Handel's MESSIAH

The 30th Anniversary Season 2021-2022

A Journey of Discovery

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Passion. Period.

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MESSIAH Board of Directors

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From the President

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Leadership Spotlight

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Program

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Program Notes

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Nic McGegan, Guest Conductor

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Soloist Profiles

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Jeannette Sorrell, Artistic Director

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About Apollo’s Fire

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The Windy City Series

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The MOSAIC Project

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Musician & Chorister Roster

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Musician Profiles

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Chorister Profiles

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Community Partners

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Education Corner

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Foundations & Government Support

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Individual Support

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Thank you to our Innkeepers & Charioteers

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Apollo's Fire Administration

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ON THE COVER: Fame (oil on canvas) / Sementi, Giovanni Giacomo (1583-1636) Italian Location Galleria Sabauda, Turin, Piedmont, Italy / Bridgeman Images

Board of Directors President Charles A. Bittenbender Chair James B. Rosenthal Vice Presidents Kathleen Cerveny T. Clifford Deveny, M.D. Treasurer Ryan Siebel Secretary William A. Powel III Assistant Secretary Andrew Gordon-Seifert Chair Emeritus Norman C. Harbert

Jeffrey P. Barnett Howard Bender* William P. Blair III Ann Fairhurst Ka-Pi Hoh, Ph.D. Robert H. Jackson Thomas Forrest Kelly, Ph.D. Richard J. Lederman, M.D. Meng “Locky “ Liu Fred J. Livingstone Stephen A. Mahoney, M.D. Michael J. Meehan Linda M. Olejko Kim S. Parry Brendan Patterson, M.D. David J. Reimer Phillip Rowland-Seymour Noha Ryder* Daniel Shoskes, M.D. Jeannette Sorrell* Kathie Stewart** Rebecca Storey Dean Valore Herb Wainer Sue Yelanjian** *ex officio **Musicians’ Representative

Akron Advisory Board Thomas Clark, chair Esther Cooper Susan Delahanty Barbara Feld William Foster Walter Keith Lisa Martinez Lori Nelson Sandra R. Smith Libby Upton The Ambassadors Council Karl Bekeny Mitchell Blair Frances S. Buchholzer Robert Conrad William E. Conway Samuel S. Hartwell Marguerite B. Humphrey Rabbi Roger C. Klein Annette Lowe Deborah H. Nash Elizabeth Patterson Clara Rankin Robert Reynolds, M.D. Kasia Rothenberg, M.D. Sandra R. Smith

Continuo Society

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Apollo’s Fire recognizes and sends continued thanks to all former members of the Board of Directors, who have so generously contributed their time, talents and financial resources over the years. Just as the continuo is the foundation of baroque music, these visionary individuals, through their service on the board, have been the foundation of Apollo’s Fire.

Thomas S. Allen Bonnie Baker James Berlinski Christine Brez Arthur V. N. Brooks† Sally Brown† Richard Buffett Thomas Clark Nancy Bell Coe Ronald Crutcher Clarence Drichta Ross W. Duffin James Ehrman Suzanne Ferguson William J. Flemm Mark Floyd

John Gibbon David Love Robert C. Gilkeson, M.D. Michael Lynn Scott Gonia Polly Morganstern Joyce Graham Donald W. Morrison Paula Grooms Clyde L. Nash, M.D.† Charlotte Newman Russell Hardy Leroy B. Parks, Jr. Samuel Harris Thomas F. Peterson, Jr. Jonathan Hatch Jane Pickering John D. Heavenrich Ronald Potts, M.D. Conway Ivy Sanford Reichart Denise Jackson Robert Reynolds, M.D. Delia Jarantilla Shawn Riley Marjorie H. Kitchell Richard Rodda Katherine Larson Alex Sales, D.D.S. Donald Laubacher Sandra F. Selby William H. Lennon

William Sheldon, M.D. John Shelley Carsten Sierck Kempton Smith Kathie Lynne Stewart Rebecca Storey Eugenia Strauss Susan Troia Lee Warshawsky Carol Wipper Lynne Woodman Roger Wright Dave Young †

in memoriam

From the President Happy Holidays and welcome to Apollo’s Fire! In this festive time of year, we celebrate with gratitude AF’s 30th Anniversary Season. As we reflect on the inspirational concerts we have shared these past 3 decades, we look forward to many more exhilarating concerts in years to come. Thank you for joining us on this journey!

The Trumpet Shall Sound! Tonight, Apollo’s Fire performs Handel’s beloved masterpiece, Messiah, led by renowned guest conductor and Handel expert Nic McGegan. Mr. McGegan is celebrated for “conveying the vital spark in Handel’s music” (THE NEW YORK TIMES).

Prepare to be enchanted!

Next week, Handel’s Messiah will ring again as Jeannette Sorrell makes her conducting debut with the New York Philharmonic. APOLLO’S SINGERS along with AF favorite soprano soloist Amanda Forsythe also make their NY Philharmonic debut at these concerts. “The ‘Messiah’ conducted by Jeannette Sorrell was a revelation.” (BACHTRACK.com) In the New Year, Lift Ev’ry Voice will be back and not to be missed! This uplifting program by Jeannette Sorrell premiered in May 2021 and now returns in an expanded version. Monteverdi’s beautiful Nigra Sum (I am Black & Beautiful) from the Vespers of 1610 meets a stunning 2019 composition of the same title

by Black composer Jonathan Woody. Renowned countertenor Reggie Mobley shares tales of his childhood growing up Black (and beautiful) in the Deep South. The Apollo’s Musettes (youth choir) join AF musicians and soloists in this celebration of our shared humanity.

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Thank you for joining us for a glorious evening of music together, and for celebrating your holiday season with Apollo’s Fire. We extend our warmest wishes to you. Enjoy the performance!

Charles A. Bittenbender, President

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Thank You for Attending In Person!

We are thrilled to welcome you to our in-person subscription concerts of the 2021-2022 season. Thank you for your dedication and loyalty to Apollo’s Fire in this challenging time. We are joining with Carnegie Hall, the New York Philharmonic, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Kennedy Center, and a growing coalition of arts organizations across the country in adopting the following protocols, which are in effect through December 2021.

PROOF OF VACCINATION OR NEGATIVE TEST REQUIRED In order to enter the concert venue, patrons are required to show proof of full vaccination against COVID-19 with a vaccine approved by the World Health Organization (WHO). Please present either a copy of your vaccination card or a scan of the card on your mobile phone. All AF staff, musicians, and volunteers are also required to be vaccinated.

Alternatively, proof of a negative PCR test within 72 hours of concert date, or antigen test within 6 hours of performance is acceptable.

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We are so happy you are here!

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LEADERSHIP SPOTLIGHT Apollo’s Fire is grateful to its volunteer Board of Directors for their dedicated leadership. We are proud to initiate the Leadership Spotlight series in honor of these individuals who give tirelessly of their time to Apollo’s Fire. THANK YOU!

THOMAS CLARK Chair, Apollo's Fire Akron Advisory Board Tom is the Managing Partner for Clark Guilliam Bertsch Wealth Management in Bath, Ohio. Tom is quite proud of his new work home – a turn of the century farmhouse that he and his partner renovated in the midst of a pandemic.

Tom is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) and has over 45 years of experience in the financial services industry – mostly with Wells Fargo Advisors and its predecessor firms – tracing back to Cleveland’s Prescott, Ball and Turben.

In addition to serving on the Apollo’s Fire Board and leading the Akron Advisory Board, Tom has also served as the President of the Akron Symphony Orchestra, Keep Akron Beautiful and The Summit County Historical Society. Additional service includes Old Trail School, The Akron Community Foundation Professional Advisor Council and The University of Akron College of Business Advancement Council. Tom served as an Adjunct Instructor in the Department of Finance of The University of Akron for 33 years. Tom is also one the longest tenured students of Apollo’s Fire’s Hammered Dulcimer player, Tina Bergmann!

Tom and his wife Karen live in Akron. The have 3 wonderful grown daughters and 3 fabulous grandchildren! Tom has been a long term fan of Baroque Music and is proud to do all he can to promote the growth of Northeast Ohio’s Baroque jewel – Apollo’s Fire!

These concerts are made possible in part by support from Cuyahoga Arts & Culture - Thank you!

Performing on historical instruments, Apollo’s Fire brings to life music of the past for audiences of today, with Passion. Period.

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M ESSI A H Nic McGegan, guest conductor Erica Schuller, soprano Daniel Moody, countertenor Thomas Cooley, tenor Hadleigh Adams, baritone

Wednesday, December 8, 7:30pm St. Bernard Catholic Church, Akron Thursday, December 9, 7:30pm Federated Church, Chagrin Falls Friday, December 10, 7:30pm Cleveland Museum of Art Saturday, December 11, 8:00pm First Baptist Church, Shaker Heights Sunday, December 12, 3:00pm St. Raphael Catholic Church, Bay Village

Handel's M E S S I A H PART I Symphony Accompagnato Comfort ye, comfort ye, my people Thomas Cooley

Comfort ye my people, Saith your God. Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem, And cry unto her, That her warfare is accomplished, That her iniquity is pardoned.

