“...The Thirteen sings with striking color and richness...”
— The Washington Post
Led by Artistic Director Matthew Robertson, The Thirteen is a professional choir and orchestra celebrated for reimagining the potential of vocal music. Since our founding in 2012, we have performed works ranging from early chant to world premieres and the centuries in between, gaining a reputation for our “gorgeous unified sound” (Washington Classical Review).
ANNOUNCING OUR 2026-2027 SEASON
IN OUR TIME
Our fifteenth season, In Our Time, explores how great works live across time, imbued with the intentions of their creators, bearing the imprint of their reception through history, and shaped by the purpose we draw from them today. This season, we ask how music remembers, how it changes over time, and how it speaks to us now.
Season Performances
Brahms & Bonds
October 16-18, 2026
Brahms | Ein deutsches Requiem, Op. 45
Bonds | Credo
Brian Ganz and Eric Conway | piano
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Reincarnations
November 13-15, 2026
Tallis, Barber & Britten
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Messiah
December 19-20, 2026
The region’s only all-professional, complete production of Messiah.
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Path of Miracles
February 5-7, 2027
Joby Talbot | Path of Miracles
Immersive projections by Camilla Tassi
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St. Matthew Passion
March 13, 2027
Matthew Hill | Evangelist
Edward Vogel | Jesus
Nathan Troup | Stage Director
Children’s Chorus of Washington
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US in Our Time
April 30 - May 2, 2027
American voices, contemporary stories
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