Kent’s WIRED “Masterminds” video is now on YouTube & WIRED.com!   Kent Tritle takes a star turn in the latest episode of WIRED “Masterminds,” a new series of online videos recently launched as part of the WIRED OTT (“over the top”) channel from the celebrated magazine that explores the intersection of technology and culture.  Watch "What Conductors Are Really Doing" now.

Greetings! Fall is virtually upon us, and with it the new season! Kent’s 2019-20 season encompasses an exceptional breadth of music, from a new edition of a revered classic to three American works from the past three years. Here are some of the highlights: The U.S. premiere of a new critical edition of one of the masterpieces: Brahms’s A German Requiem at Carnegie Hall with the Oratorio Society of New York and soloists Susanna Phillips and Takaoki Onishi (March 2). Three new or recent major works by American composers: the world premiere of A Nation of Others, an oratorio by composer Paul Moravec and librettist Mark Campbell about Ellis Island, and Robert Paterson’s Whitman’s America (2016), both with the Oratorio Society of New York (May 6) at Carnegie Hall; and the U.S. premiere of Patrick Zimmerli’s Instrument of Destiny (2017) to poetry by Alan Seeger with the Cathedral Choir of St. John the Divine (November 20). Jewels of choral literature: Bach’s St. John Passion with the Cathedral Choir of St. John the Divine (March 31); programs by Musica Sacra featuring Machaut’s watershed 14th-century mass Messe de Nostre Dame (October 21) and music of Bach, Brahms, and Bruckner (March 18), both at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine; and a program with the Oratorio Society of New York at St. John the Divine featuring excerpts from Rachmaninoff’s All-Night Vigil and Duruflé’s Requiem (November 5). The Cathedral Choir of St. John the Divine and world music ensemble Rose of the Compass continue their collaboration with a program marking the 50th anniversary of Earth Day (February 10). The fire that broke out the in the basement crypt of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in April has put the cathedral’s Great Organ temporarily out of commission, but the annual series of organ recitals will take place as scheduled using a digitally sampled Aeolian-Skinner organ from the Walker Technical Company, and Kent will perform his first organ recital on the series in two years, a program of Bach, Vierne, and Bruhns (January 28). …and of course, Messiahs! In addition to the annual NYC performances with Musica Sacra and Oratorio Society of New York at Carnegie Hall, Kent leads two performances of the holiday classic with Collegium Cincinnati. Tickets are on sale now – links are below! 

Upcoming Events

Mon., October 21, 2019, 7:30 PM Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York, NY MUSICA SACRA Kent Tritle, conductor DE MACHAUT  Messe de Nostre Dame DES PRES Motets Gregorian Chant

Tue., November 5, 2019, 7:30 PM 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 David Briggs, organ RACHMANINOFF  All-Night Vigil (excerpts) DURUFLÉ Requiem

Tue., November 12, 2019, 7:30 PM Gordon K. and Harriet Greenfield Hall Manhattan School of Music, New York, NY MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC CHAMBER CHOIR Kent Tritle, conductor Graduate student conductors : Alejandro Zuleta Rong Zhang “Look at the Stars” Cunctipotens genitor Deus PEROTIN  Sederunt “Adinu” (Sufi song)          HIRSCH “Oseh Shalom” WHITTEN  Choral de Bêtes HOIBY “Last Letter Home” OLDHAM  Boulding Chorale - “My Lord, thou art in every breath I take” “Elijah Rock” (Traditional spiritual)

Wed., November 20, 2019, 7:30 PM 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 ZIMMERLI  Instrument of Destiny (U.S. Premiere)

Sat., December 7, 2019, 7 PM Sun., December 8, 2019, 4 PM Christ Church Cathedral, Cincinnati, OH COLLEGIUM CINCINNATI Kent Tritle, conductor HANDEL  Messiah

Sat., December 14, 2019, 7 PM 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 Works by Ralph Vaughan Williams, Giovanni Gabrieli, George Frideric Handel

Thu., December 19, 2019, 8 PM 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 HANDEL  Messiah

Mon., December 23, 2019, 7:30 PM Carnegie Hall, New York, NY MUSICA SACRA Kent Tritle, conductor Amy Justman, soprano Kirsten Sollek, contralto Joshua Blue, tenor Adam Lau, bass HANDEL  Messiah

Tue., December 31, 2019, 7 PM Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York, NY NEW YEAR’S EVE CONCERT FOR PEACE Kent Tritle, conductor With special guests Judy Collins, Paul Winter, David Briggs, Jason Robert Brown, Jamet Pittman, and host Harry Smith, with the Cathedral Choir and Orchestra

January 18 & 19, 2020 Church of the Redeemer Episcopal  Sarasota, FL Kent Tritle Residency to include choral workshop and organ recital

Tue., January 28, 2020, 7:30 PM Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York, NY KENT TRITLE, organ BRUHNS  Praeludium in E minor BACH Trio Sonata in D minor, BWV 527 BACH  Pièce d’orgue , BWV 572 VIERNE Symphonie No. 3, Op. 28

Mon., February 10, 2020, 7:30 PM Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York, NY ROSE OF THE COMPASS CATHEDRAL CHOIR OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE Kent Tritle, conductor This Fragile Earth – A Celebration of the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day

Tue., February 25, 2020, 7:30 PM Neidorff‐Karpati Hall, Manhattan School of Music, New York, NY MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC SYMPHONIC CHORUS & CHAMBER CHOIR Kent Tritle, conductor FRANZ SCHUBERT Mass in E‐flat Major J. S. BACH  Magnificat

Mon., March 2, 2020, 8 PM Carnegie Hall, New York, NY ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK Kent Tritle, conductor Susanna Phillips, soprano Takaoki Onishi, baritone BRAHMS  A German Requiem (U.S. premiere of a new critical edition)

Wed., March 18, 2019, 7:30 PM Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York, NY MUSICA SACRA Kent Tritle, conductor BACH Komm, Jesu, Komm , BWV 229 BRAHMS  Schaffe in mir, Gott BRUCKNER  Os Justi RHEINBERGER Mass in E-Flat Major, Op. 109

Tue., March 31, 2020, 7:30 PM 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 BACH  St. John Passion

Wed., May 6, 2020, 8 PM Carnegie Hall, New York, NY ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK Kent Tritle, conductor Jennifer Zetlan, soprano Maeve Hogland, soprano Raehann Bryce-Davis, mezzo-soprano Isaiah Bell, tenor Steven Eddy, baritone Joseph Beutel, bass MORAVEC/CAMPBELL  A Nation of Others , an oratorio about Ellis Island (World premiere of an OSNY commission) PATERSON  Whitman’s America

About Kent Tritle

Kent Tritle is one of America's leading choral conductors. Called "the brightest star in New York's choral music world" by The New York Times , he is Director of Cathedral Music and Organist at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York City; Music Director of the Oratorio Society of New York , the acclaimed 200-voice volunteer chorus; and Music Director of Musica Sacra , the longest continuously performing professional chorus in New York City. In addition, Kent is Director of Choral Activities at the Manhattan School of Music and is a member of the graduate faculty of The Juilliard School . An acclaimed organ virtuoso, he is also the organist of the New York Philharmonic. kenttritle.com Kent Tritle photos by Jennifer Taylor

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