GLORIA – Christmas Concert with Con Amore

Con Amore is delighted to invite you to its annual Christmas concert at Grønland Church. This year's main work is Antonio Vivaldi's exuberant and grand Gloria (RV 589) – a jubilant Baroque piece written for choir, organ, strings, winds, and soloists. The concert program unites the light and energy of the Baroque with the warm sonority of Romanticism. In addition to Vivaldi's Gloria, we will perform the Gloria from Antonín Dvořák's Mass in D major – as a prelude to the choir's project in spring 2027 – along with works by Edward Elgar, Ola Gjeilo, D. Buxtehude, J.S. Bach, and traditional Christmas carols. The participating musicians are: - Marte Aa on organ - The Lunakvartetten with Elliot Eirikssønn on violin, Sigrid Jacobsen Brænd on violin/viola, Elias Habberstad Kjelsås on violin/viola, and Maria Staff on cello - Lasse Tronstad on trumpet and Maria B.B. Gundersen on oboe - Soloists include soprano Vilma Eline Finvik Johnson and mezzo-soprano Oda Kruuse-Meyer The concert is conducted by the choir's conductor Jon Berg Eriksen.