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ON THE COVER: The Delivery of Israel – Pharaoh and his Hosts overwhelmed in the Red Sea, 1825 Danby, Francis (1793-1861) / Harris Museum and Art Gallery, Preston, Lancashire, UK / Bridgeman Images

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From the President Greetings! We welcome you to Handel’s Israel in Egypt – A Dramatic Oratorio. This acclaimed adaptation by Jeannette Sorrell returns by popular demand, having premiered in 2017. Handel’s colorful oratorio tells the story of the Israelites’ daring escape from slavery. The piece has much relevance for our own time (see Jeannette’s thoughts on p. 16). Our musicians and singers are in full storytelling mode as they evoke various hailstorms, swarms of flies, and the thrilling escape across the Red Sea. “Sorrell is a masterful musical storyteller. Her adaptation of Israel in Egypt gives the work a compelling dramatic arc, brought off brilliantly by her singers and players.” –SEEN & HEARD INTERNATIONAL (UK) This week, our newest CD album, “O Jerusalem! – City of Three Faiths” is released around the world and also right here in our concert venues. Many of you have been asking for this CD for a few years. Your wait is over, and I’m sure you’ll want to pick up a copy (or 2?) tonight and get it signed by the artists. Coming up next – Baroque Bistros are back! On March 5 at BLU Jazz in Akron and March 6 at the Music Box Supper Club, renowned countertenor Reggie Mobley joins four AF friends in FEELING BLUE: Baroque meets Jazz. Join us for fun, food, and a fascinating jam session. How do you get to Carnegie Hall? One way is to follow our musicians, when they return to that revered stage on Thursday, March 24. On this special occasion, we hope you will consider making the trip to New York City to cheer our musicians on. An after-party at a nearby restaurant will allow us all to join the celebration. The concert has been essentially sold out since September, but a limited number of tickets are available through the AF office. See p. 35 for details. In April and May, we invite you to two jubilant events. First is The Spring Revels: An Elizabethan Masquerade at Akron’s elegant Greystone Hall. Eat, drink, and be merry on April 7 as we celebrate the Apollo’s Fire Series in Akron. (See page 38 for more details.) In May, don’t miss the climax of the season – our triumphant return to Severance Music Center with Mozart & The Chevalier, our 30th Anniversary Celebration Concert (May 6-8).

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Handel’s

Israel in Egypt

A Dramatic Oratorio

Jeannette Sorrell, conductor Margaret Carpenter Haigh & Molly Netter, soprano Daniel Moody, countertenor Jacob Perry, tenor *Edward Vogel, baritone Apollo’s Singers

Thursday, February 17, 7:30pm Friday, February 18, 7:30pm Saturday, February 19, 8:00pm Sunday, February 20, 7:00pm

St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Akron St. Raphael Catholic Church, Bay Village The Temple-Tifereth Israel, Beachwood First Baptist Church, Shaker Heights

Also available at home beginning March 5th as part of AF's Worldwide Watch-at-Home series. Watch anytime for 30 days!

*Edward Vogel’s performances are supported in part by Malcolm & Vivian Henoch

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G E O R G E F R I D E R I C H A N D E L (1685-1759)

Israel in Egypt Oratorio in Three Parts HWV 54, 1739

Adaptation by Jeannette Sorrell, 2017

Part I. Lamentations of the Israelites for the Death of Joseph, 1739 Sinfonia. Chorus. (Lamentations 1:4,11; 2:10) The sons of Israel do mourn, and they are in bitterness; all the people sigh, and hang down their heads to the ground. Chorus. (2 Samuel 1:19; Lamentations 1:1) How is the mighty fall’n! He that was great among the princes, and ruler of the provinces! Chorus. (Psalm 112:6; Daniel 12:3) The righteous shall be had in everlasting remembrance, and the wise will shine as the brightness of the firmament.

Recitativo. Jacob Perry (Exodus 1:8,11,13) Now there arose a new king over Egypt, which knew not Joseph; and he set over Israel taskmasters to afflict them with burdens, and they made them serve with rigour. Solo & Chorus. Daniel Moody (Exodus 2:23; 1:11,13) And the children of Israel sighed by reason of the bondage, and their cry came up unto God. They oppressed them with burthens, and made them serve with rigour; and their cry came up unto God. Recitativo. Mr. Perry (Psalm 105:26-30) Then sent he Moses, his servant, and Aaron whom he had chosen; these shewed his signs among them, and wonders in the land of Ham. He caused their land to bring forth frogs. Aria. Mr. Moody (Psalm 105:30; Exodus 9:9) Their land brought forth frogs, yea, even in their kings’ chambers. He gave their cattle over to the pestilence; blotches and blains broke forth on man and beast.

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Chorus. (Ecclesiastes 44:14) Their bodies are buried in peace: but their name liveth evermore.

Part II: Exodus

Chorus. (Psalm 105:31,34,35) He spake the word, and there came all manner of flies, and lice in all their quarters. He spake; and the locusts came without number, and devoured the fruits of their ground. Chorus. (Psalm 105:32; Exodus 9:23,24) He gave them hailstones for rain; fire mingled with the hail ran along upon the ground. Chorus. (Exodus 10:21,22) He sent a thick darkness over all the land, even darkness which might be felt. Chorus. (Psalm 105:36) He smote all the first-born of Egypt, the chief of all their strength. Chorus. (Psalm 106:9) He rebuked the Red Sea, and it was dried up. He led them through the deep as through a wilderness. Chorus. (Psalm 106:11) But the waters overwhelmed their enemies, there was not one of them left.

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– Intermission – Part III. Moses’ Song Chorus (Introitus). Moses and the children of Israel Sung this song unto the Lord, And spake, saying: I will sing unto the Lord, For he hath triumphed gloriously; The horse and his rider Hath he thrown into the sea.

Duet. Margaret Carpenter Haigh & Molly Netter The Lord is my strength and my song. He is become my salvation. Chorus. He is my God and I will prepare him a habitation: My father’s God. Aria & Chorus. Edward Vogel with Steve Marquardt, trumpet; Debra Nagy, oboe To God our strength, sing loud and clear, Sing loud to God our King, To Jacob’s God, that all may hear Loud acclamations ring! Prepare the hymn, prepare the song, The timbrel hither bring. The cheerful psaltry bring along And harp with pleasant string. Chorus. The depths have covered them; They sank into the bottom as a stone. Chorus. Thy right hand, O Lord, Is become glorious in power; Thy right hand, O Lord, Hath dashed in pieces the enemy. Aria. Mr. Perry The enemy said, I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil; My lust shall be satisfied upon them; I will draw my sword, My hand shall destroy them. Aria. Ms. Haigh Thou didst blow with the wind, The sea covered them; They sank as lead in the mighty waters.

Chorus. Who is like unto thee, O Lord, among the gods Who is like thee, glorious in holiness, Fearful in praises, doing wonders? Thou stretchest out thy right hand: Duet. Mr. Moody & Mr. Perry Thou in thy mercy hast led forth thy people Which thou hast redeemed; Thou hast guided them in thy strength Unto thy holy habitation. Chorus. The people shall hear, and be afraid; Sorrow shall take hold on them: All the inhabitants of Canaan shall melt away: By the greatness of thy arm They shall be as still as a stone; Till thy people pass over, O Lord, Which thou hast purchased. Aria. Mr. Moody Thou shalt bring them in, and plant them In the mountain of thine inheritance, In the place, O Lord, which thou hast made for thee to dwell in, In the Sanctuary, O Lord, which thy hands have established. Chorus. The Lord shall reign forever and ever.

Recitativo. Mr. Perry And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, Took a timbrel in her hand; And all the women went out after her with timbrels And with dances. And Miriam answered them: Solo. Ms. Netter Sing ye to the Lord for he hath triumphed gloriously. Chorus. The Lord shall reign forever and ever. Solo. Ms. Haigh The horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea. Chorus. (Exodus 15:1-21) The Lord shall reign forever and ever For he hath triumphed gloriously. The horse and his rider he hath thrown into the sea. I will sing unto the Lord For he hath triumphed gloriously. The horse and his rider he hath thrown into the sea.

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Recitativo. Mr. Perry For the horse of Pharaoh went in with his chariots And with his horsemen into the sea. And the Lord brought again the waters of the sea upon them; But the children of Israel went on dry land In the midst of the sea.

Chorus. The Lord shall reign forever and ever.

Notes on the Program by Jeffrey Strauss The Beginning: A Flop. By the 1730s, Handel—a German living in England—was the preeminent composer of Italian operas. Audiences loved them for the virtuosic displays by star singers of the day, including the castrati who were the rage in London in the 1720s and 30s. Indeed, the defining feature of these operas was the da capo aria, in the form A-B-A, in which the main theme was repeated, allowing the soloists to display their virtuosity by improvising on the melody. The aim was to delight the upper class Georg Frederic Handel audiences of the time, who paid little attention to anything other than the vocal acrobatics of the soloists and typically spent most of the evening chatting with each other and eating. Reports of women fainting in ecstasy at the sound of Farinelli’s voice may be apocryphal, but they are not far from the truth. The castrati were the rock stars of the day—think Mick Jagger, Beyoncé, and the Beatles rolled into one. The operas were wildly popular, and they made Handel a very rich man.

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But in the 1730s, Handel faced competition. A rival opera house opened in London. Farinelli, the most famous castrato of the day, refused to sing for Handel. In 1739 Handel had to cancel his opera season at the King’s Theatre in the Haymarket for lack of subscribers. What to do? Handel decided to compose dramatic, but unstaged, works on religious themes in English—not Italian— thinking that these would appeal to an English audience. This was not his first attempt at what became known as the oratorio. He had experimented with the form before (Esther was composed around 1718), but in 1739 he returned to it in earnest, first with Saul and then Israel in Egypt. Israel in Egypt premiered in April 1739 at the King’s Theatre. It was a flop. Audiences accustomed to star turns by the leading singers of the day were greeted with a 30-minute lament, followed by 2-1/2 hours of mostly choral music based on Old Testament texts that a sophisticated theatre audience expected to hear in church, but not in the Haymarket. Never mind that the theme— the Exodus of the Israelites from Egypt, the Plagues, and the triumph over the Egyptians at the Red Sea—was every bit as dramatic as the adventures of the Crusaders and ancient Roman emperors that were depicted in Handel’s Italian operas. And never mind that the choral writing showed Handel at his most inventive and dramatic—painting, in vivid musical language, a swarm of flies and locusts, hailstorms and fire, thick darkness, the killing of the first-born of Egypt, the parting of the Red Sea, the drowning of the Egyptians in the swirling waters, and the Israelites dancing on the other shore with harp and timbrel. The

Handel’s Israel in Egypt

The opening Sinfonia from Hanel's manuscript of Israel in Egypt

audience was having none of it. Where were the famous virtuoso soloists? Why are we listening to three hours of choral church music in a theatre? The clergy were none to happy, either. They worried that the beauty of Handel’s music would overshadow the Word, which was their domain and which belonged in church and not in a secular theatre catering to the aristocracy.