The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness: ‘Prepare ye the way of the Lord; Make straight in the desert a highway for our God.’

Air Ev’ry valley

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Thomas Cooley

The sea and the dry land And I will shake all nations, And the desire of all nations shall come, The Lord whom ye seek shall suddenly come to his temple Ev’n the Messenger of the Covenant, whom ye delight in: Behold, he shall come, saith the Lord of Hosts.

Air But who may abide Daniel Moody

But who may abide the day of his coming, And who shall stand when he appeareth?

For he is like a refiner’s fire.

Chorus And he shall purify And he shall purify the sons of Levi, That they may offer unto the Lord an offering in righteousness.

Ev’ry valley shall be exalted, And every mountain and hill made low, The crooked straight and the rough places plain.

Recitative Behold, a virgin shall conceive

Chorus And the glory of the Lord

Behold, a virgin shall conceive and bear a son, And shall call his name Emmanuel, GOD WITH US.

And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, And all flesh shall see it together, For the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it.

Accompagnato Thus saith the Lord Hadleigh Adams

Thus saith the Lord, the Lord of Hosts; Yet once a little while, And I will shake the heavens and the earth,

Daniel Moody

Air & Chorus O thou that tellest Daniel Moody

O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion, Get thee up into the high mountain; O thou that tellest good tidings to Jerusalem, Lift up thy voice with strength; Lift it up, be not afraid – say unto the cities of Judah

Behold your God. O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion, Arise, shine, for thy light is come, And the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee.

Accompagnato For behold, darkness Hadleigh Adams

For behold, darkness shall cover the earth, And gross darkness the people.

But the Lord shall arise upon thee, And his glory shall be seen upon thee.

And the Gentiles shall come to thy light, And kings to the brightness of thy rising.

Air The people that walked in darkness Hadleigh Adams

The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light; And they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, Upon them hath the light shined.

Chorus For unto us a child is born

Pifa Recitative There were shepherds Erica Schuller

There were shepherds abiding in the field, Keeping watch over their flock by night.

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And lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, And the glory of the Lord shone round about them, And they were sore afraid.

Recitative And the angel said Erica Schuller

And the angel said unto them, ‘Fear not: for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, Which shall be to all people.

For unto you is born this day in the city of David a saviour, Which is Christ the Lord.’

Accompagnato And suddenly there was with the angel Erica Schuller

And suddenly there was with the angel A multitude of the heav’nly host, Praising God and saying:

Chorus Glory to God ‘Glory to God in the highest, and peace on earth, Goodwill toward men.’

Air Rejoice Greatly Erica Schuller

Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion, Shout, O daughter of Jerusalem, Behold thy King cometh unto thee.

He is the righteous Saviour, And he shall speak peace unto the heathen.

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For unto us a child is born, Unto us a son is given, And the government shall be upon his shoulder, And his name shall be called Wonderful Counsellor, The Mighty God, The Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

Accompagnato And lo, the angel of the Lord

Texts (continued) *Recitative Then shall the eyes of the blind

Air He was despised

Daniel Moody

Daniel Moody

Then shall the eyes of the blind be open’d, And the ears of the deaf unstopped.

Then shall the lame man leap as an hart, And the tongue of the dumb shall sing.

He was despised and rejected of men, A man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief.

He gave his back to the smiters, And his cheeks to them that plucked off the hair.

He hid not his face from shame and spitting.

*Duet He shall feed his flock like a shepherd Daniel Moody & Erica Schuller

He shall feed his flock like a shepherd; And he shall gather the lambs with his arm, And carry them in his bosom, And gently lead those that are with young.

Come unto him, all ye that labour, That are heavy laden, and he will give you rest.

Take his yoke upon you, and learn of him; For he is meek and lowly of heart: And ye shall find rest unto your souls.

Chorus His yoke is easy His yoke is easy, his burthen is light.

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— Intermission — PART II Chorus Behold the Lamb of God Behold the Lamb of God, that taketh away the sin of the world.

Chorus Surely he hath borne our griefs Surely he hath borne our griefs, And carried our sorrows.

He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities, The chastisement of our peace was upon him.

Chorus And with his stripes we are healed And with his stripes we are healed.

Chorus All we, like sheep All we, like sheep, have gone astray: We have turned everyone to his own way; And the Lord hath laid on him The iniquity of us all.

Accompagnato All they that see him Thomas Cooley

All they that see him laugh him to scorn, They shoot out their lips, And shake their heads saying:

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Handel's Messiah Chorus He trusted in God ‘He trusted in God that he would deliver him, Let him deliver him if he delight in him.’

Accompagnato Thy rebuke hath broken his heart Thomas Cooley

Thy rebuke hath broken his heart, He is full of heaviness; He looked for some to have pity on him; But there was no man, Neither found he any to comfort him.

Behold and see if there be any sorrow, Like unto his sorrow.

He was cut off out of the land of the living, For the transgression of thy people was he stricken.

Air But thou didst not leave Thomas Cooley

But Thou didst not leave his soul in hell, Nor didst Thou suffer thy Holy One to see corruption.

*Air How beautiful are the feet Erica Schuller

Hadleigh Adams

Why do the nations so furiously rage together?

Why do the people image a vain thing?

The kings of the earth rise up, And the rulers take counsel together: Against the Lord and against his Anointed.

Chorus Let us break their bonds Let us break their bonds asunder, And cast away their yokes from us.

Recitative He that dwelleth in heaven Thomas Cooley

He that dwelleth in heaven shall laugh them to scorn: The Lord shall have them in derision.

Air Thou shalt break them Thomas Cooley

Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; Thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter’s vessel.

Chorus Hallelujah Hallelujah!

For the Lord God Omnipotent reigneth.

Hallelujah!

The Kingdom of this world Is become the Kingdom of our Lord, And of his Christ.

And he shall reign forever and ever.

KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS. HALLELUJAH!

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How beautiful are the feet of him That preach the gospel of peace, And bring glad tidings of good things.

Air Why do the nations

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MESSIAH

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Texts (continued) PART III Air I know that my Redeemer liveth Erica Schuller

I know that my Redeemer liveth, And that he shall stand at the latter day Upon the earth.

And though worms destroy this body, Yet in my flesh shall I see God. For now is Christ risen from the dead, The first fruits of them that sleep.

Chorus Since by man came death Since by man came death, By man came also the resurrection of the dead.

For as in Adam all die, Even so in Christ shall all be made alive.

Accompagnato Behold, I tell you a mystery Hadleigh Adams

Air The trumpet shall sound Hadleigh Adams

The trumpet shall sound, And the dead shall be raised incorruptible, And we shall be changed.

For this corruptible must put on incorruption, And this mortal must put on immortality.

Chorus Worthy is the Lamb Worthy is the Lamb that was slain, And hath redeemed us to God by his blood, To receive power, and riches, And wisdom, and strength, And honor, and glory, and blessing.

Blessing and honor, Glory and power be unto him That sitteth upon the throne, And unto the Lamb; Forever and ever.

Amen!

Behold, I tell you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, But we shall all be chang’d, In a moment, In the twinkling of an eye, At the last trumpet.

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Notes on the Program

by Nic McGegan

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Handel is seen by tradition as a comfortable rotund figure who lived a life of prosperous respectability, the very model of a self-made man. This rosy view is far from the whole truth. His early career both on the continent and in England certainly brought him success and royal patronage. But the aristocratic public for his Italian operas was fickle, and by the late 1720s he was in financial difficulties.

A decade later he was near to ruin and close to a complete breakdown. His operas, with their gorgeous scenery and exotic voices, George Frideric Handel failed to please a public which clearly wanted something more approachable. Several times before he had tried his hand at works in English with some success, and in 1739 he began the great series of oratorios upon which, until very recently, his fame alone rested. It was normal for Handel to spend his summers writing music for the upcoming season and the summer of 1741 was no exception; in the space of two months he composed both Messiah and Samson. It would seem that both works were designed for London performance during Lent in 1742. However, in the autumn of 1741, Handel received an invitation to visit Ireland for the season, and all his plans were changed.

In November, he left London for Dublin. When he arrived there two weeks later, the town turned out in force to pay him tribute. On 10 December, a special service in Saint Andrew’s Church featured his Te Deum and Jubilate, and nine days later came his first concert. It was a sellout and a great success.

