O JERUSALEM! Crossroads of Three Faiths

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O Jerusalem!

Board of Directors

Chair

Charles A. Bittenbender

Chair Emeritus

James B. Rosenthal

Vice Chairs

Michael J. Meehan

Noha Ryder

Treasurer

Ryan Siebel

Assistant Treasurer

Meng “Locky” Liu

Secretary

Andrew Gordon-Seifert

Jeffrey P. Barnett

Karl Bekeny

Amy K. Carlson

Thomas Clark*

Patricia Costante

Nicole Divall**

Ka-Pi Hoh, Ph.D.

Thomas Forrest Kelly, Ph.D.

Richard J. Lederman, M.D. Ph.D.

John Olejko

Linda M. Olejko

Shay Olson

Kim S. Parry

William A. Powel

David J. Reimer

Phillip Rowland-Seymour

Elisa Ross, M.D.

Jeannette Sorrell*

Kathie Stewart**

Rebecca Storey

Herb Wainer

David Walker*

Ed Weber, D.O.

Apollo’s Fire Chicago

Elisa Ross M.D., President

Katrina Pipasts, President Emeritus

Doug Miller, Vice President

Patricia (“Patti”) Skigen, Secretary

Shay Olson, Treasurer

Michael Angell

Charles A. Bittenbender

Stephanie Champi

Patricia Costante

Blondean Davis, Ed.D.

Marietta McPike

Michael J. Meehan

Florence Nelson

Carlos E. Romero

Phillip Rowland-Seymour

Marlon Rucker

James C. Sheinin, M.D.

Jeannette Sorrell*

David Walker*

Community Advisors

Rodrigo Lara Alonso

Nathália Montezuma

Dianna White-Gould

Continuo Society

Akron Advisory Board

Thomas Clark, chair

Theron Brown

Esther Cooper

Susan Delahanty

Barbara Feld

Ashlee Foreman

William Foster

Walter Keith

Geraldine Kiefer

George Litman, M.D.

Kenneth E. Shafer, M.D.

Sandra R. Smith

Libby Upton

David Walker*

The Ambassadors Council

Mitchell G. Blair

Frances S. Buchholzer

Robert Conrad

William E. Conway

Samuel S. Hartwell

Vivian Henoch

Rabbi Roger C. Klein

Annette Lowe

Deb Nash

John Olejko

Linda M. Olejko

Robert Reynolds, M.D.

Allison Richards

Kasia G. Rothenberg, M.D., Ph.D.

Sandra R. Smith

Susan Troia

Ed Weber, D.O.

*ex officio **Musicians’ Representative

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

William P. Blair III†

Christine Brez

Arthur V. N. Brooks†

Sally Brown†

Richard Buffett

Thomas Clark

Nancy Bell Coe

Ronald Crutcher

T. Clifford Deveny, M.D.

Clarence Drichta

Ross W. Duffin

James Ehrman

Ann Fairhurst

Suzanne Ferguson

William J. Flemm

Mark Floyd

John Gibbon

Robert C. Gilkeson, M.D.

Scott Gonia

Joyce Graham

Paula Grooms

Norman C. Harbert†

Russell Hardy

Samuel Harris

Jonathan Hatch

John D. Heavenrich

Marguerite B. Humphrey†

Conway Ivy

Denise Jackson

Robert H. Jackson†

Delia Jarantilla

Marjorie H. Kitchell†

Katherine Larson

Donald Laubacher

William H. Lennon

Fred J. Livingstone

David Love

Michael Lynn

Stephen A. Mahoney, M.D.†

Polly Morganstern

Donald W. Morrison†

Clyde L. Nash, M.D.†

Charlotte Newman

Leroy B. Parks, Jr.

Brendan Patterson

Thomas F. Peterson, Jr.†

Jane Pickering

Ronald Potts, M.D.

Sanford Reichart†

Robert Reynolds, M.D.

Shawn Riley

Richard Rodda

Alex Sales, D.D.S.

Sandra F. Selby

William Sheldon, M.D.

John Shelley

Daniel Shoskes

Carsten Sierck

Kempton Smith

Kathie Lynne Stewart

Eugenia Strauss

Susan Troia

Robert Walcott

Lee Warshawsky

Carol Wipper

Lynne Woodman

Roger Wright

Dave Young

From the Artistic Director

Welcome to our season finale, O JERUSALEM! We are honored to share this evening with you, as our company of 26 artists representing the diverse cultures of the Middle East raise their voices in a spirit of love and mutual respect.

Tonight’s concert begins our seventh international tour, as we bring this program to New York City on April 12, Chicago on April 17-19, and then to the UK during April 24-26 for a 5-concert residency at St. Martin-in-the-Fields and Snape Maltings. We are proud to be serving as cultural ambassadors for Northeast Ohio. This season, YOU have helped us bring live performances to young audiences, with 6 FREE Family Concerts and 18 In-School Workshops attended by over 2,000 students in Northeast Ohio. Additionally, we served over 10,000 people with free- and discounted programming through our Community Access Initiative.

