Nearly forgotten for two hundred years, Vivaldi’s music has surged back to enormous popularity. His glowing Gloria is particularly beloved, undoubtedly due to its compact structure and gorgeous melodies. Composed for an orphanage in Venice where Vivaldi taught, the energy and clarity of the piece rewards its many joyful interpretations.
Dan Forrest composed his Jubilate Deo at the age of 33, the same age as Vivaldi when he wrote the Gloria. The global spectrum of musical influences incorporated in this celebratory piece includes seven different languages and a dazzling variety of instrumentation. The music is lush and varied - by turns lyrical, dramatic, ethereal, deeply-rooted, propulsive, and almost Olympian in its uplifting, joyful spirit.