Aş Handel himself wrote, “I needed not sell one single Ticket at the Door, and without Vanity the Performance was received with a general Approbation.” His six subscription concerts contained some of his finest works to date, including L’Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato and Alexander’s Feast. At the end of March 1742, the first press announcement of Messiah appeared. After a public rehearsal on 9 April, the oratorio was first presented on 13 April to a full house. Faulkner’s Dublin Journal was ecstatic in its review: “Words are wanting to express the exquisite Delight it afforded to the admiring crowded Audience. The Sublime, the Grand, and the Tender, adapted to the most elevated, majestic and moving Words, conspired to transport and charm the ravished Heart and Ear.” Of the seven Messiah soloists, one, Mrs. Susannah Cibber, was particularly famous. The sister of the composer Thomas Arne and best known as an actress, she had married another actor, but in 1738 he sued her for divorce. The case became the talk of the town, and even though her husband lost, it was Mrs.

Handel's Messiah Cibber who suffered. She left London for Dublin, and it was there that she first sang for Handel. Her performance of “He was despised,” filled with genuine personal feeling, so moved the audience on the first night that the Reverend Delany stood up and shouted, “Woman, for this be all thy sins forgiven” as soon as she had finished. Handel too was struck by the sad quality of her voice, and he went on to create roles for her in Samson and Hercules.

Handel returned to England in August 1742, but he waited until March 1743 before giving Susannah Ciber Messiah in London, where the public had mixed feelings, mostly to do with the venue (Covent Garden Theatre) and the performers. A letter appeared in the Universal Spectator on 19 March: “An oratorio either is an Act of Religion or it is not; if it is, I ask if the Playhouse is a fit Temple to perform it in, or a Company of Players fit Ministers of God’s Word.” This last is a dig at the singers, who, in addition to the unfortunate Mrs. Cibber, now included Kitty Clive, a popular comic actress who also portrayed a flighty Delilah in Samson.

Charles Jennens

Today we are apt to think of Messiah as if Handel were solely responsible for it. This would have greatly annoyed the librettist Charles Jennens, for Messiah was his idea in the first place. In a letter dated 10 July 1741, we find the first mention of the project: “Handel says he will do nothing next Winter, but, I hope to persuade him to set another Scripture Collection I have made for him, and perform it for his own Benefit in Passion Week. I hope he will lay out his whole Genius and skill upon it, that the Composition may excell [sic] all his former Compositions, as the subject excells every other Subject. The Subject is Messiah.”

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Jennens’ collection of sacred texts – his Messiah libretto – is his best work and has been much praised (among others, by Goethe). The main source was the 1611 Authorized King James Version of the Bible, but on occasion Jennens uses texts from The Book of Common Prayer, either to attain greater clarity or to facilitate enunciation. The texts are cleverly grouped into sections, with only one forming a narrative – the angel’s announcement of the nativity to the shepherds. The second part of Messiah shows Jennens’ skill at its best, forming a unified progressive structure that details Christ’s personal suffering for humankind, His death, and the triumph of His gospel throughout the world.

Notes on the Program (continued) The first and third parts of the oratorio are, to some extent, based on other sources. The third owes much to the Anglican burial service, while the first has close links to a poem, also called “Messiah,” by Alexander Pope and published in 1712.

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When Jennens finally heard the music, he was not at all pleased. He persisted in trying to persuade Handel to revise the composition, and there is some evidence that several passages were indeed changed. In August 1745, he wrote to an unknown correspondent: “I shall show you a collection I gave Handel, call’d Messiah, which I value highly, and he has made a fine Entertainment of it, tho’ not near so good as he might and ought to have done. I have with great difficulty made him correct some of the grossest faults in the composition, but he retained his overture obstinately in which there are some passages far unworthy of Handel but much more unworthy of the Messiah.”

Jennens’ dissatisfaction soon became public knowledge. Handel, ever sensitive to adverse criticism from any quarter, seems to have been much affected by it. In spite of Jennens’ comments, in 1744 he and Handel collaborated on one more oratorio, Belshazzar, with which Jennens was pleased, and the relationship between the two seems to have mellowed slowly. In 1756, the librettist commissioned the portrait of the composer by Hudson that now hangs in the National Portrait Gallery in London.

Though Handel wrote Messiah in just twenty-four days, the score shows every sign of careful construction. Following the practice of his time, he borrowed from some of his own music to speed the process of George Frideric Handel composition. These are mostly from Italian Thomas Hudson, 1756 love duets written the month before he began the oratorio. No, di voi non vuo fidarmi is the basis for “For unto us a child is born” and “All we like sheep”; Quel for ch’all’alba ride for “His yoke is easy” and for “And He shall purify”; and Se tu non lasci amore for “O Death, where is thy sting” and “But thanks be to God.” The Pifa is in the style of Italian bagpipe music played by shepherds at Christmas.

Handel would certainly have heard the real thing while in Rome, besides being acquainted with similar pieces by Corelli and A. Scarlatti.

Throughout his life, Handel frequently changed the score of Messiah to supply new music for different singers. Even the first performance in Dublin was noticeably changed from the autograph score. This was by no means unusual

Handel's Messiah for Handel, who was one of the most pragmatic of composers.

The constant changes in all the versions performed at Covent Garden clearly show this, as does the conducting score, which is covered in pencil notations from many different performances. The benefit performances given at the Foundling Hospital beginning in 1749 saw an increasing standardization of what was The Foundling Hospital Chapel played and sung, and it is from these concerts that we have the only surviving set of orchestral parts. The version of the work heard most often today is an amalgam of many different versions. For example, “But who may abide” is sung in a setting written for the great castrato Guadagni and first performed in 1750. Before that year, a simpler version for bass was always done, and in the Foundling Hospital version the aria was sung by soprano. For some arias we have three or four different versions, not including transpositions.

Several recent recordings have presented the Foundling Hospital version, and it is possible to reconstruct the Dublin version. But it seems more valuable to present to the listener as much of the music as possible from the many different versions.

– Nic McGegan Copyright © 1986 San Francisco Symphony Original text reduced and reprinted with permission of Mr. McGegan and the San Francisco Symphony

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Handel revived Messiah in 1745 and 1749, but it did not begin to gain a place in the repertory until the following year. From 1750 onwards, Handel began to perform the work annually, always at the end of the Lenten season, confirming Jennens’ idea of the work as an Easterpiece. In addition, the composer began to give the oratorio at the Chapel of the Foundling Hospital, his favorite charity, to whom he bequeathed his performing material of the work. With the revival of so many of his works in recent years, we are now in a better position to see how Messiah fits into the general stream of Handel’s work. In its choice of subject, it stands apart from most of the oratorios in that it is non-dramatic and on a New Testament theme. On the other hand, it falls into a sequence of works that have moral themes: Saul, the tragedy of power corrupted, and L’Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato, the settings of Milton’s poems on human character. In Handel’s lifetime, Messiah was sometimes called a “Grand Musical Entertainment.” When complimented on this, he is reported to have replied, “I should be sorry if I only entertained them; I wished to make them better.”

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Nic McGegan, Guest Conductor

As he embarks on his sixth decade on the podium, NIC McGEGAN — long hailed as “one of the finest baroque conductors of his generation” (THE INDEPENDENT) and “an expert in 18th-century style” (THE NEW YORKER) — is recognized for his probing and revelatory explorations of music of all periods. He is Music Director Laureate of Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra and Chorale, and Principal Guest Conductor of the Pasadena Symphony and of Hungary’s Capella Savaria.

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Best known as a baroque and classical specialist, McGegan’s approach— intelligent, infused with joy and never dogmatic — has led to appearances with many of the world’s major orchestras.

His 2019/2020 guest bookings in North America included his returns to the Cleveland Orchestra and the Houston, Baltimore, St. Louis, and New Jersey Symphonies. He also continued his long tradition of concerts at the Hollywood Bowl with an all-Mozart program, and rejoined the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra for a program of Rameau, Mozart, and Schubert. Abroad, McGegan led the Royal Scottish National Orchestra and made debut guest appearances with the Szczecin and Wroclaw Philharmonics. Summer festival appearances included his annual visit to Aspen and a return to La Jolla. Finally, Mr. McGegan visited The Juilliard School to conduct multiple concerts in New York. The plan to take one of those programs, Handel’s Rinaldo, abroad to Göttingen in honor of the Handel Festival’s centenary was a victim of the COVID-19 pandemic and postponed to the 2021 season.

McGegan’s prolific discography includes more than one hundred releases spanning five decades. Having recorded over 50 albums of Handel, McGegan has explored the depths of the composer’s output with a dozen oratorios and close to twenty of his operas. Since the 1980s, more than twenty of his recordings have been with Hungary’s Capella Savaria on the Hungaroton label, including groundbreaking recordings of repertoire by Handel, Monteverdi, Scarlatti, Telemann, Vivaldi, Kraus, Mendelssohn, Schubert, Mozart and Haydn. His extensive discography with Philharmonia Baroque includes two

Handel's Messiah GRAMMY® nominees, Handel’s Susanna and Haydn’s Symphonies 104, 88, and 101. McGegan has also released two recent albums with the Swedish Chamber Orchestra under the BIS label: Josef Mysliveček’s Complete Music for Keyboard with soloist Clare Hammond and an album of early horn concertos with soloist Alec Frank-Gemmill.

