Celebrate the Holiday Season with The Mendelssohn Club

DELMAR, NY (12/02/2024) (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 13th at The Egg. The club, now in its 116th season, will perform "Home for the Holidays," featuring a range of traditional, classical, and modern holiday-themed music.

Albany High School's Troubadours and Bosnian-born soprano, Vedrana Kalas, will join the club as guest artists for the evening. The Troubadours consists of tenors and basses who audition for the group and sing a variety of challenging music focusing mostly on a repertoire of contemporary acapella music. This ensemble performs consistently throughout the year in school and in the community and is also part of Albany High School's Chamber Choir. Ms. Kalas has performed as a soloist with many large choral and ballet ensembles. Recently, she appeared as a soprano soloist with the New York City Ballet and Orchestra in A Midsummer Night's Dream at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center.

"We look forward to providing our audience with a great musical holiday experience, and to performing with our talented guest artists," said Mendelssohn Club president, Russ Ward. "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."

For tickets, please contact the club's Concert Coordinator, Marjorie Ward, at 518-783-5741 or cordfolks@netzero.com. Tickets are also available at The Egg box office (518-473-1845). Ticket prices are $25 for adults, $10 for students, and $20 each for groups of ten or more. 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.