetime Learning
Sarasota, Florida
Musical Conversation: Kent Tritle
Great Music in a Great Space at the
Cathedral of St. John the Divine
WIDOR Symphony No. 6 for Organ in G Minor, Op. 42, No. 2
(This program will be recorded by the Pro Organo label)
Great Music in a Great Space at the
Cathedral of St. John the Divine
Harry Smith, Host
Special guest Judy Collins
Cathedral Choir and Orchestra of St. John the Divine
Jamet Pittman, Soprano
Kirsten Sollek, Contralto
Steven Fox, Tenor
Peter Stewart, Baritone
Anna Shelest, Piano
BEETHOVEN Choral Fantasy
BRUCKNER Motets
Carnegie Hall
MUSICA SACRA
Kent Tritle, Music Director and Conductor
Kathryn Lewek, Soprano
Kirsten Sollek, Mezzo-soprano
Nicholas Phan, Tenor
Matt Boehler, Bass
carrying lanterns through Central Park while singing medieval melodies once sung along the pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela.
Carnegie Hall
Kent Tritle, Music Director and Conductor
Kathryn Lewek, Soprano
Kirsten Sollek, Mezzo-soprano
Nicholas Phan, Tenor
Matt Boehler, Bass
Carnegie Hall
Kent Tritle, Music Director and Conductor
Nacole Palmer, Soprano (2012 Lyndon Woodside Solo Oratorio Competition prize winner)
Hai-Ting Chinn, Mezzo-soprano
Matthew Garrett, Tenor
Philip Cutlip, Baritone
The Metropolitan Museum of Art – Met Museum Presents
Kent Tritle, Music Director and Conductor
A program of settings of the “O Magnum Mysterium” text by T.L. da Victoria, Morton Lauridsen, and Francis Poulenc; works by Byrd, Biebl, and Hassler; as well as music by Eric Whitacre
Great Music in a Great Space at the
Cathedral of St. John the Divine
Kent Tritle, Music Director and Conductor
Michele Kennedy, Soprano
Amanda Sidebottom, Soprano
Gregory Purnhagen, Baritone
BRITTEN A Ceremony of Carols
HANDEL Organ Concerto Op. 4, No. 2
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Fantasia on Greensleeves
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Fantasia on Christmas Carols
GABRIELI Canzoni
GABRIELI “Angelus ad pastores ait”
LAURIDSEN “O Magnum Mysterium”
BIEBL “Ave Maria”
Carols sung by all
Greenfield Hall, Manhattan School of Music
Kent Tritle, Conductor, and student conductors
Mary W. Sommerveld Hall
Washington Pavilion, Sioux Falls, SD
Kent Tritle, Conductor
Alice Tully Hall
Kent Tritle, Music Director and Conductor
Susanna Phillips, Soprano
Anna Shelest, Piano
HAYDN “Lord Nelson” Mass
BEETHOVEN Choral Fantasy
Rose Theater at Jazz at Lincoln Center
Gala Concert and Dinner
Winners of the 2012 International Vocal Competition
Kent Tritle, Conductor
7:30 PM
Great Music in a Great Space at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine
Amy Justman, Soprano
Katie Geissinger, Mezzo-soprano
Oliver Mercer, Tenor
Kelly Markgraf, Baritone
Auditorio Ibirapuera, São Paulo, Brazil
Orquestra Filarmônica de São Carlos
Kent Tritle and David Rosenmeyer, Conductors
COPLAND Old American Songs
RICARDO CALDERONI Um Cais Para o Caos (A Quay to Chaos) for Chorus, Four Soloists, and Orchestra (2012)
RICARDO CALDERONI Concerto Chameleon for Guitar, Clarinet, and Orchestra
Sosnoff Theater, Bard College
KENT TRITLE, Organ
Yulia Van Doren, Soprano
Jonathan Spitz, Cello
GOUNOD “Ave Maria” for soprano and organ (after J.S. Bach)
SAINT-SAËNS Fantaisie for Organ in E-flat Major
ADAM Cantique de Noël for voice and organ
FRANCK Chorale No. 3 in A Minor
SAINT-SAËNS Priere, Op. 158
WIDOR Symphony No. 6 for Organ in G Minor, Op. 42, No. 2
Park Avenue Armory
Alan Gilbert, Conductor
Magnus Lindberg, Conductor (Gruppen)
Matthias Pintscher, Conductor (Gruppen)
Vocal Soloists
Oratorio Society of New York
Manhattan School of Music Chamber Choir
Kent Tritle, Director
Mozart: Finale of Act I from Don Giovanni
Karlheinz Stockhausen: Gruppen
Ives: The Unanswered Question
Church of St. Ignatius Loyola
KENT TRITLE, ORGAN
J.S. BACH Fantasia and Fugue in G Minor, BWV 542
NICOLAS DE GRIGNY Recit de Tierce in taille