Mr. McGegan is committed to the next generation of musicians, frequently conducting and coaching students in residencies and engagements at Yale University, The Juilliard School, Harvard University, the Colburn School, Aspen Music Festival and School, Sarasota Music Festival, and the Music Academy of the West.

English-born, Nic McGegan was educated at Cambridge and Oxford. He was made an Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE) “for services to music overseas.” Other awards include the Halle Handel Prize; the Order of Merit of the State of Lower Saxony (Germany); the Medal of Honour of the City of Göttingen, and a declaration of Nicholas McGegan Day, by the Mayor of San Francisco in recognition of his work with Philharmonia.

Artist Profiles

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Praised for her “lively personality, abundant charm, and luscious vocalism” (CHICAGO TRIBUNE), and “warm, agile soprano” (CHICAGO CLASSICAL REVIEW), soprano ERICA SCHULLER is a versatile performer, bringing committed artistry to a broad musical repertory.

Her affinity for Baroque repertoire has brought her increasing attention from some of the country’s finest early music ensembles. She has performed leading and supporting roles with the Boston Early Music Festival, Haymarket Opera Company, Apollo’s Fire, Odyssey Opera, Florentine Opera Company, Opera Siam (Bangkok) and Skylight Opera Theatre, among others.

As a concert soloist, Ms. Schuller has appeared with Apollo’s Fire, Ars Lyrica Houston, the Lincoln Trio, New Trinity Baroque, Great Lakes Baroque, the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, the Elgin Symphony Orchestra, the San Francisco Chamber Orchestra, the San Francisco Bach Choir and Second City Musick Baroque Ensemble. Recent and upcoming engagements include the filming of Handel’s Orlando with countertenor Bejun Mehta, the role of Poppea in L’Incoronazione di Poppea with Haymarket Opera Company, and performances with the San Antonio Symphony.

Ms. Schuller holds degrees from the Eastman School of Music and the San

Artist Profiles Francisco Conservatory of Music, and founded Cantabile School of Voice and Piano in Chicago. She also teaches voice at the University of Chicago and Aurora University.

Praised by THE NEW YORK TIMES for his “sweet, penetrating lyric tenor with aching sensitivity,” and by SAN FRANCISCO CLASSICAL VOICE as “an indomitable musical force,” THOMAS COOLEY is a singer of great versatility, expressiveness, and virtuosity.

Internationally in demand for a wide range of repertoire in concert, opera, and chamber music, Cooley performs regularly with major orchestras and Baroque worldwide.

Mr. Cooley is known particularly as an interpreter of the works of Bach and Handel. He has been the tenor soloist at the Carmel Bach Festival for ten seasons, and was Artist-inResidence for Music of the Baroque from 2015 to 2016. Of his Evangelist with Jane Glover, the CHICAGO TRIBUNE wrote that he was “an ideal Evangelist, firm of voice and commanding of expression.”

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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.

Handel's Messiah Important recent engagements include Telemann’s Der Tag des Gerichts in the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam; Evangelist in Bach’s Johannes-Passion with the Munich Bach Choir; Evangelist in Bach’s Matthäus-Passion with the Seattle Symphony; Handel’s Joshua with Philharmonia Baroque; and portraying Acis in a new production of Acis and Galatea with the Mark Morris Dance Group. A program of Handel arias and duets entitled “As Steals the Morn” with San Francisco’s Voices of Music was selected as the best Early/Baroque performance in the Bay Area in 2019 and a video of one of the selections of this concert has received over one million views.

New Zealand baritone HADLEIGH ADAMS has amassed a body of work remarkable in its breadth, and a performance style renowned for its intensity. THE NEW YORKER described him as simply “...a tour de force”.

On the opera stage, Mr. Adams has performed Ravel under the baton of Esa Pekka Salonen, both Rameau and Vivaldi under Erin Helyard, Bernstein under Marin Alsop, Handel under Nic McGegan, and Puccini under Nicola Luisotti. He has worked with an array of directors including Sir Thomas Allen, Christopher Alden, and John Caird, original stage director of Les Miserables. His European debut was at London’s Royal National Theatre in a staged performance of Bach’s St. Matthew Passion, in the role of Jesus, and directed by the late Sir Jonathan Miller. THE GUARDIAN called his performance “simply beguiling”.

On the concert stage he has performed as soloist with the London Philharmonia Orchestra under Esa Pekka Salonen, the Los Angeles Philharmonic under Gustavo Dudamel, the San Francisco Symphony under Michael Tilson Thomas, the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra under Robert Spano, the San Francisco Opera Orchestra under Nicola Luisotti, Chicago Symphony orchestra under Marin Alsop at the Ravinia Festival, Louis Langrée with the Lincoln Center Festival, and Philharmonia Baroque under Nic McGegan. Renowned for his Handel, he has performed Messiah in excess of one hundred times.

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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 studied conducting under Leonard Bernstein, Robert Spano, and Roger Norrington at the Tanglewood and Aspen music festivals. As a harpsichordist, she studied with Gustav Leonhardt in Amsterdam and won First Prize and the Audience Choice Award in the Spivey International Harpsichord Competition, competing against over 70 harpsichordists from Europe, Israel, the U.S., and the Soviet Union.

Sorrell is the founder and artistic director of APOLLO’S FIRE, and has led the renowned period ensemble as conductor and harpsichord soloist in 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.

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In demand with symphony orchestras and period groups alike, Sorrell makes debuts this season with the New York Philharmonic (Handel’s Messiah) and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic (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, and the Calgary Philharmonic (Canada), among others.

With over 8 million views of their YouTube videos, Sorrell and Apollo’s Fire have released 27 commercial CDs, of which 9 have been bestsellers on Billboard Classical. Sorrell won a GRAMMY® in 2019 for her album Songs of Orpheus with Apollo’s Fire and tenor Karim Sulayman. Her recordings include the complete Brandenburg Concerti and harpsichord concerti of Bach (Billboard Classical Top 10 in 2012). She has also released four discs of Mozart. Other recordings include Bach’s St. John Passion, Handel’s Messiah, the Monteverdi Vespers

Artistic Director (Billboard Classical Top 10), Vivaldi’s Four Seasons (Billboard Classical #2), and five creative crossover projects, including Sephardic Journey – Wanderings of the Spanish Jews (Billboard World Music #2, Classical #7) and Christmas on Sugarloaf Mountain (Billboard Classical #3, and named “Festive Disc of the Year” by GRAMOPHONE).

Sorrell is the subject of the 2019 documentary by Academy award-winning director Allan Miller, titled PLAYING WITH FIRE. She has also been featured on Living the Classical Life. She has attracted national awards for her creative programming and her “storytelling” approach to early music, which has attracted many new listeners through the use of contextual and dramatic elements.

She holds an honorary doctorate from Case Western University, two special awards from the National Endowment for the Arts for her work on early American music, and an award from the American Musicological Society.

Passionate about guiding the next generation of performers, Sorrell is the architect of Apollo’s Fire’s Young Artist Apprentice program, which has produced many of the nation’s leading young professional baroque players; and the new Artistic Leadership Fellows program.

“Sorrell is an absolute dynamo onstage and a pleasure to see conduct…. a force to be reckoned with. She brought the energy and creativity that… have granted her celebrity status within the early music world. ­–SAN FRANCISCO CLASSICAL VOICE

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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 8 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 27 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). Nine 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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Holiday Gift Ideas from Apollo’s Fire GIVE THE GIFT OF MUSICAL SPLENDOR “If there’s one Christmas CD I’d be asking Santa for, this would be it.”

–INTERNATIONAL RECORD REVIEW (UK)

A complete listing of AF CDs can be found at apollosfire.org.

APOLLO’S FIRE’S CHILDREN’S BOOK! The perfect gift for the young and young-at-heart...

A Spider Named Apollo

Adventures of a Multi-legged Music Lover

$17

by Jeanne Merkle Sorrell and Jeannette Sorrell A lonely young spider encounters a rehearsal of the renowned Apollo’s Fire....

From then on, he is bitten by the music bug. This beautifully illustrated and heartwarming story of Apollo's musical journey introduces children to Mozart's The Magic Flute. The book contains a URL link to the recording; or you can purchase it with CD enclosed in pocket for $5 extra.

NEW! 30TH ANNIVERSARY MERCHANDISE Celebrate AF's 30th Anniversary with commemorative coffee mugs, pins, Christmas ornaments, and more. Your purchase supports AF's Education and Outreach Programming.

