The Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh and Music Director Matthew Mehaffey take the Three Rivers Arts Festival by storm once again, this time with an encore performance of Steve Hackman's The Music of Bob Dylan. The work, which premiered in January to sold-out crowds at Mr. Smalls Theater in Millvale, features Hackman's arrangements of Bob Dylan favorites. Hear the MCP in a reprise of their...
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MCP and Steve Hackman Rock Out in The Music of Bob Dylan
The Mendelssohn Choir and Steve Hackman took choral music to a new level on Thursday night with the world premiere of Hackman's new choral work The Music of Bob Dylan at Mr. Smalls Theatre in Millvale. MCP, normally known for singing classical choral works, channeled their inner folk musicians as they sang Hackman's arrangements of Bob Dylan favorites. The first half of the concert was conducted...
#GiveBigPittsburgh – November 28
Make a tax deductible gift to the Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh (MCP) on Giving Tuesday, November 28, during #GiveBigPittsburgh, the new online giving day hosted by Pittsburgh Magazine in conjunction with The Pittsburgh Foundation. To double the impact of your gift, MCP's Board of Directors will match every donation dollar for dollar up to $30,000!
Give Big Pittsburgh will raise money for local...
The Music of Bob Dylan
Mr. Smalls Presents Steve Hackman & MCP in the world premiere of "The Times They Are A-Changin': The Words and Music of Bob Dylan," Jan. 25-28.
The MCP teams up with composer/arranger Steve Hackman in his only Pittsburgh performance this year to present the world premiere of “The Times They Are A-Changin’: The Words and Music of Bob Dylan,” an exciting new work based on the music of...
Serenity Now!
The Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh and Music Director Matthew Mehaffey open the 2017-2018 performance season with an evening of music that reminds us that no matter how crazy the world gets, music possesses the power to move us to a place of calm and repose. Music by classical masters and contemporary favorites from Mozart to McCartney highlight this reflective concert, including Bernstein, Whitacre, Haydn, Ames, Walker, Hackman,...