Kent Tritle, Director of Cathedral Music at St. John the Divine and organist of the New York Philharmonic, presents a thrilling recital of French organ music. From the elegance and swagger of the French Baroque composers Marchand and Couperin, to the subtlety and virtuosity of the 20th century organist Jehan Alain, to the dramatic and moving Sonata No. 5 by Romantic virtuoso Alexandre Guilmant, Tritle brings an exciting flair to this extraordinary program.

Program
Louis Marchand (1669–1732)
Grand Dialogue

Nicolas de Grigny (1672–1703)
Récit de Tierce en taille

François Couperin (1668–1733)
Offertoire from Messe pour les Couvents

Jehan Alain (1911–1940)
Le Jardin Suspendu
Litanies

Alexandre Guilmant (1837–1911)
Sonata No. 5 in C minor, Op.80
I. Allegro Appassionato
II. Adagio
III. Scherzo
IV. Recitativo
V. Choral et Fugue