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Two major world premieres and the Brahms Requiem with the Oratorio Society of New York, a program celebrating the history of New York's immigrants at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, and those great
Messiahs at Carnegie Hall - tickets are on sale now to the events of Kent's 2017-18 season! Here are some of the highlights:
- World premieres of Pulitzer Prize winner Paul Moravec's Sanctuary Road, an OSNY commission drawing from accounts of the Underground Railroad with libretto by Mark Campbell; and Behzad Ranjbaran's We Are One, which calls for peace in multiple languages, with the Oratorio Society of New York (May 7 at Carnegie Hall)
- Arvo Pärt's Miserere for five vocal soloists and choir, winds, brass, electric and bass guitars, percussion, and organ, that Kent calls "a piece practically tailor-made" for the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, along with music of Stravinsky and Kodály (March 20)
- Brahms's Ein deutsches Requiem with soloists Susanna Phillips and John Chest with the Oratorio Society of New York (November 6 at Carnegie Hall)
- A celebration of New York immigrants with the Cathedral Choir of St. John the Divine and early/world music ensemble Rose of the Compass, featuring the world premiere of a commission by Robert Sirota, folk music of Ireland and the Baltic region, and choral works of Palestrina and Rachmaninoff (April 9)
- "Light of Light," a program of music by Lassus, Lauridsen, and Leonin with Musica Sacra that Kent calls "a sonic tour de force of music spanning a thousand years" (March 6 at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine)
- Mozart's Requiem and Carissimi's Jephte with students of the Manhattan School of Music
- Two major New York organ recitals - at the Church of St. Ignatius Loyola (October 22) and the Cathedral of St. John the Divine (February 6) - and three performances as soloist in the Saint-Saëns "Organ Symphony" with the New York Philharmonic (February 8-10)
And if you happen to be around Cologne or Frankfurt in late August - make your way to the town of Kyllburg, where Kent will be playing an organ recital at the Stiftskirche on August 27 (it was to be at Himmerod Abbey in Grosslitgen, but the Abbey suffered a fire, and rather than cancel the recital, it was decided to relocate to this 1276 church).
For full information about Kent's new season,
click here - highlights are below!
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Sunday, August 27, 2017
Stiftskirche Kyllburg, Germany
KENT TRITLE, organ
J.S. BACH Prelude and Fugue in A Minor, BWV 543
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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Sunday, October 15, 2017, 4 PM
Washington National Cathedral Washington, DC
Kent Tritle, conductor
Danielle Talamantes, soprano
Sara Murphy, mezzo-soprano
John Matthew Myers, tenor
Matt Boehler, bass
MOZART Requiem
LAURIDSEN
Lux Aeterna
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Sunday, October 22, 2017, 3 PM
KENT TRITLE, organ
MARCHAND
Grand Dialogue
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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Wednesday, October 25, 2017, 7:30 PM
Cathedral of St. John the Divine New York, NY
Kent Tritle, conductor
J.S. BACH
Der Geist hilft unser Schwachheit auf
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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Monday, November 6, 2017, 8 PM
Carnegie Hall New York, NY
Kent Tritle, conductor
Susanna Phillips, soprano
John Chest, baritone
BRAHMS
Schicksalslied, Op. 54
BRAHMS
Ein deutsches Requiem
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Tuesday, November 14, 2017, 7:30 PM
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 Women's Chorus
Manhattan School of Music Symphony
Kent Tritle, conductor*
Billy Janiszewski, conductor
Jie Yi, conductor
Bryan Zaros, conductor
MOZART Requiem*
BRAHMS
Vier Gesange, Op. 17
HANDEL
Coronation Anthems (selections)
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Monday, December 18, 2017, 8 PM
Carnegie Hall New York, NY
Kent Tritle, conductor
Kathryn Lewek, soprano
Sara Murphy, mezzo-soprano
Lawrence Jones, tenor
Dashon Burton, bass
HANDEL
Messiah
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Thursday, December 21, 2017, 7:30 PM
Carnegie Hall New York, NY
Kent Tritle, conductor
Kathryn Lewek, soprano
Samantha Hankey, mezzo-soprano
Joshua Blue, tenor
Adam Lau, bass
HANDEL
Messiah
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Tuesday, February 6, 2018, 7:30 PM Great Music in a Great Space
at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine
New York, NY
KENT TRITLE, organ
MARCHAND
Grand Dialogue
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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February 8, 9, 10, 2018
David Geffen Hall, Lincoln Center New York, NY
NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC
Antonio Pappano, conductor
Leif Ove-Andsnes, piano
Kent Tritle, organ
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
BRITTEN Piano Concerto
SAINT-SAËNS Symphony No. 3, "Organ"
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Tuesday, February 20, 2018, 7:30 PM Cathedral of St. John the Divine New York, NY MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC Manhattan School of Music Chamber Choir Kent Tritle, conductor
VICTORIA O quam gloriosum VICTORIA Missa O quam gloriosum CHARPENTIER Le Reniement de Saint Pierre, H. 424 CARISSIMI Jephte
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Tuesday, March 6, 2018, 7:30 PM
Cathedral of St. John the Divine New York, NY
Kent Tritle, conductor
Light of Light: Music of Lassus, Lauridsen, and Leonin, with Gregorian Chant
LÉONIN
Alleluia Pascha nostrum
LASSUS Motet
, Missa super Osculetur me, and
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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Tuesday, March 20, 2018, 7:30 PM
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
Matt Boehler, bass
Raymond Nagem, organ
STRAVINSKY
Bogoroditse Dyevo (Ave Maria)
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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Thursday, March 22, 2018, 7:30 PM
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
MENDELSSOHN
Lobgesang (Hymn of Praise)*
HOLST
Hymns from the Rig Veda (selections)
Music by Mozart and Mendelssohn to be announced
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Monday, April 9, 2018, 7:30 PM
Great Music in a Great Space at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine
New York, NY
CATHEDRAL CHOIR OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE AND ROSE OF THE COMPASS
Kent Tritle, conductor
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 works of Palestrina and Rachmaninoff, culminating in the world premiere for these combined ensembles by Robert Sirota with libretto by Victoria Sirota.
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Monday, May 7, 2018, 8 PM
Carnegie Hall New York, NY
Kent Tritle, conductor
Laquita Mitchell, soprano
Raehann Bryce-Davis, mezzo-soprano
Joshua Blue, tenor
Malcolm Merriweather, baritone
Dashon Burton, bass
MORAVEC
Sanctuary Road (World premiere, OSNY commission)
RANJBARAN
We Are One (World premiere)
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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 and Chair of the Organ Department 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.
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