Mendelssohn's 200th birthday Celebration !

Our Fall Concert will blend classical and contemporary music. We will celebrate the 200th anniversary of Mendelssohn’s birth with selections from Elijah-a Mendelssohn classic.

Oratorio Elijah is considered the greatest work of Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-1847), German composer of the Romantic era, born in Hamburg, Germany.

Facts about Elijah

Original Title:Elias (Elijah, at the first performance)
Original Language: German (English, at the first performance)
Text: The story of Elijah based on the Bible passages, from the Old Testament, compiled by Mendelssohn himself. He was assisted by Julius Schubring and Karl Klingemann.
Form: Oratorio in Two Parts, a total of 42 musical numbers, with an introduction and overture .
Date of Writing: 1845-1846.
First Performance: August 26, 1846, in Birmingham, 1846.

We will change the pace and the tenor by performing a medley of contemporary favorites including Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door (Bob Dylan), Jesus is on the mainline (Aerosmith), and Heaven Help Us (Ray Charles)

Join us on November 14th, 2009 at 7:00 PM or on November 15th, at 3:00 PM for our opening Fall Concert at the Kroc Center in Coeur d'Alene.

Concert Schedule

November 14, 2009 7:00 PM and November 15, 2009, 3:00 PM

The fall concert will blend classical and contemporary music. We will celebrate the 200th anniversary of Mendelssohn’s birth with selections from Elijah-a Mendelssohn classic. We will change the pace and the tenor by performing a medley of contemporary favorites including Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door (Bob Dylan), Jesus is on the mainline (Aerosmith), and Heaven Help Us (Ray Charles)

December 16th, 2009 5:00 PM & 8:00 PM

We will continue with our traditional “Come Home to the Sights and Sounds of Christmas”, featuring classical guitar, harp, piano, vocal solos, the ensemble, and the chorale-all in the spirit of Christmas. This concert is always our most popular. -Two Performances

March 27th & 28th, 2010

The spring concert will feature Jackson and Almeda Berkey of Mannheim, Steamroller. Jackson, who was the principle Keyboardist for Mannheim Steamroller will play the keyboards and Almeda will conduct as the chorale performs Jackson’s Easter Cantata, “Come Follow Me” This will be a most exciting concert.

Our Repertoire

Some of our repertoire highlights have included John Rutter's Gloria with brass, organ and percussion, Haydn's Mass In Time of War with full orchestra, and Vivaldi's Gloria and Beetohoven's Ninth Symphony as joint collaborations with the Coeur d'Alene Symphony Orchestra.

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