A Pilgrimage of Hope 2020-2021 The 29th Season
Resilience
Music for Troubled Times
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Music for Troubled Times Board of Directors
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From the President
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Welcome Howard Bender
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Board Spotlight
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Program 14 Vocal Texts
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The Musicians’ Fund
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Notes on the Program
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Artist Profiles
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Jeannette Sorrell
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About Apollo’s Fire
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Community Partners
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Windy City Miniseries
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The MOSAIC Project
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Artistic Leadership Fellowship Program
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Artist in Residence
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Education Corner
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Foundations & Government Support
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Individual Support
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Thank you to our Innkeepers & Charioteers
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Meet the Administration
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ON THE COVER: Bach, Guido / The Young Violinist / Bridgeman Images
Board of Directors President Charles A. Bittenbender Chair James B. Rosenthal Vice Presidents Kathleen Cerveny Samuel D. Harris Daniel Shoskes, M.D. Treasurer Ryan Siebel Secretary William A. Powel III Chair Emeritus Norman C. Harbert
Jeffrey P. Barnett Howard Bender* William P. Blair III T. Clifford Deveny, M.D. James W. Ehrman Ann Fairhurst Andrew Gordon-Seifert Russell Hardy, M.D. Ka-Pi Hoh, Ph.D. Robert H. Jackson Thomas Forrest Kelly, Ph.D. Richard J. Lederman, M.D. Meng “Locky “ Liu Fred J. Livingstone Stephen A. Mahoney, M.D. Linda M. Olejko Kim S. Parry Brendan Patterson, M.D. Robert Reynolds, M.D. Phillip Rowland-Seymour Noha Ryder* Jeannette Sorrell* Kathie Stewart** Dean Valore Robert Walcott Sue Yelanjian** *ex officio **Musicians’ Representative
Akron Advisory Board Thomas Clark, chair Esther Cooper Susan Delahanty Barbara Feld William Foster Walter Keith Lisa Martinez Sandra R. Smith Libby Upton The Ambassadors Council Russell Hardy, M.D., chair Karl Bekeny Mitchell Blair Arthur Brooks Frances S. Buchholzer Robert Conrad William E. Conway Norman C. Harbert Samuel S. Hartwell Marguerite B. Humphrey Marjorie H. Kitchell Rabbi Roger C. Klein Annette Lowe Deborah H. Nash Nancy Osgood Clara Rankin Robert Reynolds Kasia Rothenberg, M.D. Sandra R. Smith
Apollo’s Fire recognizes and sends continued thanks to all former members of the Board of Directors, who have so generously contributed their time, talents and financial resources over the years. Just as the continuo is the foundation of baroque music, these visionary individuals, through their service on the board, have been the foundation of Apollo’s Fire. Thomas S. Allen Bonnie Baker James Berlinski Christine Brez Arthur V. N. Brooks Sally Brown Richard Buffett Thomas Clark Nancy Bell Coe Ronald Crutcher Clarence Drichta Ross W. Duffin Suzanne Ferguson William J. Flemm Mark Floyd
John Gibbon Robert C. Gilkeson, M.D. Scott Gonia Joyce Graham Paula Grooms Jonathan Hatch John D. Heavenrich Conway Ivy Denise Jackson Delia Jarantilla Marjorie H. Kitchell Katherine Larson Donald Laubacher William H. Lennon David Love
Michael Lynn Polly Morganstern Donald W. Morrison Clyde L. Nash, M.D. Charlotte Newman Leroy B. Parks, Jr. Thomas F. Peterson, Jr. Jane Pickering Ronald Potts, M.D. Sanford Reichart Robert Reynolds, M.D. Shawn Riley Richard Rodda Alex Sales, D.D.S. Sandra F. Selby
William Sheldon, M.D. John Shelley Carsten Sierck Kempton Smith Kathie Lynne Stewart Rebecca Storey Eugenia Strauss Susan Troia Lee Warshawsky Carol Wipper Lynne Woodman Roger Wright Dave Young
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Thank You for Attending In Person! We are thrilled to welcome you to our in-person subscription concerts of the 2020-2021 season. We sincerely thank you for your dedication and loyalty to Apollo’s Fire during this challenging time. In order to keep our patrons and musicians safe at indoor concerts, we are implementing the following procedures in accordance with Ohio’s health and safety guidelines at this time:
Face masks must be worn at all times, including when lining up at the check-in point(s) and while inside the concert venue. s Please maintain at least six feet of social distance between your own party and other patrons. s When you have been seated, we ask that you stay in your area as much as possible. s Hand sanitizer will be available. s Complimentary bottled water will be offered before the concert and at intermission, however, concessions will not be sold. s A small selection of CD recordings will be available for purchase, and order forms with our complete discography will be displayed.
Thank you very much for adhering to these guidelines. We are so happy you are here!
From the President Greetings! We are so glad that you, the Apollo’s Fire family, are here for the opening of our 29th Season: A Pilgrimage of Hope. The ancient Greeks called Apollo the god of music and healing because they knew that music has the power to move emotions and heal the spirit. Throughout the 2020-2021 season, Apollo will lead us on a musical journey from solitude to hope through six concerts - Resilience, Allure, Delight, Elegance, Triumph and Celebration. This year, we offer extra flexibility to ensure that you can enjoy our music in whatever way suits you best – Attend in Person or At Home. Please visit apollosfire.org for details. Thanks to you, Apollo’s Fire now has more than 5 million views on YouTube! We are inspiring new audiences around the world to love early music. Since March, Apollo’s Fire has helped our musicians through the pandemic by establishing the Apollo’s Fire Musicians’ Fund. To date, AF has paid more than $110,000 to musicians in partial payments for cancelled concerts and in summer stipends for many of our core musicians. You can help our beloved musicians by giving to the Musicians’ Fund, where 100% of your donation will directly support our musicians.
Despite the pandemic, Apollo’s Fire is pleased this year to launch a regular Chicago residency, called the Windy City Miniseries. Thanks to a warm welcome from the Chicago Tribune and Chicago’s classical radio station WFMT, our guest performances there have drawn very large crowds. Please spread the word about AF’s concerts to your Chicago friends. More information is on p. 42. We are so grateful for the loyal support of our patrons. Your generosity through this challenging time inspires us. We promise to inspire you with Passion. Period. And now, let’s celebrate the Resilience of the human spirit together.
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In this week’s concerts, we are pleased to feature soprano Ashlee Foreman, our first Diversity Fellow. Ashlee is one of four talented musicians chosen for AF’s MOSAIC PROJECT. Conceived by Artistic Director Jeannette Sorrell, MOSAIC is a bold Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion initiative that offers training, performance opportunities, and mentoring for talented young musicians of color. Striving to prioritize diversity throughout our organization and our audience, the program seeks to nurture future musicians of color through a “pipeline” approach – reaching children, teens, and young adults at multiple touch points throughout a young musician’s development. Ultimately, our goal is to help increase diversity throughout the national early music field, reinforcing the message that “we all belong” in this world of classical music. Please read more about MOSAIC on p. 43.
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Welcome our new Executive Director! Apollo’s Fire was delighted in March to welcome Howard Bender as our new Executive Director – and six months later, we are still delighted to welcome him! Howard began his AF tenure exactly one week before the lockdown. So, while few of our patrons have been able to meet him in person, he has skillfully masterminded AF’s operations from his “command center” at Moreland Courts in Shaker Heights. Howard comes to us from Florida Grand Opera, where he was Chief Development Officer. He previously served as Vice President of Virginia HOWARD BENDER Opera. Prior to his career in arts management, Executive Director Howard had a flourishing career as an opera singer, performing in major opera houses on four continents. He sang for four seasons at the Metropolitan Opera and worked with many of the world’s leading conductors. He attended Oberlin Conservatory and The Juilliard School, and holds degrees from the Manhattan School of Music. Howard has been a delightful asset to AF’s staff this summer. We know that our patrons will enjoy meeting him!
Seven things you didn’t know about Howard Bender: 1.
Age when you started to perform and love early music: 14
3. Favorite Travel Destination: anywhere with Ellen Bender 4. Favorite NEO restaurant: too many to mention! 5. Favorite Tenor: At least 3 per category (sorry), Historic = Jussi Björling, Beniamino Gigli, Richard Tauber; Current = Piotr Beczala, Jonas Kaufmann, Joseph Calleja 6. Most unusual pre-teen accomplishment: pitching a no-hitter in the CH-UH Little League “World Series” of 196? 7. You wouldn’t believe it: played lead guitar in the infamous 60s garage band The Critic’s Choice
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2. Guilty Pleasure: Sunday morning lox and bagels with the NY Times while switching back and forth between WCLV, WKSU and WCPN.
BOARD SPOTLIGHT
CHUCK BITTENBENDER (President) is a retired lawyer and served for 26 years as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of NACCO Industries, Inc. and Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, Inc. He retired at the end of 2016. After receiving his Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Claremont McKenna College in Claremont, California, Chuck began his career working in middle management capacities for The Ohio Bell Telephone Company for eight years, the last four of which he also attended Cleveland State Law School at night.
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After receiving his law degree in 1979, he worked as a lawyer for eight years at the Jones Day law firm in Cleveland. Chuck joined the Board of Apollo’s Fire in 2015, becoming President in 2017. He has a long history of community engagement and nonprofit service, having served on the Boards of Directors of the Cleveland Skating Club (1990-1994, Board President 1992-1994), the Children’s Museum of Cleveland (1994-2000, Board President 1998-2000), Judson Retirement Community (1997-2004 and 2005-2014, Board Chairman 2001-2004), and the Cleveland Institute of Music (2005-present), in addition to Apollo’s Fire. Chuck and his wife Christy live in Orange Village. They have two grown sons. Chuck can often be seen on the tennis court, or reading a good book about baroque music.
Apollo’s Fire is grateful to its volunteer Board of Directors for their dedicated leadership. We are proud to initiate the Board Spotlight series in honor of these individuals who give tirelessly of their time and treasure to Apollo’s Fire. THANK YOU!
DANIEL SHOSKES, MD (Vice President) is a physician and Urology Specialist at the Cleveland Clinic Cleveland, having over 35 years of experience in the medical field. He is also an avid lute player, and can be seen playing the lute in many YouTube videos. He graduated from University of Toronto Medical School in 1985. He specializes in renal transplantation, chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome, interstitial cystitis, and Men’s Pelvic Health.
Danny is married to Ruth Shoskes, a native of Switzerland. They have three grown children and they enjoy visiting Switzerland as often as possible.
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Danny has a love of classical music, especially from the Renaissance and Baroque periods. Growing up, he played the classical guitar but more recently has been playing the lute family of instruments: baroque lute, renaissance lute, vihuela, archlute, baroque guitar and romantic guitar. His recording discography includes Lautenschmaus (Lute Feast): Ascendance of the German Baroque Lute (July 2011), Patrons of the Lute (May 2014), Weiss Undercover (May 2016), and Fair and Princely Branches (February 2020).
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For more information call AF at 216.320.0012, or email info@apollosfire.org.
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Music for Troubled Times London, 1665: A year-long plague held the city in its grip, but haunting folk ballads and laments of Dowland and Purcell wafted from the windows of empty streets. Two centuries later, outbreaks of cholera and dysentery could not prevent Americans – black and white – from singing in joyous harmony at the end of the Civil War. We celebrate the resilience of the human spirit.