Handel’s revisions worked. The piece gained favor—at least with audiences (the clergy maintained its opposition to the sacrilege of presenting God’s Word in a theatre). By the 19th Century Israel in Egypt was extremely popular. In fact, the earliest known recording of music that exists is an 1888 performance (using Edison’s yellow paraffin cylinder) featuring a chorus of 4,000. (You can

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Having disappointed both his audience and the religious establishment (about whom Handel apparently did not care very much—Messiah was composed only two years later, and it premiered in a theatre), Handel set about revising Israel in Egypt to make it more appealing to his audience. Handel was a composing genius, but he was also a canny businessman. He loved money as much as he loved food, and he was a glutton for both. He eliminated the lament, choosing to dive right in to the plagues and the Exodus, emphasizing the triumph of the Israelites and their God with choruses of extraordinary majesty, accompanied by an orchestra including three trombones, two trumpets, and tympani. Perhaps most important, he added solo arias.

Notes on the Program (continued) A Baroque Oratorio for Modern Times? A Reflection by Jeannette Sorrell

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When I was 14, I spent the summer reading Edward Gibbons’ classic history, The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. It is very long. I read it cover to cover. OK, I was an odd child. But I was fascinated by how the history described in the book seemed to be repeating itself around me. The Romans watched gladiator combats as entertainment, just as people watch violent movies for fun today. The Roman aristocrats poisoned themselves by drinking wine from lead goblets, just as modern Western society poisons itself with artificial foods. It seemed clear to me that the latter days of the Roman Empire were playing out again in our own time. And I began to wonder how we can learn from our past. Illuminating the lessons of the past has traditionally been an important role of artists. The great painters have depicted historical scenes – with a particular point of view – in order to convey a message to their own, contemporary society. Opera composers and playwrights have always written about ancient

The Death of Joseph by Giovanni Battista Pittoni

hear it—barely—on YouTube, at the following link: youtu.be/qDwz3JdD1c). The Story. Our version of Israel in Egypt begins with a shortened version of the lament on the death of Joseph. Having correctly interpreted Pharaoh’s dreams as portending seven years of plenty followed by seven years of famine — and thus allowing the Egyptians to survive the famine— Joseph became Pharaoh’s trusted advisor, and the Jews of Egypt were well treated. Joseph’s death was a catastrophe for the Jews, and when the new Pharaoh arrived, the Jews’ fate was sealed— they were enslaved. The Old Testament God sends Moses to Pharaoh to demand their release. Pharaoh’s refusal leads to ten plagues of increasing severity— ending with the slaying of the first-born of Egypt, including Pharaoh’s own son—and Pharaoh

Handel’s Israel in Egypt relents. But he immediately regrets his decision and chases the Israelites to the Red Sea, only to watch in horror as the waters part, the Israelites cross to safety, and Pharaoh’s army is drowned.

historical and mythological tales, conveying a lesson and a reminder of the flaws that can lead human beings down the path of tragedy. Handel vividly brought an ancient story forward into his own time, by painting for his audience the history of the plagues on Egypt and the miraculous parting of the Red Sea. Though 18th-century Londoners were familiar with the story of Exodus, Handel’s music brought the tale to life with an intensity and terror that gave Londoners plenty of food for thought. And not all of them liked it.

Pharaoh's army drowned in the Red Sea by Gerard Hoet

The Israelites rejoice, led by Miriam, Moses’ sister, singing praises to God.

Much of the music of Handel’s Israel in Egypt could be performed to the backdrop of our current droughts, hurricanes, floods and fires. In the last few years, we have seen raging fires in the West; a serious earthquake in our neighboring

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The Music. Handel’s musical rendering of the story could hardly be surpassed in beauty, poignancy and grandeur. Following a short introductory symphony, the lament (Part One)—recycling music that Handel originally composed in 1737 on the death of Queen Caroline, his friend and patron—begins with the orchestra playing a series of chords that evoke a dead march, over which the altos and sopranos

While under the rule of a Pharaoh who misused his power, Egypt was subjected to pestilence, severe disruptions of Nature, fire mingled with hail, a mysterious darkness, and more. The waters of the Red Sea drew back, and then returned with a vengeance to overwhelm the soldiers of the wicked Pharaoh. And “not one of them was left. Not one.”

Notes on the Program (continued)

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country to the south; an increase in severe hurricanes; islands destroyed; and in Yemen and Africa, famines which UNESCO is calling the worst in modern history. Hurricane Irma sucked the waters off the coast of Florida away for a couple of days, exposing an eerie, dry land that none of us had ever seen there before… and then returned with a vengeance to flood the lands of Florida. Is this how the Red Sea was parted? The purpose of Art (which includes great music, of course) is not to provide answers. It is to ask questions – to cause us to search our souls. Handel does that brilliantly in his evocation of the great story of the Israelites and the Egyptians. In a language more powerful than words, he conveys the role and the force of God – or Nature (whichever you prefer) – in human events. Handel takes us from darkness to light: from the grief of the death of Joseph, and from the “darkness spread over Egypt – a darkness that could be felt”… to the joyful triumph of the Israelites’ escape across the Red Sea. Perhaps the power of Handel’s music will inspire us to reflect, and act. JS

sing a sustained unison cry of anguish at the loss of their beloved Joseph. (“The Children of Israel Do Mourn”). The music becomes hopeful as the Israelites realize that “The Righteous Shall Be Had In Everlasting Remembrance,” and that “Their Bodies Are Buried In Peace.” Upon the arrival of the new Pharaoh at the beginning of Part Two (“The Children of Israel Sighed”), Handel paints the Israelites’ sighs in the strings under a gorgeous alto solo. The plagues that follow hardly need text. Frogs are depicted with a jaunty orchestral part that jumps around in a sharply dotted rhythm; flies are accompanied by a swirling, nervous, perpetual-motion figure in the violins; hailstones drop, at first, sporadically, as a storm does, before Handel unleashes an overwhelming torrent. A darkness—so thick that it “might be felt”—begins in a hush and ends with a halting conversation among the various chorus parts, as if they are astonished by what they are seeing and need to reassure each other that this darkness is not meant for them. Part Two hurtles towards a sudden conclusion as the Egyptians drown in the Red Sea, the triplet figures in the bass evoking the swirling of the waters as they swallowed Pharaoh’s army (“There Was Not One Of Them Left”.)

Handel’s Israel in Egypt In Part Three, Handel unleashes his full orchestra in an extended celebration of the Israelites’ escape. So amazing are the events at the Red Sea that Handel uses the chorus “The Horse and His Rider Hath He Thrown Into The Sea” twice: once at the beginning of Part Three, and again to conclude the piece. Here, the orchestral rhythm imitates the galloping of horses (much like Rossini’s William Tell overture). The choral writing throughout—but especially here—is as grand and exhilarating as any Handel wrote before or after—think Zadok the Priest combined with Messiah. The Text And Our Performing Edition. The text of Israel in Egypt consists entirely of quotations from Exodus and the Psalms. The only other time Handel did this was in Messiah. For these performances, Jeannette has created a new adaptation that trims the original while restoring the lament as in the original 1739 performance. The triumph of Part Three makes dramatic and musical sense only if it follows the tragedy of Joseph’s death and the change in the Israelites’ fortunes. (Jeannette explains her process in creating this edition in the accompanying sidebar.) The Depiction of the Jews—a personal note. For me, one of the extraordinary aspects of Israel in Egypt, and indeed other Handel oratorios, is its depiction of Jews as triumphant. An 18th Century audience was not used to seeing Jews portrayed as heroes. After all, Bach’s St. John Passion was first performed only 15 years before Israel in Egypt, and notwithstanding the undeniable greatness of that work, and Bach’s message of collective responsibility for the death of Jesus, the Jews are still portrayed as a hysterical mob that calls for the release of Barabbas and the crucifixion of Jesus. The Jewish Naturalization Act of 1753, an effort to legalize the Jewish presence in England that received royal assent, was repealed after only a few months due to a public outcry, and the Jews of England were not fully emancipated until the 19th Century. An Irish law requiring special dress for Jews was not repealed until 1846. Benjamin Disraeli, one of Queen Victoria’s prime ministers, was born Jewish but converted to Anglicanism at the age of twelve.

j Israel in Egypt may have disappointed audiences in 1739, but we are confident that it will move and thrill our Northeast Ohio audiences in 2022. We hope you enjoy the performance. © Jeffrey Strauss, Cleveland Heights | October 2017

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Handel upends this prejudice in the stories of Judas Maccabeus, Samson, Esther, and Israel in Egypt. One can only wonder what an 18th Century audience would have made of this, and whether it might have contributed to the initially cool reception of Israel in Egypt by the English aristocracy.

Notes on the Program (continued) Our Adaptation of Israel in Egypt

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We are performing Handel’s oratorio in a new version that I created in 2017, with the hope of honoring Handel’s overall intentions. Handel originally composed and premiered this piece in three acts: (1) the Lamentation of the Israelites for the Death of Joseph; (2) the story of Exodus and the plagues; and (3) Moses’ Song – an extended celebration of the triumphant crossing of the Red Sea. Thus the piece has a dramatic arc, from grief and lamentation, through fear and crisis, to triumph. However, if performed in full, it would last over three hours. So in modern times, the original Part 1 is very rarely done. In fact, most published editions contain only two parts, referring to Exodus as Part 1 and Moses’ Song as Part 2. I wanted to restore the original Act 1 because Handel’s music of lamentation is extremely beautiful – and also because I think the 30 minutes of triumph in Moses’ Song can only be meaningful if we have come from a place of grief beforehand. But a 3-hour performance is not realistic for modern audiences. So I have made many cuts throughout the oratorio – some of them small, others larger – with the goal of preserving the story line but tightening up the dramatic pacing. I have omitted some movements, but for the most part I have made cuts within movements, in order to preserve the story but make it move more quickly. I have also added many dynamics (soft and loud, sudden or gradual changes in volume, accents, and related effects). Handel did not indicate these in the score, but something of this sort was a common part of baroque rhetorical language as described in the writings of the period. Note: some of our listeners will notice that certain passages in Israel in Egypt sound like quotes from his Messiah. Actually, it is the other way around. Israel in Egypt came first. Handel wrote Messiah in great haste, and borrowed from Israel in Egypt as well as other works. Israel in Egypt is a more influential piece than we tend to realize. Jeannette Sorrell

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Join AF’s Legacy Circle Supporters, Fred & Mary Behm, Chuck Bittenbender, Doug & Barbara Bletcher, Ann Fairhurst & Mark Cipra, Thomas J. Froehlich, Elizabeth & Byron Hays, Jane N. Richmond, Saundra Stemen, David & Charlotte Wildermuth, and others who are ensuring the future of Apollo’s Fire by including us in their wills. Past bequests from such esteemed benefactors as Art Brooks, Earl Russell, Dr. Shattuck Hartwell, Sheldon & Marilyn MacLeod, Ruth Turvy Bowman, Ruth Toth, and Donald W. Morrison have made AF’s artistic successes possible.

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Report from the Road Triumph in New York City:

Jeannette and Apollo’s Singers with the New York Philharmonic

New York City rejoiced in December! Packed crowds gave standing ovations every night at 4 concerts of Handel's Messiah. Not only the audience, but also the musicians and staff of the New York Philharmonic welcomed Jeannette and Apollo's Singers with open arms. Comments ranged from "We don't want to play Messiah again except with Jeannette" (a NY Philharmonic principal player) to... "This is the most beautiful choir we've collaborated with in decades" (NY Philharmonic staff member).

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Thank you to our loyal Cleveland patrons who joined us in New York, including Ann Fairhurst and Mark Cipra, Linda and John Olejko, Mike and Ellen Meehan, Deb Nash, Liz and Brendan Patterson, and more!