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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 – Stormy Weather: Discovering Vivaldi’s Four Seasons – these concerts premiered in October. Stay tuned for upcoming spring family concert information!

• NEW: Storytelling Through Music (get to know The Four Seasons) video available here: https://bit.ly/3BokgB7 • Baroque Bistros – casual concerts at trendy restaurants (returning March & April 2022) • 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, Martha Holden Jennings 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 Allison Richards, General Manager at 216.320.0012 x 5, or arichards@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.

THE WINDY CITY SERIES HAS BEEN LAUNCHED! “Their joy and physical connection to the music was infectious.”

– CHICAGO CLASSICAL REVIEW Five standing ovations in only two concerts....

Following the local performances of Vivaldi's Four Seasons and the international release of their new Four Seasons CD album, Apollo's Fire headed west on a CD tour to Chicago and California. The 3-day stop in Chicago also served as the launch of AF's new Chicago series and educational residency in Chicago's South Side.

The Windy City Series opened on October 27 in Lincoln Park at DePaul University and October 28 Apollo's Fire at the Music Insitute of Chicago in Evanston at the Music Institute of Chicago. AF's principal cellist René Schiffer also led a masterclass for cello and gamba students at MIC. Some of the patrons had traveled to Chicago from Milwaukee and even St. Louis to hear the concerts.

FROM THE PRESS...

Apollo's Fire opens new Chicago series with rock-n'-roll Vivaldi CHICAGO CLASSICAL REVIEW – October 28, 2021

Violinist Francisco Fullana struck a perfect balance between soloistic bravado and sensitive ensemble playing. A joy to watch, he maintained an improvisatory quality, practically acting through his violin, all while maintaining technical perfection.....”

UPCOMING DATES IN THE WINDY CITY SERIES: January 29 – Virtuoso Bach & Vivaldi May 13 & 14 – Mozart & the Chevalier

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“Apollo’s Fire is known for its distinctive approach to baroque music; their earthy, physical playing smashing any stereotypes of early music being merely precious and polite. This ethos was especially evident in this concert, and Sorrell certainly achieved the goal of presenting The Four Seasons in a new light. The ensemble was buoyant and aerobic, following the shapes of the musical lines with their bodies.

Their joy and physical connection to the music was infectious."

“SIDE BY SIDE"

Apollo’s Fire Performs with Chicago Teens

Launch Concert of AF's Chicago South Side Educational Partnership

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On October 26, a joyous explosion of baroque, Celtic, and Sephardic music resounded from a Chicago South suburb. Jeannette Sorrell led 37 young singers and dancers and 16 Apollo's Fire musicians in “SIDE BY SIDE,” a festive concert launching AF's new partnership with Matteson School District 162.

The student choir beautifully sang music of Purcell with the AF orchestra. Then a troupe of dancers burst on stage to join in the finale – a multicultural tapestry of ancient Appalachian and Sephardic folk tunes. Children in the audience were seen joyfully air-conducting and air-bowing the violin.

How did this happen?

The Matteson community (95% African American) has a strong focus on education and the arts. The school district superintendent, Dr. Blondean Y. Davis, had been wanting a string orchestra program for the children for years. The parents wanted it too.

This past summer, Dr. Davis and her colleagues made a 90-minute pilgrimage to the Ravinia Festival to hear Apollo's Fire. There, AF Executive Director Howard Bender introduced them to Jeannette Sorrell. Two days later, Jeannette made her first visit to the high school in Matteson to meet with faculty and administrators. It was the beginning of a beautiful friendship. A few weeks later, Jeannette returned to rehearse with the school's choir and their outstanding dance ensemble.

New Beginning Strings Program The “SIDE BY SIDE” performance was the kick-off for AF's new partnership with the Matteson school district. Starting this month, “SIDE BY SIDE” becomes a new Beginning Strings program for children in Matteson's elementary schools, 4 days per week. The Chicago-based string teachers chosen by Jeannette Sorrell will be joined once a month by visiting AF core musicians.

Sorrell designed the training program based on the model of Vivaldi's renowned stringteaching program for orphan girls in the 18th century. Vivaldi's training-orchestra enabled underprivileged children to escape poverty through excellence in music.

Eventually, the AF-Matteson program will include a pipeline approach: the more advanced students will help to teach the intermediate students, and intermediate students will help to teach the beginners.

The program also includes a “Meet the Composers” classroom series once a month, when AF's Education Specialist Gabriella Martinez will lead sessions to discover the great works of Bach, Mozart, and Beethoven.

The partnership was made possible through creative brainstorming by AF's Executive Director Howard Bender and his colleagues, Chicago-based opera singers Rodrick Dixon and Alfreda Burke. Mr. Bender has taken a “side by side” approach to the fundraising for this project, collaborating with Matteson school administrators.

Donations to the “SIDE BY SIDE” string program in Chicago can be made through AF’s MOSAIC Project. Please contact Angela Mortellaro at 216.320.0012 x 6.

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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.

OHIO DEC. 8-12

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 FEB. 4-6

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Lift Ev'ry Voice

A Celebration of Brotherhood & Sisterhood

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.

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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.

OHIO MAR. 18 - 22 | CHICAGO JAN. 29

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Virtuoso 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

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

MOZART and the Chevalier

“Superb energy – an exhilarating evening.”

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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.

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“Sorrell and her dazzling period band from Cleveland commit Vivaldi’s concertos to disc… and the results are revelatory. Sorrell’s booklet notes are as fascinating as her soloist Fullana’s virtuosic playing, but it’s her orchestra’s incandescence — exhilarating in Summer’s cascading rainstorm — that makes this essential listening…”

– THE SUNDAY TIMES, London Visit our CD Gift Shop in the lobby, order online, or call 216.320.0012 or 800.314.2535. A complete listing of CDs can be found at 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. See page 30.

Gabriella Martinez Education Specialist

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

SAVE THE DATE!

Resplendent

The 30th Anniversary Gala Benefit

Saturday, June 11, 2022 Cleveland Museum of Art

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). Cocktails, dinner with wine, a fabulous silent auction, and concert by Jeannette and Apollo’s Fire in the exquisite Ames Family Atrium at the Cleveland Museum of Art.

For more information and to receive an invitation, please contact Angela Mortellaro, at 216.320.0012 x 6 or email amortellaro@apollosfire.org.

SPECIAL CONCERT FOR NEW YEAR'S DAY 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!

DRIve tHe COLD WInteR awaY A Baroque-Folk Jam Session SATURDAY, JANUARY 1, 6:00PM Music Box Supper Club, CLEVELAND New Year's Day is for food, feasting, and music!

A trio of Apollo's Fire musicians invites you to the Music Box for a cozy holiday program where old English carols and ballads meet Irish and Appalachian folk dances.

AF favorite musicians Brian Kay (vocals and plucked instruments) and Tina Bergmann (hammered dulcimer) 42 s Handel's MESSIAH

join with their dear friend Bryan Thomas (double bass) in this delightful 70-minute jam session.

TICKETS: Call the Music Box at 216.242.1250 or visit musicboxcle.com

Apollo's Fire VIOLIN Olivier Brault, concertmaster Julie Andrijeski, principal Alan Choo, assoc. concertmaster Susanna Perry Gilmore, ass't concertmaster Chloe Fedor Carrie Krause Emi Tanabe VIOLA Nicole Divall, principal Kristen Linfante CELLO René Schiffer, principal Kivie Cahn-Lipman

OBOE Debra Nagy Kathryn Montoya BASSOON Stephanie Corwin TRUMPET Steven Marquardt Perry Sutton TIMPANI Matthew Bassett ORGAN & HARPSICHORD Peter Bennett

CONTRABASS Sue Yelanjian

Apollo's Singers SOPRANO Sarah Coffman Ashlee Foreman Fiona Gillespie Margaret Carpenter Haigh Madelaine Matej Andréa Walker

BASS Ian Crane Daniel Fridley Ben Kazez Edward Vogel Anne Wilson, Rehearsal Accompanist

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ALTO Rhianna Cockrell Leslie Frye John McElliott Joseph Schlesinger Jay White

TENOR Nathan Hodgson Mark Laseter Bryan Munch Brian Wentzel

Musician Profiles

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OLIVIER BRAULT, concertmaster, hails from Terrebonne in Québec and has brought communicative enthusiasm and scholarship to concerts throughout North America and Europe for over thirty years. Baroque violin teacher at McGill University, he is the director of Sonate 1704 (Québec) and of the ensemble Les Goûts Réunis (Luxembourg), principal violin with the Four Nations Ensemble (New York), and Les Boréades de Montréal. In 2007, he completed a doctorate at the Université de Montréal on 18th-century French music for violin and figured bass, an expertise that leads him to give lectures and masterclasses in prestigious institutions such as the Conservatoire royal de musique de Bruxelles and the Conservatoire de musique et de danse de Paris. He has participated in over 65 recordings, many award-winning.

