On Wings of Song: the Music & Soul of Felix Mendelssohn

Friday, May 7, 2010
Location: 
Valley Beth Shalom
Program: 

Introduction - Rabbi Edward Feinstein. Lecture - Neal Brostoff - The Life and Music of Felix Mendelssohn and Relationship with Richard Wagner. Staged Reading of scenes from "Mendelssohn! On Wings of Song" by Jacqueline Bassan, with Geoffrey Going, Kristina Reyes, Miller Daurey, Derrel Friedman, Michelle Baron & Anna Berg. Israel Heller, violin.
Selected Mendelssohn Lieder - Laurie Rubin, mezzo-soprano; Neal Brostoff, piano.
Trio in D minor, Op.49 - Mark Kashper, violin; Barry Gold, cello; Neal Brostoff, piano.

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Photo of Laurie Rubin, Soprano
Photo of Neal Brostoff, musicologist, pianist