From the Critics... ‘Messiah’ Unfurls its Glory in the Vaults of a Church

THE NEW YORK TIMES (Anthony Tommasini, chief classical music critic) “Jeannette Sorrell led superb voices and a stylish orchestra in Handel’s classic at Riverside Church. A splendid performance... ‘Messiah’ is so familiar that

it’s difficult for a performance to stand out. But this one did. Sorrell guided a lithe, glowing and elegant performance. Wonderful vitality... spirited choruses sung with rich, robust sound and crisp diction by Apollo’s Singers...”

A ‘Messiah’ As Theater, Where Historical Style Meets Modern Staging

CLASSICAL VOICE NORTH AMERICA (Journal of the Music Critics Association of North America)

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“Handel’s piece certainly is beloved, yet its execution depends very much on a conductor’s choices, as the distinguished performance by the New York Philharmonic under Jeannette Sorrell reflected. The founder of Cleveland’s estimable period-instrument ensemble Apollo’s Fire, Sorrell led a confident, fluid, and (by design) theatrical performance... But the performance’s real trump card was the presence of Apollo’s Singers. Their interventions were pure pleasure: fresh tone, spoton intonation, and excellent ensemble. Around 40 in number, the group also happily proved far more integrated racially than the still very much Caucasian and Asian Philharmonic, a boon for the aspect of community-building these concerts seek to support.”

Soloist Profiles

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Praised as “fiery, wild, and dangerous” (CLASSICAL VOICE NORTH CAROLINA) with “a talent for character portrayal” (CHICAGO CLASSICAL REVIEW), soprano MARGARET CARPENTER HAIGH captivates audiences with her “flawless intonation” and “perfect vocalism” (CNVC). Her dazzling technique and formidable skills as a collaborative artist shine in performances of repertoire spanning from the Renaissance and Baroque to the modern day. 2021-2022 season highlights include solo appearances with The Choir of Trinity Wall Street, PROTOTYPE Festival (canceled due to COVID-19), Bach Akademie Charlotte, Apollo’s Fire, Washington Bach Consort, Bach Vespers at Holy Trinity, and BaldwinWallace Bach Festival. Ensemble work includes performances with Musica Sacra, Artefact Ensemble, the New York Philharmonic, and an internationally broadcast television premiere of Frank La Rocca's Mass of the Americas. Margaret holds a doctorate in historical performance from CWRU; a master’s in choral conducting from University of Cambridge, where she was a Gates Cambridge Scholar; and undergraduate degrees in voice and organ from UNCGreensboro. Also active as a voice teacher and educator, Margaret specializes in the use of physical gesture. She lives in Manhattan and is a member of The Choir of Trinity Wall Street. Canadian-American soprano MOLLY NETTER enlivens complex and beautiful music, both old and new, with “staggering virtuosity and versatility” (CHICAGO CLASSICAL REVIEW) and “clear, beautiful tone and vivacious personality” (NEW YORK TIMES). Her voice can be heard on five GRAMMY®-nominated albums since 2017. Recent performance highlights include the US premiere of a new solo work by David Lang conducted by Joe Hisaishi at Carnegie Hall and in Tokyo, as well as solo engagements with the GRAMMY®-award winning Boston Early Music Festival, the New World Symphony, the California Symphony, Musica Angelica in LA, the Bang-on-a-Can All Stars, and the “Times Arrow Festival” at Trinity Wall Street, where she curated a program of newly commissioned works to pair with the music of Barbara Strozzi. Molly has performed as a soloist with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Smithsonian Chamber Orchestra, the Albany Symphony, Heartbeat Opera, BOP Opera in Montreal, the Staunton Music Festival, and Juilliard415 at Lincoln Center. She has performed under Nic McGegan and toured internationally with Helmuth Rilling, Simon Carrington, David Hill, and as a soloist in Japan, Singapore, and Burma under Masaaki Suzuki. Molly is currently on voice faculty at the Oberlin Baroque Performance Institute.

Handel's Israel in Egypt Praised as having a “vocal resonance, [which] makes a profoundly startling impression” (NEW YORK TIMES) and for his ability to “pierce hearts” and “utterly silence a room” (BOSTON MUSICAL INTELLIGENCER), countertenor DANIEL MOODY has appeared in the title opera roles of Handel’s Giulio Cesare & Rinaldo, Oberon in Britten’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and Nerone in Monteverdi’s L’incoronazione di Poppea with Cincinnati Opera. Moody has performed with the Atlanta Symphony, Les Violons du Roy, Philharmonia Baroque in a duet concert with famed mezzo-soprano Anne Sophie von Otter, Apollo’s Fire, Mark Morris Dance Group, the Oratorio Society of New York and Musica Sacra in Carnegie Hall’s Stern Auditorium, Minnesota Orchestra, Opera Lafayette, and Off-Broadway in a play musical production about Hans Christian Andersen. The upcoming 2021-22 season includes engagements with Atlanta Opera, San Antonio Symphony, White Snake Projects, and The Metropolitan Opera. A graduate of Peabody Conservatory (BM), and the Yale School of Music/ Institute of Sacred Music (MM) Mr. Moody has won awards from the Metropolitan Opera National Council, George London Competition, Sullivan Foundation, Handel Aria Competition, New York Oratorio Society Competition, and Russell Wonderlic Competition.

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Tenor JACOB PERRY JR. has been praised for his “gorgeous and stylish” (CLEVELANDCLASSICAL.COM) interpretations of Renaissance and Baroque repertoire. He has been featured as a soloist with Apollo's Fire, Tempesta di Mare (Philadelphia), and the Washington Bach Consort, and will be a featured tenor at the 2020 Carmel Bach Festival in summer 2022. Deeply immersed in vocal chamber music, Jacob enjoys active membership in Les Canards Chantants, a soloistensemble based in Philadelphia, as well as engagements with ensembles such as ARTEK (New York City), TENET Vocal Artists (New York City), and Yale Choral Artists (New Haven). Since 2013, Jacob has served as a cantor and member of the choir of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception (Washington, D.C.). As Co-Artistic Director of Bridge, a genre-defying vocal ensemble based in Washington, he draws on his instincts for theatricality and story-telling, as the group explores the connections between early masterpieces and groundbreaking new works. Career highlights include multiple tours performing in Roman Basilicas with the choir of the National Shrine, headlining the inaugural festival of Western Early Music at the Beijing Central Conservatory of Music with Les Canards

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Handel’s Israel in Egypt Chantants, his Kennedy Center debut as a featured soloist in Monteverdi's Vespro della Beata Vergine with The Thirteen, and “English Orpheus”—a tour de force exploration of love songs and poems from the Elizabethan, Restoration, and early 18th-century periods he performed with Tempesta di Mare. Described by OPERA NEWS as “accomplished, stylistically informed,” and “sonorous,” baritone EDWARD VOGEL finds his passion in performing early music, oratorio, and art song. Possessing a diverse solo repertoire spanning nearly ten centuries, his sensitive interpretations have been heard onstage with such orchestras as the New Haven Symphony Orchestra; the Yale Philharmonia; Juilliard415; and the Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra, as well as in intimate recital settings across the eastern United States. He has sung as a soloist under the batons of conductors including Masaaki Suzuki, David Hill, Nic McGegan, and Gemma New. An avid choral singer who began his musical training as a boy soprano, Vogel has appeared with international ensembles such as Theatre of Voices, Bach Collegium Japan, and the Yale Schola Cantorum, with whom he has participated in recordings on the Hyperion label as both chorister and soloist. Edward completed his Master of Music degree at the Yale School of Music, where he studied under tenor James Taylor, and was a member of the Yale Voxtet program. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Notre Dame.

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Community Access Initiative Share the Music. Share the Love.

Each year, the Community Access Initiative serves 3000+ youth and adults in Northeast Ohio – through Presto Seats, free student tickets, and outreach programming. • Free Family Concerts – Next performances: April 30 & May 1 in Cleveland and Akron • Baroque Bistros – casual concerts at trendy restaurants (Check our website for 2022 dates) • NEW video Discovery Series for Grades K-2 (for information please visit, apollosfire.org/i-love-music/) • $12 Presto Seats* • Family Nights at AF (free tickets for families from selected public schools)** • Free Student Rush Tickets**

Apollo’s Fire thanks the Cleveland Foundation, the George Gund Foundation, and Peg’s Foundation for supporting the Community Access Initiative and helping AF lead the way in innovative arts outreach.

Interested in bringing Apollo’s Fire’s education programming to your school? Contact Nichole Fehrman, Manager of Marketing, Communications, & Administration at 216.320.0012 x 4, or nfehrman@apollosfire.org *Presto Seats go on sale beginning three weeks prior to each concert – ORDER EARLY! Tickets may only be purchased by calling the Box Office at 216.320.0012 x 1. Patrons are limited to two (2) In-Person Presto Seats or one (1) Presto Seat link per event. All sales are final, and Presto Seats may not be exchanged. **Free Student Rush and Free Family Nights will be offered both as in-person and watch-at-home tickets this year. Please email info@apollosfire.org for more information.

Apollo’s Fire is Available Worldwide! Catch more concerts with a Watch-at-Home Video or Subscription!

Wherever you live, you can enjoy Apollo’s Fire performances with our Watch-atHome series. For our 2021-22 season, we’re presenting five performances, recorded live with high-quality audio and video. All concerts are filmed with close-ups as if you’re on stage with the musicians. Don’t miss these incredible performances! * Watch-at-Home concert videos are sent to ticket-buyers and gift certificate recipients approximately 12 days after the final performance of each program. * Each video can be watched as many times as desired for 30 days. * Watch-at-Home patrons also receive a video link to watch our engaging Pre-Concert talks with visiting scholars, musicians, leadership, and more. 1 Concert video – $20 3-Concert subscription – $60 $52 (save 12%) 4-Concert subscription – $80 $68 (save 14%) 5-Concert subscription – $100 $82 (save 17%) Gift certificates are available! Do you know someone who would enjoy an Apollo’s Fire performance? Give the gift of a delightful evening at home with your favorite baroque orchestra. For more information visit the box office staff in the lobby, call Apollo's Fire at 216.320.0012/800.314.2535, or email info@apollosfire.org.

Jeannette Sorrell “A resplendent performance… breathtaking. The production belonged entirely to Ms. Sorrell.” –THE NEW YORK TIMES 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.” The daughter of a European immigrant father and American mother, she grew up as a musician and dancer. She began her conducting studies with George Trautwein and continued 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.

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Sorrell is the founder and artistic director of APOLLO’S FIRE, and has led the renowned period ensemble as conductor and harpsichord soloist in sold-out concerts from Carnegie Hall and London’s BBC Proms to the Tanglewood and Ravinia festivals. 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 made her conducting debut last month with the New York Philharmonic (Handel’s Messiah), with the NEW YORK TIMES writing, “Jeannette Sorrell led a splendid performance... lithe, glowing and elegant.” She makes her debut this spring with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic in Bach’s St. John Passion. She has repeatedly conducted the Pittsburgh Symphony, St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, Utah Symphony, and New World Symphony, and 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), and the Royal Northern Sinfonia (UK), among others. With over 9 million views of their YouTube videos, Sorrell and Apollo’s Fire have released 28 commercial CDs, of which 10 have been bestsellers on the classical Billboard chart. Sorrell won a GRAMMY® in 2019 for her album “Songs of Orpheus” with Apollo’s Fire and tenor Karim Sulayman. Her recordings include

Artistic Director the complete Brandenburg Concerti and harpsichord concerti of Bach (Billboard Classical Top 10 in 2012) and Vivaldi’s Four Seasons (Billboard Classical #2 in 2021). 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, an Artist Diploma from Oberlin Conservatory, a Bachelor’s degree from Wake Forest University (as a Reynolds Scholar), 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.

