The Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh is set to present “Coming Home,” a free concert that explores the search for home. Scheduled for March 9 and 10, the event will feature music by female composers, LGBTQ+ composers, and composers of color, with texts in English, German, Spanish, and Estonian. Also on the program is a work by Indian-American composer Reena Esmail {…}
The Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh has announced the appointment of Daniel Singer as its new Robert Page Music Director. Singer spent over a decade conducting with The Cleveland Orchestra Choruses where he prepared choruses to perform under the batons of acclaimed orchestral conductors and alongside world-renowned musicians. Meanwhile, as chorus director for Cleveland’s Contemporary Youth Orchestra, he readied singers to perform {…}
The Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh has announced that Music Director Matthew Mehaffey is set to end his tenure after seven years. Per an official statement, he will step down from his position at the end of the 2022-23 season to take over as Director of Choral Activities at the University of Minnesota. Per an official press statement, since taking over {…}
The Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh is set to present “Toward the Unknown Region” this April. The showcase, which will be conducted by Robert Page Music Director Matthew Mehaffey will feature Vaughan William’s eponymous cycle as well as Jonathan Dove’s “The Passing of the Year.” There will also be music by such composers as Jocelyn Hagen and Ellen Gilson Voth, among {…}
The Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh has announced the return of its Global Choral Traditions series for a second season. Audiences are invited to explore the genre through both listening and participation, with the sessions being free of charge and no singing experience required. The first session, “African American Sacred Music,” will be led by Dr. Herbert V.R.P. Jones, the Founder and {…}
The Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburg will share six free performances of “The Promise of Light” Dec. 10-18, 2021. The program focuses on meditation of music and poetry about winter with music by Randall Thompson, Ēriks Ešenvalds, Melissa Dunphy, Georgia Stitt, and popular songs by the Fleet Foxes, Carole King, and Dolly Parton. The concert will also include a poetry section {…}
The Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh has announced its 2021-22 season. The company will kick things off with a series of free performances of “The Promise of Light” all around the Pittsburgh, PA area. The concert features music by Randall Thompson, Ēriks Ešenvalds, Melissa Dunphy, Georgia Stitt, Fleet Foxes, Carole King, and Dolly Parton. “From the beginning of time, our ancestors {…}
The Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh has announced Global Choral Traditions, a live, interactive, virtual exploration of choral music from around the world. The Choir will offer four sessions of Global Choral Traditions featuring experts from Gospel, Appalachian, Bulgarian, and South African choral traditions and they will teach participants about what makes each style unique, as well as about the elements {…}