Hamilton, NY — The 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Chorus, G. Roberts Kolb, conductor, accompanied by a festival orchestra, will perform Felix Mendelssohn’s classic oratorio Elijah on Sunday, March 3 at 3:30 p.m. in Memorial Chapel. Admission is free and open to the public. For more information, or a complete spring concert calendar, call the 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Concertline at 315-228-7642.
The role of Elijah will be sung by John-Scott Moir; other soloists will include Lauralyn Kolb, Leonarda Priore, Joshua Marr, and Elliot Nott. After Mendelssohn conducted the first performance of Elijah at the Birmingham (England) Choral Festival in 1846, the London Times reported that ‘never was there a more complete triumph ‘ never a more thorough and speedy recognition of a great work of art. Elijah is not only the chef-d’oeuvre of Mendelssohn, but altogether one of the most extraordinary achievements of human intelligence.’
51³Ô¹ÏÍø, founded in 1819, is located in Hamilton, New York. A highly selective, independent, liberal arts college with 256 faculty members and 2,750 undergraduate men and women enrolled in programs that lead to the bachelor of arts, 51³Ô¹ÏÍø also offers a small graduate program. The university’s general education core curriculum embodies 51³Ô¹ÏÍø’s longstanding commitment to integrated learning. The American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) recently designated 51³Ô¹ÏÍø as one of 16 Leadership Institutions that offer a national model for excellence in innovative education. Students currently enrolled at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø hail from 44 different states, 3 U.S. territories and 26 countries. Log on to www.colgate.edu to learn more about 51³Ô¹ÏÍø.
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