In 2011, he was awarded the medal of the Assemblée Nationale du Québec.

In 2016, an article from the CANADIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION placed him among the ten Canadian violinists that “must be known”.

JULIE ANDRIJESKI, violin, is one of America’s leading baroque violinists.

She is a founding member of Apollo’s Fire, Artistic Director of the Atlanta Baroque Orchestra, and Co-director of the seventeenth-century ensemble Quicksilver. A full-time faculty member at CWRU, she directs baroque music and dance ensembles and teaches seminars in historical performance.

She also teaches baroque violin at the Cleveland Institute of Music and leads baroque dance seminars at The Juilliard School. In 2016 she received a coveted Creative Workforce Fellowship from Cuyahoga Arts and Culture as well as Early Music America’s Thomas Binkley

award for excellence in performance and scholarship.

MATTHEW BASSETT, timpani, has been the timpanist and percussionist with Apollo’s Fire since 1993. He received his Bachelor’s degree from the Cleveland Institute of Music and his Master’s from Cleveland State University. He has performed with the National Arts Centre Orchestra in Ottawa, New Zealand Symphony, and the Cleveland Orchestra. He lives in Buffalo, New York, where he is principal timpanist with the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra.

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 appeared with Cambridge University Press in 2021.

KIVIE CAHN-LIPMAN, cello, is the founder and lironist of ACRONYM and a founding member of LeStrange Viols and the International Contemporary Ensemble. His more than fifty recordings on over a dozen labels include the complete cello suites of J.S. Bach, which have been praised for their “eloquent performances,” “fresh thinking,” and “energy and zeal” (THE STRAD). He holds degrees from Oberlin, Juilliard, and the University of Cincinnati, has served

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ALAN CHOO, violin, "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 AF, 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.

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

CHLOE FEDOR, violin, is known for her “lovely, plush, seductive tone” (NEW YORK TIMES) and lauded for her “soulful, virtuosic” playing and “impeccable technical control” (OPERA NEWS). She is the Baroque Concertmaster and Artistic Advisor for the Lakes Area Music Festival, and she performs in multifaceted roles with Apollo’s Fire, Four Nations Ensemble, Handel and Haydn Society, NYBI, Philharmonia Baroque, and Trinity Wall Street Baroque Orchestra. In 2018, Chloe was the onstage Broadway violinist of Farinelli and the King, starring Sir Mark Rylance. This season, Chloe is featured as guest soloist and recurring concertmaster of The Lyra Baroque Orchestra.

SUSANNA PERRY GILMORE, violin, enjoys a multifaceted career as solo artist, chamber musician, and orchestral concertmaster. Hailed as “a terrific fiddle player” (THE CLASSICAL REVIEWER, UK) and praised for her “authenticity and exquisite taste... musical depth and human touch” (THE CLEVELAND PLAIN DEALER), she has been a frequent soloist and principal with Apollo’s Fire since 2014 and is the violinist on Apollo’s Fire’s best-selling

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STEPHANIE CORWIN, bassoon, enjoys performing and teaching music of the past four centuries on modern and historical bassoons. Her vocation has taken her throughout the US and abroad, simultaneously satisfying her love for travel and her desire for connecting with people on and off the stage.

Highlights include solo appearances at Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall, performances at the Yellow Barn and Staunton music festivals, and concerts with Philharmonia Baroque, Tafelmusik, Trinity Wall Street, and the Handel and Haydn Society. When not making music, she can be found running, reading, or knitting.

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.

Musician Profiles (continued) CD recordings Sugarloaf Mountain and Sephardic Journey. She resides in Omaha, Nebraska, where she is concertmaster of the Omaha Symphony. She received her degrees from Oxford University and New England Conservatory.

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CARRIE KRAUSE, violin, has performed as principal with Portland Baroque, Pacific Baroque, Spire, and as visiting Artistic Director of Seattle Baroque.

She has also performed as a soloist with Juilliard415 at Duke's Hall and the Thomaskirche. As a modern player, she serves as concertmaster of the Bozeman Symphony and has performed as a soloist with numerous orchestras. She is Artistic Director of Baroque Music Montana and the Period Performance Workshop, and teaches a large studio of award-winning students. She holds degrees from Carnegie Mellon University, Cleveland Institute of Music, and The Juilliard School.

KRISTEN LINFANTE, viola, holds Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from The Juilliard School, where her teachers included Paul Doktor and Paul Neubauer. Specializing in both modern and baroque viola, she is a long-time member of Apollo’s Fire and performs regularly with Pittsburgh-based Chatham Baroque. She has also served as principal viola of the Orchestra de Catania in Sicily and has appeared with the Philadelphia Orchestra, San Francisco Symphony, and Houston Symphony, among others. For the past twenty-four seasons, she has been a member of the Grand Teton Music Festival. She also serves as Executive Director of Chamber Music Pittsburgh.

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 College-Moorhead. 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 BPI, 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.

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

Handel's Messiah Délices’ traditional concert series for the virtual space and created an acclaimed webseries variety show called SalonEra. 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.

EMI TANABE, violin, enjoys a multifaceted career as a baroque violinist and a solo crossover artist. In addition to be a member of Apollo's Fire, she performs with the Chicago Baroque groups: Haymarket Opera and Third Coast Baroque. Her facility with improvisation skill has led to many solo violin performances with World music, 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.

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. During the times he leaves the trumpet in the case, he enjoys seeking out local craft beer, coffee, and tinkering with his golf game.

Chorister Profiles MARGARET CARPENTER HAIGH, soprano, creates opportunities for art and education across the country. She lives in Manhattan, where she has a deep appreciation for watching the seasons turn by running the Central Park Loop and cycling the Hudson River Greenway.

She enjoys experimental cooking, knitting, and performing with the Choir of Trinity Wall Street, Musica Sacra, Bach Akademie Charlotte, and Bach Vespers at Holy Trinity.

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 performed with the Akron Symphony Orchestra, Cleveland Opera, and in various concerts in the Baroque, Classical, Jazz, and Contemporary styles.

RHIANNA COCKRELL, mezzo-soprano, has sung with True Concord Voices & Orchestra, The Thirteen, Oregon Bach Festival Choir, and was the winner of the Colorado Bach Ensemble’s 2020 Young Artist Competition. A champion of contemporary music, she has appeared in Nasty Women Connecticut’s 2021 online art exhibition Silent Fire and in Prototype Opera’s 2021 virtual festival, and commissioned and premiered Amelia Brey’s the night i died again. She holds degrees from George Mason University, University of Minnesota, and Yale University.

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.

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SARAH COFFMAN, soprano, recently completed her Doctorate in historical performance practice at CWRU University 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 degree in vocal performance

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.

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.

Handel's Messiah NATHAN HODGSON, tenor, is a New York-based singer specializing in early and chamber music. He sings in the Schola Cantorum at The Church of Saint Vincent Ferrer in New York City and performs with ensembles across the nation. Past performances include appearances with Ensemble VIII, Skylark Vocal Ensemble, and Apollo’s Fire. Before moving to New York, Nathan sang in Dallas with the Orpheus Chamber Singers, Dallas Bach Society, and Denton Bach Society.

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).

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

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. BRYAN MUNCH, tenor, received his engineering degree, music minor, and MBA from CWRU. He performs regularly with Quire Cleveland and has been privileged to sing with St. Paul’s Episcopal Church and the Temple-Tifereth Israel.

When he is not playing with his kids, he plays with data, making charts and graphs as an analyst at Progressive Insurance in Mayfield Heights. , JOSEPH SCHLESINGER, 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.

EDWARD VOGEL, baritone, has been described as “accomplished, stylistically

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MARK LASETER, tenor, is currently pursuing his Doctorate in historical performance practice at CWRU. Most recently, he was awarded first prize in the 2021 Audrey Rooney Vocal Competition from the Kentucky Bach Choir. Previous engagements include projects with Seraphic Fire, the Portland Bach Experience, True Concord Voices & Orchestra, and The Crossing. He received his Bachelor’s degree in voice performance from Westminster Choir College and his Master’s degree in sacred music from the University of Notre Dame.

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.

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Chorister Profiles (continued) informed,” and “sonorous” (OPERA NEWS). A graduate of the Yale School of Music, he has appeared as a guest artist with international ensembles including the Bach Collegium Japan and Theatre of Voices, and has sung at the Tanglewood festival and the Snape Proms (UK). He sings regularly with True Concord Voices & Orchestra and Apollo’s Fire, with whom he looks forward to making his solo debut in the 2021-2022 season.

Lincoln Center debut with Masaaki Suzuki in Der Tag des Gerichts by Telemann.