“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.” –THE INDEPENDENT, London

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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 Angela Mortellaro, Development Manager at 216.320.0012 x 6.

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NEW CD RELEASE! O JERUSALEM! City of Three Faiths “A voyage of faith for the 21st century… An ensemble at the peak of their powers, making vital statements about the world...” – SEEN & HEARD INTERNATIONAL

The long-awaited album is here! – Jeannette Sorrell's loving tribute to the Old City of Jerusalem. This special LIVE recording captures the magical performance at the Cleveland Museum of Art on the eve of the pandemic, when musicians of Jewish, Muslim, and Christian backgrounds joined in joyous harmony.

For sale in the lobby. Get your CD signed by the artists following the concerts on February 17 & 19! Also available online or by calling 216.320.0012 or 800.314.2535. A complete listing of CDs can be found at apollosfire.org.

Fun & casual restaurant performances Adventurous 70-minute performances exploring the crossroads of art and tradition. Come 30-60 minutes early to begin dining, and finish dessert during the performance!

FeelInG Blue

Baroque meets Jazz SATURDAY, MARCH 5, 8:00PM BLU Jazz+, AKRON

SUNDAY, MARCH 6, 12:30PM Music Box Supper Club, CLEVELAND Renowned countertenor Reggie Mobley joins four Apollo’s Fire friends on strings and lute/guitar to explore the baroque roots of Jazz and the Blues. Love songs from 1630 morph into ballads from 1930. Purcell meets Gershwin, as the spirit of improvisation melts the walls of time. With Ashlee Foreman, soprano; Brian Kay, guitar & percussion; Alan Choo, violin; René Schiffer, cello.

TICKETS & INFO: Call 216.320.0012 or visit apollosfire.org/event/feeling-blue/

Apollo's Fire at Carnegie Hall

Not to be missed...

Apollo’s Fire Returns to Carnegie Hall Join us in New York City!

“Apollo’s Fire, the lauded group from Cleveland, brings joyous spontaneity to its performances.” –THE NEW YORKER

THURSDAY, MARCH 24, 7:30pm This concert has been essentially sold out since September, but a few tickets are available through Apollo's Fire.

Join us for the festive after-party with Jeannette and the musicians!

For concert tickets and party details, please contact Angela Mortellaro at 216.320.0012 x 6 or amortellaro@apollosfire.org.

The 30th Season Anniversary

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Vivaldi’s

Four Seasons rediscovered

Jeannette Sorrell, Francisco Fullana and Apollo’s Fire become musical storytellers celebrating Vivaldi’s “rock ’n roll” personality in some of his most popular works.

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Violin Fantasy

Tracing the Path from Biber to Bach

Alan Choo and 8 friends explore the music of J.S. Bach and his predecessors who infused their music with virtuosity and daring inspired by the tradition of Stylus fantasticus.

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Handel’s Messiah The trumpet shall sound! AF welcomes renowned British conductor and delightful Handel expert Nic McGegan to lead AF’s virtuoso musicians, Apollo’s Singers, and four spectacular soloists in Handel’s beloved holiday classic.

OHIO FEBRUARY 17-20

Handel’s

In-Person or At-Home

Israel Egypt in

A Dramatic Oratorio

Jeannette Sorrell’s adaption of Handel’s neglected oratorio is a gripping emotional journey – from plagues and pyramids to the crossing of the Red Sea… The Israelites’ daring escape from Egypt comes to life with reverence and triumph.

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A Journey of Discovery

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UBSCRIPTION POLICY

ort of your home. Watch as many times as you like for up to 30 days! o the pandemic, choose f rom 4 options: visit apollosfire.org for details. OHIO MAR. 18 - 22 | CHICAGO JAN. 29

Virtuoso

In-Person or At-Home

Bach & Vivaldi

Apollo's Fire and Jeannette Sorrell set sparks flying with Bach’s beloved Brandenburg Concerto no. 3, selections from the Orchestral Suite no. 3 in D, and fiery concertos by Bach & Vivaldi. The program heads to Carnegie Hall following the Ohio performances.

OHIO MAY 6-8 | CHICAGO MAY 13-14

In-Person or At-Home

30TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION CONCERTS – APOLLO’S FIRE RETURNS TO SEVERANCE!

MOZART and the Chevalier Two geniuses: one was called “Mozart,” the other was called “Le Mozart Noir” (The Black Mozart). Hear the 2 composers side by side in this thought-provoking evening of glorious music.

OHIO AUGUST 3-7

In-Person or At-Home

Lift Ev'ry Voice

A Celebration of Brotherhood & Sisterhood

“Superb energy – an exhilarating evening.” San Francisco Chronicle

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This uplifting program by Jeannette Sorrell is back by popular demand! Join AF musicians, soloists and the Apollo’s Musettes (youth choir) in this celebration of our shared humanity.

LL 216.320.0012/800.314.2535 or VISIT apollosfire.org

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Spring Revels

An Elizabethan Masquerade Celebrating the Apollo’s Fire Akron Series

Thursday, April 7, 2022 The Grand Ballroom at Greystone Hall

Barbara Feld & Libby Upton, Revels Co-Chairs Eat, drink, and be merry! Let us take you back to Old England, when Shakespeare songs, haunting ballads, and lively fiddle tunes filled the parlors. Raise a glass of wine or ale to Apollo’s Fire in Akron as you enjoy this delightful dinner-concert benefit with lutenist Brian Kay and friends. Optional masquerade attire. For more information or to inquire about a table sponsorship, please contact Barbara Feld, Director of Patron & Donor Relations Summit County by email at bfeld@apollosfire.org.

Reggie Mobley Visiting Artist for Diversity Outreach

Ashlee Foreman Artist Fellow

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. The MOSAIC Project has expanded to Chicago, where AF has launched a major partnership with Matteson School District 162 on Chicago’s South side.

Sonya Headlam Guest Artist

Jonathan Woody Commisioned Composer

Finale from “Lift Ev’ry Voice - A Celebration of Brotherhood and Sisterhood”

The Mosaic Project is generously sponsored in part by

Herb and Jody Wainer & With additional support from

Tom & Marilyn McLaughlin, Laura & Joe Rushton, and Janet Takeyama

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Resplendent

The 30th Anniversary Gala Benefit

An (Un?)Masked Ball

Saturday, June 11, 2022 Cleveland Museum of Art

Robert Conrad, Honorary Chair Astri Seidenfeld, Challenge Match Sponsor Deborah Nash & Linda Olejko, Gala Co-Chairs Not to be missed! Northeast Ohio comes together to celebrate our GRAMMY®-winning baroque orchestra on the 30th Anniversary of their debut concert (June 11, 1992). Let us take you back to a Viennese ballroom, with cocktails, dinner with wine, a fabulous silent auction, concert by Jeannette Sorrell and Apollo's Fire, and... a ballroom dancing interlude. Take to the dance floor or just enjoy watching! For more information or to inquire about a table sponsorship, please contact Angela Mortellaro at 216.320.0012 x 6 or email amortellaro@apollosfire.org.

Apollo's Fire VIOLIN I Alan Choo, concertmaster Emi Tanabe, assistant concertmaster Andrew Fouts Holly Piccoli VIOLIN II Adriane Post, principal Chiara Stauffer Aniela Eddy

OBOE Debra Nagy, principal Kathryn Montoya BASSOON Mark Vallon TRUMPET Steven Marquardt, principal Perry Sutton TROMBONE Greg Ingles, principal Erik Schmalz Mack Ramsay

VIOLA Nicole Divall Yael Senamaud-Cohen CELLO René Schiffer, principal Rebecca Landell Reed

TIMPANI Luke Rinderknecht KEYBOARDS Peter Bennett Jeannette Sorrell

CONTRABASS Sue Yelanjian

Apollo's Singers CHOIR II

SOPRANO Margaret Carpenter Haigh, soloist Kristine Caswelch Madeline Apple Healey Madelaine Matej

SOPRANO Molly Netter, soloist Sarah Coffman Ashlee Foreman Fiona Gillespie

ALTO Daniel Moody, soloist Leslie Frye Joseph Schlesinger Jay White

ALTO Kim Leeds John McElliott Timothy Parsons

TENOR Jacob Perry, Jr., soloist Corey Shotwell Brian Wentzel BASS Edward Vogel, soloist Ian Crane Anthony Gault

TENOR Haitham Haidar Bradley King Mark Laseter BASS Daniel Fridley Ben Kazez Nathaniel Sullivan Anne Wilson, Rehearsal Accompanist

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CHOIR I

Apollo’s Fire “A dazzling period band... incandescent” – THE TIMES OF LONDON 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 London 2014 concert was chosen by the DAILY TELEGRAPH as one of the “Best 5 Classical Concerts of 2014”, with their critic writing, “An evening of superlative music-making… the group combines European stylishness with American entrepreneurialism.” North American tour engagements include 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 NY (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. With over 9 million views of its YouTube videos, Apollo’s Fire is one of the most popular baroque orchestras on the worldwide internet. The ensemble

also launched a “Worldwide Watch-at-Home Series” in October 2020, bringing its subscription concerts into the homes of patrons around the world. Apollo’s Fire has released 28 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). Ten of the ensemble's CD releases have become best-sellers on the classical Billboard chart: Vivaldi’s Four Seasons (Billboard Classical #2), the Monteverdi Vespers, Bach's Brandenburg Concertos & Harpsichord Concertos, a disc of Handel arias with soprano Amanda Forsythe titled “The Power of Love” (Billboard Classical #3, 2015), Songs of Orpheus (Billboard Classical #5, 2018), and Jeannette Sorrell’s five 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); Sephardic Journey – Wanderings of the Spanish Jews (Billboard World Music Chart #2 and Billboard Classical #5, 2016); and Christmas on Sugarloaf Mountain (Billboard #3, 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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Musician Profiles ALAN CHOO, concertmaster, “was a dynamo, delivering lines with panache. He exemplified virtuosity” (CLEVELAND PLAIN DEALER). Alan made his solo debut with Apollo’s Fire at the Tanglewood and Ravinia Music Festivals in 2017, and currently serves as Artistic Leadership Fellow for Apollo’s Fire, where he takes on the roles of soloist, concertmaster, and guest director. He is also Founder/Artistic Director of Red Dot Baroque, Singapore’s first professional period ensemble and Ensemble-in-Residence at the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory. A protégé of Julie Andrijeski, he holds a Doctorate in Historical Performance at CWRU.

