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The winter months of 2017 bring Kent's annual organ recital at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine (note the new date!), as well as recitals in St. Thomas and Sarasota, and some masterworks of the choral repertoire performed by the Cathedral Choir, groups of the Manhattan School of Music, and by Musica Sacra:
- February 8 is the new date for Kent's annual recital on the Great Organ of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine. This year's program features works by Bach and Franck, and Ned Rorem's Views from the Oldest House.
- On February 21, Kent leads Duruflé's Requiem -a gem of early 20th-century Parisian liturgical culture - at the Cathedral, performed by the Cathedral Choir of St. John the Divine and the Manhattan School of Music Chamber Choir and Chamber Orchestra, with featured soloists Kirsten Sollek, mezzo-soprano; Arthur Fiacco, cello; and Raymond Nagem, organ. The program also features Duruflé's Four Motets.
- And on March 8, Kent brings Musica Sacra to the Cathedral with Bach, Brahms, and Britten: Bach's great motet Jesu, meine Freude; Brahms's Schaffe in mir, Gott, a motet that reflects his devotion to Bach's music; and two celebratory works by Britten - Festival Te Deum and Rejoice in the Lamb - combine for a program to mark the lead-in to the Easter season.
- Musica Sacra returns to the Carnegie Hall stage on February 16, this time joining the Orchestra of St. Luke's led by Pablo Heras-Casado for a performance of Brahms' Ein deutsches Requiem.
- If you happen to be in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands next week or in Sarasota later next month - join Kent at St. Thomas Reformed Church on January 22 for a program of music for cello and organ, or the Church of the Palms on February 26 for a repeat of his Cathedral program!
Below are details on all of the above. And stay tuned for spring - Britten's War Requiem at the Cathedral, and Bach's Mass in B Minor at Carnegie Hall (see www.kenttritle.com for Kent's full season schedule)!
 Sunday, January 22, 2017, 4 PM
St. Thomas Reformed Church, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
KENT TRITLE, organ
Arthur Fiacco, cello
J.S. BACH Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C Major, BWV 564
VIVALDI Cello Sonata No.1 in B-flat
ROREM Selections from
Views from the Oldest House
DEBUSSY
Romance
J.S. BACH Fantasy and Fugue in G Minor
SIBELIUS
Walse Triste
FRANCK
Pièce Héroïque
Wednesday, February 8, 2017, 7:30 PM
Great Music in a Great Space at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine
KENT TRITLE, organ
J. S. BACH Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C, BWV 564
ROREM
Views from the Oldest House
FRANCK
Grand Pièce Symphonique, Op. 17
Thursday, February 16, 2017, 8 PM
Carnegie Hall
ORCHESTRA OF ST. LUKE'S
Pablo Heras-Casado, conductor
Erin Morley, soprano
Florian Boesch, baritone
Musica Sacra, Kent Tritle, Music Director
LUTOSŁAWSKI
Musique funèbre
BRAHMS
Ein deutsches Requiem
Tuesday, February 21, 2017, 7:30 PM
Great Music in a Great Space at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine
CATHEDRAL CHOIR OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE
MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
AND CHAMBER CHOIR
Kent Tritle, conductor
Kirsten Sollek, mezzo-soprano
Arthur Fiacco, cello
Raymond Nagem, organ
DURUFLÉ Requiem
DURUFLÉ Four Motets
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Sunday, February 26, 2017, 3 PM
Church of the Palms, Sarasota, FL
KENT TRITLE, organ
J. S. BACH Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C, BWV 564
ROREM
Views from the Oldest House
FRANCK
Grand Pièce Symphonique, Op. 17
 Wednesday, March 8, 2017, 7:30 PM
Cathedral of St. John the Divine
MUSICA SACRA
Kent Tritle, conductor
Raymond Nagem, organ
BACH
Jesu, meine Freude, BWV 227
BRITTEN
Festival Te Deum
BRAHMS
Schaffe in mir, Gott
BRITTEN
Rejoice in the Lamb
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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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