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...
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Steve Hackman Talks The Music of Bob Dylan
Recently, composer/arranger/conductor Steve Hackman took some time out of his busy NYC schedule to chat about our upcoming collaboration, and what he wants audiences to know about The Music of Bob Dylan! Steve will be back in Pittsburgh to conduct this exciting new work, so you definitely don't want to miss it! January 25-28 at Mr. Smalls Theatre. Click here for tickets!
Of all the iconic musicians...
MCP and PSO Superb in Haydn’s Creation
Thunderous applause echoed through Heinz Hall this weekend after the Mendelssohn Choir and Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra's performance of Haydn's Creation. The choir and orchestra rose to the challenge of this difficult work executing the music and text brilliantly, but in the non-traditional way it was presented: semi-staged, featuring a small chorus of 16 MCP singers in front of the orchestra playing students learning about the...
Serenity Now! An Unparalleled Success!
Audiences in both Bellevue and Bethel Park experienced some Serenity Now! as the Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh opened the 2017-2018 season with two evenings of exciting performances! From the opening bars of Gwyneth Walker's "Let Music Fill the Air," to the closing notes of Shawn Kirchner's arrangement of the traditional "Unclouded Day," audiences were riveted by the program's range, and the MCP's musical versatility. As...
Our Love for Robert Page is Here to Stay!
On May 6 and 7, the Mendelssohn and Junior Mendelssohn Choirs gathered with The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, the Page family, and our closest friends, fellow singers, and music lovers at Heinz Hall to pay tribute to our beloved Robert Page. It was a wonderful weekend full of laughter, stories, memories and, most importantly, music-making! Members of every musical group that Bob had ever conducted were...