Highlights
Press
- Alan Harler is "irresistible" in Golden Voices of the East
- Mendelssohn Club of Philadelphia Announces Major Support from the William Penn Foundation
- Philadelphia Inquirer Calls Northern Lights and Mystical Masterpieces "a program of modern Nordic works that could have sent you out into Rittenhouse Square floating a foot or two above the ground."
- Philadelphia Inquirer Spring 2012 Classical Music Preview – Catch FELYX_M
- Polished "Unfinished" Works
- RITUALS: East/West Receives Major Support from the Berry Foundation
- Symphony, chorus unravel mysteries together
- Three New Choral Commissions by Clearfield, Higdon and Primosch on Latest CD – METAMORPHOSIS
- Unfinished Masterpieces of Mozart and Schubert in Joint Program with Symphony in C
Twitter Sphere
- Check out this great video about the Cynthia Folio piece for this weekend's FELYX_M concerts! http://t.co/ufBBJYLf--13 hours ago
- Thank you to the George G and Elizabeth G Smith Foundation for your generous support of our upcoming RITUALS:... http://t.co/F0uiAO4w--18 hours ago
- http://t.co/LCCxlXbs--1 week ago
about
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How Our Braille Programs Are Created
Posted on January 17, 2012 | No CommentsDid you know that Mendelssohn Club of Philadelphia provides Braille programs free of charge for the visually impaired? When purchasing your ticket, simply request one in the notes field of... -
This I Believe
Posted on December 2, 2011 | No Comments“Diligent, but dull.” That’s how one critic described my conducting after a performance of the Brahm’s Requiem early in my career, over 40 years ago. I was stunned and humbled,... -
Artistic Director Alan Harler
Posted on September 2, 2011 | No CommentsMeet Alan Harler In 1988, Alan Harler was named artistic director of Mendelssohn Club of Philadelphia, only the twelfth person to hold that position since the chorus’s founding in 1874. ... -
I love a whole range of choral music
Posted on February 18, 2011 | No CommentsMARTIN L. I love a whole range of choral music… February 18, 2011 I love a whole range of choral music from the 15th century on, and thrive on the... -
I am a professional dancer, but can’t imagine giving up singing
Posted on February 18, 2011 | No CommentsELLEN GERDES I am a professional dancer, but can’t imagine giving up singing… February 18, 2011 I sing because I have always enjoyed singing and performing. I sang in... -
Singing has been one of my loves since childhood
Posted on February 17, 2011 | No CommentsJEAN SUGARS Singing has been one of my loves since childhood… February 17, 2011 I sing because it has been one of my loves since childhood and I enjoy it... -
What inspires me to sing?
Posted on February 16, 2011 | No CommentsDAN O. What inspires me to sing? February 16, 2011 1. Nobody claps when I practice law. 2. Making music – really BEAUTIFUL music – feels so much more... -
I have been singing since before I could talk!
Posted on February 15, 2011 | No CommentsLESLIE K. I have been singing since before I could talk! February 15, 2011 I have been singing since before I could talk! I wanted to join Mendelssohn Club... -
Why do I sing?
Posted on February 14, 2011 | No CommentsROBERTA R. Why do I sing? February 14, 2011 Why do I sing? Because it is such a comprehensive experience of physical work, mental engagement and emotional thrill. I find... -
I don’t sing because I’m happy…I’m happy because I sing.
Posted on February 13, 2011 | No CommentsPHIL J. I don’t sing because I’m happy…I’m happy because I sing. February 13, 2011 There’s an old New Yorker cartoon showing a bird on a branch; it’s saying, “I...