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PETER BENNETT, organ, is Professor of Musicology and Head of Historical Performance Practice at CWRU, and Head of Harpsichord at CIM. As a keyboard player and director, he has appeared in the UK and Europe, recording and broadcasting to critical acclaim with Ensemble Dumont, and as a scholar has published widely on music in early-modern France, focusing particularly on the intersection of music, religion, and politics in the 17th century. His latest book, Sounding the Liturgy in Early Modern France: Music and Power at the Court of Louis XIII was released by Cambridge University Press in 2021. NICOLE DIVALL, viola, is one of the most versatile musicians of her generation, performing as a soloist, chamber musician, and orchestral leader on both modern and period instruments. A prizewinner in the 1997 Lionel Tertis International Viola Competition, she performed at numerous festivals in the Americas and with various ensembles, including Apollo’s Fire, before taking a core position with the Australian Chamber Orchestra, which she held for over fifteen years. She is a graduate of the Canberra School of Music and the

University of Michigan, and completed the Emerson Quartet Graduate String Quartet Program at the Hartt School of Music in Connecticut. ANIELA EDDY, violin, has performed throughout North America, Europe and Asia. Her broad and varied interests in music of all eras has led her to perform in concerts spanning from the baroque through contemporary periods. Recent collaborations include performances at the Göttingen International Handel Festival, Carmel Bach Festival, Lucerne Festival and with Apollo’s Fire, The Knights, TENET, and Handel and Haydn Society. She is a founding member of the historically informed string quartet, Quartet Salonnières, and a graduate of the San Francisco Conservatory, Cleveland Institute of Music, and The Juilliard School. ANDREW FOUTS, violin, has been noted for his “mellifluous sound and sensitive style” (THE 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. His principal teachers include Charles Castleman at the Eastman School of Music and Stanley Ritchie at Indiana University Jacobs School of Music. GREG INGLES, tenor trombone, is a graduate of the Interlochen Arts Academy, Oberlin Conservatory, and SUNY Stony Brook, and was the solo trombone in the Hofer Symphoniker in Germany. He is a member of the ensembles Quicksilver and Piffaro, and is the Music Director of the Dark Horse Consort, which was featured at the 2015 Boston Early Music Festival. He

Handel’s Israel in Egypt played with the Globe Theater in their Broadway debut and is currently the Lecturer in Sackbut at Boston University. STEVEN MARQUARDT, trumpet, performs exclusively on historical instruments, doubling on baroque trumpet and natural horn. Based in New York, he is an active freelancer, making regular appearances with Trinity Baroque Orchestra, Apollo’s Fire, The American Classical Orchestra, Bach Vespers at Holy Trinity, and Clarion Society. Originally hailing from Burnsville, MN, he earned his Master of Music degree from Indiana University and his Bachelor of Music degree from Concordia CollegeMoorhead. He currently resides in New York City with his wife, Marissa. KATHRYN MONTOYA, oboe, teaches historical oboes at Oberlin Conservatory and the Longy School of Music. She appears with a variety of ensembles including the Boston Early Music Festival Orchestra, Tafelmusik, and Bach Collegium San Diego. Kathryn has been on the faculty for Longy's International Baroque Institute, Oberlin’s Baroque Performance Institute, and San Francisco Early Music Society workshops and has given masterclasses in the US and China. In her free time, she can be found in Hereford, England, converting an eighteenth-century barn into a home with her husband, James.

HOLLY PICCOLI, violin, is a member of the Omaha Symphony and the Melbourne Piano Trio. Her career spans an extensive range of styles performing with ensembles such as the Australian Chamber Orchestra, Trinity Baroque Orchestra, and the San Francisco Chamber Orchestra. She has also worked in the pop scene having performed with Olivia Newton-John and Hugh Jackman, as well as on Dancing with the Stars Australia. She received her training in modern violin at the Australian National Academy of Music and Yale University, and began her baroque violin career during her fellowship in the Yale Baroque Ensemble. ADRIANE POST, violin, leads the Washington Cathedral Baroque Orchestra and is a founding member of the Diderot Quartet and ACRONYM Ensemble. She performs with groups across the United States including the Handel and Haydn Society, Trinity Wall Street Baroque Orchestra, TENET, Seraphic Fire, Chatham Baroque, and 4 Nations Ensemble. Recent festival engagements have included Spoleto USA and the Carmel Bach Festival. She holds degrees from Oberlin Conservatory and Juilliard’s Historical Performance Program. MACK RAMSEY, bass trombone, is a specialist in the performance of Renaissance and baroque music on instruments of the periods, playing sackbut, recorder, Renaissance flute and lute. He is also called upon to play classical and romantic period trombones in orchestral settings across

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DEBRA NAGY, oboe, has been deemed an artist “of consummate taste and expressivity” (THE CLEVELAND PLAIN DEALER). She is the founder of the Cleveland-based ensemble Les Délices and plays principal oboe with Boston’s Handel & Haydn Society. Inspired by a creative process that brings together research, composition in historical styles, improvisation, and artistic collaboration, she creates programs that “can’t help but getting

one listening and thinking in fresh ways” (SAN FRANCISCO CLASSICAL VOICE). During the pandemic, she reimagined Les Délices’ traditional concert series for the virtual space and created an acclaimed webseries variety show called SalonEra.

Musician Profiles the continent. He is a member of Dark Horse Consort, the early brass ensemble.

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REBECCA LANDELL REED, cello, is praised for her “classically evocative” (THE WASHINGTONIAN) sound. Her solo appearances include performances with Apollo’s Fire, Atlanta Baroque, 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. LUKE RINDERKNECHT, timpani, began his training with Matthew Bassett and earned Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from Juilliard. He has performed with various chamber orchestras including Metropolis Ensemble, Alarm Will Sound, and The Knights, with whom he recorded three albums on the Sony label. Since 2013, he has been principal timpanist and solo percussionist for CityMusic Cleveland. He also performs chamber music with Blue Streak Ensemble, Ars Futura, and the No Exit New Music Ensemble, and serves on the faculty of the Bowdoin International Music Festival, Cleveland State University, and the CIM Preparatory Department. RENÉ SCHIFFER, cello, is praised for his “interpretive imagination and patrician command of the cello” (THE CLEVELAND PLAIN DEALER). He is a native of Holland where he was a protégé of Anner Bijlsma. He later studied baroque cello with Jaap ter Linden and viola da gamba with Catharina Meints. As a member of Sigiswald Kuijken’s La Petite Bande for sixteen years, he toured four continents

and appeared many times on European television. He has also performed with the Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra, Les Musiciens du Louvre, and in over forty projects with Tafelmusik of Toronto. As a concerto soloist, he has appeared throughout North America and Europe, and can be heard on acclaimed CD recordings of the Vivaldi Concerto for Two Cellos and the Tango Concerto for Two Gambas (his own composition) on British label AVIE. He can be heard on more than forty CD recordings, on the Harmonia Mundi, Philips, Virgin Classics, Erato, Sony, and AVIE labels. He serves on the faculty of the Cleveland Institute of Music as Teacher of Baroque Cello, and has given masterclasses and coachings for the New World Symphony (Miami), the University of Michigan, Oberlin Conservatory, and Cincinnati College-Conservatory. ERIK SCHMALZ, tenor trombone, received degrees in performance from Oberlin Conservatory and the University of Cincinnati CollegeConservatory of Music. With an instrumentarium ranging from 14thcentury copies to original romantic era trombones, he has been a historic trombone specialist for more than fifteen years. As a member of Piffaro and Dark Horse Consort; a regular performer with large ensembles such as Philharmonia Baroque, Handel and Haydn Society, Tafelmusik, Trinity Baroque Orchestra; and an active freelancer, Erik can be heard on many stages and on numerous recordings. YAEL SENAMAUD-COHEN, viola, has been a member of the Orchestre de chambre de Paris and Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía in Valencia, Spain, and has appeared with the Orchestre de Paris and the Opéra National de Paris. She is a graduate of the Conservatoire National de Paris, where she studied

Handel’s Israel in Egypt with Bruno Pasquier. She also studied baroque violin with Patrick Bismuth. Since moving to the United States, she has received a degree from the Peabody Institute, studying with Paul Coletti. She also served as principal viola of the Kentucky Symphony Orchestra, and has appeared with baroque ensembles including Indianapolis Baroque, Bourbon Baroque, and Apollo’s Fire. CHIARA STAUFFER, violin, has been praised by CLEVELANDCLASSICAL for her “sweet” and “sparkling” sound. She is a member of the Cramer Quartet and the artistic director and co-founder of Time Canvas. In the 2021-2022 season, she will be performing with groups such as Philharmonia Baroque, the Washington Bach Consort, Teatro Nuovo, and the Mark Morris Dance Group in New York. Chiara holds degrees from The Juilliard School and the Basel Hochschule für Musik, and she is an American Fellow of The English Concert.

EMI TANABE, violin, enjoys a multifaceted career as a baroque violinist and a solo crossover artist. In addition to being a member of Apollo's Fire, she performs with the Chicago Baroque

MARC VALLON, bassoon, is a French native and studied music at the Paris Conservatoire. He is currently Professor of Bassoon at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He started playing professionally in Parisian orchestras at the age of 18, playing under legendary conductors such as Segiu Celibidache, Leonard Bernstein, Seiji Ozawa, and Karl Boehm. Later, becoming passionate about contemporary and Baroque music, he started a fascinating collaboration with the Ensemble Intercontemporain conducted by Pierre Boulez and joined Ton Koopman’s Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra. SUE YELANJIAN, contrabass, has performed and toured nationally and internationally with Apollo’s Fire and Tafelmusik. She has worked with the Handel and Haydn Society, Bach Akademie Charlotte, Chatham Baroque, and Indianapolis Baroque. She has also played at the Drottingholm Opera Theater in Sweden and the Klang und Raum Festival in Germany. She is an active freelancer in the Cleveland area and performs with many local orchestras including the Akron Symphony. She appears on recordings on the AVIE, Koch, Analekta, Electra, and Canadian Broadcasting Corporation labels. She attended Oberlin Conservatory, and received degrees from the Cleveland Institute of Music and Boston University.

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PERRY SUTTON, trumpet, leads a musically diverse life, performing in baroque, orchestral, chamber, Broadway, and commercial music settings with equal dexterity. His early music credits include performances with Apollo's Fire, Washington Bach Consort, Trinity Baroque, La Fiocco, The Bach Collegium of Philadelphia, and the North Carolina Baroque Orchestra, and Tempesta di Mare. Perry has degrees from Mason Gross School of the Arts of Rutgers University, and Rowan University College of Fine and Performing Arts. When his trumpet is in its case, Mr. Sutton enjoys seeking out local craft beer, coffee, and tinkering with his golf game.

groups Haymarket Opera and Third Coast Baroque. Her facility with improvisation skill has led to many solo violin performances with World music and Latin/ Jazz ensembles across the country: She has appeared with the renowned Surabhi Ensemble, children’s music band Wendy&DB, Teatro ZinZanni, and many more. Emi holds degrees in violin performance from the University of North Texas and Roosevelt University.

