Mendelssohn Club Announces 108th Annual Holiday Concert

"Christmases Old and New" on Friday, December 16

DELMAR, NY (11/17/2016)(readMedia)-- The Mendelssohn Club of Albany will perform its traditional holiday concert at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, December 16th at The Egg. The 108th holiday concert – "Christmases Old and New" - will feature a range of traditional, classical and modern holiday-themed music.

"We are looking forward to our upcoming holiday concert and the opportunity to perform with the Capital District Youth Chorale," said Mendelssohn Club president, John Musacchio. "This longstanding Capital Region tradition is a great way to begin the season, and we have a wonderful evening of holiday music planned for our audience."

Joining the club as guest artists for the evening will be the Capital District Youth Chorale (CDYC), a group of singers drawn from 67 schools in five counties of the greater Capital District. Formerly the Schenectady County Community College Children's Chorus, CDYC was founded in 1982 by Diane Warner, the group's artistic director.

Tickets are available at The Egg box office (518-473-1845). Please visit the Mendelssohn Club on-line at www.mendelssohn.org for more information. Also, be sure to "like" the club on Facebook.

About The Mendelssohn Club: A Capital Region tradition since 1909, the 60-voice male chorus is the area's longest continuously 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. The Mendelssohn Club is conducted by Jeffrey L. Vredenburg. Mr. Vredenburg is a graduate of the Crane School of Music, State University College at Potsdam, New York where he majored in Music Education, Voice, and Piano. His post-graduate education includes a Masters Degree in Curriculum & Instruction from the State University of New York in Albany and choral conducting seminars with Donald Neuen, Dale Warland, Robert Page, Gregg Smith, and Margaret Hillis. Pianist Michael Clement serves as the club's accompanist. Mr. Clement was trained at the Eastman School of Music, the University of Arizona, and the University of Southern California.