FRANCK Chorale No. 3 in A Minor
PERSICHETTI Shimah B’Koli
DURUFLÉ Prelude and Fugue on Alain, Op. 7
The Cathedral of St. John the Divine
OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE
Kent Tritle, Conductor
Nina Stern, Recorders and Chalumeau
Ara Dinkjian, Oud
Arthur Fiacco, Cello
Tamer Pinarbasi, Kanun
Glen Velez, Percussion
Carnegie Hall
Kent Tritle, Conductor
JURAJ FILAS Song of Solomon (World Premiere)
(Part of Carnegie Hall’s 120th Anniversary Celebration)
Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall
Kent Tritle, Conductor
Anna Shelest, Piano
BRAHMS Four Songs for Women’s Chorus, Two Horns and Harp, Op. 17
BRAHMS Ziguenerlieder, Op. 103
SCHUBERT Songs for Male Chorus
SCHUMANN Quartets for Chorus and Piano
SCHUMANN Piano Sonata in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 11
Master Class with Kent Tritle: “Music for the Masses”
The Cathedral of St. John the Divine
Kent Tritle, Conductor, with student conductors
JONGEN Mass for Choir, Organ and Brass, Op. 130 (1945)
BRUCKNER Ecce sacerdos magnus*
GABRIELI Angelus ad pastores ait for 12 voices*
BRUCKNER Os justi*
BAIRSTOW Sing ye to the Lord*
DUPRE Quatre Motets, Op. 9*
SCHÜTZ Jauchzet dem Herren, alle Welt (Psalm 100), SWV 36
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS O Clap Your Hands
Manhattan School of Music
Kent Tritle, Conductor, with student conductors*
BRAHMS Nänie, Op. 82
MENDELSSOHN Abendlied*
MENDELSSOHN Verleih uns Frieden gnädiglich*
BRAHMS O Heiland, reiss die Himmel auf, Op. 74, No. 2*
BRAHMS Schaffe in mir, Gott, ein rein Herz, Op. 29, No. 2*
MARJORIE MERRYMAN Beauty, Grief and Grandeur
SCHUMANN Schön-Rohtraut, Op. 67, No. 2*
The Cathedral of St. John the Divine
Kent Tritle, Conductor
BACH Jesu meine Freude
Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall
Kent Tritle, Conductor
Bach Family Notebook: Works by J.S. Bach and his forebears
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH Lobet den Herrn, alle Heiden
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH Selections from the Cello Suites
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH Der Geist hilft unser Schwachheit auf
JOHANN CHRISTOPH BACH Fürchte dich nicht
JOHANN BACH Unser Leben ist ein Schatten
JOHANN MICHAEL BACH Halt, was du hast
JOHANN LUDWIG BACH Das ist meine Freude
JOHANN LUDWIG BACH Das Blut Jesu Christi
JOHANN LUDWIG BACH Sei nun wieder zufrieden, meine Seele
December 21, 2011, 8 PM
Carnegie Hall
Kent Tritle, Conductor
Leslie Fagan, Soprano
Sasha Cooke, Mezzo-soprano
Patrick Cullen Gandy, Tenor
Kevin Deas, Baritone
HANDEL: Messiah
Carnegie Hall
Kent Tritle, Conductor
Emalie Savoy, Soprano
Mary Phillips, Mezzo-soprano
Aaron Blake, Tenor
Kevin Deas, Baritone
HANDEL: Messiah (arrangement by Mozart)
The Cathedral of St. John the Divine
Kent Tritle, Conductor
VIVALDI: Gloria
Music of Schütz and Gabrieli
The Cathedral of St. John the Divine
LARRY KING: Resurrection
ROREM: Views from the Oldest House
JULIUS REUBKE: Sonata on the 94th Psalm
Papal Basilica of St. John Lateran
Kent Tritle, Conductor
HAYDN: The Creation
Papal Basilica of St. John Lateran, Rome
Orchestra del Festival di Musica e Arte Sacra
Oratorio Society of New York
Kent Tritle, Conductor and Organ
David Rosenmeyer, Conductor
POULENC: Organ Concerto
SAINT-SAENS: Requiem
Papal Basilica of St. Peter’s in The Vatican, Rome
Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo
Oratorio Society of New York
Kent Tritle, Conductor
(Prelude: Bach’s Passacaglia and Fugue in C Minor;
Kent Tritle, organ)
VIVALDI: “Et in terra pax” from Gloria
MOZART: “Laudate Dominum” from Solemn Vespers
MOZART: Ave Verum Corpus
HANDEL: “Hallelujah, Amen” from Judas Maccabeus
Park Avenue Methodist Church, New York City
CRUMB: Pastoral Drone
LARRY KING: Resurrection
ROREM: Views from the Oldest House
JULIUS REUBKE: Sonata on the 94th Psalm
Church of St. Paul the Apostle
Columbus Ave. at 60th St.
