A week from tonight the Maine West music department will present Mendelssohn's oratorio, "Elijah," at 8:00 in the auditorium. Seventeen choruses will be presented altogether, although A Cappella Choir will be featured alone in several of the choruses. Along with the chorus, the professional soloists will perform.

Within the A Cappella Choir, 17 girls will be featured in solos. The number, "Lord, Bow Thine Ear," will center around a duet consisting of four sopranos and four altos. The sopranos are Cheryl Fradette '66, Lorraine Jensen '67, Linda McColman '67, and Pamela Osburn '68.

Altos in the duet are Laura Nelson '66, Beth Olson '66, Susan Perry '66, and Linda Waters '66.

"Holy Is God the Lord" will feature a double quartet. The girls in the number are as follows: first soprano‑Lorraine Jensen '67 and Pamela Osburn '68; second soprano ‑ Karen Brothe '66 and Susan Perry '66; first alto ‑ Carolyn Relph '66 and Vickie Shine '66; second alto ‑ Kitty Kinser '67 and Linda Pinzke '67.

Chris Birchfield '66 will solo as the Youth. Mr. Wilbur Schafer will conduct both the chorus and the orchestra.

The story of Elijah is quite dramatic. Elijah is a prophet who came to Israel. He finds the Israelites have fallen away from the true God and that they now believe in a false god, Baal. Elijah mocks these Israelites and their god.

For several years there had been a drought over all of Israel. Elijah dared the priests to have Baal make it rain. In anger the priests of Baal offer sacrifices to Baal and pray to him, but Baal doesn't heed their prayer.

Now it is Elijah's turn to pray. He prays to God. Soon after, the sky darkens, and it begins to rain. The Israelites know then that Elijah's God is the one, true God; and they slay the prophets of Baal.

The last dramatic scene of the oratorio occurs when Elijah ascends a very high mountain and is taken into Heaven with the Lord.

Tickets for the oratorio are $1.50 each and may be purchased in the bookstore.