ANDRÉA WALKER, soprano, is currently pursuing her Doctorate in historical performance practice at CWRU. She is a recent graduate of the Yale Institute of Sacred Music where she specialized in early music, oratorio, and art song.

Her recent solo performance highlights include a world premiere with Apollo Chamber Players, a concert of Mozart arias with Echo Orchestra of Houston, and her

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.

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.

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The hallmark of AF’s educational programs is the close interaction between professional musicians and students to garner the intimacy of the artistic learning experience.

Apollo’s Musettes Ensemble – Treble Youth Choir “Singing with Apollo’s Fire has altered my life as a musician – permanently!

It has inspired my love and passion for baroque music.” – Michael Temesi

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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.

Music Workshops Apollo’s Fire collaborates with music teachers around NE Ohio and on tour to present workshops, masterclasses, and other enriching activities for students.

Recent partnerships include Kirtland High School, Brecksville-Broadview Heights High School, Rainey Institute, CIM, and Miller South School (Akron).

At the elementary level, AF offers interactive 2-part in-school workshops. AF has served districts including Cleveland Municipal School District, Cleveland HeightsUniversity Heights, Norton, Elyria, and schools such as Global Village Academy, Hudson Montessori, and Our Lady of Angels with these workshops since 2018.

On the national level, Jeannette Sorrell and AF principal players have coached high school and college students while on tour at Penn State University, the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, the Lakeside Chautauqua, Shenandoah Conservatory, and San Diego State University. Jeannette Sorrell and AF principal cellist René Schiffer have also done extensive baroque coaching of the young professional players of the renowned New World Symphony in Miami – the nation’s premiere orchestral academy.

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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 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 $5,000 – $9,999 Albrecht Family Foundation The Mary S. & David C. Corbin Foundation Mrs. Mary & Dr. George L. Demetros Charitable Trust

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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) William P. Blair III Arthur V. N. Brooks In memoriam The Deveny Family Ann Fairhurst & Mark Cipra Fred & Holly Glock Anonymous 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 William & Karen Feth Russell Hardy 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

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BRANDENBURG CIRCLE ($500 – $999) Drs. Richard Rosenfeld & Tami Amiri

Pam Amundson & Joel Godard Patricia Ashton Cynthia Ball Martin H. Belsky Marianne & Christian Bernadotte John & Laura Bertsch Richard & Mary Bole Terry & Christine Bowman Richard & Marilyn Busch Julia Cepulis Fred & Ryn Clarke James Collins & Patricia Brownell Louise R. Cook Tom & Anita Cook Mary Anne Corrigan-Davis Mr. & Mrs. Stuart Crampton David & Adelaide Davies Cynthia Ann de Petris Mark DelPrincipe William & Lynne Dowling Sara Drowlette Dale & Sue Edwards Elinore Evans & John N. Rampe Diane & Warren Farr Michael Frank Debra Franke Jay & Kim Gaebelein Daniel H. Garland Susan L. Golden Alexander & Gabrielle Gouch Bob & Mia Graf Peter & Francine Gray Richard & Ann Gridley Kurt Haas Madison Development Co. LLC Stuart Hastings Barbara Hawley & David Goodman Sandra Virginia Hazra Richard & Laurette Hershey Craig & Carolyn Hollis Derf Hopsecger The Marta & Donald Jack Charitable Fund Gale & Jim Jacobsohn John & Mary Jenkins Linda Johnson Carole Kass Jane & Douglas Kern Gerladine Kiefer David & Janet Kinkaid Eric & Sue Kisch Ilona Kisis Kathryn Knops Dennis & Betty Kondrich Melodee Kornacker Steve & Carolyn Kuerbitz Diann Lapin

Harold & Susan LaPine Ed Larson Ruth H. Laufer Friedman Jody Lefort & Ken Gober Joan C. Long Mrs. F. Machado William Mandel, DVM Roey & Jeff Margulies Kevin Martin Anita Meeker Christine Marie Meeker Lange Thomas R. Merryweather Michael & Laura Monroe Deb Nash Charlene & Marv Nevans Timothy & Pamela Nichols David Nolin Patrick & Judith O'Hara Elizabeth Osborne Don & Anne Palmer Mr. Franklyn & Dr. Marion Perry Dr. & Mrs. Roland Philip Melodie Phillips Thomas & Kate Pitrone Sally & Derek Rance Beth & Clay Rankin Michael & Dawn Rickman Richard & Tamara Rynearson Betty & Dave Schneider Rev. Sandra Selby Alan & Marjorie Shapiro Merryl Shapiro John & Laura Shields Richard Shirey Murray Somerville Linda Sperry & Linda Chopra Jane Peterson & Phil Star Mickey Stefanik Tom & Susan Strauss Fred & Betsy Stueber Thomas Suddes Kristina & Albert Susinskas Mary Lu & Frederick D'Onofrio Jim & Christine Toole Donald Treap Richard & Claire Troha Catherine Veres Felix & Inna Vilinsky Mary Echle & Reed Walters Anne & Ed Wardwell Mike Warner William Watterson & Melissa Richmond Dickson & Ann Whitney Andrea Zadell Helen L. Zakin

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Lon & Claudia Lanzendorfer Meng "Locky" Liu Rev. Richard Lutz Stephen & Mary Ann Mahoney Kevin Martin Lisa Martinez Daniel & Jane McCroskey Ellen & Michael Meehan John C. Morley Stephen & Celeste Myers Lori & Dan Nelson Gary & Shay Olson Edward J. Olszewski Kim Parry Jim & Kathy Pender Ingegard & Gösta Pettersson Virginia Poirier & John Petrenchik Richard & Joanne Prober Dr. Robert W. Reynolds Elizabeth Richards Jane N. Richmond Alan Rocke & Cristine Rom Melvin Rosenthal Phillip Rowland-Seymour Phil & Noha Ryder Nan & Peter Ryerson Myra Samsa Vance & Donna Sherwood Frank Shoemaker Lucy & Dan Sondles 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 Mary Lou VerMerris Robert & Diane Walcott Lucy & Chuck Weller Stephen Wetta Veronica Wilcox In honor of Roger Fell Mr. & Mrs. David Wildermuth Robert C. & Emily C. Williams David & Judy Young Janice Young Rick & Jo Ann Young Richard & Mary Zigmond

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Thank you to our Supporters (continued) BUCKINGHAM CIRCLE ($250 – $499) Anonymous (4) Ann V. Adams Robert Neil Andreano Atty. LuWayne Annos Robert & Dalia Baker 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 Leslie S. Brown Bill & Carol Bruml James & Judy Burghart Michael & Kareen Caputo Jason Chance Chris Chapman Robert Chwast Erica & Harry Cikanet Judy & Bob Ciulla Lawrence & Beverly 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 Melissa & Tom Feola Marcia Ferguson Harvey Finkel Stanley & Nivia Fisch 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 Tom Hagesfeld Louise E. Hamel

John Hancock Robin & Katie Harbage John & Marlene Harmon Mr. & Mrs. C. Thomas Harvie 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 Bruce McCain & Robin Kelly Chere and Patrick Kilbane Marjorie Kitchell Thomas Knoll Jim & Rhonda Kroeger Ms. Barbara L. Krouse Barbara Kuby Gerhard Kunze Cinthia A. Klements & Denise C. Lachowski James Lalak Donna Lalewicz Lawrence & Susan Liden Richard Lilley & Carmen Letelier Dolores Bielecki & Stephen Lorton John D. Mancinelli Elizabeth K. Mann J. & Arlene Mann Mr. & Mrs. John McNeill Catharina Meints Caldwell Bill & Carla Merkel Trent & Irene Meyerhoefer Laura & Charles Monroe Carole & George Morris Marjorie Moskovitz Elizabeth Myers David Nash Don Nash Deborah L. Neale Gay S. Nelson Roger Nelson Marilyn Orr Carmen Paradis Jean Perkins John S. Perko

Robert Plantz Elisabeth C. Plax Mr. & Mrs. Richard G. Porter Christine & Michael Randall Dr. Diana C. Reep Ted & Martha Rodenborn Donald Rosenberg Mr. & Mrs. Todd Rosenberg Jonathan Ross Nadine Roszko Dr. & Mrs. James Sampliner Donald E. Schmid & Rosemary L. Reymann Tilman Schober Cal & Camille Schroeck John & Barbara Schubert Gary Seng Mr. & Mrs. James Simler Cheryl & David Simon Mr. & Mrs. William Spatz Alan Steffen Joan Steidl & Nancy Logan Larry E. Stewart Brian Suntken Michael & Betty Sweeney Marc & Sylvia Trundle Richard Uza Chuck Vergon Adele Viguera Paul Vincent Julie Wallace Jim & Chris Wamsley Sharon Watts Mary Wehrle Robert A. & Judith M. Weiss John & Ruth Wengrovius Dorothy Whittenberger Virginia-Forney Wojno Lois S. Wolf B. Wynne & P. Cozzens Stanley & Mary Zitello John & Jane Zuzek INDIVIDUAL DONORS ($100 – $249) Anonymous (9) Anna Abell James Able Roxanne Amiri-Jaber Edward Andros Dale Angney Gregory Arko Nancy Arnest Jay Auwerter Virginia Banks George D. Banta, DVM Linda L. Barclay Megan Bauer Victoria B. Bauer