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Chorister Profiles KRISTINE CASWELCH, soprano, is pursuing her Masters in historical performance at Longy School of Music. Highlighted performances include the Soprano Evangelist in Arvo Pärt’s PASSIO and Citizen: An American Lyric, a cocurated program with Cleveland City’s Big Read Program. Recent ensemble appearances include Joby Talbot’s Path of Miracles (Boston Cecilia), and Handel’s Messiah (New York Philharmonic). When not singing, she can be found knitting, hiking, or learning a new fiber craft. SARAH COFFMAN, soprano, recently completed her Doctorate in historical performance practice at CWRU where she studied voice with Ellen Hargis and Aaron Sheehan, and baroque cello and viola da gamba with Jaap ter Linden. She now lives in Boston, where she sings in the choir of the Church of the Advent and teaches music at a music-centered Montessori daycare. IAN CRANE, bass, has performed with Apollo’s Fire since 2005. In 2018 he toured Britain and Ireland as part of the popular Sugarloaf Mountain crossover series. He is a founding member of Quire Cleveland and this summer co-founded the Cleveland Celtic Ensemble where he performs as a piper and vocalist. ASHLEE FOREMAN, soprano, received her Bachelor’s in vocal performance from Cleveland State University in 2019, and her Master’s from the University of Akron in 2021. Her teachers have included Dr. Laurie Lashbrook at the University of Akron, Dr. A. Grace Lee Mims of the Cleveland Music Settlement, Amanda Powell of Apollo’s Fire, and Noriko Paukert of Cleveland. She has performed with the Akron Symphony Orchestra, Cleveland Opera, and in various concerts in baroque, classical, jazz, and contemporary styles. DANIEL FRIDLEY, bass, received his Doctorate in historical performance practice at CWRU in 2021, studying with Jesse Blumberg and Ellen Hargis. During his Master’s at the Cleveland Institute of

Music, he studied with Dean Southern and sang leading roles in Mozart’s Da Ponte operas. He was a young artist with the Boston Early Music Festival and Teatro Nuovo, exploring his passion for both opera and early music. LESLIE FRYE, mezzo-soprano, holds a degree from Kent State University and has sung with Quire Cleveland, Singers Companye, Gaudium, and The Publick Musick with renowned bass-baritone Max von Egmond. Her versatility has led to diverse projects including a performance with Bobby McFerrin and a workshop with tenor Richard Miller, who praised her voice as having “the singer's formant.” An accomplished music educator with over twenty-five years experience, she has devoted much of her career to training teachers in music pedagogy. ANTHONY GAULT, baritone, has sung regularly with Apollo’s Singers since 2011. Notable projects and recordings include Sacrum Mysterium: A Celtic Christmas Vespers; Christmas on Sugarloaf Mountain; Sephardic Journey; Praetorius’s Christmas Vespers; Handel’s Messiah; and Bach’s Mass in B Minor. Tours with the ensemble include multiple performances of Sacrum Mysterium and Christmas on Sugarloaf Mountain at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and O Jerusalem! He resides in his hometown of Philadelphia. FIONA GILLESPIE, soprano, is a native of Pennsylvania where she lives, and splits her time performing in New York City. In addition to being a classical soloist and ensemble singer, she is a Celtic folk musician, songwriter, composer, and music educator teaching at the collegiate level and leading group singing workshops around the country. HAITHAM HAIDAR, tenor, is a Lebanese-Palestinian Canadian based in Montreal. He is a graduate of Yale's Institute of Sacred Music, McGill's Schulich School of Music, and the University of British Columbia. He is a member of Kaleidoscope Vocal Ensemble, with upcoming performances

Handel’s Israel in Egypt 2021 Audrey Rooney Vocal Competition from the Kentucky Bach Choir. Previous engagements include projects with Seraphic Fire, the Portland Bach Experience, True Concord Voices and Orchestra, and The Crossing. He received his Bachelor’s in voice performance from Westminster Choir College and his Master’s in sacred music from the University of Notre Dame. KIM LEEDS, mezzo-soprano, is known for her “vivid, deeply satisfying sound" (BOSTON MUSIC INTELLIGENCER). As a soloist she has sung with the Bach Society of St. Louis, Bach Akademie Charlotte, Les Délices, Tafelmusik, Blue Heron, the Oregon Bach Festival. She attended the Carmel Bach Festival as a Virginia Best Adams Fellow. As a choral artist, she performs with the Handel and Haydn Society, True Concord, The Crossing, and Seraphic Fire. MADELAINE MATEJ, soprano, enjoys performing early music as well as opera and operetta in her time off from finishing her musicology dissertation at CWRU. She debuted professionally at age thirteen, singing Flora in The Turn of the Screw, and at age fourteen, she made her San Francisco Opera debut, creating the role of Dory Kamen in The Bonesetter’s Daughter by Stewart Wallace. She studies voice with Dina Kuznetsova at the Cleveland Institute of Music. JOHN McELLIOTT, countertenor, holds Bachelor of Music degrees in organ and vocal performance from the University of Akron and was a choral scholar at Winchester Cathedral in the UK. He sings with several choral ensembles in Northeast Ohio, including Apollo’s Fire, Quire Cleveland, and the Trinity Cathedral Chamber Singers. He is also a concert artist manager and represents many of the world’s great concert organists and choirs as president of Karen McFarlane Artists, Inc. TIMOTHY PARSONS, countertenor, is a GRAMMY®-nominated performer of early and new music. 2022 includes

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at ACDA and with the Byrd Consort. He was recently the tenor soloist with the Newfoundland Symphony Orchestra in Handel’s Messiah, and will be joining Kathleen Allan in April 2022 as the Evangelist in Bach’s St. John Passion. MADELINE APPLE HEALEY, soprano, is known for her “gorgeous singing” (WASHINGTON POST) and “fetching combination of vocal radiance and dramatic awareness” (CLEVELAND PLAIN DEALER). Specializing primarily in early and contemporary repertoire, Madeline is passionate about polyphony and loves working on music that challenges the construct of beautiful sound. She is thrilled to return to live performance after a quiet and introspective 2020/2021 season spent hiking, playing Stardew Valley, and learning to play the mountain dulcimer. BEN KAZEZ, baritone, has recently sung Handel, Bach, Vivaldi, and Charpentier as soloist under Dame Sarah Connolly and Christian Curnyn (England), at Petit Palau de la Música Catalana (Barcelona) and St. John's Smith Square (London), and with Bach Collegium San Diego. In the Monteverdi Choir under Sir John Eliot Gardiner, he has sung at the Salzburg Festival, Amsterdam Concertgebouw, Berlin Philharmonie, Vienna Musikverein, Versailles, La Fenice (Venice), Westminster Cathedral, and Royal Albert Hall (BBC Proms). BRADLEY KING, tenor, regularly performs with ensembles across the country including The Cathedral Choir of St. John the Divine, Piffaro, Les Canards Chantants, and The Thirteen. In the theater Bradley is known for versatility; performing in musicals as well as opera. He has been praised by reviewers for his “profound and engaging style.” Also engaged in new works, he frequently lends his voice to new compositions by some of America’s most exciting young composers. MARK LASETER, tenor, is currently pursuing his Doctorate in historical performance practice at CWRU. Most recently, he was awarded first prize in the

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Handel’s Israel in Egypt performances with Apollo’s Fire, The Choir of Trinity Wall Street, Saint Thomas Fifth Avenue, Artefact Ensemble, the Clarion Choir, Ekmeles, and TENET. After many years in New York City, he now resides in Vermont. He is an avid hiker, meditator, vegan, and novice Aikido student. JOSEPH SCHLESINGER, countertenor, received his Master of Music degree from DePaul University, and was a recipient of a Netherlands-America Foundation/ Fulbright Fellowship to study baroque music at the Royal Conservatory, The Hague. While living in Europe he performed with the Netherlands Opera and the Dutch Reisopera, and sang as a soloist at the Concertgebouw, Amsterdam and the Palais des Beaux-Arts, Brussels. His solo concert repertoire includes J.S. Bach’s Magnificat, Weihnachts-Oratorium, B minor Mass, St. Matthew Passion, and St. John Passion. COREY SHOTWELL, tenor, in demand as a soloist and ensemble member, has appeared with Apollo’s Fire, Bach Collegium San Diego, The Newberry Consort, True Concord Voices and Orchestra, Haymarket Opera Company, and has been a Virginia Best Adams Fellow at the Carmel Bach Festival. A native of Michigan, he holds Master’s degrees from the Yale Institute of Sacred Music at Yale University and the Cleveland Institute of Music.

NATHANIEL SULLIVAN, baritone, is a musician, theatre artist, and writer devoted to holding space for creative projects that champion change. This season he will participate in two world premieres with Contemporaneous at Carnegie Hall, and as a Gerdine Young Artist at Opera Theatre of Saint Louis. Awards include the Grace B. Jackson Prize from Tanglewood and Third Place in the Lyndon Woodside Oratorio Solo Competition. He holds music degrees from the University of Nebraska—Lincoln and the Bard College Conservatory of Music. BRIAN WENTZEL, tenor, is a singer, keyboardist, and composer in addition to his day job in accounting. He sings with Apollo’s Singers and Quire Cleveland, and has taught as a Visiting Assistant Professor of Organ at Oberlin Conservatory. He holds degrees in mathematics, organ performance, and sacred music, and is a Fellow of the American Guild of Organists. JAY WHITE, countertenor, has enjoyed a career as a professional chorister for more than thirty years, including eight seasons with Chanticleer. Most recently, he stepped onto the other side of the podium as the Artistic Director of Quire Cleveland. In addition, he is a Professor of Voice at Kent State University, where he teaches music education, vocal performance, and musical theatre majors.

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Talented young singers ages 11-17 are chosen by audition for their clear, pure voices and outstanding musicianship. The ensemble performs in programs where children's voices are appropriate for the repertoire. Since its founding in 2005, the Musettes Ensemble has performed in over 35 concerts with Apollo’s Fire, including Praetorius’ Christmas Vespers, Purcell’s Dido & Aeneas, Vivaldi’s Gloria, Bach’s Christmas Oratorio, Christmas on Sugarloaf Mountain, and Lift Ev'ry Voice. The Musettes appear on AF’s acclaimed CD recordings of the Christmas Vespers by Michael Praetorius and Sugarloaf Christmas. They have been heard across the 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. Recent highlights have included a performance on tour with AF at New York City's Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the 2021 premiere of Lift Ev'ry Voice.

