Greetings!

Kent launches his spring concert season with a volley in the first three days of February at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine: on February 1 he conducts the Oratorio Society of New York in a (free!) concert of French Romantic sacred music, and on February 3 he performs a recital on the cathedral’s Great Organ (re-inaugurated last year after a six-year renovation): music by Jeanne Demessieux, Larry King, and David Hurd alongside Bach, Mendelssohn, and Widor (see complete programs below).

Then – two great choral works and a brand new one! He leads the Cathedral Choir of St. John the Divine on March 7 in Brahms’s A German Requiem (Ein Deutsches Requiem) with soloists Susanna Phillips and Joseph Parrish on a program with Carlos Simon’s An Elegy: A Cry from the Grave; Musica Sacra in the world premiere of Wayne Oquin’s On the Words of Walt Whitman with Susanna Phillips and John Moore on a program with other works by Oquin and Caroline Shaw on March 11; and Handel’s Alexander’s Feast with Oratorio Society of New York and soloists Lauren Snouffer, Richard Pittsinger, and Sidney Outlaw, on May 11.

(To whet your appetite for Feb. 3, have a listen to highlights from Kent’s 2025 organ recital at the Cathedral on last week’s episode of public radio’s Pipe Dreams!)

Kent and his Cathedral team will be bringing the glorious music of Easter to Holy Week services at St. John the Divine – see the schedule below and check the Cathedral calendar for information on livestreaming.

And Kent plays a dedicatory recital on April 26 at Church of the Epiphany, celebrating the arrival of their new mechanical-action pipe organ built by Bigelow Organs.

Palm Sunday, March 29, 10:30 AM

Cathedral Choirs

Music of Daniel Ficarri and David Hurd and Kent Tritle’s setting of the Passion of St. Matthew

Palm Sunday Evensong, March 29, 4 PM

Cathedral Choir

Music of Anthony Piccolo, Herbert Howells, and Daniel Ficarri

Maundy Thursday, April 2, 7:30 PM

Cathedral Choir and Chorale

Music of Maurice Duruflé, Ola Gjeilo, and Paul Halley

Good Friday, April 3, 12 PM

Cathedral Choir

Kent Tritle’s setting of the Passion of St. John

Easter Vigil, Saturday, April 4, 7:30 PM

Cathedral Choir and Chorale

Music of Randall Thompson and Johannes Brahms

Easter Day, Sunday, April 5, 10:30 AM

Cathedral Choirs and Brass

Music of Craig Phillips, Johannes Brahms, and Randall Thompson

Easter Day Evensong, Sunday, April 5, 4 PM

Cathedral Choir and Brass

Music of Daniel Ficarri and John Tavener