Mendelssohn Chorus of Philadelphia (formerly known as Mendelssohn Club of Philadelphia and Mendelssohn Club Chorus of Philadelphia) is a music institution in

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Philadelphia ( ), colloquially referred to as Philly, is the List of municipalities in Pennsylvania, most populous city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and the List of United States cities by population, sixth-most populous city in the Unit ...

, founded in 1874 by William Wallace Gilchrist, a major figure in the 19th century

music of Philadelphia Philadelphia is home to one of the world's most vibrant and well-documented musical heritages, stretching back to the Colonial history of the United States, colonial era. Innovations in European classical music, classical music, opera, Rhythm a ...

. The chorus is currently under the direction of

Dominick DiOrio Dominick DiOrio (born 1984) is an American composer and conductor. He is Professor of Music (Choral Conducting) at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music and serves as the conductor of NOTUS, the Contemporary Vocal Ensemble, the fourth p ...

(2020- ). It was previously directed by Paul Rardin from 2015 to 2020, chair of the department of choral conducting at

Temple University Temple University (Temple or TU) is a public university, public Commonwealth System of Higher Education, state-related research university in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It was founded in 1884 by the Baptist ministe ...

. Prior to Rardin's appointment, the chorus was led by Alan Harler from 1988 to 2015.

Discography

* Mendelssohn: ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'' (Eugene Ormandy recording)

References

External links

* Music organizations based in the United States Culture of Philadelphia Musical groups from Philadelphia Choral societies Musical groups established in 1874 1874 establishments in Pennsylvania {{music-org-stub