Jeannette Sorrell, direction & program design Amanda Powell & Ashlee Foreman, soprano Brian Kay, vocals & lute Olivier Brault & Susanna Perry Gilmore, violin Emi Tanabe, violin | Andrew Fouts, violin & viola Kathie Stewart, wooden flutes Tina Bergmann, hammered dulcimer Rebecca Landell Reed, cello & viola da gamba Dr. Daniel Shoskes, lute (special guest)
Thursday, October 8 Friday, October 9 Saturday, October 10 Sunday, October 11
First United Methodist Church, AKRON First Baptist Church, SHAKER HEIGHTS First Baptist Church, SHAKER HEIGHTS St. Raphael Catholic Church, BAY VILLAGE
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Part 1:
In a Time of Plague London, 1665
Set 1: Crowded City HENRY PURCELL (1659-1695) We the spirits of the air from The Indian Queen Amanda Powell & Ashlee Foreman, sopranos Chacony in G Minor Hornpipes from King Arthur
Set 2: The Plague is Among Us JOHN DOWLAND (1563-1626) Fortune My Foe Dr. Daniel Shoskes, lute (special guest) The Earle of Essex Galliard Gye Fiane (Wild Geese)/Scotch Mary – traditional British Isles Kathie Stewart, Irish flute
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If I were a Blackbird – trad. Scottish Brian Kay, vocals & lute THOMAS TOMKINS (1572-1656) Sad Paven for these Distracted Times The Death of Queen Jane – traditional British ballad (Child #170), arr. J. Sorrell Amanda Powell, soprano PURCELL The Queen’s Funeral March from Funeral Music for Queen Anne –
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We Shall Rise Again
Americans in the Civil War, 1865
Set 4: On the Plantation Ways of the World/Cluck Old Hen/Dusty Miller traditional Kentucky fiddle tunes, arr. R. Schiffer & J. Sorrell Go March Along/Death Come to my House/Oh Freedom traditional Southern spirituals Amanda Powell & Ashlee Foreman, sopranos Wade in the Water – traditional Negro spiritual & code song
Set 5: Resilience What Wondrous Love is This – The Sacred Harp, 1844 Garfield’s Blackberry Blossom/Poplar Bluff – traditional Old Time/Appalachian
Readings TAKEN FROM The Great Plague of London & The Great Fire of London, 1665-66 Diary of Samuel Pepys (1603-1733) Civil War Diary of Mary Chesnut (1823-1886) wife of a plantation owner in South Carolina Writings of Frederick Douglass (1818-1896) Harriet Tubman (c.1822-1913) Sojourner Truth (1797-1883) former slaves who became the leading abolitionists of the 19th century
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Daniel Defoe, A Journal of the Plague Year published in 1722 but describing the London Plague of 1645
Vocal Texts Part 1: In a Time of Plague London, 1665 We the Spirits of the Air (Purcell) We the Spirits of the air That of human things take care; Out of pity now descend, To forewarn what woes attend. Greatness clog’d with scorn decays, with the slave no Empire stays. We the spirits of the air… Cease to languish then in vain, since never to be lov’d again. We the spirits of the air…
If I Were a Blackbird (traditional Scottish Ayre)
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If I were a blackbird, the winds ’neath my wings, I would follow the vessel my true love sails in. In the top rigging, I’d there build my nest. I’d flutter my wings o’er her lily-white breast. My words they are simple, my story is true. Though once I was carefree my own path to choose, I courted a lassie, so young and so fair. But now she has left me, her death my despair. She followed me gladly to Donnybrook faire*. I bought her fine ribbons to tie in her hair. She offered to marry and stay by my side. But by the next morning she’d sailed with the tide. If I were a blackbird… *Donnybrook Fair was a fair held in Donnybrook, Dublin, from the 13th century until the 1850s.
Resilience The Death of Queen Jane (English Renaissance Ballad) Queen Jane lay in labor full nine days or more Till her women grew weary, and the midwives gave o’er. “Good women,” she cried out, “Good women as you be Will you open my right side and find my babie.” “Queen Jeanie, Queen Jeanie,” the women did cry, “Do not ask us to do this, for then you would die.” They sent for King Henry to come with great speed To be with Queen Jane in her hour of need. At last came King Henry, sat by her bedside, “What aileth thee, Jeanie? what aileth my bride?” “Oh Henry, oh Henry, will you do one thing for me? Will you open my right side and find my babie.” “Oh no,” cried King Henry, “That’s a thing I cannot do. If I lose the flower of England, I shall lose the branch too.” “Queen Jeanie, Queen Jeanie,” the women said too, “To rip up your right side, we never shall do.” Oh there should ha’ been dancin’ at this baby’s birth, But poor Queen Jane beloved, she lay cold in the earth. So black was the mourning, so yellow was the bed. So costly the white robes Queen Jane were wrapped in.
They mourned in the kitchen, and they mourned in the hall, But royal King Henry mourned langest of all: Farewell to fair England, farewell for evermore! For the fair flower of England will shine never-more.
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Six men went before her, and carried her along. King Henry he followed with his black mourning on. King Henry he wept till his hands were wrung sore. The flower of England shall flourish no more.
Vocal Texts (continued) Part 2: We Shall Rise Again: Americans in the Civil War, 1865 Cluck Old Hen (traditional Southern barn dance) My old hen, she’s a good old hen, She lays eggs for the railroad men. Sometimes one, sometimes ten, She lays enough eggs for the railroad men. Cluck old hen, cluck and sing, Ain’t laid an egg since way last spring. Cluck old hen, cluck and squall, Ain’t laid an egg since way last fall. My old hen, she won’t do, She lays eggs and ‘taters too. Sometimes one, sometimes two, Sometimes enough for the whole darn crew.
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Cluck old hen, cluck and sing, She ain’t laid an egg since way last spring. Cluck old hen, cluck and shout, She ain’t laid an egg ‘cause she can’t get it out.
Resilience Three Spirituals: Go March Along (traditional Southern Spiritual) Go march along, I will see you again. Go march along, I will see you on that Judgment Day. My mother’s gone to glory. I will see her again, I will see her again. Go march along, I will see you on that Judgment Day.
Death Come to My House He Didn’t Stay Long (traditional Negro Spiritual) Hallelu, oh my Lord! I’m gonna see my mother again. Death come to my house, he didn’t stay long. I looked on the bed, and my mother was gone. I’m gonna see my mother again, Hallelu! Death come to my house, he didn’t stay long. I looked on the bed, and my father was gone. I’m gonna see my father again, Hallelu!
Oh freedom, oh freedom over me! And before I’d be a slave I’ll be buried in my grave, And go home to my Lord and be free. No more moaning, no more moaning over me! And before I’d be a slave… There’ll be singing, there’ll be singing over me. And before I’d be a slave…
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Oh Freedom (traditional Negro Spiritual)
Vocal Texts (continued) Resilience Wade in the Water (traditional Negro Spiritual) Wade in the water, children! God’s gonna trouble the water. Who’s that young girl dressed in red? Must be the children that Moses led. Who’s that young girl dressed in white? Must be the children of the Israelite. Who’s that young girl dressed in blue? Must be the children that’s coming through. Wade in the water, children! God’s gonna trouble the water.
What Wondrous Love (Southern Folk hymn) Source: The Southern Harmony, 1840 ed.
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What wondrous love is this, Oh, my soul! oh, my soul! What wondrous love is this That caused the lord of bliss To bear the dreadful curse For my soul, for my soul, To bear the dreadful curse for my soul. When I was sinking down, sinking down. When I was sinking down Beneath God’s righteous frown, Christ laid aside his crown for my soul. Ye winged seraphs, fly! Bear the news. Ye winged seraphs, fly Like comets through the sky! Fill vast eternity with the news! And when from Death we’re free, we’ll sing on. And when from Death we’re free, We’ll sing and joyful be. And through eternity we’ll sing on.
The Musicians’ Fund
Apollo’s Fire established the Musicians’ Fund in March 2020 to support our musicians who are facing severe loss of income during the coronavirus pandemic. Through this fund, AF has paid its musicians over $110,000 in partial fees for canceled concerts during the pandemic and in modest “COVID-19 Relief Grants” to those of our core musicians who were most in need. AF is continuing to support our musicians this season. The larger concert programs that had been planned before the pandemic are now replaced with smaller chamber programs that can be performed with physical distancing on stage. Some of the money from the Musicians’ Fund will be steered to regular AF musicians who are not included in the chamber programs but who would have performed in the larger programs that were originally planned. AF will also provide another round of COVID Relief Grants to our core musicians who are most in need. Thank you to all of you who have donated to this program. You are truly making a difference in the lives of AF’s most precious resource.... its Musicians.
Go For Baroque!
The Worldwide Benefit for Apollo’s Fire ...Was a Smash! Over 300 households joined us from Cleveland, Akron, Chicago, London, Vienna, Paris, and Singapore to raise $110,000 for Apollo’s Fire! Bravissimi to our Benefit Committee, our Boards, sponsors, intrepid Staff and AF’s beloved musicians and guest artists who so passionately lent their talents in making Jeannette Sorrell’s virtual musical vision a reality.
Thank you to our Sponsors & Benefit Committee Astri Seidenfeld – Match Sponsor Marie Rowley – Primary Media Sponsor Chuck & Christy Bittenbender – Major Sponsors The O’Connor Hubach Foundation – Major Sponsors Herb & Jody Wainer – Major Sponsors
Benefit Committee Mrs. Clara Rankin, Honorary Chair Jane Kern, Co-Chair Margaret Krudy, Co-Chair Laura Bauschard Mary Behm Bob Benson Marianne Bernadotte Christy Bittenbender Bill Blair Tom Clark
Gert Chisholm Linda Chittock Susan Delahanty Christine Domme Ann Fairhurst Barbara Feld Jane Haylor
Kim Parry Marie Rowley Laura Shields Sandra Smith Terry Stoller Betsy Stueber
Notes on the Program
Plagues, War, and Wondrous Love
A Journey of Resilience Rich men, trust not in wealth, Gold cannot buy you health; Physic himself must fade. All things to end are made, The plague full swift goes by; I am sick, I must die. Lord, have mercy on us!
–Thomas Nashe, A Litany in Time of Plague, 1593 This year, we invite you to take a pilgrimage with us – a Pilgrimage of Hope. We begin this season in a place of unrest and uncertainty. Through the course of the year, music will remind us of what’s most important – our shared humanity – and by spring, it will lead us to a celebration of Nature. But tonight, music will remind us most of our resilience. Thomas Nashe’s Litany in Time of Plague, quoted above, is a catalogue of the inability to escape death: the rich, the beautiful, the strong, the witty… none has any special claim to immunity.
Looking back at these six historical pandemics with a long lens, one begins to see some patterns. For example, virtually every pandemic in the northern hemisphere has begun in December or January. Past plagues have generally peaked in August-September, and then mutated in autumn and returned again in a different form – either more virulent or less virulent. This pattern applies to the Black Death in the 14th century, the Spanish Flu in the 20th century, and nearly all other past pandemics. Tonight, we focus on two particular moments in this saga: 1665 and 1865.
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Dating back to the ancient world, few diseases have caused as much panic and destruction as the bubonic plague. From medieval times to the 19th century, outbreaks of the plague or the “Great Mortality” have transformed society about six times.
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Two men discovering a dead woman in the street during the Great Plague of London, 1665. Wellcome Collection.
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Part 1: The Great Plague of London, 1665 Henry Purcell was a child during this plague, but fortunately he survived to became England’s greatest composer of that century. His duet We the Spirits of the Air, which opens our program, evokes two spirits who descend to earth to warn the public that great suffering is about to unfold. They also suggest that this suffering is due at least partly to the society’s arrogance and cruelty towards the vulnerable among them. The Great Plague of London first arose in December in the suburb of St. Giles-in-the-Fields. By March it had traveled into the cramped and filthy neighborhoods of the city proper. The wealthy, including King Charles II, fled to the countryside – leaving the poor as the plague’s main victims. At the plague’s peak in September, about 8,000 people were dying each week. “Never did so many husbands and wives die together,” a reverend named Thomas Vincent wrote. “Never did so many parents carry their children with them to the grave.” As the sickness spread, London’s authorities tried
Resilience to contain the infected by quarantining them in their homes, which were marked with red crosses. Somewhere between 75,000 and 100,000 people eventually perished before the outbreak died down in 1666. As if to finish off what Nature had started, the devastating Great Fire of 1666 consumed much of the city center, leaving Londoners wondering if their city and their kingdom could ever recover from this terrible year. Londoners knew that the rate of infection was far higher in densely populated cities than in the country. So those with the means to do so escaped to the countryside. Civic officials, realizing that crowds heightened contagion, took measures to institute what we now call social distancing. Collecting data from parish registers, they carefully tracked weekly plaguerelated deaths. When those deaths surpassed thirty, they banned assemblies, feasts, archery contests, and other forms of mass gathering. Churches were exempt from this ban, but infected persons were not permitted to attend. The public theatres in London, which routinely brought together two or three thousand people in an enclosed space, were ordered shut during plagues. There were particularly severe outbreaks of plague in 1582, 159293, 1603-04, 1606, and 1608-09 – in other words, throughout much of Shakespeare’s career. It actually appears to me that Shakespeare used the lockdown periods for writing his plays, and then used the healthy periods for performing them. If that is not Resilience, I don’t know what is.
