With V1V@LD1 Reconstructed: A Gloria for the New World the Manhattan Choral Ensemble continued its quest to reimagine the great works of the past through the lens of the present.

Saturday, May 14, 2016, 8:00 p.m.
Church of the Blessed Sacrament
152 W. 71st St., New York, NY 10023

Our audience heard an exquisite performance of Vivaldi’s classic work by the MCE and an orchestra of leading period-instrument performers, surrounded by new music inspired by electronica, hip-hop, and New York City, composed by the MCE’s director Thomas Cunningham. The new movements sat between the movements of Vivaldi’s Gloria and served as both reflections to and extensions of Vivaldi’s music, incorporating the same choral and orchestral forces as the Gloria with the addition of two electronic percussionists.