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Apollo's Fire is grateful to the following funders who have made the 30th Anniversary Season possible: $100,000 & above Cuyahoga Arts & Culture Ohio Arts Council U.S. Small Business Administration $50,000 – $99,999 Paul M. Angell Family Foundation The Cleveland Foundation $20,000 – $49,999 Anonymous The George Gund Foundation Conselleria fons Europeus, Institut d'estudias balearics & Fundacion Maria Paula Alonso de Ruiz Horizons Incorporated Kulas Foundation John P. Murphy Family Foundation National Endowment of the Arts Peg’s Foundation The Kelvin & Eleanor Smith Foundation $10,000 – $19,999 Akron Community Foundation Ideastream Public Media Martha Holden Jennings Foundation The Reinberger Foundation Albert G. & Olive H. Schlink Foundation Summa Health

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Thank you to our Supporters (continued) 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 Fred & Mary Behm Chuck & Christy Bittenbender The Brennan Family Robert Conrad Dr. & Mrs. Richard J. Lederman Marie Rowley Herb & Jody Wainer

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MOUNT OLYMPUS CIRCLE ($10,000 – $24,999) Anonymous William P. Blair III Arthur V. N. Brooks In memoriam The Deveny Family Ann Fairhurst & Mark Cipra Fred & Holly Glock Cynthia Knight Jane & Bernard Lerner Marilyn & Tom McLaughlin Mrs. Alfred M. Rankin Astri Seidenfeld Karen & Richard Spector VERSAILLES CIRCLE ($5,000 – $9,999) Anonymous (2) Steven & Sophie Albrecht Bonnie M. Baker Douglas & Barbara Bletcher Frances S. Buchholzer Judy Bundra Homer Chisholm & Gertrude Kalnow Chisholm Fund Bill & Mary Conway Suzanne Ferguson In honor of AF’s 30th Anniversary William & Karen Feth Russell Hardy Marguerite I. Harkness, CPA Drs. Ka-Pi Hoh & Brian Perry Joseph Hubach & Colleen O'Connor Lawrence B. Levey George I. Litman, M.D. Fred & Pearl Livingstone Annette Lowe & Doug Dolch John & Linda Olejko

Gertrude F. Orr Advised Fund of Akron Community Foundation Brendan & Elizabeth Patterson Bill & Sandra Powel David Reimer & Raffaele DiLallo James & Lenore Schilling Dr. Michael J. Seider David Schlesinger Daniel & Ruth Shoskes Ryan Siebel Richey & Sandra Smith Tim & Jennifer Smucker David & Judy Young ESTERHAZY CIRCLE ($2,500 – $4,999) Anonymous Chace & Josephine Anderson Ric & Kate Asbeck Dr. & Mrs. Christopher & Maryanne Chengelis Michael & Susan Clark Tom & Karen Clark The Lehner Family Foundation Michael & Susan Delahanty Rodrick Dixon & Alfreda Burke Diane & Michael Ellis Barbara & Denis Feld Sam & Salma Gibara Sam & Lynn Harris Jane Haylor & Mel Berger In memory of Sheldon & Marilyn MacLeod Byron G. & Elizabeth A. Hays Malcolm & Vivian Henoch Robert & Donna Jackson Robert & Katherine Kretschmann Natalie Miahky Patti & Hadley Morgenstern-Clarren Mr. & Mrs. Leroy B. Parks, Jr. James Rosenthal & Annie Fullard Kasia G. & Douglas Rothenberg Phil & Noha Ryder Richard & Dina Schoonmaker Kenneth Shafer Alice S. Sherman Lucy & Dan Sondles Drs. Gregory & Jeanne Sorrell AJ & Nancy Stokes Janet Takeyama Susan Troia In memory of Anthony Troia

Libby & Ed Upton Dean & Annie Valore Gregory Videtic, M.D. Mary Warren Ed & Ellen Weber MEDICI CIRCLE ($1,000 – $2,499) Anonymous (2) Violet Abad Richard & Eleanor Aron Richard Bauschard Karl & Amanda Bekeny Howard & Ellen Bender Matthew Bittner Mitch & Liz Blair Zeda Blau Dennis & Madeline Block Mitch & Caroline Borrow Erica Brenner & Gary Adams Doug & Kelly Brill Stephen & Jeanne Bucchieri Mr. & Mrs. William D. Buss II John & Ellen Cannon Kathleen Cerveny Herb & Ursula Cohrs Diane L. Collier & Robert J. Gura Douglas Cooper Harry Core W. Dean Dabson Thomas M. & Janet S. Daniel Ralph & Nancy Darr David & Adelaide Davies Neil & Karen Davies Rosa & Jacob Dijkstra Joe & Sheila Drain Keith Eggeman Anita Fell In honor of Roger Fell Michael Frank Karen Gallaher Dr. Chip Gilkeson Daniel & Kathleen Gisser Dr. Kathleen S. Grieser Jonathon & Aimee Grimm Dianne L. Collier & Robert J. Gura Samuel & Kimberly Hartwell Peter & Sunnie Hellman Robert & Kathleen Heyka Martin & Maria Hoke Thomas E. & Marsha G. Hopkins Herb Hoppe The Richard Horvitz & Erica Hartman Horvitz Foundation

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Michael & Jane Horvitz Mrs. M.B. Humphrey Walter Keith Thomas Forrest Kelly, Ph.D. Rabbi Roger C. Klein & Jacqi Loewy David Kornacker & Janet Harris In honor of Melodee Kornacker Ursula Korneitchouk Steve & Patti Krispinski Dr. & Mrs. Adrian & Margaret Krudy Lon & Claudia Lanzendorfer Meng "Locky" Liu Joan C. Long Rev. Richard Lutz Stephen & Mary Ann Mahoney Kevin Martin Lisa Martinez Daniel & Jane McCroskey Ellen & Michael Meehan John C. Morley Stephen & Celeste Myers Deb Nash Lori & Dan Nelson Gary & Shay Olson Edward J. Olszewski Kim Parry Jim & Kathy Pender Ingegard & Gösta Pettersson Jim Pivarsky Virginia Poirier & John Petrenchik Richard & Joanne Prober Dr. Robert W. Reynolds Elizabeth Richards Jane N. Richmond William Watterson & Melissa Richmond Alan Rocke & Cristine Rom Melvin Rosenthal Phillip Rowland-Seymour Nan & Peter Ryerson Myra Samsa Vance & Donna Sherwood Frank Shoemaker Drs. Frederick & Elizabeth Specht Fred W. Steffen Sarah N. Steiner Terry & Jamie Stoller Rebecca K. Storey & Neal Simpson Elizabeth & Michael Taipale Anne Unverzagt & Richard Goddard Bradley Upham John P. & Verna Vanderkooi Chuck Vergon Mary Lou VerMerris Robert & Diane Walcott

Thank you to our Supporters (continued)

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Murray Somerville Mickey Stefanik Larry E. Stewart Tom & Susan Strauss Fred & Betsy Stueber Thomas Suddes Mary Lane Sullivan Kristina & Albert Susinskas Ray Thompson Jim & Christine Toole Donald Treap Richard & Claire Troha Catherine Veres Felix & Inna Vilinsky Mary Echle & Reed Walters Mike Warner Dickson & Ann Whitney Kathleen Yonto Andrea Zadell Helen L. Zakin BUCKINGHAM CIRCLE ($250 – $499) Anonymous (5) Ann V. Adams Joan Allgood Robert Neil Andreano Atty. LuWayne Annos Robert & Dalia Baker Linda L. Barclay Michael & Mary Anne Baumgartner Jim & Cathy Belk Vicki & Jim Bell Dr. & Mrs. Errol Bellon Terry Bernstein Michelle Bodnovich Corey Boyer John & Mary Boyle Jo Brookhart Tom & Mary Brooks Doug & Karen Brown Leslie S. Brown Nancy E. Brown Bill & Carol Bruml James & Judy Burghart Michael & Kareen Caputo Cindy & Tim Carr Jason Chance Chris Chapman Robert Chwast Erica & Harry Cikanet Judy & Bob Ciulla Kittie Clarke Lawrence Cole Colleen & John Cooney Wiley Cornell & Rich Marschner Colleen Russell Criste Anne & Paul Davis

Patricia Deems Linda Dempf Joellen Deoreo John Doherty Barbara Eaton Jim & Deb Edwards David & Marilyn Elk Leorita Ensign John Farina Robert & Marcia Fein Melissa & Tom Feola Tom Feola Marcia Ferguson Feth Family Foundation Harvey Finkel Stanley & Nivia Fisch Stefanie Foster Chann Fowler-Spellman Mrs. De S. Friedman Steven & Harriet Friedman Tom & Nancy Fuller Kathleen B. Burke & William S. Gaskill Dorinda Gershman Nina Gibans John & Pam Gibbon Andrew Gibson Peter & Lee Haas Louise E. Hamel Loraine and David Hammack John Hancock Robin & Kathie Harbage John & Marlene Harmon Mr. & Mrs. C. Thomas Harvie William C. Hatch Mr. & Mrs. Henry R. Hatch Marian Hatton John & Jill Heese Peter H. Henderson Karl & Betty Hess Edith F. Hirsch Joe Holcomb Thomasina Houston Jacqueline Hoyt Joan M. Hull Hope Hungerford Heather Izanec Leonore Jagoda Carol Jordan Morton Julius Mr. & Mrs. Joseph & Nancy Keithley Charles Keller Robin Kelly Steve Kidwell Chere and Patrick Kilbane Marjorie Kitchell Thomas Knoll Marl & Jean Koznarek

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Henry C. Doll Charles & Mary Dolph Barbara A. Domski Mary Kay DeGrandis & Edward Donnelly Frederick & Mary Lu D'Onofrio Rosemary Donzella Burton D. Morgan Foundation Dr. & Mrs. Michael Dowell Molly Downing Mark Doyle Sheila & Joe Drain Don & Kathy Dregalla Constance Dubick Debbie & Ed Dudley In honor of Chuck Bittenbender Duesenberg Family Timothy R. Elliott Mary Emerson Laurel Englehart Ural Erdem Joe & Judy Erlichman John Evans John Eyre Andrew & Leigh Fabens Rober Fabien Stanley & Sharon Fairchild Catherine Fallick Leah Farrar Mr. & Mrs. R. Jeffrey Fast Robert F. Fay CPA Phylis M. Ferrara Daniel Fickes Richard & Susan Figge Philip J. Fischer Carol & Daniel Fishwick Emily Ford John Forsythe Linda R. Frank Evie & Harvey Freeman In honor of Janet Sheir Jonathan Freilich Maryanne Friend Thomas J. Froehlich William & Barbara Fuchsman Katherine Funkner Sarah Gage Thomas Galvin Jack & Sandra Ganz Joy E. Garapic Stephen H. Gariepy Alexander & Carol Garklavs Lynn M. Gattozzi Barbara Gedeon Helen & Bob Gelbach Stephen Gencarello Joseph K. Getz Fred & Judy Gibbs Anne & Walter Ginn Thomas Gombarcik Ronald & Marcia Gould David M. Gracon Norman & Antonette Graham

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Anonymous (10) Anna Abell James Able Joyce Louise Adams Michael & Cynthia Ahern Roxanne Amiri-Jaber Edward Andros Dale Angney Gregory Arko Nancy Arnest Jay Auwerter Virginia Banks George D. Banta, DVM Megan Bauer Victoria B. Bauer Reza Beigi Andrew Bekeny Lisa A. Benedetti Robert Bensen Alexandra Beyer Alan & Peggy Bialosky Arthur Bielfelt Tom & Dorothy Bier Anne Biermann Henry Billingsley Dr. Aaron & Ms. Laurie Mitchell Billowitz Helga Binder William Black John & Susan Blackwell Peter & Consuela Blohm Robert Boltz Mr. & Mrs. Gary Boncella

Paul Bontrager Gina Boonshoft Cathryn Booth-Laforce Caroline Borrow Scott Bowen Karen Bradley & Tom Norton Walter Bruckner John & Mimi Brulia Page & Linda Bullock Nelson W. Burns Christine Burroughs Len Bussard Emily Butler In memory of Betty Doty Kevin J. Bylsma James Calhoun Greg Callaghan Albert Leonetti & Ruth Anna Carlson John & Tonna Carney Charles & Jan Carr Sonia Chapnick Richard & Sharon Chmielewski George Chuparkoff Jean Cibula Harry & Erica Cikanek Patrick & Jean Cleary-Burns Chip & Debbie Coakley Carolyn Coatoam Jim & Berni Cockey Mike & Jennie Cogan Tony Colby Anne E. Cole In memory of Anthony Troia & in honor of Susan Troia Hilary Coman Thomas & Mary Comerford Carol Connelly Lin & Anne Cook Esther & David Cooper Gary Cooper Hobart Corwin Dale & Sue Cowan Barbara Cox Ian Crane Roger Creps Julie Criscione Roman & Diana Dale Anne Dalzell Mrs. Andrew Dalzell Michael Davis Barbara Ann Davis Dorothy Davis Jeffrey & Barbara Dean Carmella DeCrane Chris & Mary Ann Deibel Elizabeth Dery & Steven Schecter Katie & Grant Dettling Michael & Jan Devereaux Michael Diamant Diane Dickerson Maureen Doerner Jonathan & Patricia Dokler

