December is coming, and with it a veritable musical feast! Kent's holiday music offerings range from David Lang's Little Match Girl Passion with his Manhattan School of Music Chamber Choir at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, to "A Cathedral Christmas" at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine with the Cathedral's choirs and orchestra, to his annual performances of Handel's Messiah at Carnegie Hall with the Oratorio Society of New York and Musica Sacra, as well as a Messiah at the Performing Arts Center at Purchase College in Westchester - and, of course, the annual "New Year's Eve Concert for Peace" at the Cathedral. See the listings below for details and to buy tickets!

The seventh installment of composer John Zorn's acclaimed book series Arcana, described as "a small step toward educating the interested listener about the inner workings of the artistic process," contains an essay by Kent, along with those by Pat Metheny, Bryce Dessner, Irvine Arditti, Thurston Moore, Kenny Werner, Eugene Chadbourne, David Krakauer, George Steel, Hilda Paredes, and others. Arcana is "a major source on new music theory and practice in the 21st century," and, as Zorn says, "provides insight into the work, mind and methodologies of some of the most remarkable creative minds of our time." Learn more at www.tzadik.com.

And remember to visit the discography page of Kent's website, where you can listen to sound clips from his growing catalog of recordings - from organ recitals to new works in their premiere performances, to the choral classics!

A very happy and peaceful holiday season to all! 

Wednesday, December 3, 7 PM

The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Grace Rainey Rogers Auditorium

MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC CHAMBER CHOIR

Kent Tritle, conductor

DAVID LANG   Little Match Girl Passion

PHILIPS   O Beatam et sacrosanctam Diem

JOSQUIN DES PRES   Ave Maria

VICTORIA   Ne Timeas

VICTORIA   O Magnum

SWEELINCK   Hodie

Saturday, December 13, 7 PM

Great Music in a Great Space at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine -
in the Crossing

CATHEDRAL CHOIRS AND ORCHESTRA OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE 

Kent Tritle, conductor

Malcolm Merriweather, conductor

A Cathedral Christmas

BACH   Gloria in excelsis deo, Christmas Cantata BWV 191

ERIC WHITACRE   Lux Arumque

WAYNE OQUIN   O magnum mysterium

POULENC   Hodie Christus natus est

Works by Britten, Rutter, and Smith sung by the Cathedral Choristers
   led by Malcolm Merriweather

A selection of Christmas carols 

Saturday, December 20, 2 PM

Performing Arts Center at Purchase College
MUSICA SACRA
Kent Tritle, conductor

Lianne Coble, soprano

Silvie Jensen, mezzo-soprano

Lawrence Jones, tenor

John Brancy, baritone

HANDEL  Messiah

Monday, December 22, 8 PM

Carnegie Hall
ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK
Kent Tritle, conductor

Emalie Savoy, soprano

Sara Murphy, mezzo-soprano (Winner of 2013 Oratorio Solo Competition)

Mingjie Lei, tenor

Sidney Outlaw, baritone

HANDEL  Messiah

Tuesday, December 23, 7:30 PM

Carnegie Hall
MUSICA SACRA
Kent Tritle, conductor

Lianne Coble, soprano

Silvie Jensen, mezzo-soprano

Lawrence Jones, tenor

John Brancy, baritone

HANDEL   Messiah

Wednesday, December 31, 7 PM

Great Music in a Great Space at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine -
in the Crossing

CATHEDRAL CHOIR AND ORCHESTRA OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE

Kent Tritle, conductor

Jamet Pittman, soprano

Gregory Purnhagen, baritone

Guest artists: Judy Collins and Jason Robert Brown

Host: Harry Smith

New Year's Eve Concert for Peace

Program to include:

VAUGHAN WILLIAMS   Dona nobis pacem, excerpts

BACH    "Dona nobis pacem" from Mass in B Minor

HANDEL   "Foundling Hospital Anthem"