John Dowland
In our third set, called Quiet City, we present Thomas Tomkins’ Sad Paven for These Distracted Times. Like J.S. Bach, Tomkins was a conservative composer who preferred to write in a style that was
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England’s greatest mournful composer, John Dowland, had been dead for 40 years when the plague of 1665 broke out, but his music still lingered in the air. Famous for such songs as Flow My Tears and Fortune My Foe, Dowland captured the longing and melancholy of the British soul. His music certainly must have sustained Londoners through this terrible year.
Notes on the Program (continued) already considered old-fashioned in his lifetime. Though writing in the late 17th century, his musical language was actually that of the Renaissance. His striking Sad Paven (or Pavane) is a piece for viol consort. It was inspired by political turmoil in the 1640s, when a siege caused enormous suffering in London. With St. Paul’s cathedral closed and its choir disbanded, Tomkins turned his talents to composing keyboard and consort music. Tomkins composed his striking Sad Paven when King Charles I was executed in 1649.
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Jane Seymour
For the many thousands of poor people who suffered in the Great Plague of 1665, the music of traditional ballads was a prime source of comfort. Our evocation of the Great Plague closes with two ballads about the death of women. If I Were a Blackbird is a haunting Scottish and Irish ballad about a young man’s despair over the death of his betrothed. “The Death of Queen Jane” is a British ballad most likely about Jane Seymour, third wife of Henry VIII. This is one of the 300 ballads that was collected and catalogued by the great British ethnomusicologist, Frances James Child. These ballads are mostly texts that have come down to us without the music attached. So in our arrangement, I have set the text to two different traditional melodies from the period.
During our brief 10-minute interval, we cross the Atlantic and move forward in time exactly 200 years. Hold onto your hats.
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On to Liberty, Theodor Kaufmann, oil painting, 1867
Part 2: America Emerges from the Civil War, 1865
By 1865, America had already been tainted with the stain of slavery for 250 years. For five generations, white slave owners had intentionally destroyed the institution of family amongst their slaves by routinely taking children from their mothers, taking wives from their husbands, and forcing married men and women to marry others instead. Great intellectuals such as Frederick Douglass, who were born into slavery, never knew who their fathers were, and were taken from their mothers as small children. Robbed of their culture and their language, the slaves managed to hold onto their identity and spirituality largely through one thing that could not be taken from them: music.
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When the Civil War ended, America was ravaged by death and destruction – not only from the terrible 4-year war, but also by epidemics of smallpox, cholera, and dysentery. Americans in this period showed extraordinary resilience – but certainly, none showed more resilience and courage than the escaped African American slaves.
Notes on the Program (continued) The spirituals of the African American slaves, sung à capella (unaccompanied) in the cotton fields, are perhaps the greatest cultural treasure of the American South. In our current time of struggle and disarray, the inherent power and resilience of these spirituals can give us new inspiration.
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Frederick Douglass
Our visit to the Civil War era includes encounters with perhaps the two greatest abolitionists and escaped slaves – the heroic “conductor” of the Underground Railroad, Harriet Tubman, and the powerful intellectual and orator, Frederick Douglass. In his 1845 autobiography, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave, he gives examples of how the songs sung by slaves had multiple meanings. Harriet Tubman used two or three of these “code songs” to communicate with fugitive enslaved people. She is said to have sung these songs at innocent-seeming gatherings, in full view of the slave-owners, who did not understand the hidden messages of the songs.
One of these code songs was Wade in the Water. Tubman used this spiritual to warn escaping slaves to get off the trail and into the water in order to prevent the dogs of the slave-catchers from sniffing out their trail. Through her many dangerous trips back into Confederate territory, the courageous Tubman used “Wade in the Water” to guide many dozens of slaves to freedom in the North. Tubman also served as a spy for the Union army during the war. The U.S. government gave her virtually no compensation, since she was both female and black. She lived into her 90s, renowned and respected, but lived and died in utter poverty.
Harriet Tubman
Resilience The perspective of white women in the Confederate South is a fascinating topic as seen through the Civil War diary of Mary Chesnut. An educated woman married to a prominent general, she was aware of the historical importance of what she witnessed. Though she and her husband owned slaves, she was forthright about the abuses of women’s sexuality and the power exercised by white men. She discussed the problem of white planters’ fathering mixedrace children with enslaved women within their Mary Chestnut extended households. As an example, Frederick Douglass, whose words are heard near the end of our concert, was the unacknowledged son of his white master – but he had two white masters and he never even knew which one of them was his father.
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What Wondrous Love is This is a Southern shape-note hymn, published in The Sacred Harp in 1844. Shape-note notation developed in order to facilitate sight-reading by singers not trained in standard musical notation. The different shapes of the note-heads (triangle, square, diamond, etc.) correspond to solfège syllables – sol, mi, fa and la. Shape-note hymns are composed in a strikingly stark and open harmonic style, written in threepart harmony featuring mostly open fourths and fifths. Most commonly, the entire congregation would sing, so all parts had multiple voices. Since group singing is not an option during the coronavirus pandemic, we are performing an arrangement I created for two singers and instruments. This piece is placed in our program as a response to the Emancipation Proclamation that freed the slaves. I hope that the beauty and spirituality of this hymn ring through – with Resilience.
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Artists Profiles
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AMANDA POWELL, soprano, has been praised as “the star of the evening” (SEEN AND HEARD INTERNATIONAL, UK) and “charismatic and theatrically arresting” (SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE). A highly versatile musician, she is at home in repertoire from Monteverdi to Mozart to Ravel, and has toured internationally as soloist in baroque opera, oratorio, and crossover folk programs. Her tour performances with GRAMMY®-winning baroque orchestra Apollo’s Fire (Jeannette Sorrell) include such venues as the National Concert Hall of Ireland in Dublin, the Irish National Opera House, the Aldeburgh Festival (UK), the Metropolitan Museum in New York, the National Gallery in Washington, and Zellerbach Hall in Berkeley, among others. Her 2019 debut as Messiah soloist with the Calgary Symphony won kudos as “the soloist of the night... singing to perfection”. As a recording artist, Ms. Powell has been featured on several Apollo’s Fire albums including Sugarloaf Mountain, Sephardic Journey, and Christmas on Sugarloaf Mountain, all of which received rave reviews on both sides of the Atlantic and debuted in the top ten on the BILLBOARD Classical Chart. Her 2015 solo debut album, Beyond Boundaries, is an intimate program of folk, jazz, and global music. She is a fluent improvisor and has collaborated with such artists as Bobby McFerrin and Sheila Jordan. ASHLEE FOREMAN, soprano & Diversity Fellow, is currently a Master’s candidate at the University of Akron. She holds a degree in vocal performance from Cleveland State University, where she studied voice with Amanda Powell. She has also studied with Ms. Noriko Paukert, Dr. Laurie Lashbrook, and Dr. Frank Ward. Ms. Foreman has received African American Spiritual performance scholarships named for the late A. Grace Lee Mims, with whom she studied voice. While an undergraduate student, she served as AF’s first Artistic Outreach Intern, singing the role of Princess Pamina in AF’s in-school workshops and performances. She has performed with the Akron Symphony Orchestra and Cleveland Opera. In 2020 she joined AF’s professional chorus, Apollo’s Singers, with whom she has performed in Cleveland and New York City.
Resilience OLIVIER BRAULT, violin, hails from Terrebonne in Québec and has brought communicative enthusiasm and scholarship to concerts throughout North America and Europe for thirty years. Baroque violin teacher at McGill University, he is the director of Sonate 1704 (Québec) and of the ensemble Les Goûts Réunis (Luxembourg), principal violin with the Four Nations Ensemble (New York), and Les Boréades de Montréal. In 2007, he completed a doctorate at the Université de Montréal on 18th-century French music for violin and figured bass, an expertise that leads him to give lectures and masterclasses in prestigious institutions such as the Conservatoire royal de musique de Bruxelles and the Conservatoire de musique et de danse de Paris. He has participated in over 65 recordings, many award-winning. In 2011, he was awarded the medal of the Assemblée Nationale du Québec. In 2016, an article from the CANADIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION placed him among the ten Canadian violinists that “must be known”.
ANDREW FOUTS, violin & viola, has been noted for his “mellifluous sound and sensitive style” (WASHINGTON POST). In 2008, he won first prize at the American Bach Soloists’ International Baroque Violin Competition. He is co-artistic director of Pittsburgh’s Chatham Baroque, a frequent concertmaster of the Washington Bach Consort, and performs regularly with Apollo’s Fire, Opera Lafayette, the Four Nations Ensemble, and Ars Lyrica.
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SUSANNA PERRY GILMORE, violin, enjoys a multifaceted career as solo artist, chamber musician, and orchestral concertmaster. Performing on both modern and period instruments and versatile in diverse styles from classical to fiddling, she is hailed as a player who is both “thrilling and sensitive” by the MEMPHIS COMMERCIAL APPEAL, “luminous and hypnotic” by the OMAHA WORLD-HERALD, and “authentic with exquisite good taste” and “rich in tone, bringing musical depth and a human touch” by THE CLEVELAND PLAIN DEALER. As concertmaster of the Omaha Symphony she frequently appears as a soloist including recent performances of the Scottish Fantasy by Max Bruch, Tzigane by Ravel, Berg Violin Concerto, Prokofiev Violin Concerto No. 1, Vivaldi’s Four Seasons, Mozart Concerto No. 5 and the Korngold Violin Concerto as well as major concertmaster solos such as Rimsky Korsakov’s Scheherazade and Strauss’ Ein Heldenleben. She holds degrees from Oxford University and the New England Conservatory and is the violinist on Apollo’s Fire’s best-selling CD recordings Sugarloaf Mountain and Sephardic Journey.
Artists Profiles (continued) EMI TANABE, violin, holds a Professional Diploma from Roosevelt University and a Master’s degree in music from the University of North Texas. She is an adjunct faculty member at Benedictine University in Chicago. She enjoys a multifaceted career as a violinist - performing not only with baroque ensembles but also with modern groups including jazz, Latin, world music, and theatrical Cirque-style dinner theater shows, among others.
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REBECCA LANDELL REED, cello & viola da gamba, is praised for her “classically evocative” sound (THE WASHINGTONIAN). Her solo appearances include performances with Apollo’s Fire, Atlanta Baroque Orchestra, Three Notch’d Road, and Batzdorfer Hofkapelle. She enjoys a diverse professional career, which includes performing and acting in Studio Theatre’s An Iliad, studying Haydn quartets at the Smithsonian Haydn Academy, and recording innovative programs with Les Délices’ new series SalonEra. She teaches baroque cello and viola da gamba at Oberlin Conservatory and performs regularly with Les Délices and Apollo’s Fire in Cleveland.
KATHIE STEWART, wooden flutes, is a founding member and principal flutist of Apollo’s Fire. A faculty member at the Cleveland Institute of Music, she is also a Kulas Visiting Artist at CWRU, and former Curator of Harpsichords at the Oberlin Conservatory where she taught baroque flute for nearly twenty years. She is an avid proponent of Celtic music, playing Irish flute on several Apollo’s Fire recordings. She has performed with the Cleveland Orchestra, Tafelmusik, The Four Nations Ensemble, Oberlin Baroque Ensemble, ARTEK, and the Bach Sinfonia in Washington, D.C. and is the Assistant Director of the Seattle Baroque Flute Workshop.