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Thank you to our Supporters (continued) Kurt & Jane Gramlich Nancy Griffiths Mr. & Mrs. Oleg Grinberg Tanya & Oleg Grinberg Diane Grover Armin Guggenheim Todd & Laura Guilliam Amy Guiot Alan & Ruth Gurd Karen Hackenberry Jeffrey Hadley Fadia Hamid Bart & Jeannie Hamilton Raymond Hamlin Glenn & Barbara Hanniford Luett Hanson Thomsa Hanson Jan Harding William Harwood Rodney Hayslett Elizabeth Hecht Jon V. Heider John Hemphill Robin Herrington-Bowen Patti Hester Douglas M. & Suzanne R. Hicks Frank & Joan Hiti Bob & Janet Hogue Eric J. Holmes Mary Jane Horton Arne Hosbach Lansing & Patience Hoskins Dr. Christine A. Hudak & Mr. Marc F. Cymes John & Gerri Humphrey Nicholas Hutlock Mark Hyman Glenda Insua Joan C. Ishibashi Wael Jaber Byron H. & Diane F. Jackson MaryAnn Janosik Robert & Linda Jenkins Jerison Family David Johnson Dr. Larry Parker & Mrs. Jennifer Johnson Marjorie Johnson Steve Johnstonbaugh Janice Breedon Jones Stephen Jones Marius Juodisius & Jennifer Blakeney Roger Kallock Darla Kashian Don & Maribeth Katt Catherine Keating & Charles King Ardith Keck Dr. & Mrs. C. William Keck Scott & Carol Kenney Ann Kent Raymond & Sherrie Kimberly Maryanne King

Richard & Mary King Dr. & Mrs. Robert Kiwi Patty & Richard Knoth Martin Kohn S. L. Kohrman Patricia Kohut Sue Korosa Ihor Kowalysko Mark Kozel Mark & Jean Koznarek Margaret Krolikowski Bob & Carol Kubovcik Bob & Linda Kuchner Raymond & Susan Labuda Alfred Lambo Heather Lanfranchi & Stephen DeOreo Stephen Lans Stacey Lawler Elizabeth Lawrence Linda Leeson Alan & Jean Lettofsky Scott Levin Rudolph & Linda Libertini Jr. Joan H. Lidrbauch Dan Littman Mark Luecke Kalle Lyytinen Mr. & Mrs. Thomas L. MacMillan Jimmy Madsen Vera Marquardt Dr. Lee Martin William Mason John & Margaret McBride Roger & Susan McCann Marilyn McCollister Linda McCormick Mr. Christopher C. & Dr. Gaylee McCracken Linda & Peter McDonald Charitable Fund Marilyn K. McDonald Terry & Charlotte McGowan Michael & Christine McGuire Mary McHugh Ethan & Karen McLaughlin Mark & Terese McLeod Katherine Menges Linda Merriam Michael & Millee Mervart David & Wendy Miano Gene Milford Loretta S. Miller Bernard Miner Timothy & Marjorie Minnis John & Janet Mitchell Vincent Monnier Louise Mooney Karen & Randall Moore Zachary Morowitz Audrey Morris In memory of Anthony Troia Angela Mortellaro Steven & Susan Moss

Skip & Marion Murfey Thomas Murphy Steven & Catherine Rau Douglas and Denise Nash Nancy Neville Annette Nicoloff & Kristine Mikolajczyk Leo Niehorster David & Sarah Nix Mary Ann Nolan Mary Nook Thomas P. O'Donnell Joseph & Maryanna Ogonek Susan Oldrieve Nancy Oleinick Kärstin Olofsson David & Ann Olszewski David Osage & Claudia Woods John & Nancy O'Toole Mary Ann Pasternak Joseph Pastrana Helen Patterson Janice Patterson Anne-Marie Petros Ellen Picard & Pat Hartman Katrina Pipasts Amy & Cantor Misha Pisman Carla Z. Pivcevich Tara Pollak Mr. & Mrs. Martin P. Pope David Porter Laura Principe Dave Pull Laura Pulliam Dr. James F. Quilty, Jr. Judith E. Quin Michael Quintin Kathleen Rak Charles & Kathleen Rankin H. Clair Rankin Mr. H. Clair Rankin Cal & Roberta Ratcliff Frank & Yolita Rausche Laura Rayburn Judy Reeves William & Jan Resseger Gretchen Reynolds Sigrid Reynolds Julie Robertson Barbara S. Robinson Kenneth Robinson Jane Rogers Hans Rohr Mary Ross Robert & Jackie Roth Karen Rothman Bobbie Rudnick Michael Ruffing Joseph Rustic Lawrence J. & Wendy E. Rybka Lorraine Safranek Ms. Wilma Salisbury Donatella Salvadori Mats Samuelsson

Noel Sargent Glenn E. Schreiber Larry & Mary Schwartz John Seaman Linda & Mark Seeman Omar & Jill Siddiq Linda A. Seiber Glenn Sigl Jackie Silas-Butler Heda Silverstein Lois Simpson Karen Singer Steve & Barb Singer Margaret Sitkowski Peggy Skerda Lee & Brenda Skidmore Brad & Leslie Smith Katarzyna Smith Scott & Susan Smith Diedrick Snoek Christine & Bill Snyder Doris Sopher Nancy & Lou Soboro In memory of Anthony Troia The Spallino Family Mr. & Mrs. William Spanfellner Sally Staley Ina Stanek James Stang Walt & Kathy Stashkiw Darwin L. Steele Daniel Steidl Mark & Virginia Steiger

Phil & Nonie Stella Nancy Stemmer Eileen Stork Jeffrey Strauss Scott & Carol Strawn Marica Tacconi Cassandra Talerico-Kaplin Maria Cristina Vella & Roberto Tassi Dave & Reanetta Taylor Margaret Terry Fred & Mary Jane Thomas Ray Thompson David & Ann Marie Tomchak Cathy Anne Torcasio Edward & Hildred Tornberg Dr. & Mrs. George Trautwein In honor of Jeannette Howard & Sara Tucker Sue Tumlinson Victor & Karen Turk Karen Turk Charlene Turkovich Carol Vandenberg James & Becki Verbridge Hon. & Mrs. William F. B. Vodrey Edward Vogel Matthew Vrabel Michelle Vukcevich Richard Wagner William & Trudy Walker Larry Wallerstein Bruce Washington

Cliff Weber Mr. & Mrs. Mark Allen Weigand Lucile G. Weingartner Kathryn Westlake Gordon Wetzel Marcia Wexberg & Ken Singer Alan Wilde & Stephanie Switzer Vickie Wildeman Frank Wiley Sarah Wilkins Christine Williams Colleen Williams John Wirenius Marcia G. Wittenbrook Michael & Jean Wolpert Shirley Workman Sue Ellen Wright In honor of Leland D. Wright, Jr. Julie Wynne Sharon Yarnell Dennis Young Jane Zaharias Chuck & Ann Zellmer Julia & Terry Zimmerman Charlotte Zmyslo The Zucker Family Richard Zupancic

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Thank you to our donors who gave at levels not listed in this program book. Your contributions enable our success! This list recognizes those who donated as of December 15, 2021. Every effort has been made to ensure its accuracy. Please call 216.320.0012 x 6 with any errors or omissions.

 Innkeepers & Charioteers Apollo’s Fire would like to thank the following patrons who generously provide accommodations and transportation for our musicians.

Innkeepers Gail Arnoff & George Woideck • Kathleen & Mark Binnig Chuck & Christy Bittenbender • Jan & Jerry Bohinc Eileen M. Burkhart • Richard & Judy Cohen • Carol Engler Leigh & Andrew Fabens • Debra Franke • Jacqueline Freedman Debra Golden & Michael Star • Antonnette Graham Jane Haylor & Mel Berger • Ann Herbruck • Carole Kass Mary Ann & Steve Mahoney • Dr. Kandice Marchant Marilyn & Tom McLaughlin • Linda Miller & Steve Forgerson Charlotte & Jack Newman • Linda & John Olejko Elisabeth & Paige Plumlee-Watson • Jane Richmond Kasia & Douglas Rothenberg • Daniel & Ruth Shoskes Anne Unverzagt & Rick Goddard • Ed & Ellen Weber

Charioteers Gail Arnoff • Beth Bliss • Veronica Dever • Betty Gregovich • Scott Hare Byron Hays • Edith Hirsch • Barbara Nahra • Martin Pope Ed Rosenberg • Susan Schaul • Judith Weiss • Bob Young For information about becoming an Innkeeper or Charioteer, please contact Edward Vogel at 216.320.0012 x 7.

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For more information, please contact Artistic Operations Manager Edward Vogel at 216.320.0012 x 7, or evogel@apollosfire.org.

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If you live in an east-side suburb of Cleveland, we would be grateful to add you to our list of “Innkeepers.” Many of our host families have formed long and close friendships with their AF “adopted family members.” This is a unique, enjoyable, and exciting way to get to know our Artists outside of the concert hall! Proof of vaccine required for all members of the household and Apollo's Fire musicians staying with hosts.

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COMING IN MARCH

Virtuoso Bach & Vivaldi

JEANNETTE SORRELL, direction & harpsichord OLIVIER BRAULT, FRANCISCO FULLANA, SUSANNA PERRY GILMORE, violin RENÉ SCHIFFER & MIMÉ YAMAHIRO BRINKMANN, cello

Apollo’s Fire and Jeannette Sorrell set sparks flying in this program that heads to Carnegie Hall following local performances. In Vivaldi’s fiery Concerto for Two Cellos, cellists René Schiffer and Mimé Brinkmann show why AF thinks of Vivaldi as the “rock-n-roll composer of the 18th century”. The program also includes Bach’s beloved Brandenburg Concerto no. 3 and the Vivaldi Concerto in A Minor for Two Violins, featuring Olivier Brault and Susanna Perry Gilmore. On March 18 and 22, violinist Francisco Fullana joins the fun with Bach’s Violin Concerto in D Minor. Friday, March 18, 7:30pm Saturday, March 19, 8:00pm Sunday, March 20, 4:00pm Tuesday, March 22, 7:30pm

First Baptist Church, SHAKER HEIGHTS CLEVELAND Institute of Music (Kulas Hall) ROCKY RIVER Presbyterian Church The BATH Church (UCC)

ALSO AVAILABLE AT HOME. VIDEO RELEASE APRIL 4.

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Bustling with activity. That’s how Pat Mallik and her husband Singh describe the newest

“There are so, so many reasons we’re happy at Judson.” chapter in their lives. After the Malliks relocated from Seattle in 2018, their son and daughter-in-law quickly pointed them to nearby Judson Park. And for Pat and Singh, there’s been no looking back. Gardening, reading, staying fit, and freely sharing her beauty expertise with neighbors are everyday occurrences for Pat. “We’re so busy! Just because we are retired doesn’t mean we’re going to sit in a chair and sleep. The exercise options are great, people are so friendly, and help is here if you need it,” says Pat.

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Pat and Singh Mallik

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