The Thirteen: Gloria!
In person: $40 ($10 student) | Stream: $30
Antonio Vivaldi — Gloria in D major, RV 589
Johann Sebastian Bach — Magnificat in D major, BWV 243
Celebrate the holiday season with masterworks for Christmas by Bach and Vivaldi!
The Thirteen's period instrument orchestra shines in Bach's buoyant Orchestral Suite No. 1. Our choir of soloists joins our orchestra for Bach's Magnificat and Vivaldi's Gloria. No two pieces could be more emblematic of the holiday season's impulse to rejoice and celebrate than these towering masterpieces of the classical music canon.
Featuring a choir of 18 and an orchestra of 27 of our country's finest period instrumentalists including trumpets, drums, and organ, don't miss Gloria! with The Thirteen.
About The Thirteen
"Exquisite in every way" (Gramophone), The Thirteen is a professional choir and orchestra celebrated for re-imagining the potential of vocal music from many periods. Praised for performing with "striking color and richness" that "transfigures the listener" (The Washington Post) and "a tight and attractive vocal blend and excellent choral discipline" (American Record Guide), for over a decade the ensemble has been at the forefront of invigorating performances of masterworks ranging from early chant to world premieres and the centuries in between.
The Thirteen's discography includes a new recording of Monteverdi's Vespers of 1610; the world premiere recording of Scott Ordway's opera The Outer Edge of Youth; Truth and Fable, which premiered in October 2019 and was pre-nominated for a Grammy award; the critically-acclaimed Christmas album Snow on Snow; and RADIANT DARK, which reached #28 on the iTunes Classical Charts.
https://www.thethirteenchoir.org/