Celebrate the Holiday Season with The Mendelssohn Club

DELMAR, NY (11/21/2022) (readMedia)-- The Mendelssohn Club of Albany will help ring in the season with its traditional winter holiday concert at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, December 9th at The Egg. The club, now in its 114th season, will perform "Songs of the Season," featuring a range of traditional, classical, and modern holiday-themed music.

The Sound System Chorus from Bethlehem Central High School will join the club as guest artists for the evening.

"We look forward to providing our audience with a great musical holiday experience, and to performing with the Sound System Chorus from Bethlehem High School," said Mendelssohn Club president, Claiborne Walthall. "This longstanding Capital Region tradition is a great way to begin the holiday season, and we have a wonderful evening of music planned for our audience."

Tickets are available at The Egg box office (518-473-1845). Please visit the Mendelssohn Club on-line at mendelssohn.org for more information.

About the Mendelssohn Club: A Capital Region tradition since 1909, the 65-voice male chorus is the area's longest continually performing arts group. The club is composed of men from the Capital District, Hudson Valley, and Berkshire regions, and performs a full range of male choral selections from around the world. Jason Dashew is the conductor of The Mendelssohn Club. Mr. Dashew earned a Bachelor of Music degree from SUNY Fredonia and a Master of Arts from SUNY Albany. He currently serves as the director of choral activities at Bethlehem Central High School in Delmar, New York. In addition to conducting five choral ensembles, he also teaches music theory and directs the annual spring musical productions for Bethlehem's middle and high schools. Mr. Dashew also directs the youth choirs at the First United Methodist Church in Delmar. Pianist Michael Clement is the club's accompanist. Mr. Clement trained at the Eastman School of Music, the University of Arizona, and the University of Southern California.