Category Archives: Current Season

For the Human: Brahms’ Requiem

The Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh opens the 2023-2024 season with a performance of Brahms' soulful, yet hopeful Ein Deutsches Requiem (A German Requiem), with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra.  It is Brahms' longest composition, and while it uses sacred text, it is not a requiem in the traditional Latin sense, rather focusing on hope and comfort.  The concert begins with an a cappella performance of Latvian composer...

Handel’s Messiah

Join the Mendelssohn Choir and Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra as they perform Handel's beloved masterpiece, Messiah....

Highmark Holiday Pops

It's the most wonderful time of the year!  The Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh and Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra are feeling that gingerbread feeling during Pittsburgh's favorite holiday musical tradition: the Highmark Holiday Pops!...