On December 20, 2021, the Oratorio Society of New York returned to Carnegie Hall for its annual performance of Händel’s “Messiah,” a tradition which the organization has kept since 1847. The evening’s concert, dedicated to the memory of company artist and board member Marie Gangemi, was comprised of the first part of the oratorio, with selections from Parts II and {…}
On December 20, 2021, the Oratorio Society of New York will continue its longstanding holiday tradition with a performance of Händel’s “Messiah” at the Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall. Led by conductor Kent Tritle, the performance will feature soloists soprano Leslie Fagan, contralto Heather Petrie, tenor Joshua Blue, and baritone Sidney Outlaw. The program will be comprised of Part {…}
The Oratorio Society of New York (OSNY) is set to open its 2021-22 season on Nov. 9, 2021 at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine. The showcases will mark a return to live performances for the first time since March 2020. Kent Tritle will lead the concert which will feature Britten’s sacred choral piece “Festival Te Deum” and the {…}
The Oratorio Society of New York has announced its 2021-22 season. The season opens with a concert featuring Pärt’s “Berliner Messe” and “Two Slavonic Dances;” Britten’s “Festival Te Deum” and “Rejoice in the Lamb;” and Gabrieli’s “Jubilate Deo, omnis terra.” Kent Tritle, David Rosenmeyer, and William Janiszewski conduct. Performance Date: Nov. 9, 2021 Next up is a performance of Händel’s {…}
The Oratorio Society of New York (OSNY) announced the winners of its 44th Annual Lyndon Woodside Oratorio Solo Competition Finals, which was held on Saturday, Aug. 21, 2021. Here are the winners: Soprano Emily Cedriana Donato won First Place, receiving the Andrew R. Preis Award and a $7,000 prize. In Second Place, soprano Emily Yocum Black took home the Meyerson/Zwanger Award, along {…}
On August 21, 2021 the Oratorio Society of New York will present the 44th Annual Lyndon Woodside Oratorio Solo Competition Finals Concert, held at Riverside Church. From over 120 participants of the 2020 competition, six finalists were selected before the pandemic forced them to cancel for the year. The six finalists are bass Mikhail Biryukov; sopranos Rebecca Farley, Emily Yokum {…}
(Credit: Bryan Zaros) The Oratory Society of New York will present Handel’s Messiah directed by Kent Tritle beginning on Dec. 21, 2020, which can be viewed free digitally at the company’s official website. In accordance with its annual tradition, Tritle will have 24 members of the chorus and 12 instrumentalists under his baton. The soloists for the performance will include {…}
The Oratorio Society of New York is set to perform the U.S. premiere of a new critical edition of Brahms’s “A German Requiem.” OSNY Music Director Kent Tritle conducts the epic work with soloists Susanna Phillips and Takaoki Onishi. The new critical edition, which will get its U.S. premiere in this performance, is by an international team led by the {…}
The Oratorio Society has announced a cast change for its upcoming Messiah on Dec. 19 at Carnegie Hall. The OSNY has revealed that Lauren Snouffer will make her debut with the organization, replacing Leslie Fagan as the soprano soloist. Snouffer has previously performed the Messiah with the New York Philharmonic alongside OSNY conductor Kent Tritle. This season, Snouffer makes her {…}
The Oratorio Society of New York is set to perform its 146th presentation of the holiday favorite Handel’s Messiah. The ensemble will consist of a 200-voice chorus, today New York’s standard for grand choral performance. Soloists will include soprano Leslie Fagan, contralto Heather Petrie, tenor Brian Giebler, and bass Adam Lau with conductor Kent Tritle. Petrie and Giebler were finalists {…}
The Oratorio Society of New York will kick off its four-concert season early next month at Cathedral of St. John the Divine. OSNY is set to present “two touchstone works of 20th century choral repertoire that shine in the cathedral’s resonant acoustic” – Maurice Duruflé’s masterpiece Requiem, and excerpts from Sergei Rachmaninoff’s “Vespers.” Featured performers will include contralto Kirsten Sollek, {…}