Jonathan & Patricia Dokler Henry C. Doll Charles & Mary Dolph Barbara A. Domski Mary Kay DeGrandis & Edward Donnelly Frederick & Mary Lu D'Onofrio Rosemary Donzella Dr. & Mrs. Michael Dowell Molly Downing Mark Doyle Sheila & Joe Drain Don & Kathy Dregalla Duesenberg Family Timothy R. Elliott Mary Emerson Laurel Englehart Ural Erdem Joe & Judy Erlichman John Evans Rober Fabien Stanley & Sharon Fairchild Catherine Fallick Leah Farrar Mr. & Mrs. R. Jeffrey Fast Robert F. Fay CPA Robert & Marcia Fein Phylis M. Ferrara Daniel Fickes Richard & Susan Figge Philip J. Fischer Carol & Daniel Fishwick 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 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 David M. Gracon Norman & Antonette Graham Kurt & Jane Gramlich Dr. Kathleen S. Grieser Nancy Griffiths 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 Jan Harding William Harwood Rodney Hayslett Jon V. Heider John Hemphill Malcolm Henoch 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 Byron H. & Diane F. Jackson MaryAnn Janosik Robert & Linda Jenkins Jerison Family Dr. Larry Parker & Mrs. Jennifer Johnson Marjorie Johnson Steve Johnstonbaugh Janice Breedon Jones Stephen Jones Marius Juodisius & Jennifer Blakeney Roger Kallock Darla Kashian Ardith Keck Dr. & Mrs. C. William Keck Ann Kent Steve Kidwell Raymond & Sherrie Kimberly Maryanne King Dr. & Mrs. Robert Kiwi Patty & Richard Knoth Martin Kohn S. L. Kohrman Patricia Kohut Ihor Kowalysko Mark Kozel Jean Koznarek Mark & Jean Koznarek Margaret Krolikowski Bob & Carol Kubovcik Bob & Linda Kuchner Raymond & Susan Labuda Alfred Lambo Heather Lanfranchi & Stephen DeOreo Stacey Lawler Elizabeth Lawrence Linda Leeson Alan & Jean Lettofsky Scott Levin Joan H. Lidrbauch

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Reza Beigi Andrew Bekeny Robert Bensen Alexandra Beyer Alan & Peggy Bialosky Arthur Bielfelt Anne Biermann Henry Billingsley Helga Binder William Black John & Susan Blackwell Robert Boltz Mr. & Mrs. Gary Boncella Gina Boonshoft Cathryn Booth-Laforce Scott Bowen Karen Bradley & Tom Norton Nancy E. Brown 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 Greg Callaghan John & Tonna Carney Cindy & Tim Carr Richard & Sharon Chmielewski George Chuparkoff 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 Barbara Ann Davis Dorothy Davis Michael Davis Jeffrey & Barbara Dean Carmella DeCrane Chris & Mary Ann Deibel Elizabeth Dery & Steven Schecter Katie & Grant Dettling Michael & Jan Devereaux Diane Dickerson Maureen Doerner

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Thank you to our Supporters (continued) Mark Luecke Kalle Lyytinen Mr. & Mrs. Thomas L. MacMillan Jimmy Madsen Vera Marquardt Dr. Lee Martin William Mason John & Margaret McBride Roger & Susan McCann Linda McCormick Mr. Christopher C. & Dr. Gaylee McCracken Linda & Peter McDonald Charitable Fund Marilyn K. McDonald Terry & Charlotte McGowan Michael & Christine McGuire Mary McHugh Robert McInnes Ethan & Karen McLaughlin 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 Laura Moorman Zachary Morowitz Audrey Morris In memory of Anthony Troia Angela Mortellaro & Michael Davies Steven & Susan Moss Skip & Marion Murfey Steven & Catherine Rau Joseph & Barbara Nahra Douglas and Denise Nash Annette Nicoloff & Kristine Mikolajczyk Leo Niehorster David & Sarah Nix Mary Ann Nolan Thomas P. O'Donnell Joseph & Maryanna Ogonek Nancy Oleinick Kärstin Olofsson Ann Olszewski David Osage & Claudia Woods John & Nancy O'Toole Mary Ann Pasternak Joseph Pastrana Helen Patterson Dr. John S. Perko Barbara Peskin Jane Peterson & Phil Star Anne-Marie Petros Ellen Picard & Pat Hartman Katrina Pipasts 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 Cal & Roberta Ratcliff Frank & Yolita Rausche Laura Rayburn Judy Reeves Gretchen Reynolds Sigrid Reynolds Julie Robertson Barbara S. Robinson Kenneth Robinson Jane Rogers Hans Rohr Mary Ross Robert & Jackie Roth Karen Rothman Bobbie Rudnick Joseph Rustic Lawrence J. & Wendy E. Rybka Lorraine Safranek Ms. Wilma Salisbury Martin I. Saltzman, M.D. Donatella Salvadori Mats Samuelsson Noel Sargent Dr. Adrian M. Schnall Larry & Mary Schwartz Paul Secunde Linda & Mark Seeman Dr. & Mrs. James & Rita Sheinin Omar & Jill Siddiq Linda A. Seiber Glenn Sigl Jackie Silas-Butler Heda Silverstein Lois Simpson Karen Singer Margaret Sitkowski Peggy Skerda Lee & Brenda Skidmore Katarzyna Smith Scott & Susan Smith Diedrick Snoek Christine & Bill Snyder David & Noreen Somrak Doris Sopher Nancy & Lou Soboro In memory of Anthony Troia The Spallino Family Sally Staley Ina Stanek James Stang Darwin L. Steele 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 Charlene Turkovich Carol Vandenberg James & Becki Verbringe Hon. & Mrs. William F. B. Vodrey Edward Vogel Matthew Vrabel Michelle Vukcevich Richard Wagner & Olga Beirne William & Trudy Walker Larry Wallerstein Bruce Washington Cliff Weber Mr. & Mrs. Mark Allen Weigand Roger Welchans Kathryn Westlake Gordon Wetzel Marcia Wexberg & Ken Singer Cooper & Debbie White 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 Jane Zaharias Chuck & Ann Zellmer Julia & Terry Zimmerman Charlotte Zmyslo The Zucker Family Richard Zupancic

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 November 1, 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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Apollo's Fire INNKEEPERS Now Accepting NEW Volunteers!

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.

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

Administration Howard Bender, Executive Director Noha Ryder, Chief Financial Officer Allison Richards, General Manager Barbara Feld, Director Of Patron & Donor Relations – Summit County Angela Mortellaro, Development Manager Nichole Fehrman, Manager Of Marketing, Communications, & Administration Loren Reash-Henz, Patron Services Coordinator Edward Vogel, Artistic Operations Coordinator Margi Haigh, Box Office & Marketing Associate Melanie Emig, Staff Accountant & Patron Services Associate Erica Brenner, Director Of Media Production Gabriella Martinez, Education Specialist Tom Frattare, Stage Production Manager Martins Daukss, Stage Manager Erin Riffle, Hospitality Coordinator

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COMING IN FEBRUARY

LIFT EV'RY VOICE A Celebration of Brotherhood & Sisterhood

Jeannette Sorrell, conducting Kristine Caswelch & Ashlee Foreman, sopranos | Reggie Mobley, countertenor Jacob Perry, tenor | Jonathan Woody, bass with AF instrumentalists and the Musettes Ensemble ( youth chorus)

Back by popular demand! This uplifting program by Jeannette Sorrell premiered in May 2021 and now returns in an expanded version. Monteverdi’s beautiful Nigra Sum (I am Black & Beautiful) from the Vespers of 1610 meets a stunning 2019 composition of the same title by Black composer Jonathan Woody. Renowned countertenor Reggie Mobley shares tales of his childhood growing up Black (and beautiful) in the Deep South. A suite by Joseph Bologne (known as “The Black Mozart” in the 18th century) leads to Civil War-era spirituals. The Apollo’s Musettes (youth choir) join AF musicians and soloists in this celebration of our shared humanity.

Friday, February 4, 7:30pm UNIVERSITY CIRCLE United Methodist Church Saturday, February 5, 3:00pm & 8:00pm Arlington Church of God, AKRON Sunday, February 6, 4:00pm CLEVELAND Museum of Art (Gartner)

Tickets at 216.320.0012 | apollosfire.org

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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