Meet Our Fall 2022 Soloist

On Sunday, November 20 at 3:00 PM, St. George’s Choral Society will present its fall concert with orchestra at St. George’s Church. Tickets are $30, available in advance or at the door. Buy tickets online.

The concert, “Music of Mendelssohn: Felix and Fanny” will feature Felix Mendelssohn’s “Hör’ mein Bitten,” Op. post; “Wie der Hirsch schreit,” Op. 42; “Jauchzet dem Herrn, alle Welt,” WoO 28 ; “Richte mich, Gott,” Op. 78, No. 2; and selections from Fanny Hensel’s Gartenlieder, Opus 3.

Our soprano soloist has changed! We are thrilled to feature Clara Rottsolk:

Clara Rottsolk

Clara Rottsolk, a brilliant and accomplished concert artist and “resplendent” soprano, has appeared as a soloist with orchestras including American Bach Soloists, Santa Fe Pro Musica, Pacific MusicWorks, the American Classical Orchestra, St. Thomas 5th Avenue, Richmond Symphony, Bach Collegium San Diego, Virginia Symphony, New Mexico Philharmonic, Pacific Symphony, Atlanta Baroque Orchestra, Trinity Wall Street, and Seattle Baroque Orchestra, under the direction of conductors including Stephen Stubbs, David Danzmayr, Nicholas McGeegan, Jeffrey Thomas, Grete Pedersen, John Scott, Daniel Hyde, Joshua Rifkin, Bruno Weil, John Sinclair, Chia-Hsuan Lin, Gabriel Crouch, Timothy Nelson, and Andrew Megill. With “sophisticated mastery of the nuances of the libretto: with perfect diction and expressive delivery” (Cleveland Classical), she performs chamber and recital repertoire with Les Délices, ARTEK, TENET, Les Canards Chantants, Folger Consort, Piffaro, Byron Schenkman & Friends, Colorado Bach Ensemble, and as soloist at festivals including Carmel Bach, Berkeley Early Music, Montréal Baroque, Spoleto USA, Winter Park Bach, St. Louis Bach, Indianapolis Early Music, Whidbey Island Music, and Boston Early Music Fringe. Her solo recordings can be found on Chandos, MSR Classics, and independent labels. Currently she is based in Philadelphia and teaches voice at Swarthmore, Haverford, and Bryn Mawr Colleges.