How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world. -Anne Frank (1929-1945)
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Hear the innocence and hope in young Anne Frank’s words in Annelies, a full choral work by British composer James Whitbourn with libretto compiled by Melanie Challenger from The...
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Mahler’s Resurrection
The Mendelssohn Choir and the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, with soloists Christina Landshamer and Gerhild Romberger, under the direction of PSO Music Director Manfred Honeck, bring Gustav Mahler's epic Symphony No. 2 to Heinz Hall. Not long after completing Symphony No. 2, Mahler said, "The term 'symphony' means creating a world with all the technical means available." Written between 1888 and 1894, Symphony No. 2 was...
The Mendelssohn Choir Welcomes Ryan Keeling as Assistant Conductor
The Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh is pleased to announce that Ryan Keeling will be serving as Assistant Conductor for the Choir. Ryan is a former Core Tenor for the MCP, and has been heard as a soloist in the MCP's March 2012 performance of Mozart's Great Mass in C Minor.
Ryan is Assistant Director of Music and Worship Life at Christ United Methodist Church, Artistic Director of Voces Solis,...
Robert Page: A Choral Legend
Robert Page, the Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh's beloved Music Director Emeritus, passed away quietly on Sunday, August 7. We are grateful for the privilege of having this extraordinary man and musician lead the MCP for 26 amazing years, challenging the chorus to achieve excellence across a broad range of repertoire, expanding its scope by touring nationally and internationally, and cultivating the next generation of choral singers...
Defying Gravity: Oglebay Summer Entertainment Series
The Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh and conductor/composer/arrangerSteve Hackman make their debut at the Oglebay Summer Entertainment Series on August 7 for a repeat of Defying Gravity, the headline performance for the 2016 Three Rivers Arts Festival. This one-of-a-kind concert features Hackman‘s original compositions, arrangements and mash-ups of contemporary music. Hear the MCP as you’ve never heard it before!...
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