Do you have your tickets yet to our upcoming Gala, INCANDESCENCE…? On Sunday May 31, we will gather at the beautiful and historic Tudor Arms Hotel to celebrate and support our beloved musicians and our educational programs. We hope you will join us! Please see page 24 for more information, or speak to our staff.

Summer is around the corner, and we can’t wait to be back at the beautiful Holden Arboretum for our Countryside Concerts in June! Our new program titled Echoes of Ireland follows the legendary harper Turlough O’Carolan through 18th-century Ireland. Please see more details on page 25.

Our 35th Anniversary Season will be announced soon! Here’s a sneak preview: the season includes the premiere of a new international tour program featuring the legendary Caribbean soprano Jeanine de Bique. Titled ECHOES Across the Atlantic, this program explores the cross-influences of artistic cultures in the palaces of Europe and the plantations of the Caribbean. Following the Cleveland premiere, the program heads to Carnegie Hall on November 15 – and then to major venues in Paris, Brussels, Lisbon, London, and more. Will you join us in New York or Europe? Let our box office know if you would like to be on the list to receive more information.

Above all, thank you for your faithful support. As tickets cover only about 1/3 of the cost a concert, the musicians and I are so grateful for the gifts from our beloved home audience.

Jeannette Sorrell Artistic Director

THANK YOU to the generous sponsors of these O JERUSALEM! performances

MEG & TOM STANTON

The Bath Church (Ohio)

KAREN & RICHARD SPECTOR

Congregation Mishkan Or (Ohio)

DR. & MRS.

JAMES & RITA SHEININ

Music Institute of Chicago

PATRICIA COSTANTE

& STEPHANIE CHAMPI

Chicago Cultural Center

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

O Jerusalem! Crossroads of Three Faiths

Jeannette Sorrell, conductor & program design

Sonya Headlam* & Sophia Burgos†, sopranos

Aryssa Leigh Burrs, mezzo-soprano

Jacob Perry†, tenor

Jeffrey Strauss & Edward Vogel*, baritones

Daphna Mor, recorder, shawm, ney, vocals

Ronnie Malley, oud & accordion

Thursday, April 9, 7:30pm* The Bath Church (UCC), OH

Friday, April 10, 7:30pm* Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

Saturday, April 11, 7:30pm* Congregation Mishkan Or, Beachwood, OH

Sunday, April 12, 5:00pm*† Music Before 1800, New York, NY

Friday, April 17, 7:30pm† Music Institute of Chicago, Evanston, IL

Saturday, April 18, 7:30pm† KAM Isaiah Israel, Hyde Park, IL

Sunday, April 19, 5:00pm† Chicago Cultural Center, IL

Saturday, April 25, 7:00pm St. Martin-in-the-Fields, London, UK

Program

I. O Jerusalem!

Ir me kero, Madre, a Yerushalayim (I want to go to Jerusalem, Mother…) Kuándo el Rey Nimrod (Avram Avinu)

Sephardic Medieval/traditional songs, arr. J. Sorrell

Jeffrey Strauss, *Sonya Headlam/†Sophia Burgos, *Edward Vogel/†Jacob Perry, soloists

Bani Adam (Children of Adam) – poem by Sa’adi (13th c. Persian)

All men and women are to each other The limbs of a single body...

II. The Jewish Quarter

La Rosa enflorese (The rose blooms) – traditional Sephardic Tina Bergmann, hammered dulcimer

Ija Mia (My Daughter) – traditional Ladino folk song, arr. D. Mor

Daphna Mor, vocals

Nani Nani (Lullaby) – Ladino ballad

Traditional Sephardic ballad, arr. JS

*Sonya Headlam/†Sophia Burgos, vocals

Tzur mishelo akhalnu (The Lord our Rock)

Medieval Hebrew prayer, arr. JS

Jeffrey Strauss & Edward Vogel, vocals

Eli Elijahu (Lord, please send Elijah!) – traditional Iraqi piyyut text attributed to attributed to Rabbi Avraham Ibn Ezra (1089-1164)

III. The Christian & Armenian Quarters

Passacaglia in G Minor – Andrea Falconieri (1585-1656)

La Bergamasca – Salamone Rossi (1570-1630)

Havun-Havun – Sacred Armenian chant

Lucine Musaelian, vocals & viola da gamba | Sue Yelanjian, contrabass

Santa Maria, Strela do Dia

Cantiga #100 from the Cantigas de Santa Maria Codex, c. 1250, arr. J. Sorrell

*Sonya Headlam/†Sophia Burgos, Edward Vogel, & Company

Intermission

IV. Mosque, Synagogue, & Cathedral

Agni Parthene – traditional Orthodox chant

Aryssa Leigh Burrs, mezzo-soprano

Three Abrahamic Chants – arr. Ronnie Malley

Inbal Hever, mezzo-soprano

Sancta Maria succure miseris – medieval plainchant

Nigra sum sed formosa

Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643) – Vespers of 1610

*Edward Vogel, baritone/†Jacob Perry, tenor

Nigra sum sed formosa – medieval plainchant

Ki eshmera Shabbat (If I Guard the Sabbath)

