Midweek Music Ministry (ONLINE)

Shadyside Presbyterian Church’s Music Ministry presents a midweek program for the refreshment of your spirit!

Wednesdays at 7:00 p.m.

Continuing in the month of July, Shadyside Presbyterian Church’s Music Ministry invites you to join us online on Wednesday evenings for a mini-series of musical programs curated by Mark A. Anderson, Artistic Director of the Music in a Great Space concert series. Throughout the summer, enjoy the sounds of organ, piano, harpsichord, and other instrumentalists, as well as vocal soloists singing in various virtual combinations. Videos of these intimate presentations will be accessible to view on our Facebook page and YouTube channel.

The program for Wednesday, July 8, presents a Treasury of Felix Mendelssohn, along with a brief reflection from the Reverend Todd E. Leach, Associate Pastor for Missions. The following Mendelssohn compositions will be featured:

• “For He Shall Give His Angels,” from Elijah, offered by the Shadyside Presbyterian Church Chancel Choir
• “Lord God of Abraham,” from Elijah, offered by Brian Doherty, baritone
• “Cast Thy Burden,” from Elijah, offered by the Shadyside Presbyterian Church Chancel Choir
• “How Lovely Are the Messengers,” from St. Paul, offered by the Shadyside Presbyterian Church Chancel Choir
• “O Rest in the Lord,” from Elijah, offered by Loghan Bazan Wright, mezzo-soprano
• “For the Mountains Shall Depart,” from Elijah, offered by Brian Doherty, baritone
• IV. Allegro assai vivace, from Organ Sonata No. 1, offered by Justin M. Wallace, organ
• Four selections from Lieder ohne Worte (Songs without Words), offered by Ellen Fast, piano
  • Opus 19b, No. 1, Andante con moto
  • Opus 19b, No. 2, Andante espressivo
  • Opus 53, No. 2, Allegro non troppo
  • Opus 102, No. 4, Un poco agitato, ma andante

Learn more about Music in a Great Space, the concert series at Shadyside Presbyterian Church.