When the New York Philharmonic performs Felix Mendelssohn’s rarely heard “Elijah” (1846) oratorio this weekend, many will no doubt see it as proof that the composer always identified with his family’s ...
This concert, the sixth in Assumption Parish’s ongoing sacred concert series, is a musical account of the mission of the Old ...
During his tragically curtailed life, the 19th century German composer Felix Mendelssohn became adept at code switching. Mendelssohn was born Jewish, but his parents baptized him as Protestant while ...
Mendelssohn's "Elijah" can't help but remind you of one of those grim London railway stations through which you rush to catch an express to the Lake District. The 1846 oratorio has always seemed solid ...
Under the direction of T. Herbert Dimmock, four talented soloistsElissa Edwards, Soprano; Kristen Dubenion-Smith, Alto; Ben Ellerin, Tenor; and Carl DuPont, Bassthe full Bach in Baltimore Choir & ...
The Pacific Chorale had a go at Mendelssohn’s “Elijah” on Sunday evening in Segerstrom Concert Hall. It was the opening of the season and the beginning of artistic director John Alexander’s 41st year ...
The Dessoff Choirs & Orchestra and Maestro Merriweather join forces with the Cathedral Choir of Abyssinian Baptist Church, Interim Minister of Music and Fine Arts Dr. Nathaniel Gumbs, and Executive ...