Resilience TINA BERGMANN, hammered dulcimer, was hailed by Pete Seeger as “the best hammered dulcimer player I’ve heard in my life.” A fourth-generation musician, Bergmann began playing music at age eight, learning the mountain dulcimer from her mother in the aural tradition and learning the hammered dulcimer at the knee of West Virginianative builder and performer Loy Swiger. Demonstrating gifts for both performance and teaching, she has been a featured performer across the United States, performing solo; as a duo with her husband, bassist Bryan Thomas; with her stringband Hu$hmoney; and as a featured soloist with Apollo’s Fire and Canadian early music group, La Nef. BRIAN KAY, lute, guitar, banjo, vocals, is a modern-day troubadour. He is the first Artistic Leadership Fellow of Apollo’s Fire and in 2019 won a GRAMMY® Award for his work on the CD Songs of Orpheus. He has performed throughout the world at venues such as the National Concert Hall of Dublin, Belfast Castle (Ireland), Carnegie Hall, and the Kennedy Center. His live radio appearances include NPR, WYPR and 98ROCK (Baltimore), WGBH (Boston), and WCLV (Cleveland). He has recorded for AVIE and Sono Luminus labels, and has been heard on more than ten album releases. He is a multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, arranger, traditional and historical music specialist, poet, and painter.
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Thank you to DR. DANIEL SHOSKES, physician, lutenist, and Apollo’s Fire Board member, for joining us as a special guest to highlight the medical subject matter of this concert. Please see the profile of Dr. Shoskes on p. 9.
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Community Access Initiative Share the Music. Share the Love.
Over the past two years, the Community Access Initiative has served more than 7,000 youth and adults in Northeast Ohio – through Presto Seats, free student tickets, and outreach programming. • Free Family Concerts (returning in April 2021) • Baroque Bistros – casual concerts at trendy restaurants (returning in March and June 2021) • $12 Presto Seats* • School Workshops & Performances • Family Nights at AF (free tickets for families from selected public schools)** • Free Student Rush Tickets**
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Jeannette Sorrell “Sorrell is an absolute dynamo onstage and a pleasure to see conduct…. a force to be reckoned with. She brought the energy and creativity that… have granted her celebrity status within the early music world... a thrilling experience.” –SAN FRANCISCO CLASSICAL VOICE GRAMMY®-winning conductor Jeannette Sorrell is recognized internationally as one of today’s most compelling interpreters of Baroque and Classical repertoire. She is credited by BBC MUSIC MAGAZINE for “forging a vibrant, life-affirming approach to early music.”
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The daughter of a European immigrant father and American mother, she grew up as a musician and dancer. She studied conducting under Leonard Bernstein, Robert Spano, and Roger Norrington at the Tanglewood and Aspen music festivals. As a harpsichordist, she studied with Gustav Leonhardt in Amsterdam and won First Prize and the Audience Choice Award in the Spivey International Harpsichord Competition, competing against over 70 harpsichordists from Europe, Israel, the U.S., and the Soviet Union. Sorrell is the founder and artistic director of APOLLO’S FIRE, and has led the renowned period ensemble as conductor and harpsichord soloist in soldout concerts at London’s BBC Proms, Carnegie Hall, Madrid’s Royal Theatre (Teatro Real), London’s Wigmore Hall, the National Concert Hall of Ireland (Dublin), Grand Théâtre de l’Opéra in Bordeaux, the Aldeburgh Festival (UK), the Tanglewood and Ravinia festivals, Boston’s Early Music Festival, the Library of Congress, the National Gallery (Washington), and the Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York), among others. At home in Cleveland, she and Apollo’s Fire have built one of the largest audiences of any baroque orchestra in North America. In demand with symphony orchestras and period groups alike, Sorrell has repeatedly conducted the Pittsburgh Symphony, St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, Utah Symphony, and New World Symphony, and has also led the National Symphony at the Kennedy Center, the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, Seattle Symphony, Opera St Louis with the St. Louis Symphony, Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra in San Francisco, the Florida Orchestra, the Calgary Philharmonic (Canada), the Royal Northern Sinfonia (UK), the North Carolina Symphony, the San Diego Symphony, San Antonio Symphony, among others. Upcoming
Artistic Director & Conductor debuts include the Detroit Symphony, the Montreal Symphony (Handel’s Messiah), and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic (Bach’s St. John Passion). With over 5 million views of their YouTube videos, Sorrell and Apollo’s Fire have released 26 commercial CDs, of which 8 have been bestsellers on the BILLBOARD Classical Charts. She won a GRAMMY® in 2019 for her album Songs of Orpheus with Apollo’s Fire and tenor Karim Sulayman. Her recordings include the complete Brandenburg Concerti and harpsichord concerti of Bach (Billboard Classical Top 10 in 2012). She has also released four discs of Mozart. Other recordings include Bach’s St. John Passion, Handel’s Messiah, the Monteverdi Vespers (Billboard Classical Top 10) and five creative crossover projects, including; Sephardic Journey – Wanderings of the Spanish Jews (Billboard World Music #2, Classical #7) and Christmas on Sugarloaf Mountain (Billboard Classical #3, and named “Festive Disc of the Year” by GRAMOPHONE). Sorrell is the subject of the 2019 documentary by Academy award-winning director Allan Miller, titled PLAYING WITH FIRE. She has also been featured on Living the Classical Life. She has attracted national awards for her creative programming and her “storytelling” approach to early music, which has attracted many new listeners through the use of contextual and dramatic elements. She holds an honorary doctorate from Case Western University, two special awards from the National Endowment for the Arts for her work on early American music, and an award from the American Musicological Society. Passionate about guiding the next generation of performers, Sorrell is the architect of Apollo’s Fire’s Young Artist Apprentice program, which has produced many of the nation’s leading young professional baroque players; and the new Artistic Leadership Fellows program.
–THE INDEPENDENT, London
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“Under the inspired leadership of Jeannette Sorrell, Apollo’s Fire has become one of the pre-eminent period-instrument ensembles, causing one to hear baroque material anew.”
Apollo’s Fire “The U.S.A.’s hottest baroque band” – CLASSICAL MUSIC MAGAZINE, UK Named for the classical god of music, healing, and the sun, Apollo’s Fire is a GRAMMY®winning ensemble. The periodinstrument orchestra was founded by award-winning harpsichordist and conductor Jeannette Sorrell, and is dedicated to the baroque ideal that music should evoke the various Affekts or passions in the listeners. Apollo’s Fire is a collection of creative artists who share Sorrell’s passion for drama and rhetoric. Hailed as “one of the pre-eminent period-instrument ensembles” (THE INDEPENDENT, London), Apollo’s Fire has performed five European tours, with sold-out concerts at the BBC Proms in London (with live broadcast across Europe), the Aldeburgh Festival (UK), Madrid’s Royal Theatre, Bordeaux’s Grand Théàtre de l’Opéra, and major venues in Lisbon, Metz (France), and Bregenz (Austria); as well as concerts at the Irish National Concert Hall (Dublin), the Irish National Opera House (Wexford), the Birmingham International Series (UK), the Tuscan Landscapes Festival (Italy), and Belfast Castle with a live broadcast carried by the Associated Press of Europe.
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AF’s 2014 London concert was praised as “an evening of superlative music-making… the group combines European stylishness with American entrepreneurialism” (THE TELEGRAPH, UK). This concert was chosen by the TELEGRAPH as one of the “Best 5 Classical Concerts of 2014.” North American tour engagements have included sold-out concerts at Carnegie Hall (2018), the Tanglewood Festival (2015 and 2017), the Ravinia Festival (2017 and 2018), the Metropolitan Museum of Art in N.Y. (2013, 2014, and 2015), the Boston Early Music Festival series, and the Library of Congress, as well as concerts at the Aspen Music Festival, Caramoor Festival, and major venues in Toronto, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. The ensemble has performed two major U.S. tours of the Monteverdi Vespers (2010 and 2014) and a 9-concert tour of the Brandenburg Concertos in 2013. At home in Cleveland, Apollo’s Fire frequently enjoys sold-out performances at its subscription series, which has drawn national attention for creative programming. Apollo’s Fire has released 26 commercial CDs and won a GRAMMY® award in 2019 for the album Songs of Orpheus with tenor Karim Sulayman. AF’s recordings
have won rave reviews in the London press: “a swaggering version, brilliantly played” (THE TIMES) and “the Midwest’s best-kept musical secret is finally reaching British ears” (THE INDEPENDENT). Eight of the ensemble’s CD releases have become best-sellers on the classical Billboard chart: Monteverdi’s Vespers of 1610, Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos & Harpsichord Concertos, a disc of Handel arias with soprano Amanda Forsythe titled The Power of Love (BILLBOARD Classical #3, 2015), and Jeannette Sorrell’s four crossover programs: Come to the River – An Early American Gathering (BILLBOARD Classical #9, 2011); Sacrum Mysterium – A Celtic Christmas Vespers (BILLBOARD Classical #11, 2012); Sugarloaf Mountain – An Appalachian Gathering (BILLBOARD Classical #5, 2015); and Sephardic Journey – Wanderings of the Spanish Jews (BILLBOARD World Music Chart #2 and BILLBOARD Classical #5, 2016); and Songs of Orpheus (BILLBOARD Classical #5, 2018).
“Led by a brilliant harpsichordist, Jeannette Sorrell, the ensemble exudes stylish energy – a blend of scholarship and visceral intensity.” – GRAMOPHONE
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Apollo’s Fire is thrilled to announce
The Windy City Residency Three-Concert Miniseries in 2020-21
“At long last, Apollo’s Fire has descended on Chicago… This was as exciting as baroque music gets.” – Chicago Classical Review After 4 years of successful concerts at Ravinia, University of Chicago, and Northwestern University, Apollo’s Fire is thrilled to launch the Windy City Residency. Our goal is to help bring new audiences to the early music scene in Chicago, as we have done in Cleveland. (Did you know that Northeast Ohio now has one of the 3 largest audiences for baroque music in the country?) The 2020-2021 residency includes 3 concerts in Evanston and Lincoln Park.
Attend in Person or at Home!
Allure The Three Amandas December 17: Delight A Fiddler’s Noël April 22 & 23: Celebration Vivaldi’s Four Seasons – rediscovered November 13:
Acclaimed violinist Rachel Barton Pine makes her Apollo’s Fire debut.
Plus… beginning in April 2021, our residency periods will also include educational outreach activities for school children. More information: Call Apollo’s Fire at 800.314.2535 or visit apollosfire.org/touring/chicago/
Visiting Artist for Diversity Outreach
REGGIE MOBLEY
Diversity Fellow
ASHLEE FOREMAN Music Outreach Interns
LIZ BULLOCK
LANGSTON MAXWELL
Apollo’s Fire believes that the arts are most compelling when they truly represent our diverse communities, including people of color. Whether on stage or in the audience, the deep emotions of music resonate with all of us. The MOSAIC PROJECT, underway at Apollo’s Fire since January 2020, is an ambitious Diversity, Equity, and Inclusivity initiative that offers training, performance, and mentoring for talented young musicians of color. Conceived by Artistic Director Jeannette Sorrell, the program strives to increase diversity throughout the national early music field through a “pipeline” approach.
Why Mosaic? Like early music, a mosaic is an ancient art form. Just as a baroque composition consists of small thematic gestures linked together in harmony, so a mosaic picture consists of small, varied, colored pieces assembled in a design. In mosaics and in early music, the diverse, multicolored bits work harmoniously together to create the beauty of the whole.
