Upcoming Concerts
Wednesday, December 17, 2025, 7:30 PM
Carnegie Hall
MUSICA SACRA
“Classics for Christmas”
Kent Tritle, conductor
Michael Sheetz, conductor*
Kathryn Lewek, soprano
Mariko Anraku, harp
J.S. BACH “Gloria in excelsis” from Mass in B minor
RANDALL THOMPSON Alleluia
ARCANGELO CORELLI Concerto Grosso No. 8 in G minor
G.F. HANDEL Excerpts from Messiah:
Pastoral Symphony
“Glory to God”
“Rejoice greatly”
FRANCIS POULENC O Magnum Mysterium
HELENA PAISH “While Mary Slept”
G.F. HANDEL Concerto for Harp in B-flat Major, Op. 4, No. 6
ADOLPHE ADAM Cantique de Noël*
SERGEI RACHMANINOFF “Bogoroditse Dyevo” from Vespers
G.F. HANDEL “Worthy is the Lamb” from Messiah
Monday, December 22, 2025, 7 PM
Carnegie Hall
ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK
Kent Tritle, conductor
Kathryn Lewek, soprano
Cody Bowers, countertenor
Aaron Sheehan, tenor
Adam Lau, bass
G.F. HANDEL Messiah
CHRISTMAS EVE AND CHRISTMAS DAY SERVICES AT THE CATHEDRAL OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE
In-person and livestreams:
Wednesday, December 24, 4 PM: Christmas Eve Lessons and Carols
Anthems by John Rutter, Benjamin Britten, Elizabeth Poston, Amy Bebbington and Sarah Quartel performed by Choristers of the Cathedral with trebles of the Cathedral Choir, organ and harp
Wednesday, December 24, 10:30 PM: Festal Eucharist
Mozart’s Coronation Mass; Adam’s Cantique de Noël with renowned soprano Susanna Phillips; works of Handel and Bach
Thursday, December 25, 10:30 AM: Christmas Day Holy Eucharist
Music of Tomás Luis de Victoria and carols
Wednesday, December 31, 2025, 7 PM
Cathedral of St. John the Divine
“New Year’s Eve Concert for Peace”
Cathedral Choir and Orchestra
Kent Tritle, conductor
Jessica Faselt, soprano
Lucia Bradford, mezzo-soprano
Joshua Blue, tenor
Michael Sumuel, bass-baritone
Harry Smith, host
L.V. BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 9
Sunday, February 1, 2026, 5 PM
Cathedral of St. John the Divine
ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK
Kent Tritle, conductor
Jonathan Runian, organ
LOUIS VIERNE Kyrie
GABRIEL FAURÉ Sanctus
CHARLES GOUNOD Agnus Dei
LILI BOULANGER Psaume 24
JULES MASSENET La Terre Promise: Finale
Tuesday, February 3, 2026, 7:30 PM
Cathedral of St. John the Divine
KENT TRITLE, organ
JEANNE DEMESSIEUX Te Deum
J.S. BACH Aus tiefer Not, BWV 686
FELIX MENDELSSOHN Sonata III in A Major, Op. 65, No. 3, “Con moto maestoso”
RUTH NORMAN Entering the Silence
VINCENT PERSICHETTI Do not go gentle (after a poem of Dylan Thomas), Op. 132
LARRY KING Resurrection
UNDINE SMITH MOORE There is a fountain
DAVID HURD Te Deum Laudamus, Toccata
Saturday, March 7, 2026, 7 PM
Cathedral of St. John the Divine
CATHEDRAL CHOIRS AND ORCHESTRA OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE
Kent Tritle, conductor
Susanna Phillips, soprano
Joseph Parrish, baritone
L.V. BEETHOVEN Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72b
CARLOS SIMON Elegy: A Cry from the Grave
JOHANNES BRAHMS Ein Deutsches Requiem
Wednesday, March 11, 2026, 7 PM
St. Bartholomew’s Church
MUSICA SACRA
“Oquin and Shaw”
Kent Tritle, conductor
Susanna Phillips, soprano
John Michael Moore, baritone
CAROLINE SHAW Entr’acte for string orchestra
WAYNE OQUIN O Magnum Mysterium
Alleluia
Sure on this shining night
On the Words of Walt Whitman for soprano, baritone, chorus, chamber
orchestra and organ (World premiere)
March 27-29, 2026
David Geffen Hall, Lincoln Center
NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC
Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider, conductor
Program to include:
EDWARD ELGAR Enigma Variations
Kent Tritle is the organist of the New York Philharmonic.
Tuesday, May 5, 2026, 7 PM
Carnegie Hall
50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE CONCERT OF THE CENTURY
NYO-USA All-Stars
Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor
Renée Fleming, soprano
Joyce DiDonato, mezzo-soprano
Isabel Leonard, mezzo-soprano
Emanuel Ax, piano
Evgeny Kissin, piano
Lang Lang, piano
Daniil Trifonov, piano
Oratorio Society of New York,
Kent Tritle, music director
Additional artists to be announced
Monday, May 11, 2026, 8 PM
Carnegie Hall
ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK
Kent Tritle, conductor
Lauren Snouffer, soprano
Richard Pittsinger, tenor
Sidney Outlaw, baritone
G.F. HANDEL Alexander’s Feast
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