Announcing the 2015-16 Season - Mahler's "Symphony of a Thousand" with Oratorio Society of New York and Manhattan School of Music at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine
- World Premiere of Evan Fein's Deborah with Musica Sacra and New York Premiere of Marjorie Merryman's Jonah with Oratorio Society of New York
- Recording Release and Performance of "Four Quarters of Jerusalem" by the Cathedral Choir of St. John the Divine and Rose of the Compass
- Tallis's Spem in Alium, Strauss's Deutsche Motette with Musica Sacra
- Mozart Arrangement of Handel's Messiah with Oratorio Society of New York
- Residency at Sibelius Academy in Helsinki
You've come to expect no less! Kent's 2015-16 season encompasses a range of music from the Renaissance landmark Spem in Alium by Thomas Tallis, to Mahler's massive "Symphony of a Thousand," to three works for chorus and orchestra written within the past 20 years. And these performances by his four organizations (sometimes in combination with one another) take place in a range of esteemed locations; from his home base of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in Morningside Heights, to Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center.
Some of you may have been there when in March of this year, in an event emblematic of his multiple roles in New York's choral life, Kent led a sweeping, sold-out performance of Verdi's Requiem by the combined forces (numbering more than 350) of the Oratorio Society of New York and the Manhattan School of Music Symphonic Chorus and Orchestra at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine. Raising the bar for the most ambitious event yet on his Great Music in a Great Space series at the Cathedral, in 2016 Kent will lead the same groups in Mahler's Symphony No. 8, "Symphony of a Thousand," a work for eight soloists, double choir, children's choir, orchestra, and organ; in all, approximately 400-plus performers. On the other end of the intimacy scale is "Four Quarters of Jerusalem," a concert and new recording by Kent leading the Cathedral Choir of St. John the Divine and early/world ensemble Rose of the Compass performing music associated with the Holy Land. In the middle is a program showcasing the choral intricacy of Tallis's 40-part motet Spem in Alium and Strauss's 20-part Deutsche Motette with Musica Sacra, in a look back to the ensemble's acclaimed 1991 RCA recording Songs of the Divine, which included these key masterworks. And in the realm of the new: Tritle leads the world premiere of Evan Fein's Deborah with Musica Sacra, the New York premiere of Marjorie Merryman's Jonah with the Oratorio Society of New York, and the 2002 Requiem "Oratio Spei" by Juraj Filas - the Prague Symphony recording of which he conducted in 2013 - also with the Oratorio Society. He also prepares the Manhattan School of Music Chamber Choir for its performances of Tan Dun's Water Passion After St. Matthew led by the composer at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Some of these highlights are noted below, and some tickets are on sale now! Click here for the full 2015-16 schedule, and here to read the press release about Kent's season.  And Kent's most recent CD, Eternal Reflections, choral music of Robert Paterson with Musica Sacra, has received a rave review from Gramophone: "As shaped by Music Director Kent Tritle, the myriad hues, lyricism and nobility in Paterson's music emerge in all their splendour. The choristers of Musica Sacra lift their lines from the page, bringing passionate and lucid life to the varied challenges." It's available both on Amazon and iTunes! Visit www.kenttritle.com Kent on Facebook: www.facebook.com/kenttritle Kent on Twitter: www.twitter.com/kenttritle Join Kent Tritle's e-newsletter list
Highlights of the 2015-16 Season  Wednesday, October 14, 2015, 7:30 PM Great Music in a Great Space at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine St. James Chapel CATHEDRAL CHOIR OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE ROSE OF THE COMPASS Nina Stern, director Kent Tritle, conductor "Four Quarters of Jerusalem" Celebrating the simultaneous release of a recording of the concert, made earlier this year, by the Pro Organo label, the program features choral settings of Sufi songs, Coptic chant and Renaissance works relating to the Holy Land, as well as joyous dance music of Armenian, Sephardic, and Islamic cultures.
 Wednesday, October 21, 2015, 7:30 PM Cathedral of St. John the Divine MUSICA SACRA Kent Tritle, conductor TALLIS Spem in Alium STRAUSS Deutsche Motette BRUCKNER Os Justi ALICE PARKER An American Kedusha ROBERT CONVERY The Lamb RANDALL THOMPSON Alleluia
 Monday, November 2, 2015, 8 PM Carnegie Hall ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK Kent Tritle, conductor Susanna Phillips, soprano Matthew Plenk, tenor John Michael Moore, baritone FILAS Requiem "Oratio Spei" (2002)
 Wednesday, November 18, 2015, 7:30 PM Great Music in a Great Space at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine KENT TRITLE, Organ PAULUS Tryptich DURUFLÉ Prelude and Fugue "sur le nom d'Alain" FRANCK Cantabile WIDOR Symphony No. 7 in A Minor, Op. 42, No. 3
 Monday, December 21, 2015, 8 PM Carnegie Hall ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK Kent Tritle, conductor Emalie Savoy, soprano Sara Murphy, mezzo-soprano Nicholas Phan, tenor Matt Boehler, bass HANDEL Messiah (arrangement by Mozart)
 Tuesday, December 22, 2015, 7:30 PM Carnegie Hall MUSICA SACRA Kent Tritle, conductor Kathryn Lewek, soprano Christopher Ainslie, countertenor Mingjie Lie, tenor Matt Boehler, bass HANDEL Messiah
 Thursday, February 25, 2016, 7:30 PM Great Music in a Great Space at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC SYMPHONIC CHORUS AND ORCHESTRA ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK Kent Tritle, conductor Sara Murphy, mezzo-soprano Adam Lau, bass Cathedral Choristers of St. John the Divine MAHLER Symphony No. 8, "Symphony of a Thousand" (In a related event, organist David Briggs presents the world premiere of his organ transcription of Mahler's Symphony No. 8 on the Cathedral's "Great Organ" recital series on Thursday, April 7, 2016)
 Wednesday, March 9, 2016, 7:30 PM Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center MUSICA SACRA Kent Tritle, conductor (Soprano to be announced) Helen Karloski, mezzo-soprano Marc Day, tenor Kevin Deas, bass EVAN FEIN Deborah (World Premiere) MOZART Solemn Vespers, K.339
 Tuesday, March 15, 2016, 7:30 PM Great Music in a Great Space at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine CATHEDRAL CHOIR AND ORCHESTRA OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE Kent Tritle, conductor Amy Justman & Michele Kennedy, sopranos Katie Geissinger & Kirsten Sollek, mezzo-sopranos Michael Steinberger & Marc Day, tenors Malcolm J. Merriweather & Peter Stewart, baritones J.S. BACH Cantata No. 4, "Christ lag in Todesbanden" SCHÜTZ Musikalische Exequien VIVALDI Stabat Mater
 Monday, April 25, 2016, 7:30 PM Great Music in a Great Space at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine
GODSPELL Kent Tritle, conductor Julia Whitworth, director
 Monday, May 9, 2016, 8 PM Carnegie Hall ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK Kent Tritle, conductor Rachel Rosales, soprano Rachel Calloway, mezzo-soprano John Matthew Myers, tenor Philip Cutlip, baritone MERRYMAN Jonah (New York Premiere) HAYDN Nelson Mass - Missa in Angustiis | 