Learn more at apollosfire.org/mosaic/
AF's Artistic Leadership Fellowship Program AF’s groundbreaking Artistic Leadership Mentoring Program provides mentoring and growth opportunities for outstanding young professional baroque musicians who have demonstrated leadership potential. Artistic Director Jeannette Sorrell designed the program in 2018, seeking to address the lack of opportunities for aspiring artistic directors to develop their leadership skills under the guidance of an experienced mentor. Each of AF’s Leadership Fellows works with Sorrell to develop programs that he/she will lead and perform in. Fellows participate in Board meetings, attend donor events, and collaborate with AF marketing staff to promote the project(s) they are leading. More information at apollosfire.org.
Current Leadership Fellows
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Alan Choo, violin Alan Choo became a Leadership Fellow in September 2019. He made his solo debut with Apollo’s Fire at the Tanglewood and Ravinia Music Festivals in 2017, performing “La Primavera” in Vivaldi’s Four Seasons. He is also Founder and Artistic Director of Singapore’s first professional period ensemble, Red Dot Baroque. Since its formation in 2018, the ensemble has enjoyed multiple sold-out concerts and critical acclaim. As a modern violinist, Alan has appeared as a soloist with the St. Petersburg Symphony Orchestra, Singapore Symphony Orchestra, Singapore Chinese Orchestra and many others. He has also given masterclasses and lectures in violin performance at several universities. Alan is in his final year at Case Western Reserve University pursuing a Doctorate in Historical Performance Practice under Julie Andrijeski. Alan’s Fellowship responsibilities with AF in 2020-21 include serving as soloist and co-concertmaster in the February and April programs, hosting several of AF’s Virtual Pre-Concert Talks, and serving as guest director for AF’s June 2021 “Countryside Concerts.”
Brian Kay, plucked instruments Brian Kay, lutenist and oud player, became AF’s first Artistic Leadership Fellow in September 2018. He has been featured on plucked instruments in many of AF’s most popular programs. He holds a Master’s degree in Historical Performance from the Peabody Conservatory. Developing a unique artistic identity as a modern-day troubadour, he often performs his own arrangements of medieval and Renaissance ballads, accompanying himself on the lute, lyre, or baroque guitar. Brian has toured extensively with the ensemble Ayreheart (led by renowned lutenist Ronn McFarlane) and has performed frequently with Hesperus and the Folger Consort. He served as co-director for AF’s Countryside Concerts in June 2017 and June 2018 and co-director of the Baroque Bistro series in 2018 and 2019. He is also featured on AF’s CD recordings Sugarloaf Mountain, Sephardic Journey, and Christmas on Sugarloaf Mountain – all on the British label AVIE. Brian’s Fellowship responsibilities in 2020-21 include hosting several of AF’s Virtual Pre-Concert Talks and leading a Baroque Bistro program, as well as performing on plucked instruments in AF subscription programs.
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The 29th Season
2020-
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Your subscription or ticket allows you either to attend the concert in person, OR rece your home. More details can be found on our website. If a concert is cancelled d October 8-11
Resilience
Music for Troubled Times
London, 1665: A plague held the city in its grip, but haunting folk ballads and laments of Dowland and Purcell wafted from the windows of empty streets.... Generously sponsored by
November 5-8
Allure
The Three Amandas
Amanda Forsythe, soprano | Amanda Powell, soprano Amanda Crider, mezzo-soprano Long ago in the palace of Ferrara, three renowned ladies entertained princes with their astonishing musicianship.... Generously sponsored by An Anonymous Donor
December 12-13 & 19-21
Delight
A Fiddler’s Noël
Jeannette Sorrell, conducting | Amanda Powell, soprano Olivier Brault, Susanna Gilmore, Alan Choo, Emi Tanabe Apollo’s Fire welcomes the holidays with virtuoso fiddle fireworks that explode from four corners... Generously sponsored by The Deveny Family &
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-2021 A Pilgrimage of Hope
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Elegance
The Harper’s Voice
Virtuoso Harpists of the British Isles Parker Ramsay, baroque harps & direction
The harp was the voice of the marginalized peoples of the British Isles – Irish, Welsh, and Scots. Their stories emerge through music of Purcell and Handel....
March 18-21
Triumph A Dramatic
Handel’s Israel in Egypt
Oratorio – Adaptation by Jeannette Sorrell
We welcome Passover and Easter with Handel’s gripping emotional journey – from the plagues of frogs, locusts, and hailstones to the triumph of the crossing of the Red Sea. Generously sponsored by Karen & Richard Spector
April 9-12 & 17-18
Celebration
Vivaldi’s Four Seasons – rediscovered with projected images in some venues If you thought you knew Vivaldi’s Four Seasons, be prepared for surprises. Revolutionary acts of musical storytelling.... Generously sponsored by
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What the Critics Have Been Saying “One can only hope that the world’s health crisis will run its course quickly so that we can return these vital Apollo’s Fire musicians to their needed role: illuminating the social and emotional connections of all humanity.” – Seen & Heard International
Last spring saw a flurry of rave reviews for Apollo’s Fire in the concert hall and on CD!
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APRIL: The London Times chose AF’s recording of the Bach St. John Passion as #1 in their survey of all the albums of this masterpiece. “Perhaps most remarkable of all is the ‘chamber’ version by the U.S. group Apollo’s Fire, directed by Jeannette Sorrell as a gripping, intimate drama…wonderfully sung. For me, this performance brings Bach’s Passion to life as well as any by more famous interpreters.” – The Sunday Times (London)
MARCH: The “O Jerusalem!” tour was the “pick of the week” in the New York Times, “Critic’s Choice” in the Chicago Classical Review, and won high praise in Cleveland. “Consistently excellent and engaging... The individual musicians brought exuberant dedication to their spotlit moments. Impressive versatility...” – Chicago Classical Review
“The program showed Apollo’s Fire energetic and compelling as ever. Theatrical dynamism... moments of communion that collectively become emotionally potent. Palestinian musician Zafer Tawil was expressive both in speaking a few words about his youth in Jerusalem as well as in playing an Arabicstyle improvisation. But, importantly, he could be seen at other times in the ensemble playing or singing along heartily with Christian and Jewish music as well. Israeli Ney soloist Daphna Mor was a star of the program. Baritone Jeffrey Strauss served not only as an elegant and energetic singer, but also as translator and arranger. All roads met and mingled.... The finale was a fun and flirtatious triumph.” – Seen & Heard International “A sensory feast... the program flowed seamlessly. The concert closed with a neighborhood party with all of the melting pot influences of Jerusalem taking part. It was a joyous celebration, ending a wellconceived and well-executed program.” – ClevelandClassical.com
“Apollo’s Fire refuses to let music lie dead on the page. The Prometheus behind Apollo’s Fire is its founder and music director Jeannette Sorrell. Sorrell presided like an alchemist working in human personalities. It was also exciting to see how much Alan Choo’s artistic grip and confidence have grown. Infectiously fun…. deliciously melting the walls of time, and showing that the distant past is never that far gone after all.” – Seen & Heard International
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FEBRUARY: Apollo’s Fire delighted audiences and critics with a new Valentine’s Day program, “L’Amore.” (A new tradition...?)
A FEW OF AF’S TOP TEN BILLBOARD BESTSELLERS
BACH: BRANDENBURG CONCERTOS
& Concertos for Harpsichord and Violin
SONGS OF ORPHEUS
Monteverdi | Caccini d’India | Landi
“A swaggering version... brilliantly played.”
“Elegant and heartfelt... rendered with stylishness and an easy grace.”
– THE SUNDAY TIMES (London)
– SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
MONTEVERDI VESPERS OF 1610
SUGARLOAF MOUNTAIN
“Sorrell and her fine young choir lavish attention on every phrase... an unanticipated delight.” – INTERNATIONAL RECORD REVIEW (UK)
An Appalachian Gathering “Beautiful and eloquent… infectious energy.” – GRAMOPHONE MAGAZINE
THE POWER OF LOVE
Arias from Handel Operas “Packs an overwhelming emotional punch... exquisitely-judged.” – EARLY MUSIC REVIEW (UK)
CHRISTMAS ON SUGARLOAF MOUNTAIN
An Irish-American Celebration “Riveting… spectacularly performed and deeply moving.” – SEEN & HEARD INTERNATIONAL
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This year, Apollo’s Fire Goes Worldwide! Give the Gift of a Watch-at-Home Concert Ticket or Subscription!
Do you have friends in other cities who would enjoy an Apollo’s Fire concert video? Or friends and loved ones sheltering at home in Northeast Ohio? Gift certificates for virtual tickets or subscriptions are available either as digital PDF’s or paper certificates that you can send through snail mail. * Watch-at-Home concert videos are sent to ticket-buyers and gift certificate recipients 8 days after the final performance of each program. * The video can be watched multiple times for up to 10 days. * Watch-at-Home patrons also receive the password to our lively ZOOM Pre-Concert Talks with visiting scholars and our * Virtual Lobby post-concert Q&A sessions with featured performers. 1 Concert video – $23 3-Concert mini-subscription – $60 (save 20%) 4-Concert subscription - $78 (save 20%) 5-Concert subscription - $93 (save 23%) 6-Concert subscription - $106 (save 26%) For more information visit the box office staff in the lobby, call AF at 216.320.0012, or email info@apollosfire.org.
Four Ways to Support Your Baroque Orchestra Community support from individuals and foundations is what makes the Passion possible. Help Apollo’s Fire continue making music that stirs our spirits and brings us together in a shared sense of community.
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Donations can be made online at apollosfire.org/support or by mail: 3091 Mayfield Road, Suite 217, Cleveland Heights 44118. For additional information, please contact Howard Bender, Executive Director at 216.320.0012 x 2.
Artist-in-Residence for Outreach Performances “Bright-toned, charismatic and theatrically arresting, Amanda Powell commanded the listener’s attention at every point.” – SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
“Amanda Powell became the star of the evening with a performance so tender it could make a stone cry.” – SEEN & HEARD INTERNATIONAL
AMANDA POWELL, soprano, has served as AF’s Artist-in-Residence for Outreach Performances since 2018. A longtime favorite with Apollo’s Fire audiences, she directs or co-directs many of AF’s Baroque Bistros and Family Concerts, including such children’s programs as Wing It! – Making It Up As You Go Along and Rainbow Songs – Music of Our Brothers & Sisters Across the Planet. She also served as co-creator of the Mediterranean Roots program for AF’s Countryside series. She leads many of AF’s outreach performances and workshops in schools, libraries, and other community venues around the region. A highly versatile musician, Amanda Powell has toured internationally as soloist in baroque and crossover/folk programs. Her tour performances with Apollo’s Fire include such venues as the National Concert Hall of Ireland in Dublin, the Irish National Opera House, the Aldeburgh Festival (UK), the Metropolitan Museum in New York, the National Gallery in Washington, and Zellerbach Hall in San Francisco, among others. Her 2019 debut as Messiah soloist with the Calgary Philharmonic (Canada) won kudos as “the soloist of the night... singing to perfection.”
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As a recording artist, Ms Powell has been featured on several Apollo’s Fire albums including Sugarloaf Mountain, Sephardic Journey, and Christmas on Sugarloaf Mountain, all of which received rave reviews on both sides of the Atlantic and debuted in the top ten on the BILLBOARD Classical Chart. Her 2015 solo debut album, Beyond Boundaries, is an intimate program of folk, jazz, and global music. She is a fluent improvisor and has collaborated with such artists as Bobby McFerrin and Sheila Jordan.
“What an incredible organization Apollo’s Fire is for how they’ve responded during this pandemic. I have always felt grateful to be part of the orchestra, but the sense of community and support is unlike anything else I’m seeing right now, and it’s a huge honor to be a part of it! You are providing security for your artists in addition to keeping the organization afloat” – Brian Kay, Artistic Leadership Fellow
Apollo’s Fire Education Corner “An unseen part of the extraordinary work that Jeannette Sorrell is doing with Apollo’s Fire – the mentoring of young people through music.” – ClevelandClassical.com Apollo’s Fire has deeply touched and transformed the lives of many youngsters through its unique and vibrant education programs for over a dozen years. The hallmark of AF’s educational programs is the close interaction between professional musicians and students to garner the intimacy of the artistic learning experience.
