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About

Our Mission

To foster artistry, beauty & belonging by singing together to illuminate shared human experiences.

Core Values

Community
Build an inclusive home of belonging for choral lovers of all backgrounds, grounded in life-changing musical experiences and shared joy.

Beauty

Spotlight and showcase the remarkable treasures of our musical world, awakening in our listeners a sense of wonder for music’s transformative power.

Creativity

Foster a space for our artists and their artistry through performance, composition, and collaboration.

Excellence

Perform music at the highest levels of our art, while always striving to expand our understanding of greatness and possibility.

Compassion

Welcome all into our musical family by embracing our shared and unique experiences with humility and courage as we express the words and music of artists.

Artistic Director, Dominick DiOrio

Dominick DiOrio is the 14th Artistic Director and Conductor of the Mendelssohn Chorus of Philadelphia, one of the most historic choral organizations in the United States. In this role, he regularly prepares the chorus to sing with The Philadelphia Orchestra, including a "near ideal" (The Philadelphia Inquirer) performance of Carmina burana in March 2024 with conductor Fabio Luisi. His artistic vision for the Mendelssohn Chorus of Philadelphia has been regularly supported with multiple grants from the William Penn Foundation, the Presser Foundation, and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Recognized with The American Prizes in both Choral Composition (2014) and Choral Performance (2019, with NOTUS), Dominick DiOrio is an imaginative, enthusiastic, and energetic conductor and composer who has won widespread acclaim for his contributions to American music. He is professor of music and chair of the department in choral conducting at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, where he joined the faculty in 2012, and where he serves as director of NOTUS, Indiana University’s storied contemporary vocal ensemble.

NOTUS has been invited to perform across the globe, including at the National Collegiate Choral Organization's biennial national conference (2023, Atlanta), at national and regional conferences of the American Choral Directors Association (2014, 2015, 2016, 2022), and at the International Federation for Choral Music's 12th World Symposium (2020, Auckland). With NOTUS, he has also released three commercial albums to critical acclaim: Of Radiance and Refraction(2018, Innova), What Is Ours: Music for an America in Progress (2022, Navona), and Weaving Eternity: Music of Wild Imagination (2025, Navona).

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Mendelssohn Chorus of Philadephia

Artistic Staff

Heather Mitchell

Associate Artistic Director & Director of Operations

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Ting Ting Wong

Collaborative Pianist & Senior Artist-in-Residence

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Mendelssohn Chorus of Philadephia

Conducting Apprentices

Mendelssohn Chorus is delighted to welcome four new conducting apprentices for our 2025-2026 season. This distinguished conducting program, established by former Artistic Director and Conductor Laureate Alan Harler, offers invaluable hands-on experience to emerging choral conductors as they develop their craft.