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Mendelssohn's "Reformation" sym- phony marked the 300th anniversary of the Lutheran Church, to which Mendelssohn's parents converted the family, including the composer's beloved sister Fanny, an excellent musician and composer of songs herself. The composer's father was a wealthy banker and considered the change of religion as an entry ticket into secular society. Mendelssohn, to some extent, was like his famous grandfather, Jewish philosopher Moses Mendelssohn, who rose from being a peddler to being one of the greatest thinkers and teachers of the Enlightenment. The composer also became a philosopher, as well as a poet, artist and traveler who, as a child prodi- gy, captivated the German writer Goethe and, as an adult, earned the admiration of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert of England, which Mendelssohn consid- ered his second home. "The family's wealth brought Mendelssohn the best teachers and helped as he sought work': Lipsky says. "He also was exposed to artists from all walks of life in Germany and, [as an artist and poet himself], became quite a Renaissance man in his short life of 37 years. "Mendelssohn was known to be good-hearted and generous and pre- sented young and emerging talents while serving as music director-con- ductor. He gave Berlioz, Chopin and many others a stage to display their talents. Without the exposure he pro- vided to young composers, many of them might not have made it." Get To Know Lipsky notes that this year of celebra- tion and concerts around the country — many inspired by the work of the Mendelssohn Project — will introduce some of the Mendelssohn music that often has not been brought to public attention — operas, symphonies, concertos and choral works, some unpublished. The conductor attributes the lack of attention to Mendelssohn's music to anti-Semitism, particu- larly as expressed in the writings of German composer Richard Wagner, even though Mendelssohn considered himself a devout Christian. It's ironic, Lipsky says, that wed- ding ceremonies begin with Wagner's "Bridal Chorus" from Lohengrin (also known as "Here Comes the Bride") for the processional. The tradition that joins the works of the two composers started after Wagner's death. "Wagner despised Mendelssohn," Lipsky says, and his criticisms gave more space to what he considered Jewish characteristics than to the music itself. In 1849, Mendelssohn, returning home from his 10th visit to England, learned of his sister Fanny's death; shortly thereafter, the husband and father of five, heartbroken at hav- ing lost his best friend, suffered a stroke, passed away and was buried next to Fanny. In 1868,"well after Mendelssohn died, Wagner widely published his famous anti-Semitic article about Jews and music, claiming that Jews could not write authentic European pieces:' says Lipsky. The Wagner Factor "Whatever Wagner said was taken very seriously': Lipsky adds, "so Mendelssohn's reputation was hurt;' even though in the late 1850s Mendelssohn societies had begun to pop up in Germany. In the 20th century, the Nazis banned Mendelssohn's music as being too Jewish, yet his unpublished manuscripts and letters held at the Prussian State Library in Berlin were spirited out of the country by librarians who admired him as an important ele- ment of German musical culture. Mendelssohn fans can take heart in a story Lipsky likes to tell. "There's a famous opera house in Prague, where the roof is filled with statues of famous composers, includ- ing one devoted to Mendelssohn," Lipsky explains. "When German soldiers invaded the city, an officer ordered a man to go up on the roof and tear down the statue of Mendelssohn, but the statues had no names. "The man decided that if Mendelssohn was a Jewish com- poser, he must have the longest nose and measured each one. After tear- ing down the statue assumed to be Mendelssohn, he learned the next day that he had destroyed the likeness of Richard Wagner" SAVE TIME AND CALL AHEAD TO PLACE YOUR DINE-IN LUNCH ORDER. 42050 GRAND RIVER RD. NOVI, MICHIGAN 248.349.7770 4189 ORCHARD LAKE RD. ORCHARD LAKE 'MP., MICHIGAN 248.865.0000 NEW! 37367 6 MILE RD., LIVONIA, MICHIGAN • 734.464.8200 C30 March 19 a 2009 The Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra performs "Midsummer in March" 8 p.m. Saturday, March 21, at the Michigan Theater, 603 E. Liberty, in Ann Arbor. $5-$47. The ticket includes a pre-concert discussion of the program by conductor Arie Lipsky at 7 p.m. (734) 994-4801 or www.a2so.com .