The Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh

MCP performing CrosSING Bridges, October 2025 - photo courtesy of Paul Vladuchick

In anticipation of audition season, we’re hosting a free audition workshop Monday, April 27 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Third Presbyterian Church. Designed to demystify the process of trying out for the Mendelssohn Choir, MCP Music Director Daniel Singer will lead a group of prospective and current MCP singers through warm ups and the audition excerpts, as well as walk through what a season with the Mendelssohn actually involves.

photo courtesy of Paul Vladuchick

I, along with other members of the choir, will be there to answer questions and sing with you. Singers can still register for the workshop here. We can’t wait to sing with this group on Monday and meet new voices during our auditions in June!

The following Saturday, May 2 from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m., we’ll be at the Community Presbyterian Church of Ben Avon for the second annual Junior Mendelssohn Saturday Sing. Open to students in grades 8 through 12, this event is a way to introduce students to the Junior Mendelssohn Choir. Singers will spend the afternoon making music together, working with JMCP faculty, meeting their fellow singers, and getting a feel for what the program is all about. New singers can even audition for the JMCP after the event! Interested students can learn more and register here.

At the same time, we’re deep into rehearsals for a string of performances coming up in May and June. A small treble chorus is preparing to perform four shows of Felix Mendelssohn’s score for A Midsummer Night’s Dream with the Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre on May 15–17.

photo courtesy of Paul Vladuchick

Meanwhile, the full choir is gearing up for our remaining performances of the 2025-26 Season with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, which include Wynton Marsalis’ All Rise on May 9th, Bernstein's Chichester Psalms June 12 & 14, and The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers June 26–28. It’s a wide arc of repertoire, and it keeps us moving between styles, eras, and performance spaces in a way that’s always changing and always challenging.

It’s a busy stretch, but it’s packed with meaning. We care a lot about creating opportunities for our community to sing and to take in singing, and we look forward to sharing these moments with all of you.

All my best,

Emily Leal-Santiesteban

Director of Choral Operations

The Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh

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May 9, 2026 | Wynton Marsalis' All Rise | Heinz Hall | Order Tickets

May 15-17, 2026 | A Midsummer Night's Dream with Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre | Benedum Center | Order Tickets

June 12 & 14, 2026 | Lincoln Portrait featuring Bernstein's Chichester Psalms | Heinz Hall | Order Tickets

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