Our season begins with musical giants, Johannes Brahms and Ludwig von Beethoven, sung by the Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh, and accompanied by the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. Brahms' Schicksalslied, or Song of Fate, takes us from heavenly bliss to the dramatic depths of despair, bemoaning the unpredictability of our earthly existence. Beethoven's Mass in C Major is an unexpectedly peaceful and sublime expression of faith from the stormy iconoclast. Come meet a...
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Highmark Holiday Pops
The Mendelssohn Choir, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, and returning conductor Todd Ellison celebrate the holidays with the Highmark Holiday Pops. With holiday music, special guests, and even a visit from Santa, this Pittsburgh tradition is not to be missed!...
Junior Mendelssohn Choir: Vivaldi’s Gloria
The Junior Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh presents Vivaldi's Gloria at Third Presbyterian Church, conducted by Maria Sensi Sellner. Vivaldi most likely composed this piece for the choir at Venice's famed Ospedale della Pietà, where he spent most of his career. The Gloria, Vivaldi's most famous choral work, presents the Gloria from the Latin Mass in twelve varied cantatas.
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Carnegie Hall Performance Heralded “A Bold, Meaningful Experiment” by NY Times
On Saturday, May 10, at New York City's Carnegie Hall, the Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh and the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra closed the Spring for Music Festival amid thunderous applause and a standing ovation. The concert began with the Mendelssohn Choir's a capella performance of Anton Bruckner's Ave Maria. According to The New York Times, the Bruckner set "a reverential tone from the start" through "nuanced...
Sci-Fi Spectacular
The Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh and Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, with conductor Jack Everly and host George Takei, take audiences to the far reaches of the galaxy and beyond in a concert filled with music from classic science fiction television shows and movies, including 2001: A Space Odyssey, Star Trek, E. T., Close Encounters of the Third Kind, and more!...
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