The Mendelssohn Choir and Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra celebrate a time-honored holiday tradition with the Highmark Holiday Pops, conducted this year by PSO Assistant Conductor and Pittsburgh Youth Symphony Orchestra Music Director Francesco Lecce-Chong. There will be lots of merriment and cheer, a holiday tune or two, and some very special guests, including Capathia Jenkins, The Three Rivers Ringers, and possibly Santa Claus himself!...
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Haydn’s Creation
The Mendelssohn Choir and the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra bring Franz Josef Haydn's magnum opus The Creation to life, under the baton of PSO Music Director Manfred Honeck. After a trip to London in 1795, Haydn wanted to inspire the world with his music, much like Londoners still celebrated G. F. Handel, more than 40 years after his death. With The Creation, Haydn set out to...