"Tortelier captured the elegance of 
Faurés Requiem with balance, tone and tempo,  
but it was the phrasing of the violins and  
the Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh that captured me....  
and the rounded, unforced singing and  
the lambent tone of the voices prepared by director  
Betsy Burleigh brought out the goosebumps."  

Andrew Druckenbrod, Classical music critic 
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 6-15-08 
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Faure: Requiem
June 13 at 8 pm ♦ June 14 at 8 pm  ♦ June 15 at 2:30 pm
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra at Heinz Hall
Conducted by Yan Pascal Tortelier
Nicole Cabell, soprano   ♦    Lucas Meachem, baritone

Gabriel Faure Requiem, Opus 48   I. Intriot and Kyrie   II. Offertorium   III. Sanctus   IV. Pie Jesu   V. Agnus Dei   VI. Libera me   VII. In paradisium    Program also includes        Camille Saint-Saëns :  Symphony No. 3 in C minor, Opus 78, "Organ Symphony"   I. Adagio - Allegro moderato - Poco adagio   II. Allegro moderato - Presto - maestoso      Concert Preludes PSO Mellon Grand Classics concerts feature a pre-concert talk one hour prior to performance that provides additional perspectives on the program. This concert's Prelude will be hosted by WQED-FM's Jim Cunningham. WQED-FM Live Radio Simulcast The Choir's performance of the Fauré Requiem with the PSO will be broadcast live by  WQED-FM 89.3 FM in Pittsburgh and WQEJ 89.7 FM in Johnstown, PA, on Friday evening, June 13th.

The MCP Board of Directors  invites friends of the Mendelssohn Choir to join us for a dessert reception celebrating the conclusion of a wonderful 99th season.  The event will be held in the Regency Room at Heinz Hall immediately following the Faure concert on Friday, June 13.  

First- and second-prize winners will be drawn for the $10,000 centennial raffle and the MCP Board will present service awards  to members who have sung for 10, 15, 20 and 25 years.

Complimentary dessert and a cash bar will be available.  Guests are welcome!

TICKET PACKAGE PRICING

 $55 ____ Orchestra level, Grand Tier, front of Family Circle & dessert reception
 $45 ____ Back of Orchestra level, back of Family Circle & dessert reception
 $40 ____ Gallery & dessert reception

Special ticket packages including both the June 13 PSO concert of Fauré Requiem PLUS dessert reception are available only through the Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh at (412) 561-3353.