The Thirteen – J.S. Bach: The Motets

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