Musica Sacra
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Since its founding in 1964 by conductor Richard Westenburg, the mission of Musica Sacra has been to create definitive, professional, choral performances of the highest caliber: profound statements made simply and elegantly. It does so with concerts, recording, the commissioning and performing of new choral works, and collaborating with other top tier performing arts organizations.
Musica Sacra is known for its interpretations of the masterpieces of choral music – Tallis’s Spem in Alium, the choral oeuvre of J. S. Bach, the masses of Mozart and Haydn, the Requiems of Mozart, Brahms, and Fauré, Stravinsky’s Symphony of Psalms, Bernstein’s Chichester Psalms, Strauss’s Deutsche Motette, Bruckner’s motets, and Schönberg’s Friede auf Erden, among others – and its involvement in contemporary repertoire; the group has given the world and New York premieres of choral works by composers including Benjamin Britten, Dave Brubeck, Anthony Davis, Aaron Copland, David Diamond, Aram Khachaturian, Duncan Patton, Vincent Persichetti, Daniel Pinkham, Bernard Rands, and Peter Schickele.
- Musica Sacra Celebrates 60 Years of Professional Choral Music in 2023-24 with “Re-Soundings,” Messiah, and More – Press release
- Musica Sacra Announces Its 2022-23 Season: Music by Women Composers Comes to the Fore – Press release
- Musica Sacra’s Spring 2022: World premiere, Bach & Mozart at Carnegie Hall, Juilliard Orchestra Collaboration – Press release
Musica Sacra led by Kent Tritle at Carnegie Hall, photo by Richard Ten Dyke
