Musica Sacra (New York)
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Musica Sacra is the longest continuously-performing professional chorus in New York City
. Its founder, Richard Westenburg
, directed the chorus from 1964 until 2007, when he was succeeded as director by Kent Tritle
. The chorus regularly performs in Carnegie Hall
and other New York concert halls.
Musica Sacra is not associated with the chorus of the same name in Cambridge, MA
.
New York City
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. Its founder, Richard Westenburg
Richard Westenburg
Richard Westenburg was a lauded American choral conductor. He notably founded the Musica Sacra Chorus and Orchestra in 1964, serving as its director until 2007 when Kent Tritle took over as director. He also founded the Basically Bach Festival at Lincoln Center in 1979, running the festival for a...
, directed the chorus from 1964 until 2007, when he was succeeded as director by Kent Tritle
Kent Tritle
Kent Tritle 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 Saint John the Divine...
. The chorus regularly performs in Carnegie Hall
Carnegie Hall
Carnegie Hall is a concert venue in Midtown Manhattan in New York City, United States, located at 881 Seventh Avenue, occupying the east stretch of Seventh Avenue between West 56th Street and West 57th Street, two blocks south of Central Park....
and other New York concert halls.
Musica Sacra is not associated with the chorus of the same name in Cambridge, MA
Musica Sacra (Cambridge)
Musica Sacra is a mixed choral ensemble based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It was founded in 1959, and has been under the direction of Mary Beekman since 1979. Despite its name, the chorus performs both sacred and secular music, spanning five centuries. Its performances, typically in First...
.