Mendelssohn's Elijah

7401 Park Heights Avenue,Baltimore MD 21208

06 March, 2022

Description

You won’t want to miss this powerful performance of Mendelssohn’s most enduring work of art. Under the direction of T. Herbert Dimmock, four talented soloists, the full Bach in Baltimore Choir & Orchestra bring the Hebrew Biblical story of the prophet Elijah to life. Elijah, Mendelssohn’s most famous oratorio, was heavily inspired by the cantatas of J.S. Bach. Mendelssohn’s keen musicological recovery and revival efforts throughout the nineteenth century resurrected the music of J.S. Bach back into the public psyche. After Bach’s death, his music fell out of style and was relegated to music students and practice studios rather than in concert halls for public enjoyment. Mendelssohn famously brought Bach back into fashion with his knockout performance of the St. Mathew Passion. Mendelssohn’s Elijah is a thrilling, soaring work whose structure calls to mind the sacred music of Bach that so enthused and inspired him. Acclaimed from its first premiere in 1846, this Elijah alone has cemented Mendelssohn’s place in history as one of the greatest composers of sacred music. Featured Soloists: Elissa Edwards, SopranoKristen Dubenion-Smith, AltoBen Ellerin, TenorCarl DuPont, BassStudent Voice Exchange: Richard Montgomery School Madrigals Bach In Baltimore hosts First Sunday Concerts, with vocal and instrumental soloists and guest youth choral groups, affordably to the public on the First Sunday of Every Month, October - June. Bach In Baltimore believes that music can be used to bring our community closer together and to help solve social problems. Our mission is to continue to perform the choral and orchestral works of Johann Sebastian Bach (and his contemporaries) while educating youth and the concert-going public about the musical language of Bach and the texts he chose to set to music. Concerts are given with these goals in mind. They are performed as intended by Bach in the original 18th century setting, with professional orchestral accompaniment, accomplished Baroque soloists, and choir. Our goal is to grow and diversify our audience, specifically, to engage more of our neighbors in Baltimore City, and continue our Student Voice Exchange and other educational commitments to Baltimore Youth.