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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"
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