Great Music in a Great Space Test
Welcome to the Great Music in a Great Space 2023–2024 season
The Cathedral’s splendid gothic interior is a marvelous place to hear all kinds of music: from chant and a cappella treasures to world premieres, all performed by our exceptional Cathedral Choirs and Orchestra. Of special interest this year is the glorious art installation Divine Pathways by Anne Patterson. This uplifting and heart-stirring assembly of over 1,000 ribbons floating mid-air graces the Nave for all our offerings this season.
For tickets to our full season of concerts and gatherings at the Cathedral, please see below. We look forward to seeing you here!
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Tuesday, October 17, 2023
7:30pm
Musica Sacra Chorus
Kent Tritle, conductor
Join us for an extraordinary experience of a cappella choral music – be surrounded by a kaleidoscope of sound as singers move through the candlelit spaces surrounding the Cathedral’s Great Choir singing music ranging from Whitacre and Tavener to Pärt, Byrd, Florence Price and much more. This sonic immersion experience is not to be missed!
William Byrd “Christie, qui lux es”
Antonio Lotti “Crucifixus”
Pablo Casals “O Vos Omnes”
Florence Price “Resignation”
John Tavener “Funeral Ikos”
Benjamin Britten “Hymn to the Virgin”
Carlotta Ferrari “Songs for Hildegard”
David Lang “make peace”
Eric Whitacre “Nox Aurumque”
Robert A. Harris “How can I keep from singing? “
Trad. American folk song, arr. Erb “Shenandoah”
Gregorian chant
Tickets are available here.
Saturday, December 9, 2023
7:00pm
The Cathedral Choirs and Orchestra
Kent Tritle & Bryan Zaros, conductors
Be enveloped by the sounds of choirs and orchestra for a Yuletide concert like no other. Sing your favorite Christmas carols in symphonic splendor and hear the exquisite and delicate a cappella transcendence so touching to the heart. Music of Amy Beach (Peace on Earth) combines with that of Franz Biebl, Hannah Kendall and J.S. Bach’s splendid “Gloria in Excelsis.”
Tickets are available here.
Sunday, December 31, 2023
7:00pm
Cathedral Choir and Orchestra
Kent Tritle & Bryan Zaros, conductors
Harry Smith, host
Ring in the New Year at the Cathedral! The program includes African American Spirituals arranged by contemporary composers Adolphus Hailstork and Marques L.A. Garrett; To the Hands by Caroline Shaw; she took his hands by Nicholas Cline; and the world premiere of Voices of Afghanistan by Stanley Grill, all framed by music of J.S. Bach and culminating in This Little Light of Mine.
Tickets available here.
Tuesday, February 27, 2024
7:30pm
David Briggs, organ
Artist in Residence David Briggs presents a retrospective of Pierre Cochereau, one of the greatest organ improvisers of the twentieth century and the celebrated Organist of Notre-Dame de Paris (1955-1984). Join us for a selection of Cochereau’s dazzling, ephemeral improvisations, transcribed note-by-note from original recordings at Notre-Dame.
Tickets available here.
Tuesday, April 9, 2024
7:30pm
The Cathedral Choir with Rose of the Compass
Nina Stern, recorders and chalumeau
Ara Dinkjian, oud
Arthur Fiacco, cello
Tamer Pinarbasi, kanun
Glen Velez, percussion
Kent Tritle & Bryan Zaros, conductors
The world/early music group Rose of the Compass, with musicians on recorder, oud, kanun, percussion and cello, combines with the voices of the Cathedral Choir to celebrate our magnificent Planet Earth. Hear music spanning over 1,000 years seated below the glorious Divine Pathways art installation.
Tickets available here.
Saturday, April 20, 2024
7:00pm
Cathedral Choirs & Orchestra
Kent Tritle, conductor
Eva Martinez, soprano
Kirsten Sollek, contralto
Paul D’Arcy, tenor
Joseph Beutel, bass-baritone
Mozart: Coronation Mass, K.317
Bruckner: Te Deum
Mozart’s Coronation Mass is one of his best-loved works. We pair it with Bruckner’s epic Te Deum, which takes us on a sublime journey from the colossal opening exclamations by chorus and full orchestra to the tender invocations of the soloists. The spectacular Finale promises to raise the rafters! This is a concert not to miss.
Tickets available here.
Thursday, April 25, 2024
7:30pm
One of the most prestigious training centers in the world for organists presents young artists on the marvelous Aeolian-Skinner Opus 150A pipe organ, known to us as the Great Organ because of its location in the Great Choir of the Cathedral. A diverse and satisfying concert program is sure to impress and move the listener. Join us as we applaud the future of classical music in good hands!
To reserve a free pass for seating, see here.