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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