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Apollo’s Musettes Ensemble – Treble Youth Choir Talented young singers ages 11-17 are chosen by audition for their clear, pure voices and outstanding musicianship. The ensemble rehearses under the direction of Amanda Powell and Jeannette Sorrell and performs in programs where children's voices are appropriate for the repertoire. Since its founding in 2005, the Musettes Ensemble has performed in nearly 35 concerts with Apollo’s Fire, including Praetorius’ Christmas Vespers, Purcell’s Dido & Aeneas, Vivaldi’s Gloria, and Bach’s Christmas Oratorio. The Musettes appear on AF’s acclaimed CD recording of the Christmas Vespers by Michael Praetorius and have been heard across the
“The opportunity to work with a world-class conductor before you are out of high school is amazing. To have the reallife experience of working with professional musicians is fantastic. It helps keep the rest of life in context.” – Augusta McKay Lodge, Musette alumna & baroque violinist
country on national radio broadcasts of that program. The Praetorius album attracted glowing reviews from the NEW YORK TIMES and GRAMOPHONE, both commenting on the “delightful” homespun charm of the children’s voices.
“I first got to sing with Apollo’s Fire when I was 16, and the experience opened up new horizons for me. It inspired me to pursue a career in music.” – Madeline Healey, Musette alumna & professional soprano
in 2018, the Musettes once again performed in Jeannette Sorrell’s Christmas on Sugarloaf Mountain. Our talented young singers sang beautiful Christmas carols and shape-note hymns, and even danced up the aisles and on stage! The concert tour finished with a soldout performance at New York City’s Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Young Artist Apprentice Program “The Young Artists made a splendid impression both as soloists and team players, and earned an enthusiastic ovation.” – ClevelandClassical.com
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Since 2002, Jeannette Sorrell and her principal players have helped to train future Apollo’s Fire musicians by working with advanced conservatory students on the verge of professional careers. With a track-record of nearly 15 years, AF’s Young Artist alumni have now become leading up-and-coming young professionals in the national early music scene. Apprentices perform alongside seasoned AF musicians in rehearsals, concerts, and occasionally on tour and in recording sessions. Under the guidance of Sorrell and AF principal players, these emerging talents immerse themselves in the musical and also
Apollo’s Fire Education Corner (continued) the promotional/presentational elements necessary to build a career in early music. Apollo’s Fire Apprentices perform with the ensemble in selected concerts during the season. For audition information, contact Allison Richards at arichards@ apollosfire.org
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Music Workshops Apollo’s Fire musicians regularly coach Northeast Ohio middle and high school music students. Recent classes have included Kirtland High School, Riverside High School, Massillon High School, Brecksville-Broadview Heights High School, the Community Music School at Baldwin Wallace, Hathaway Brown, Laurel School, St. Peter’s School (Mansfield), the Rainey Institute, and The Music Settlement. At the collegiate level, AF principal players have coached students at the Cleveland Institute of Music, Oberlin Conservatory, Penn State University, the University of Michigan, Dartmouth College, and Shenandoah Conservatory, among others. Additionally, Jeannette Sorrell and René Schiffer have served as guest artist coaches at the New World Symphony in Miami – the nation’s premier orchestral academy. Since 2018, Apollo's Fire has also performed interactive workshops in Northeast Ohio elementary schools, in collaboration with the Center for Arts-Inspired Learning and with the support of the Martha Holden Jennings Foundation. AF has brought these workshops to over 2500 children at 18 schools since 2018. Two workshop
programs are currently offered: “A Spider Named Apollo” (based the children's book by Dr. Jeanne Sorrell and Jeannette Sorrell) and “Wing It! – Making It Up As You Go Along” (an improvisation workshop). In-school workshops are led by Artist-in-Residence for Outreach Performances Amanda Powell. NEW IN 2020 - AF will launch virtual programming for elementary students! If you are a teacher interested in using these new online learning materials, please contact Allison Richards at arichards@apollosfire.org for more information.
Family Concerts Interactive Programs for Ages 6-96
WARNING: audience members might learn to sing a fugue theme, dance the Menuet, or play a ground bass at the harpsichord! Impromptu quizzes and prizes abound! – as do opportunities to talk with the musicians and try playing the instruments. Family Concerts are performed at popular and accessible venues including the Cleveland Museum of Art and Akron Art Museum
A Few of AF's Past Family Concert Programs
BACH & His Amazing Musical Family FROGGIE WENT A-COURTIN’ A Folk Music Discovery A Day at Vivaldi’s Orphanage BAROQUE CLOWNS Meet Harlequin & Columbine! Ballads & Musical Tall Tales
“Sorrell proves that scholarship and fun aren’t mutually exclusive.” – The Cleveland Plain Dealer
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RAINBOW SONGS Music of our Brothers & Sisters Across the Planet
“Thank you so much for your care for your artists. This is tremendously appreciated and will certainly be remembered.” – Margaret Carpenter Haigh, core member of Apollo’s Singers
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Thank you to our Supporters FOUNDATIONS, GOVERNMENT & OTHER ORGANIZATIONS
Apollo’s Fire is grateful to the following funders who have made the 2020-2021 Season possible: $100,000 & above Cuyahoga Arts & Culture $50,000 – $99,999 Paul M. Angell Family Foundation The Cleveland Foundation $20,000 – $49,999 The George Gund Foundation Kulas Foundation John P. Murphy Family Foundation National Endowment of the Arts Ohio Arts Council Peg’s Foundation Albert G. & Olive H. Schlink Foundation The Kelvin & Eleanor Smith Foundation $10,000 – $19,999 Akron Community Foundation Martha Holden Jennings Foundation Horizons Incorporated Ideastream
$2,000 – $4,999 Eileen M. Burkhart & Co., LLC The Ferry Family Foundation Harry K. & Emma R. Fox Charitable Foundation The Hankins Foundation The Richard Horvitz & Erica Hartman Horvitz Foundation Lehner Family Foundation The Sisler McFawn Foundation Struktol Company of America The Welty Family Foundation $1,000 – $1,999 Bath Community Fund Cohen & Company Feth Family Foundation Meaden & Moore Wealth Center pinnaCLE. Lloyd L. & Louise K. Smith Foundation
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$5,000 – $9,999 Glenmede Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, Inc. The Lubrizol Corporation Northern Trust The O’Connor Hubach Foundation Summa Health Tucker Ellis LLP Whitmer & Ehrman LLC WKSU
Albert G. & Olive H. Schlink Foundation
This project was supported in part by the Ohio Arts Council, which receives support from the State of Ohio and the National Endowment for the Arts.
THE RITORNELLO CIRCLE
A ritornello is the recurring theme in a baroque concerto. Likewise, members of the Ritornello Society annually support and sustain the artistic programs of Apollo’s Fire. Their generosity enables us to pursue our vision of attaining international recognition through touring, recordings and broadcasts. CONDUCTOR’S CIRCLE ($25,000 & above) Jeff & Jamie Barnett Chuck & Christy Bittenbender Robert Conrad Dr. & Mrs. Richard J. Lederman Marie Rowley Herb & Jody Wainer MOUNT OLYMPUS CIRCLE ($10,000 – $24,999) Anonymous Fred & Mary Behm William P. Blair III Bill & Mary Conway Ann Fairhurst & Mark Cipra Fred & Holly Glock Cynthia Knight Marilyn & Tom McLaughlin Mrs. Alfred M. Rankin Astri Seidenfeld Dr. Michael J. Seider Drs. Gregory & Jeanne Sorrell Karen & Richard Spector
ESTERHAZY CIRCLE ($2,500 – $4,999) Anonymous (2) Mitch & Liz Blair Keith Eggeman The Ferry Family Foundation Marguerite I. Harkness, CPA
MEDICI CIRCLE ($1,000 – $2,499) Anonymous Violet Abad G.O. Anderson Richard & Eleanor Aron Ric & Kate Asbeck Richard Bauschard Karl & Amanda Bekeny Howard & Ellen Bender John & Laura Bertsch Matthew Bittner Zeda Blau Peter & Consuelo Blohm Mitch & Caroline Borrow Ann Amer Brennan Arthur V. N. Brooks John & Ellen Cannon Kathleen Cerveny Michael & Susan Clark Tom & Karen Clark Herb & Ursula Cohrs Douglas Cooper Harry Core Mr. & Mrs. Stuart Crampton The Hankins Foundation Thomas M. & Janet S. Daniel
Michael & Susan Delahanty Rosa & Jacob Dijkstra Frederick & Mary Lu D’Onofrio Duesenberg Family Dale & Sue Edwards Barbara & Denis Feld Feth Family Foundation Jay & Kim Gaebelein Bob & Ann Gillespie Peter & Francine Gray Jon & Aimee Grimm Mr. & Mrs. Norman Harbert Julia M. Healy Peter & Sunnie Hellman Drs. Ka-Pi Hoh & Brian Perry The Richard Horvitz & Erica Hartman Horvitz Foundation Sarah & Dick Hollington Thomas E. & Marsha G. Hopkins Mrs. M.B. Humphrey The Marta & Donald Jack Charitable Fund Mr. & Mrs. Howard Kinstlinger Eric & Sue Kisch Ursula Korneitchouk Dr. & Mrs. Adrian & Margaret Krudy Lon & Claudia Lanzendorfer Harold & Susan LaPine Jon & Ginny Lindseth Joan C. Long Annette Lowe & Doug Dolch Rev. Richard Lutz Dr. Kandice Marchant Lisa Martinez John C. Morley Stephen & Celeste Myers Kim Parry Ingegard & Gosta Pettersson Virginia Poirier & John Petrenchik Pysht Fund Dr. Robert W. Reynolds Jane N. Richmond Melvin & Miriam Rosenthal James Rosenthal & Annie Fullard Kasia G. & Douglas Rothenberg Mrs. Alicia T. Rozenbom Laura & Joseph Rushton Betty & Dave Schneider Kenneth Shafer
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VERSAILLES CIRCLE ($5,000 – $9,999) Bonnie M. Baker Douglas & Barbara Bletcher Homer Chisholm & Gertrude Kalnow Chisholm Fund Anonymous The Deveny Family James W. Ehrman Dr. Chip Gilkeson Russell Hardy George I. Litman, M.D. Fred & Pearl Livingstone Brendan & Elizabeth Patterson James & Lenore Schilling Daniel & Ruth Shoskes Gregory Videtic, M.D.