Kent Tritle, Conductor
RACHMANINOV: All-Night Vigil, Op. 37 (Vespers)
(Part of Carnegie Hall’s 120th Anniversary Celebration)
St. Francis Episcopal Church
Stamford, CT
KENT TRITLE, ORGAN
Benefit event for Musica Sacra
CRUMB: Pastoral Drone
LARRY KING: Resurrection
ROREM: Views from the Oldest House
JULIUS REUBKE: Sonata on the 94th Psalm
Church of St. Ignatius Loyola
Choir and Orchestra of St. Ignatius Loyola
Kent Tritle, Conductor
Susanna Phillips, Soprano
John Tiranno, Tenor
John Michael Moore, Baritone
JURAJ FILAS: Oratio Spei (U.S. Premiere)
The Jerome L. Greene Performance Space
“Decade 9/11: Music of Reflection and Resilience”
CATHEDRAL CHOIR OF THE CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE
Kent Tritle, Conductor
A cappella and accompanied works by Bach, Mendelssohn, and Tallis
CHRIS DE BLASIO: The Best Beloved
Kremnica Castle, Slovak Republic
EUROPEAN ORGAN FESTIVAL
Sheffield, MA
BERKSHIRE CHORAL FESTIVAL
Kent Tritle, Conductor
Monteverdi: Vespers
Gansevoort Plaza, Manhattan
Mass Appeal Mass, a sing-it-yourself performance of Mozart’s Coronation Mass and selections from Handel’s Messiah
Kent Tritle, Conductor
Jerome L. Greene Performance Space, WQXR
New York, NY
The Choral Mix Live: Brahms in Love and Loss
Hosted by KENT TRITLE
with performances by New York Choral Consortium
Church of St. Ignatius Loyola
Choir & Orchestra of St. Ignatius Loyola
Kent Tritle, Conductor
Rachel Rosales, Soprano
Paul Appleby, Tenor
Charles Perry Sprawls, Bass-Baritone
BEETHOVEN: Christus am Olberg
(Christ on the Mount of Olives)
HANDEL: Organ Concerto No. 3 in G Minor, Op. 4
HANDEL: Foundling Hospital Anthem
Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center
Kent Tritle, Conductor
Messages to Myself: New works by established and emerging composers
CHRISTOPHER THEOFANIDIS: Messages to Myself (New York Premiere)
DANIEL BREWBAKER: Mother, Father (World Premiere)
ZACHARY PATTEN: Magnificat (New York Premiere)
MICHAEL GILBERTSON: Three Madrigals after Dowland (World Premiere)
BEHZAD RANJBARAN: We Are One (New York Premiere)
Carnegie Hall
ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK
Kent Tritle, Conductor
Emalie Savoy, Soprano
Mary Phillips, Mezzo-Soprano
Nicholas Phan, Tenor
Sidney Outlaw, Baritone
Manhattan School of Music
Kent Tritle, Conductor, with students
Voices of New Spain
Works of Ziploli, Ginastera and de Padilla
Church of St. Ignatius Loyola
Choir & Orchestra of St. Ignatius Loyola
Kent Tritle, Conductor
Kirsten Sollek, Mezzo-Soprano
Kathy Theil, Soprano
Michèle Eaton, Soprano
Katie Geissinger, Mezzo-Soprano
Steven Fox, Tenor
Peter Stewart, Baritone
D. SCARLATTI: Missa Quatuor Vocum
VIVALDI: Stabat Mater
F. SCARLATTI: Miserere (U.S. Premiere)
Manhattan School of Music
Americas Society
Kent Tritle, Conductor
Voices of New Spain
Works by Ziploli, Ginastera and de Padilla
Manhattan School of Music
Kent Tritle, Conductor
Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center
NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC
Esa-Pekka Salonen, Conductor
Kent Tritle, Organ
Morse Hall, Juilliard School
Lincoln Center
ORATORIO PRACTICUM SONGBOOK
Free and open to the public
Avery Fisher Hall
