Kent Tritle

Quick Facts

Full Name	Kent Tritle
Occupation	Conductor
Date Of Birth	Aug 26, 1960(1960-08-26)
Age	64
Birthplace	Spirit Lake
Country	United States
Birth City	Spirit Lake
Horoscope	Capricorn

Kent Tritle Biography

Kent Tritle is one of the most popular and richest Conductor who was born on August 26, 1960 in Spirit Lake, Spirit Lake, United States. Kent Tritle (born August 26, 1960) is a choral conductor and organist in New York City, United States. He is the current director of the professional chorus Musica Sacra and of the Oratorio Society of New York, and director of cathedral music and organist at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine. He is a concert organist, including organist of the New York Philharmonic and the American Symphony Orchestra. He has been Director of Choral Activities at the Manhattan School of Music, and on the graduate faculty of the Juilliard School.

In January 2006 Tritle was appointed music director of the Oratorio Society of New York. His Carnegie Hall debut conducting Handel’s Messiah with that organization garnered critical acclaim from The New York Times.

Tritle has been organist of the New York Philharmonic and the American Symphony Orchestra. With the Philharmonic he has recorded Brahms’s Ein Deutsches Requiem, Britten’s War Requiem and Henze’s Symphony No. 9, conducted by Kurt Masur, as well as the Grammy-nominated Sweeney Todd conducted by Andrew Litton. He has performed with most all the conductors on the Philharmonic’s roster. He is featured on the Cala label’s New York Legends series with principal players of the New York Philharmonic, and on the AMDG, Epiphany, Gothic, VAI and Telarc labels. He has produced Glorious Pipes, a compendium of great organ music, for Universal Classics. He is also a regular guest artist with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. He has performed as recitalist in Asia and Europe. Recitals include those at the Gewandhaus Leipzig, the Zurich Tonhalle and at St. Sulpice, Paris. Tritle’s artistic collaborations include those with Susanne Mentzer, Susan Graham, Renée Fleming (for BBC Wales), Jessye Norman, Sherrill Milnes, Marilyn Horne, Tony Randall and Hei-Kyung Hong, Barbara Dever, André Previn and Yo-Yo Ma. In 2010 he played in St. Bonifatius, Wiesbaden.

Since 2011 he has been director of cathedral music and organist for the Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine.

Tritle was from 1996-2004 Music Director of the Emmy-nominated Dessoff Choirs, winners of the ASCAP Chorus America award for adventurous programming of contemporary music. Under his direction Dessoff sang with the Cleveland Orchestra, the New York Philharmonic, San Francisco Symphony, American Symphony Orchestra, and the Czech Philharmonic. They have appeared regularly in Lincoln Center’s Mostly Mozart Festival, including the nationally telecast and Emmy-nominated Live from Lincoln Center performance of Mozart’s Requiem in 2001.

Kent Tritle Net Worth

Kent Tritle is one of the richest Conductor from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Kent Tritle 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

From 1989 until 2011 Tritle was organist and choral director of the Church of St. Ignatius Loyola, New York. He directed there a concert series Sacred Music in a Sacred Space. He was artistic consultant on the design and installation in 1993 of the church’s renowned four-manual, 68-stop mechanical action organ built by Mander Organs Ltd. of London, England.

Tritle holds graduate and undergraduate degrees from The Juilliard School in organ performance and choral conducting and has been on the Juilliard faculty since 1996, currently directing a graduate practicum on oratorio in collaboration with the school’s Vocal Arts Department. He has been a featured personality on ABC World News Tonight, National Public Radio, and Minnesota Public Radio, as well as in The New York Times and numerous other radio and print outlets.

In the fall of 2008 Tritle began his tenure as Director of Choral Activities at Manhattan School of Music.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Kent Tritle height Not available right now. Kent weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Kent Tritle Dating?

According to our records, Kent Tritle is possibily single & has not been previously engaged. As of December 1, 2023, Kent Tritle’s is not dating anyone.

Relationships Record : We have no records of past relationships for Kent Tritle. You may help us to build the dating records for Kent Tritle!

Facts & Trivia

Kent Ranked on the list of most popular Conductor. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Kent Tritle celebrates birthday on August 26 of every year.

Top Facts about Kent Tritle

1. Kent Tritle is an American conductor, organist, and chorus master.
2. He has served as the Director of Cathedral Music at St. John the Divine in NYC since 1984.
3. Tritle has conducted with major orchestras including the New York Philharmonic and Boston Symphony Orchestra.
4. He has recorded over 20 albums, including works by Bach and Handel.
5. Tritle is a graduate of The Juilliard School and received his doctorate from Manhattan School of Music.
6. He has won multiple awards for his work in choral music, including a Grammy nomination.
7. Tritle is also a sought-after educator and lecturer on music history and performance practice.
8. He founded Sacred Music in a Sacred Space concert series at Church of St Ignatius Loyola in NYC.
9. Tritle was named one of Musical America’s Top 30 Professionals of the Year in 2016.
10. He continues to be an influential figure in classical music today, both as a performer and advocate for choral music education.