Musica Sacra 2024-25 Season:
Wednesday, October 16, 2024, at 7:30pm
Church of St. Ignatius Loyola, New York, NY
MUSICA SACRA: “The Seasons”
Kent Tritle, conductor
KAIJA SAARIAHO Tag des Jahrs (The Seasons) (2001) for chamber chorus & electronics
HENRYK GÓRECKI Lobgesang (Hymn of Praise)(2000) for chorus & glockenspiel
ALFRED SCHNITTKE Concerto for Choir (1984-5) for mixed chorus a cappella
Presented in collaboration with ICCM
December 11-14, 2024
David Geffen Hall, Lincoln Center, New York, NY
NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC
Ton Koopman, conductor
Maya Kherani, soprano
Maarten Engeltjes, countertenor
Kieran White, tenor
Klaus Mertens, bass-baritone
Musica Sacra, Kent Tritle, director
G. F. HANDEL Messiah
Wednesday, December 18, 2024, at 7:30pm
Carnegie Hall, New York, NY
MUSICA SACRA: Beethoven, Mozart, Bach
Kent Tritle, conductor
Susanna Phillips, soprano
Simone Dinnerstein, piano
FRANCIS POULENC Hodie Christus natus est
MORTON LAURIDSEN O magnum mysterium
J. S. BACH Christmas Oratorio selections:
“Jauchzet, frohlocket, auf, preiset die Tage”
“Bricht an, o schönes Morgenlicht”
“Ach mein herzliebes Jesulein”
FRANZ BIEBL Ave Maria
W. A. MOZART Exsultate, Jubilate
JAMES BASSI Quem pastores laudavere
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN Choral Fantasy
Tuesday, April 1, 2025, at 7:30 pm
Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York, NY
MUSICA SACRA: “SurRound II”
Kent Tritle, conductor
“SurRound II” is an immersive concert in 360° in the candlelit Cathedral of St. John the Divine. The audience, seated in the Great Choir stalls and floor, will experience a program of medieval, Renaissance, and contemporary works as the singers move throughout the cathedral. The program includes Gregorio Allegri’s Miserere and John Tavener’s Lament of the Mother of God as well as music by Adolphus Hailstork, Sarah McDonald, William Dawson, Perotin, Joanna Forbes L’Estrange, Heinrich Schütz, and Morton Lauridsen.
May 27 – June 1, 2025
David H. Koch Theater, Lincoln Center, New York, NY
NEW YORK CITY BALLET
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Musica Sacra, Kent Tritle, director, is featured in performances of Mendelssohn’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