Esa-Pekka Salonen, Conductor
Kent Tritle, Organ
Fort Worth, TX
American Guild of Organists
Carnegie Hall
Kent Tritle, Conductor
Leslie Fagan, Soprano
Mary Phillips, Mezzo-Soprano
Thomas Cooley, Tenor
Matt Boehler, Bass
Poulenc: Gloria
Saint-Saëns: Requiem
Debussy: Nocturnes
Terrace Theater
Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Kennedy Center Conservatory Project
MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC CHAMBER CHOIR
Kent Tritle, Conductor
Carnegie Hall
Kent Tritle, Conductor
Leslie Fagan and Jamet Pittman, Sopranos
Charlotte Paulsen, Mezzo-Soprano
Oliver Mercer, Tenor
Tyler Duncan, Baritone
Kevin Deas, Bass
HANDEL: Israel in Egypt
Manhattan School of Music
Kent Tritle, Conductor
JOSÉ MAURICIO NUNES GARCIA: Requiem in D Minor (New York Premiere)
MOZART: Symphony No. 41, “Jupiter” (Robert Mann, conductor)
Church of St. Ignatius Loyola
Choir of St. Ignatius Loyola
Kent Tritle and Robert Reuter, Conductors
Melissa Kelley, Soprano
Ory Brown, Mezzo-Soprano
Oliver Mercer, Tenor
Matt Boehler, Bass
A CAPPELLA EXTRAVAGANZA!
Arr. SHAW-PARKER “Wondrous Love”
Arr. PARKER “Hark, I hear the harp’s eternal”
BRUCKNER “Os Justi”
NICOLAI “Pater Noster”
CASALS “O Vos Omnes”
LOTTI “Crucifixus”
PALESTRINA “Surge, Illuminare”
HILL “Dominus Illuminatio”
DICKAU “O Nata Lux”
WHITACRE “Hope, Faith, Life, Love”
WHITACRE “I Thank You God for This Most Amazing Day”
Arr. WARREN “Ain’t a that Good News”
Arr. WARREN “Sometimes I feel like a motherless child”
Arr. HOGAN “Elijah Rock”
RITCHIE, arr. Erb “Now is the cool of the day”
Gregorian chant and spirituals
STRAUSS Deutsche Motette
Church of St. Ignatius Loyola
Organ Recital and Choir of St. Ignatius Loyola
JEHAN ALAIN CELEBRATION
Featuring organists Kent Tritle, Renée Anne Louprette and Nancianne Parrella
Organ and choral works from one of the greatest organ composers of the 20th century, Jehan Alain (1911-1940)
Carnegie Hall
Kent Tritle, Conductor
Jennifer Zetlan, Soprano
Matthew Shaw, Countertenor
Colin Balzer, Tenor
Tyler Duncan, Baritone
HANDEL: Messiah
Carnegie Hall
Kent Tritle, Conductor
Jennifer Zetlan, Soprano
Matthew Shaw, Countertenor
Colin Balzer, Tenor
Tyler Duncan, Baritone
HANDEL: Messiah
Church of St. Ignatius Loyola
Choir & Orchestra of St. Ignatius Loyola
Kent Tritle, Conductor
Parish Community Choir, High School Choir, Children’s Choir
Kent Tritle, Renée Anne Louprette, Nancianne Parrella, Robert Reuter, and Mary Huff, Directors
BRITTEN: A Ceremony of Carols
Carols and motets from around the world
Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center
Bernard Labadie, Conductor
Kent Tritle, Organ
HANDEL: Messiah
Church of St. Ignatius Loyola
Choir & Orchestra of St. Ignatius Loyola
Kent Tritle, Conductor
Parish Community Choir
High School Choir
Children’s Choir
Kent Tritle, Renée Anne Louprette, Nancianne Parrella, Robert Reuter, and Mary Huff, Directors
BRITTEN: A Ceremony of Carols
Carols and motets from around the world
Mannes College of Music
MASTER CLASS ON HANDEL’S MESSIAH
Church of St. Ignatius Loyola
Choir & Orchestra of St. Ignatius Loyola
Kent Tritle, Conductor
Jorge Ávila, Violin
Arthur Fiacco, Cello
Jamet Pittman, Soprano
Mary Phillips, Mezzo-Soprano
