The Thirteen – J.S. Bach: The Motets Concert

Our historic 47th season starts with a new and exciting DC partnership. The Thirteen is one of the Washington area’s flagship professional ensembles, founded in 2012 and led by Artistic Director Matthew Robertson. In their Dumbarton debut, they present a program, with full choir of sixteen singers and period instruments, of J.S. Bach’s timeless motets, including the iconic Jesu, Meine Freude. Tickets will go fast for this epic season-opening program, featuring the group lauded by The Washington Post as possessing “striking color and richness” that “transfigures the listener.”

Jesu, meine Freude, BWV 227
Fürchte dich nicht, BWV 228
Lobet den Herrn, alle Heiden, BWV 230
Komm, Jesu, Komm, BWV 229
Der Geist hilft unser Schwachheit auf, BWV 226
Ich lasse dich nicht, BWV 1164
Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied, BWV 225