Mendelssohn Club to Hold Auditions for 103rd Season

Traditional Holiday Concert Scheduled for Friday, December 9

DELMAR, NY (08/23/2011)(readMedia)-- The Mendelssohn Club of Albany will hold auditions in September for male singers interested in joining the club for its 103rd season. Tenors and basses are invited to rehearse with the club on Wednesday, September 7 at 7:15 p.m. at the New Covenant Presbyterian Church, 916 Western Avenue, Albany, NY.

Prospective members are invited to sing with the club during the first few rehearsals in September. Rehearsals are held every Wednesday, and final auditions will take place near the end of September. For more information, please visit the Mendelssohn Club on line at www.mendelssohn.org or e-mail the club at info@mendelssohn.org.

The Mendelssohn Club will perform its traditional holiday concert on Friday, December 9th at The Egg in Albany. Other upcoming performances include the "Capital District Sings" concert at Proctor's Theater in Schenectady at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, October 9th. Ticket information is available at Proctor's.

About The Mendelssohn Club: A Capital Region tradition since 1909, the 65-voice, all- 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 Master's 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. The club's accompanist is Michael Clement. Mr. Clement was trained at the Eastman School of Music, the University of Arizona, and the University of Southern California. For more information about The Mendelssohn Club, please visit www.mendelssohn.org or contact David Flanagan at (518)-813-9246.