Sam & Lynn Harris Samuel & Kimberly Hartwell Jane Haylor & Mel Berger In memory of Sheldon & Marilyn MacLeod Byron G. & Elizabeth A. Hays Herbert J. Hoppe, Jr. Robert & Katherine Kretschmann Stephen & Mary Ann Mahoney Patti & Hadley Morgenstern-Clarren Lori & Dan Nelson John & Linda Olejko Mr. & Mrs. Leroy B. Parks, Jr. Bill & Sandra Powel Phil & Noha Ryder Ryan Siebel Richey & Sandra Smith Tim & Jennifer Smucker Lucy & Dan Sondles John P. & Verna Vander Kooi Robert & Diane Walcott
Thank you to our Supporters (continued)
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Alice S. Sherman Frank Shoemaker Jeannette Sorrell Brit & Kate Stenson Terry & Jamie Stoller Rebecca K. Storey & Neal Simpson Kristina & Albert Susinskas Elizabeth & Michael Taipale Anne Unverzagt & Richard Goddard Libby & Ed Upton Anne & Ed Wardwell Mary Warren Ed & Ellen Weber Rick & Jo Ann Young David & Judy Young The Zucker Family BRANDENBURG CIRCLE ($500 – $999) Anonymous (3) Pheobe Prioleau & David Anderson Patricia Ashton Cynthia Ball Laura Bauschard In honor of Astri Seidenfeld Christian & Marianne Bernadotte Dennis & Madeline Block The Echle-Walters Family Fund of InFaith Community Foundation Karen Bradley & Tom Norton Erica Brenner & Gary Adams Frances S. Buchholzer Mr. & Mrs. William D. Buss II Albert Leonetti & Ruth Anna Carlson Julia Cepulis Ms. Linda Sperry & Linda Chopra Tom & Anita Cook Louise Cook Esther & David Cooper Roger Creps W. Dean Dabson David & Adelaide Davies Karen Elizabeth Davies Mark DelPrincipe Sara Drowlette Jim & Deb Edwards Diane & Warren Farr Michael Frank & Patricia Snyder Ruth H. Laufer Friedman
Judge Stuart Friedman & Mr. Arthur Kane Alexander & Carol Garklavs Lynn M. Gattozzi Karen Gerken Daniel & Kathleen Gisser Susan L. Golden Richard & Ann Gridley Robert J. Gura Kurt Hass Caitlin Haught Thomas E. & Jane M. Healy Richard & Laurette Hershey Fred Heupler, M.D. Edith F. Hirsch Derf Hopsecger Dr. Christine A. Hudak & Mr. Marc F. Cymes Linda Johnson Carole Kass Walter Keith Jane & Douglas Kern Ilona Kisis Rabbi Roger Klein & Jacqi Loewy Raymond & Katherine Kolcaba Dennis & Betty Kondrich Steve & Carolyn Kuerbitz Heather Lanfranchi & Stephen DeOreo Diann Lapin Jody Lefort & Ken Gober Rudolph & Linda Libertini Jr. William Mandel, DVM Kevin Martin Rex & Heath Mason Ethan & Karen McLaughlin Mr. & Mrs. A. Malachi Mixon III Laura & Charles Monroe Carole & George Morris The Laura R. & Lucian Q. Moffitt Foundation Brian & Cindy Murphy Deb Nash Gay S. Nelson David Nolin Patrick & Judith O’Hara Glenmede William & Katherine O’Neill Marilyn Orr John S. Perko Mr. Franklyn & Dr. Marion Perry Jane Peterson & Phil Star Dr. & Mrs. Roland Philip Ellen Picard & Pat Hartman Richard & Joanne Prober
Claiborne R. Rankin William Watterson & Melissa Richmond Alan Rocke & Cristine Rom Ted & Martha Rodenborn Arthur Rotatori Myra Samsa Elizabeth Hecht & Pete Savoy Dorothy M. Sawyer Richard & Dina Schoonmaker Rev. Sandra Selby Merryl Shapiro Vance & Donna Sherwood John & Laura Shields Drs. Jerry & Linda Shuck Mr. & Mrs. James Simler Fred W. Steffen Fred & Betsy Stueber Thomas Suddes Richard & Claire Troha Dean & Annie Valore Catherine Veres Mark Walker Dickson & Ann Whitney Mr. & Mrs. David Wildermuth Robert C. & Emily C. Williams Andrea Zadell BUCKINGHAM CIRCLE ($250 – $499) Anonymous (3) Ann V. Adams Michael & Cynthia Ahern Chace & Josephine Anderson Robert Neil Andreano Atty. LuWayne Annos Robert & Dalia Baker Michael & Mary Anne Baumgartner Andrew & Patricia Bazar Jim & Vickie Bell Terry Bernstein Robert Boltz Terry & Christine Bowman John & Mary Boyle Jo Brookhart Tom & Mary Brooks Glenn & Jenny Brown Leslie S. Brown John & Mimi Brulia Bill & Carol Bruml Stephen & Jeanne Bucchieri James & Judy Burghart Catharina Meints Caldwell Michael & Kareen Caputo Richard & Sharon Chmielewski
Kermit & Barbara Lind Susan Locke Mrs. F. Machado John D. Mancinelli Elizabeth K. Mann Roey & Jeff Margulies Rick & Judy Maron Dr. Lee Martin Nancy McCormack Mr. Christopher C. & Dr. Gaylee McCracken Linda & Peter McDonald Charitable Fund Marilyn K. McDonald Robert McInnes Michael & Ellen Meehan Bill & Carla Merkel Loretta S. Miller Timothy & Marjorie Minnis John & Janet Mitchell Kirk Morehead David Nash Deborah L. Neale Joseph & Maryanna Ogonek David & Ann Olszewski Elizabeth Osborne Sue & Jim Paine Jim & Kathy Pender Anne-Marie Petros Robert Plantz Elisabeth C. Plax Malcolm & Virginia Pollard In honor of Sue & Dale Edwards 60th Anniversary Thomas & Maria Prendergast Quentin & Gay Quereau Judith E. Quin John N. Rampe & Elinore Evans Sally & Derek Rance Charles Rankin Dr. Diana C. Reep Michael & Dawn Rickman Dr. Clare M. Rimnac & Dr. Thomas M. Hering Mr. & Mrs. Todd Rosenberg Donald Rosenberg Isobel Rutherford Phil & Noha Ryder Martin I. Saltzman, M.D. Dr. & Mrs. James Sampliner Jaquelynn Savoca Donald E. Schmid & Rosemary L. Reymann Cal & Camille Schroeck Dot Schwende In memory of Joyce Daunch
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Anonymous (5) Anna Abel James Able Kathy Alexander Judie & Bruce Amsel Pam Amundson & Joel Godard Richard Antonucci Patricia L. Armfelt Jon Asbornsen Jay Auwerter Jacob & Susan Baker Virginia Banks Jacob Bannet George D. Banta, DVM Linda L. Barclay Robert & Susan Barkett Christine Bartzis Victoria B. Bauer William & Christine Baxter Lisa A. Benedetti Kathy Berg Dr. & Mrs. N. K. Berg Holly & Chris Bernene Alexandra Beyer Sue & Art Biagianti Alan & Peggy Bialosky Tom & Dorothy Bier Henry Billingsley Helga Binder Mark & Kathleen Binnig John & Susan Blackwell
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Robert Chwast Judy & Bob Ciulla Lawrence & Beverly Cole James Collins & Patricia Brownell Gary P. Davis Fredrich & Polly Dengel Michael & Jan Devereaux Carol Dolan Barbara A. Domski Constance Dubick Jim & Jane Ehrman Kathryn Eloff Joe & Judy Erlichman John Farina Frederick A. Fellowes Marcia Ferguson Harvey Finkel Casey Forbes Debra Franke Lois Freedman & Mark Munetz Thomas J. Froehlich Nancy Fuller John H. Gardner Kathleen B. Burke & William S. Gaskill Irene Georgantas Andrew Gordon-Seifert Lee & Peter Haas Barbara Hanselman William C. Hatch Christine Havice Robin Herrington-Bowen Franklin & Kathleen Hickman Douglas M. & Suzanne R. Hicks Deborah Hilzinger Joan C. Ishibashi Gale & Jim Jacobsohn Dr. Larry Parker & Mrs. Jennifer Johnson Marjorie Johnson Morton Julius Catherine Keating & Charles King Mr. & Mrs. Joseph & Nancy Keithley Barbara Kincaid Melodee Kornacker Jim & Rhonda Kroeger Barbara Kuby Bob & Linda Kuchner Mr. & Mrs. John Kundtz Donna Lalewicz Ed Larson Jane & Bernard Lerner Alan & Jean Lettofsky Richard Lilley & Carmen Letelier
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Thank you to our Supporters (continued) Glenn Blair Lillian Boehmer Mr. & Mrs. Gary Boncella Thomas Bowne Corey Boyer Elizabeth Brinkman Nancy E. Brown Elizabeth G. Burger Marilyn Busch Kevin J. Bylsma James Calhoun Greg Callaghan Janet & Kathleen Carnall Charles & Jan Carr Cindy Carr Eileen Cernea Jason Chance John & Josie Chapman Sonia Chapnick Christopher & Maryanne Chengelis Joanne Chu Anna Lee Cleary Patrick & Jean Cleary-Burns William Clifford Carolyn Coatoam Joan Cody Tony Colby James & Rebecca Cole Matthew & Virginia Collings Thomas & Mary Comerford Colleen & John Cooney Arthur Cooper Derek Cottier Dale & Sue Cowan Barbara Cox Ian Crane KeyBank Foundation Betty A. Crighton John Crighton Margaret Cullis Roman & Diana Dale Barbara Ann Davis Anne & Paul Davis Mark Dawson Mark & Eileen De Guire Chris & Mary Ann Deibel James Demarco Joellen Deoreo Elizabeth Dery & Steven Schecter Robert Dianetti Roderick & Barbara Dibble Charles & Gail Dixon Henry C. Doll Doris Donnelly Mary Kay DeGrandis & Edward Donnelly Patricia Dorner Dr. & Mrs. Michael Dowell Mark Doyle Don & Kathy Dregalla Kristina DuBois Mary Dunbar Susan & John Durham Barbara Eaton S. Stuart Eilers Karl Eiselsberg Mrs. Linda S. Ellis
Mary Emerson John Evans The Art of Freedom Stanley & Sharon Fairchild Jennifer Fakult Catherine Fallick Leah Farrar Robert & Marcia Fein Anita Fell Ruth E. Fenske Suzanne Ferguson Phillip Fertik Daniel Fickes Carol & Daniel Fishwick Claude Flandro David Forte Mr. & Mrs. William M. Foster Christopher Francis Linda R. Frank Elle Frauenthal Helen L. Frey Harriet Friedman A Friend Prof. Leon Gabinet Mike Galloway James Gandre Timothy Gao Stephen H. Gariepy Melinda Garrett Robert & Helen Gelbach Dorinda Gershman Joseph K. Getz Nina Gibans John & Pam Gibbon Andrew Gibson Timothy Gilligan Anne & Walter Ginn Mark Gordon Dr. & Mrs. Ronald L. Gould David M. Gracon Norman & Antonette Graham David Gras In loving memory of Anoinette L. Gras who loved music and Apollo’s Fire Roger Gregory Sally & Bob Gries Dr. Kathleen S. Grieser Debra Griest & John Clark Nancy Griffith Traci Gruich Armin Guggenheim Alan & Ruth Gurd Selma Gwatkin Peter & Lee Haas Karen Hackenberry Arndt Haddenbrock Cathleen Hadley-Samia Tom Hagesfeld Louise E. Hamel Martha S. Harding Jan Harding William Harwood Mr. & Mrs. Henry R. Hatch Marian Hatton Rodney Hayslett Sandra Virginia Hazra
Louise A. Head John Hemphill Sally Hennessey Malcolm Henoch Yolanda Hicks Merry Higgs Frank & Joan Hiti Gloria Hoffman Bob & Janet Hogue Martin & Maria Hoke Joe Holcomb Gary Holliday Melvin Holt Nancy & David Hooker Ilana Horowitz Ratner Norma Horswell Lansing & Patience Hoskins, MD Rev. David Houdeschell Joan M. Hull Sally Huntsberger Marcia Hurt Mark Hyman Keiko Imai Glenda Insua Byron H. & Diane F. Jackson Dr. Tom & Mary Ann Jackson Jodith Janes MaryAnn Janosik Robert & Linda Jenkins Jerison Family Lisa Johnson Sandra & David Johnson Peter Jones Bob & Annamarie Kachurek Shannon Kahle Gail Kallock Carol Kamphuis Darla Kashian Dr. & Mrs. C. William Keck Ardith Keck Charles Keller Ellen Keller Chere & Patrick Kilbane Janet Kinkaid Daniel Kirkpatrick James H. Kiser Marjorie Kitchell Dr. & Mrs. Robert Kiwi Drs. Robert & Nancy Klein Melinda Knight Nancy & Rik Kohn Susan Korosa Ihor Kowalysko Anthony Kozar & Elizabeth Mather Bob & Carol Kubovcik Raymond Labuda Mr. & Mrs. Arthur J. Lafave, Jr. Candace Lake Jason Lakin James Lalak David & Janine Lambros Scott Lamont Diane S. LeBlanc Pamela LeRose Richard & Madeline Levitz Cathy & John Lewis Michael & Valerie Libman
Katrina Pipasts Amy & Cantor Misha Pisman Carla Z. Pivcevich Tara Pollak Jeffrey Pollock Mr. & Mrs. Martin P. Pope Mr. & Mrs. Richard G. Porter Dr. James F. Quilty, Jr. Kathy Rabin Christine Davies Randall Anne Giller Randall Cal & Roberta Ratcliff Frank & Yolita Rausche William & Jan Resseger Gretchen Reynolds Douglas & Sandra Rider Barbara S. Robinson Hans Rohr Jonathan Ross Anthony & Denise Ross Betty Rossi Nadine Roszko Laurel Schauer Rowen Robert Rutledge Roger & Elizabeth Salomon Kathy Sands Kenneth L. Schafrath Dr. Adrian M. Schnall Glenn E. Schreiber John & Barbara Schubert Betty Jo Scurei Susan & Richard Sebastian Gary Seng Dr. & Mrs. William C. Sheldon Linda A. Seiber David Simmons Shirley Simmons Lois Simpson Clive Sinoff Iola Skinner Catherine Smith Richard & Kim Snyder Murray Somerville Doris Sopher Michael & Saundra Sotak The Spallino Family Mr. & Mrs. William Spanfellner Ina Stanek James Stang Walt & Kathy Stashkiw Mickey Stefanik Joan Steidl & Nancy Logan Lorelei Stein-Sapir Lisa L. Stidham Erin Stone Eileen Stork Pat Strnad Rita Stroempl Anita Szegvari Marica Tacconi Diana & Harris Taylor Martha Thompson
Ray Thompson Edward & Hildred Tornberg Kevin Trangle Dr. & Mrs. George Trautwein In honor of Jeannette Howard & Sara Tucker Sue Tumlinson Linda Turek David Utlak Chuck Vergon Paul Vincent Edward Vogel Patrice Voto William & Trudy Walker Larry Wallerstein John Walton Richard Waltz Jim & Chris Wamsley Bruce Washington Ann Waters Sharon Watts Jean B. Weaver Cliff Weber Mr. & Mrs. Mark Allen Weigand Roger Welchans David Weymiller Cooper & Debbie White Dorothy Whittenberger Yoash & Sharon Wiener Craig & Karen Wilde Vickie Wildeman Laura Williams William Williams Colleen Williams Marcia G. Wittenbrook Casey Forbes & Signe Wrolstad-Forbes Sharon Yarnell Carol Yellig Henry Young Helen L. Zakin Chuck & Ann Zellmer Richard & Mary Zigmond Eleanor Zmeskal
Thank you to our donors who gave at levels not listed in this program book. Your contributions enable our success! This list includes donors from September 15, 2019 - September 15, 2020. Every effort has been made to ensure its accuracy. Please call 216.320.0012 x 6 with any errors or omissions.