Matthew Garrett, Tenor
Gregory Purnhagen, Baritone
Peter Stewart, Baritone
LISZT: Missa Choralis
KALABIS: Canticum Cantoricum (North American Premiere)
FILAS: Concertino-Doppio Per Virtuosi “Salamandra immortale” for Violin and Cello (North American Premiere)
Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center
Alan Gilbert, Conductor
Kent Tritle, Organ
Manhattan School of Music
Kent Tritle, Conductor
Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center
Kent Tritle, Conductor
Kathryn Lewek and Jamet Pittman, Sopranos
Kirsten Sollek, Mezzo-Soprano
Ryland Angel, Countertenor
Joseph Mikolaj* and Steven Fox, Tenors
Gregory Purnhagen, Baritone
Steven Hegedus, Bass
CHARPENTIER: Filius Prodigus (The Prodigal Son)
CARISSIMI: Vanitas Vanitatum (Vanity of Vanities)
*First Place winner of the 2010 Oratorio Society Solo Competition
Sami Bedell Center for the Performing Arts
Spirit Lake, IA
HIGH SCHOOL CHOIR CONSORTIUM CHORAL WORKSHOP CONCERT
Spirit Lake United Methodist Church
Spirit Lake, IA
KENT TRITLE, Organ
Church of St. Ignatius Loyola
Choir & Orchestra of St. Ignatius Loyola
Kent Tritle, Conductor
Susanna Phillips, Iphis
Jamet Pittman, Angel
Ian Howell, Hamor
Charlotte Paulsen, Storgè
Thomas Cooley, Jephtha
Kelly Markgraf, Zebul
Old Dutch Church
Sleepy Hollow, New York
KENT TRITLE, Organ
Historic Smithfield Presbyterian Church
Amenia, New York
KENT TRITLE, Organ
First Presbyterian Church
Anaheim, California
KENT TRITLE, Organ
Church of St. Ignatius Loyola
SACRED MUSIC IN A SACRED SPACE
ORGAN RECITAL: Kent Tritle, Organ
BUXTEHUDE: Praeludium in E Minor, Bux. 142
SWEELINCK: Hexachord Fantasy
J.S. BACH: Chorale-Partita, “Sei gegrüsset, Jesu gütig,” BWV 768
J.S. BACH: Prelude and Fugue in E-flat, BWV 552
REGER: Benedictus
MENDELSSOHN: Sonata No. 3 in A Major, Op. 65
Con moto maestoso
St. Bonifatius Kirche, Wiesbaden, Germany
Kent Tritle, Organ
Fisher Center
Sosnoff Theater at Bard College
BARD MUSIC FESTIVAL
MODERNISM AND ITS DISCONTENT
Kent Tritle, Organ
Fisher Center
Sosnoff Theater at Bard College
BARD MUSIC FESTIVAL
“No Critics Allowed”: The Society for Private Performances
Kent Tritle, Harmonium
Fisher Center
Sosnoff Theater at Bard College
BARD MUSIC FESTIVAL
THE ORCHESTRA REIMAGINED
Kent Tritle, Harmonium
Fisher Center
Sosnoff Theater at Bard College
BARD MUSIC FESTIVAL
ALBAN BERG: THE PATH OF EXPRESSIVE INTENSITY
Kent Tritle, Harmonium
Avery Fisher Hall
LINCOLN CENTER FESTIVAL
Varèse: (R)evolution
Alan Gilbert, Conductor
Oratorio Society of New York
Kent Tritle, Chorus Master
Part II Program:
Ionisation, Octandre, Tuning Up, Arcana, Nocturnal, Ameriques
Alice Tully Hall, Starr Theater
LINCOLN CENTER FESTIVAL
Varèse: (R)evolution
International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE)
Steven Schick, Conductor
So Percussion
Musica Sacra; Kent Tritle, Chorus Master
Part I Program:
Poème Électronique, Un Grand Sommeil Noir, Hyperprism, Offrandes, Integrales, Ecuatorial,
Dance for Burgess, Etude pour Espace, Density 21.5, Deserts
Detroit, Michigan
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PASTORAL MUSICIANS
CHORAL INSTITUTE CONCERT
Kent Tritle, conductor
Avery Fisher Hall
NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC – Organ
Alan Gilbert, conductor
Avery Fisher Hall
NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC – Organ
Sir Andrew Davis, conductor
Kent Tritle, organ
Marriott Marquis Hotel
Oratorio Master Class
Avery Fisher Hall
Alan Gilbert, Conductor
Hofkirche, Dresden, Germany
On the famed 1755 Silbermann Organ: Bach and Buxtehude
Carnegie Hall
Emalie Savoy, soprano
Holly Sorensen, mezzo-soprano
Matthew Garrett, tenor
Ian Greenlaw, baritone
Church of St. Ignatius Loyola
SACRED MUSIC IN A SACRED SPACE
Choir and Orchestra of St. Ignatius Loyola
Leslie Fagan, soprano
Virginia Warnken, alto
Oliver Mercer, tenor
Scott Murphree, tenor
Peter Stewart, baritone
Matt Boehler, bass
Vincent Carr, organ
IGOR STRAVINSKY: Mass
ARVO PÄRT: Miserere
Manhattan School of Music
MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC CHAMBER CHORUS
Brahms: Liebeslieder Waltzes and Ziguenerlieder
Works by Schubert and Schumann
Carnegie Hall
Musica Sacra Chorus and Orchestra
Anna Shelest, piano
Leslie Fagan, soprano
Virginia Warnken, mezzo-soprano
Matthew Garrett, tenor
Kevin Deas, bass
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 23 in A Major, K. 488
Mozart: “Grand” Mass in C Minor, K. 427
“Bach to the Beginning: Baroque Oratorio”
Manhattan School of Music
MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC SYMPHONY & SYMPHONIC CHOIR
Kenneth Keisler, conductor
Church of St. Ignatius Loyola
SACRED MUSIC IN A SACRED SPACE
Choir and Orchestra of St. Ignatius Loyola
Rachel Rosales, soprano
Jennifer Lane, mezzo-soprano
Brian Stucki, tenor
Matt Boehler, bass
Hervé Duteil, organ
Mozart: Requiem
Martin: Mass for Double Choir
Carnegie Hall
ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK
David Rosenmeyer, associate conductor
Tyler Duncan, baritone
Cherubini: Requiem
Britten: Te Deum in C Major (D. Rosenmeyer, conductor)
Vaughan Williams: Five Mystical Songs
Kean University, Union, NJ
Church of St. Ignatius Loyola
SACRED MUSIC IN A SACRED SPACE
Choir and Orchestra of St. Ignatius Loyola
Jamet Pittman, soprano
Michèle Eaton, soprano
Katie Geissinger, mezzo-soprano
Ory Brown, mezzo-soprano
Steven Fox, tenor
Michael Steinberger, tenor
Peter Stewart, baritone
Steven Hrycelak, bass
Steffani: Stabat Mater
Bach: Cantata No. 12, “Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Sagen”
Bach: Cantata No. 4, “Christ lag in Todesbanden”
Church of St. Ignatius Loyola
Let’s Hear More! Lecture and Reception
“Bach Borrowing Bach”
Manhattan School of Music
Kent Tritle, Director of Choral Activities
Philippe Entremont, conductor
Ravel: Daphnis and Chloë
Reformed Church of St. Thomas, Virgin Islands
ARTHUR FIACCO, cello
Carnegie Hall
Music Sacra Chorus and Orchestra
Handel: Messiah
Church of St. Ignatius Loyola
GLORIA IN EXCELSIS!
Choir and Orchestra of St. Ignatius Loyola
Pinkham: Christmas Cantata
G. Gabrieli: O Magnum Mysterium
Traditional Carols
Avery Fisher Hall
NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC – Organ
Helmuth Rilling, conductor
Handel: Messiah
Carnegie Hall
ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK
Handel: Messiah
Church of St. Ignatius Loyola
GLORIA IN EXCELSIS!
