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Audition for the Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh!

Let your voice soar with the Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh! In-person auditions for new singers will be held at Heinz Hall on Monday, May 20, and Tuesday, May 21 from 4-9pm, and Friday, July 26 from 2-9pm, and Saturday, July 27 from 10am-5pm. Please contact Emily Leal-Santiesteban at estewart@themendelssohn.org (412-926-2488) for more information, and to schedule an audition for the Mendelssohn Choir. Visit the

In Words and Music: Honeck Conducts Mozart’s Requiem

Experience the drama in this once-in-a-lifetime portrayal of Mozart’s final musical gift, uniquely interpreted by Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Music Director Manfred Honeck. This epic masterpiece written on the composer’s deathbed is given a fresh, theatrical flair through resonant death bell tolls and harrowing texts interwoven throughout, with each medium used intentionally to look at the complexity of eternal rest....

Junior Mendelssohn Concert: A Path to Hope

The Junior Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh present their annual fall concert, A Path to Hope.  Under the baton of Music Director Caron Daley, the JMCP performs music celebrating themes of hope and resilience. Featured compositions include Katerina Gimon’s A Path to Hope, written in 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic; Sing Out My Soul, by Marques L. A. Garrett; and several lively madrigals. Guest artist Charlene...

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