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Helen Liggett William S. Lind Steve Linscheid Enno Lohmeyer Stephen Lorton Sue & Larry Luck Richard Lynde Kalle Lyytinen Martha Maddox Jimmy Madsen Harold & Elaine Marsh Patrick Mason Julianne Matsko John & Margaret McBride Jeff McElhinny Frederick T. McGuire III Michael & Christine McGuire Mark & Terese McLeod Elizabeth Mease Eric Megla James & Virginia Meil Maria Menassa Katherine Menges Millee Mervart David & Wendy Miano Hannah Miedel Gene Milford Kevin Miller Helga Miller Sarah Miller Bernard Miner David Minich Vincent Monnier Karen & Randall Moore Tim & Leslie Moore Zachary Morowitz Andy & Joyce Morton Kiri’s “Mom” Skip & Marion Murfey Elizabeth Myers Joseph & Barbara Nahra Don Nash Douglas & Denise Nash Dale & Jim Naylor Mike Needs & Kathy Fraze James T. & Julia Neff Roger Nelson Charlene & Marv Nevans David Nolin & Carolyn Klohn Larry & Donna Nowak Thomas O’Mahoney Terrence O’Malley Mary Openshaw Dr. & Mrs. A.P. Ormond, Jr. William Owens Carol R. Patterson Jean Perkins Janet Pesek Ron Peters Lorna & Butch Pfaelzer Melodie Phillips Stephen Phillips
Innkeepers & Charioteers Apollo’s Fire would like to thank the following patrons who generously provided accommodations & transportation for our musicians during the 2019-2020 season.
Innkeepers Gail Arnoff & George Woideck • Kathleen & Mark Binnig Chuck & Christy Bittenbender • Jan & Jerry Bohinc Eileen M. Burkhart • Ann Calkins • Richard & Judy Cohen Kim Conklin & Damir Janigro • Elizabeth Cusma • Dulcie Dugar Carol Engler • Leigh & Andrew Fabens • Amy & Tom Feran Debra Franke • Jacqueline Freedman • Debra Golden & Michael Star Antonnette Graham • Russell Hardy • Jane Haylor & Mel Berger Ann Herbruck • Carole Kass • Marjorie Kitchell & Spencer Neth Lili & Gregg Lustig • Mary Ann & Steve Mahoney Jay & Arlene Mann • Dr. Kandice Marchant Marilyn & Tom McLaughlin • Linda Miller & Steve Forgerson Charlotte & Jack Newman • Linda & John Olejko • Jane Richmond Kasia & Douglas Rothenberg • Dr. Linda Sandhaus & Dr. Roland Philip Daniel & Ruth Shoskes • Joseph & Betsy Sopko Anne Unverzagt & Rick Goddard • Ed & Ellen Weber
Charioteers Gail Arnoff • Beth Bliss • Veronica Dever • Carol Engler Betty Gregovich • Carole Hanic • Scott Hare • Byron Hays Edith Hirsch • Barbara Nahra • Martin Pope • Ed Rosenberg Susan Schaul • Peggy Stojkov • Judith Weiss • Bob Young For information about becoming an Innkeeper or Charioteer, please contact Martin Daukss at mdaukss@apollosfire.org.
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Meet the Administration HOWARD BENDER Executive Director Howard joined Apollo’s Fire in 2020. He previously served as Vice-President of Virginia Opera and then as Chief Development Officer of Florida Grand Opera. Prior to his career in arts management, Howard had a flourishing career as an opera singer, performing in major opera houses on four continents. He sang for four seasons at the Metropolitan Opera and worked with many of the world’s leading conductors. He attended Oberlin Conservatory and The Juilliard School, and holds degrees from the Manhattan School of Music. NOHA RYDER Chief Financial Officer Noha joined the staff of Apollo’s Fire in January 2015 as Director of Development, and became General Manager in September 2016. Prior to joining the staff, she had previously co-chaired AF’s 2014 Gala Benefit. She holds a Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in business administration from Case Western Reserve University. With over 25 years of varied business, management, and finance experience, she has been an active volunteer for the arts and has served on several non-profit boards.
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ALLISON RICHARDS General Manager Allison joined Apollo’s Fire in 2013, coming from the Cincinnati Symphony where she served as Assistant Artistic Administrator for the CSO, Pops, and May Festival. A violist by training, she holds a Master’s degree from Mannes College The New School for Music. Allison began her career in artistic administration through internships with Grant Park Music Festival, Chicago Symphony, and Orpheus Chamber Orchestra. Allison is now in her 8th season with Apollo’s Fire, having previously served as Director of Artistic Operations & Touring.
BARBARA FELD Director of Patron & Donor Relations – Summit County Barbara joined the Apollo’s Fire staff in 2020 as Director of Patron & Donor relations in Summit County. Ms. Feld is Executive Director Emerita of Tuesday Musical Association and led Tuesday Musical for 24 years until her retirement in July 2013. She serves on the Apollo’s Fire Akron Advisory Board and is co-chair of Apollo’s Fire’s gala to celebrate 25 years of AF’s Akron concert series. She is a board member of the Akron Roundtable and past chair of that organization. Ms. Feld continues to serve on the Blossom Committee and has served on statewide arts boards, national arts committees, as well as the Arts Advisory Committee of the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. Additionally, Ms. Feld has served as an Ohio Arts Council panelist on many occasions. ANGELA MORTELLARO Development & Public Relations Manager Angela came to Apollo’s Fire in 2019 after serving as General Manager of the Suburban Symphony Orchestra in Cleveland. She has also worked in the Education department of The Cleveland Orchestra, and for Cleveland Opera Theatre. With a Master’s degree in Vocal Performance from Rice University, Angela enjoyed a 10-year performing career as a professional lyric soprano, with performances at such companies as Lyric Opera of Chicago, Minnesota Opera, Opera Philadelphia, Florida Grand Opera, and Chicago Opera Theatre, among others.
Loren joined Apollo’s Fire in January of 2018. As a voice instructor at the Beck Center for the Arts, he maintains a studio of more than 25 diverse students. Loren completed his Bachelor of Music degree in Performance and Education at Miami University in Oxford, OH, and regulary performs around Northeast Ohio. A Cleveland native, Loren has experience in administration, collaboration, and production.
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LOREN REASH-HENZ Patron Services Coordinator
Meet the Administration (continued) MARGI HAIGH Box Office & Marketing Associate Margi joined the staff of Apollo’s Fire in 2009. She is a professional oboist and respected composer, with many commissions. She holds degrees from the Eastman School of Music and San Francisco Conservatory. Margi handles grassroots marketing and program ad sales. She also provides musical typesetting for Jeannette’s arrangements.
MELANIE EMIG Staff Accountant & Patron Services Associate Melanie joined the Apollo’s Fire staff in 2015, assisting with box office operations. Prior to her appointment at AF, Melanie worked as the Registrar for The Music Settlement. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Vocal Performance and a Master’s degree in Opera Theater from the Oberlin Conservatory of Music. Melanie enjoys teaching and currently maintains a Suzuki piano studio at The Music Settlement.
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ERICA BRENNER Director of Media Production A classically trained musician with a Master’s in music from Yale University, Erica spent 20 years as producer and Director of Audio Production at the GRAMMY®winning Telarc label. As an independent record and video producer, her clients include pianists Orli Shaham and Jon Kimura Parker, orchestral musicians from across the country including Joshua Smith and Michael Sachs (The Cleveland Orchestra), Ryan Anthony (Dallas Symphony), internationally-acclaimed harpist Yolanda Kondonassis, and ChamberFest Cleveland. Erica produces AF’s performance videos and CD recordings.
TOM FRATTARE Stage Production Manager Tom has been AF’s Stage Production Manager for over two decades, since 1999. He previously served as Stage Manager for the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra. He has a Master’s degree in playwriting. He handles AF’s stage logistics at home and on tour. MARTINS DAUKSS Stage Manager & Operations Coordinator Martins joined Apollo’s Fire in 2009 as Production Assistant, and presently serves as Stage Manager. He works in the area of production logistics and stage set-up for rehearsals, concerts, and on tour, as well as handling CD merchandise sales on tour. He is a pianist and holds a degree in Music with Arts Management emphasis from Baldwin Wallace University.
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For more information on how to become an Innkeeper once the pandemic has ended, please contact Martins Daukss, Operations Coordinator at mdaukss@apollosfire.org.
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THANK YOU to our superb volunteers who open their homes to visiting Apollo’s Fire musicians. AF’s “Innkeeper” program may be on hold temporarily due to the pandemic, however we are always seeking new host homes - particularly if you live in the Cleveland Heights/Shaker Heights area.
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COMING IN NOVEMBER
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The Three Amandas
These concerts are generously sponsored by An Anonymous Donor
NOVEMBER 5-8 (available at home November 16-25 anytime) Amanda Forsythe & Amanda Powell, sopranos Amanda Crider, mezzo-soprano Apollo’s Fire collaborates with three stunning Amandas in virtuoso trios written for the Three Ladies of Ferrara, alongside soulful songs by Barbara Strozzi and Francesca Caccini and lively duets from Monteverdi’s playful Scherzi Musicali. Eight instrumentalists join in the fun with dances from the palace and the countryside.
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