Choir and Orchestra of St. Ignatius Loyola
Pinkham: Christmas Cantata
G. Gabrieli: O Magnum Mysterium
Traditional Carols
Manhattan School of Music
Mozart: Requiem
Schubert: Mass in G Major
Church of St. Ignatius Loyola
SACRED MUSIC IN A SACRED SPACE
Choir and Orchestra of St. Ignatius Loyola
Melissa Kelley, soprano
Matthew Shaw, countertenor
Michael Kelly, tenor
Jesse Blumberg, baritone
Charles Perry Sprawls, bass-baritone
Nancianne Parrella, organ
Purcell: Ode on St. Cecilia’s Day (1692)
Handel: Coronation Anthem No. 1: Zadok the Priest
Howells: Antiphon
Howells: Take Him, Earth, for Cherishing
Avery Fisher Hall
Neeme Järvi, conductor
Zemlinsky: Lyric Symphony
Alice Tully Hall
MUSICA SACRA
Musica Sacra Chorus and Orchestra
Jonathan Michie, baritone
Scarlatti: Stabat Mater
Bach: Motets: “Komm, Jesu, komm” and “Singet dem Herrn”
Bach: Cantata No. 82, “Ich habe genug”
Church of St. Ignatius Loyola
SACRED MUSIC IN A SACRED SPACE
Choir of St. Ignatius Loyola
Jennifer Zetlan, soprano
Matthew Garrett, tenor
Arthur Fiacco, cello
Tavener: Requiem (U.S. Premiere)
Silvestrov: Diptychon (U.S. Premiere)
Tavener: The Veil of the Temple (excerpts)
Rachmaninov: Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom (excerpts)
Church of St. Ignatius Loyola
SACRED MUSIC IN A SACRED SPACE
Let’s Hear More! Lecture and Reception
Tavener: Requiem (U.S. Premiere)
West End Collegiate Church
ORGAN RECITAL
Lübeck: Praembulum in C minor
J.S. Bach: An Wasserflüssen Babylonis
J.S. Bach: Prelude and Fugue in E minor,
“The Wedge”, BWV 548
Guilmant: Sonata V in C minor, Op. 80: Allegro
Appassionato; Adagio; Chorale et Fugue
Church of St. Ignatius Loyola
SACRED MUSIC IN A SACRED SPACE – Organ
Buxtehude: Prelude, Fugue and Chaconne in C, BuxWV 137
J.S. Bach: Wenn wir in höchsten Nothen sein, BWV 641
J.S. Bach: Prelude and Fugue in E minor, “The Wedge”, BWV 548
Mendelssohn: Prelude and Fugue in C minor, Op. 37
Guilmant: Sonata V in C minor, Op. 80
Stone Church, Cragsmoor, NY
ORGAN RECITAL
Lübeck: Preambulum in C minor
Pachelbel: Arietta with Variations in F Major
J.S. Bach: Prelude and Fugue in E minor,
“The Wedge”, BWV 548
Mendelssohn: Prelude and Fugue in C minor, Op. 37
Guilmant: Sonata V in C minor, Op. 80: Allegro
Appassionato; Adagio; Choral et Fugue
Avery Fisher Hall
Lorin Maazel, conductor
Mahler: Symphony No. 8, “Symphony of a Thousand”
Avery Fisher Hall
Lorin Maazel, conductor
Britten: War Requiem
Church of St. Ignatius Loyola
SACRED MUSIC IN A SACRED SPACE
Choir and Orchestra of St. Ignatius Loyola
Britten: Rejoice in the Lamb
Vaughan Williams: Mass in G minor
Handel: Dixit Dominus
Cathedral of St. John the Divine
MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC SYMPHONIC CHOIR
Bach: Jesu, meine Freude
Vierne: Messe solennelle
Bruckner: Motets
Avery Fisher Hall
Riccardo Muti, conductor
Carnegie Hall
Church of St. Ignatius Loyola
Church of St. Ignatius Loyola Choirs and
Orchestra of St. Ignatius Loyola
Church of St. Ignatius Loyola
Let’s Hear More! Kent Tritle examines the harmonic intricacies of the chorales in Bach’s St. Matthew Passion
Rose Theater/Jazz@Lincoln Center
Church of St. Ignatius Loyola
SACRED MUSIC IN A SACRED SPACE
Choir and Orchestra of St. Ignatius Loyola
Couperin: Tenebrae Lessons
(conducted by Renée Anne Louprette)
Charpentier: The Denial of St. Peter
Carissimi: Jephte
Church of St. Ignatius Loyola
Kent Tritle, Organ
Bach: An Wasserflüssen Babylon, BWV 653
Alessandro Cadario: Iam surgit hora tertia (U.S. premiere)
Bach: “Little” Fugue in G minor, BWV 578
Charles-Marie Widor: Symphony No. 7 in A minor
