That Mesmerizing Mendelssohn Tune with additional community voices

That Mesmerizing Mendelssohn Tune with additional voices from Camberwell Community Choir & others .

Mendelssohn wrote the melody 'Camberwell Green' for his piano pieces Songs Without Words when staying with friends in Camberwell. The piece became 'Mendelssohn Rag', also known as 'That Mesmerizing Mendelssohn Tune'.

Commissioned for the 2020 Camberwell Arts Festival I have created an animation to celebrate the Camberwell Music Hall connection. This is set to a 4-part choral arrangement written by local composer Jordan Theis, which fits the 1910 Collins and Harlan recording of the song. We invited singers from Camberwell and beyond to create a virtual choir for this animation.

Sarah Doyle is a British artist known for using mixed media, drawing, video, sculpture, painting and assemblage. She studied at Manchester Metropolitan University and Central Saint Martins.

Jordan Theis is a Choral Director, Educator & Pianist currently working on a series of Lockdown Choiroke’s, amongst other projects.

A Camberwell Arts Commission by Sarah Doyle & Jordan Theis