Upcoming Concerts

Wednesday, October 16, 2024, 7:30 PM
Church of St. Ignatius Loyola, New York, NY
MUSICA SACRA: Radiant Dialogues
Kent Tritle, conductor
Michael Sheetz, conductor

J.S. BACH  Komm, Jesu, komm, BWV 229
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


Friday, October 18, 2024, 7 PM
Des Moines First United Methodist Church, IA
KENT TRITLE, organ

J.S. BACH  Prelude and Fugue in C Major, BWV 547
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

Concert to benefit those who lost their homes in the Spencer, Iowa, flood


Wednesday, October 23, 2024, 7 PM
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

MYKHAILO VERBYTSKY  National Anthem of Ukraine
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


Saturday, November 2, 2024, 4 PM
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

JOHANNES BRAHMS  Requiem


Monday, November 11, 2024, 7 PM
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

LIBBY LARSEN  Invitation to Music
OLIVER CAPLAN  Cloud Anthem
JOHANNES BRAHMS  Liebeslieder, Op. 52 (selections)
CARL ORFF  Carmina Burana (orchestration for two pianos and percussion)*


Friday, November 22, 2024, 7 PM
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

All-Bach program:
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


December 11-14, 2024
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

G. F. HANDEL Messiah

Kent Tritle is the organist of the New York Philharmonic.


Saturday, December 14, 2024, 4 PM
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

DANIEL PINKHAM  Christmas Cantata
KERENSA BRIGGS  “A tender shoot”
Traditional  “Go, tell it on the mountain,” arrangement by Ken Burton
HENRI BÜSSER “Sleep of the Infant Jesus”
JOHN RUTTER  Gloria
Christmas carols sung by all


Saturday, December 14, 2024, 7:30 PM
Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center, New York, NY
JUILLIARD ORCHESTRA
Gemma New, conductor
Musica Sacra,
Kent Tritle, director

SALINA FISHER  Kintsugi
WILLIAM WALTON  Violin Concerto
GUSTAV HOLST  The Planets


Wednesday, December 18, 2024, 7:30 PM
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


Monday, December 23, 2024, 7 PM
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

G. F. HANDEL Messiah


Monday, December 31, 2024, 7 PM
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

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN  Symphony No. 9


January 2, 3, 4, 7, 2025
David Geffen Hall, New York, NY
NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC
Kevin John Edusei, conductor
Isabel Leonard, mezzo-soprano

SAMY MOUSSA  Elysium
HECTOR BERLIOZ  Les Nuits d’été
RICHARD STRAUSS  Also sprach Zarathustra*

 *Kent Tritle is the organist of the New York Philharmonic


Tuesday, February 4, 2025, 7:30 PM
Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York, NY
KENT TRITLE, organ

J. S. BACH Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565
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


Saturday, March 8, 2025, 7 PM
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, mezzo-soprano
Joshua Blue, tenor
Harrison Hinsche, baritone

J. S. BACH  St. Matthew Passion


Tuesday, April 1, 2025, 7:30 PM
Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York, NY
MUSICA SACRA: “SurRound II”
Kent Tritle, conductor

“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.


Monday, May 5, 2025, 7 PM
Carnegie Hall, New York, NY
ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK
Kent Tritle, conductor
Susanna Phillips, soprano
Lucia Bradford, mezzo-soprano
Jonathan Pierce Rhodes, tenor
Steven Eddy, baritone

FELIX MENDELSSOHN Symphony No. 2, “Lobgesang”
PAUL MORAVEC/MARK CAMPBELL  All Shall Rise (world premiere)


May 27 – June 1, 2025
David H. Koch Theater, Lincoln Center, New York, NY
NEW YORK CITY BALLET

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Musica Sacra, Kent Tritle, director, is featured in performances of Mendelssohn’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

 

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