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Assabet Valley Mastersingers Presents: "Elijah" by Felix Mendelssohn
The Assabet Valley Mastersingers, directed by Dr. Robert P. Eaton, invite you to experience Felix Mendelssohn’s oratorio “Elijah” on March 16th, 2025 at 3:30 PM. The concert venue is Saint John’s High School, located at 378 Main Street, Shrewsbury, MA 01545
”Elijah” has resonated with generations of music lovers because of sublime melodies and powerful narratives. In addition to the Assabet Valley Mastersingers chorus, our performance features a stellar lineup of soloists, and a professional orchestra. Come, and take a transformative musical journey that will resonate long after the final note fades.
Featured Soloists:
Elijah, Baritone: Philip Lima
Soprano: Chelsea Basler
Mezzo-Soprano: Kathleen Flynn
Tenor: Neal Ferreira
Youth: Timothy Weir
Ticket Information:
General Admission: $25.00
Senior/Student Price: $20.00
Children under 12 are free with an accompanying adult.
Tickets can be purchased online at https://www.avmsingers.org/events/”Elijah”-mendelssohn.
“Elijah” was composed for the Birmingham Music Festival in 1846, and the score for the final movement was delivered just days before the performance! Mendelssohn's "Elijah" is a monumental work of art, known for its grandeur, emotional depth, and captivating storytelling. Through dramatic choruses, soaring arias, and poignant recitatives, "Elijah" takes audiences into the trials and triumphs of the biblical prophet “Elijah” with unparalleled intensity and fervor.
Although “Elijah” is as popular as Handel’s “Messiah” and Brahms “A German Requiem,” “Elijah” seldom performed, in full, partly due to its length. AVM will present an abridged version, reduced in length from 2½ hours to 2 hours. There will be one, 15 minute intermission.
AVM is supported in part by a grant from the Massachusetts Cultural Council and from the Grafton, Hudson, Northborough, Shrewsbury, Southborough, and Westborough Cultural Councils, local agencies, which are supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.
Event Links
Tickets: https://go.evvnt.com/2923145-0
Website: https://go.evvnt.com/2923145-2