Medieval Sephardic liturgical chant, arr. J. Strauss/J. Sorrell/R. Schiffer

Jeffrey Strauss, baritone

Gloria Patri – Lauda Jerusalem Monteverdi – Vespers of 1610

V. The Muslim Quarter

Longha Farahfaza – traditional Arabic/Riad al Sunbati

Palestinian Folk Songs – arr. R. Malley & J. Sorrell

Hadi Ya Bahar Hadi (Keep Calm, O Sea) – Inbal Hever, vocals

‘Ala Dal’ouna (Onward to Help) – Andréa Walker & Constantine Novotny, lead dancers

VI. Neighborhood Celebration

La Komida la Manyana (The Morning Meal)

traditional Sephardic/Ladino, ed. R. Schiffer

*Cleveland & Akron | †Chicago

On Saturday night (in Ohio), join the musicians for a baklava bash with Middle Eastern treats – and see the instruments close up! Open to all.

Texts & Translations

I. O Jerusalem!

Ir me kero, Madre, a Yerushalayim! [Nostalgia per Jerusalén]

Ir me kero, Madre, a Yerushalayim! A pizar las tierras I artarme d’eyas

A Yerushalayim la veo d’enfrente Olvido mis hijos I mis parientes. Ir me kero, Madre, a Yerushalayim…

Kuando el Rey Nimrod

Kuando el Rey Nimrod al campo salía mirava en el cielo y en la estreyería. vido una luz santa en la judería que havía de nacer Avraham Avinu.

Refrain:

Avram Avinu, Padre querido

Padre bendicho, luz de Israel.

La mujer de Terach kedo prenyada. De día en día él le preguntava. De ke tenéish la kara tan demudada? Eya ya savía el bien ke tenía. Refrain.

Cierto loaremos al verdadero Eil, Saludemos al compadre y tambien al mohél. Que por su zehut mos venga el goél Y rima a todo Israel. Refrain.

I want to go to Jerusalem, Mother! Walk on the ground and be fed by it.

Jerusalem – when I see her opposite me, I forget my children and my parents. I want to go to Jerusalem, Mother!

When King Nimrod went out to the fields, He looked at heaven and the stars. And saw a holy light above the Jewish quarter –[A sign] that Abraham, our father, must have been born.

Refrain:

Abraham Avinu, our dear Father, Blessed Father, Light of Israel.

Terach’s wife was pregnant. Each day she was asked: Why is your face so pale? She knew the goodness she carried inside. Refrain.

Surely we praise the true God Redeemer, We greet the godfather and the mohel. Because of his virtue, may the Messiah come To redeem all Israel. Refrain.

II. The Jewish Quarter

Ija Mia

Ija mia, mi querida te vo dar un hermozo. No quero, madri, no quero. Que el hermozo, yo no lo gozo. No quero, madri, no quero.

My Daughter

My daughter, my dearest one, I shall give you a handsome man. No, dear Mama, I do not want him. It does not impress me that he is handsome, No, I don't want him.

Ija mia, mi querida te vo dar un alto.

No quero, madri, no quero.

Que el es alto, yo no l’alcanzó. No quero, madri, no quero.

Ija mia, mi querida te vo dar un tenyozo.

No quero, madri, no quero.

Que el tenyozo, no tiene meoyo. No quero, madri, no quero.

Ija mia, mi querida te vo dar un borracho!

Ya quero, madri, ya quero!

Con el borracho, yo ya me paso. Ya quero, madri, ya quero.

Nani, Nani (Sephardic/Ladino ballad)

Nani, nani, Nani kere el ijo. El ijo de la madre De chiko se aga grande.

Ay, durmite mi alma! Ke tu padre viene kon muncha alegria.

“Ay, ay avrimesh mi dama, Avrimesh la puerta! Ke vengo kansad’o De arar las huertas.”

Ay avrir no vos avro. No venish kansad’o Sino ke vanish de onde nuevo amor.

Nani, nani…

Tzur mishelo akhalnu (Traditional Hebrew Sabbath table blessing)

Tsur mishelo achalnu, Bar’chu emunai, Sava’anu vehotarnu kidvar adonai.

O Jerusalem!

My daughter, my dearest one, I shall give you a tall man. No, dear Mama, I do not want him. He is tall, I cannot reach him. No, I don't want him.

My daughter, my dearest one I shall give you a man with the dandruff. No, dear Mama, I do not want him.

The man with the dandruff has no brains. No, I don't want him.

My daughter, my dearest one, I shall give you a drunkard!

Yes, dear Mama, he is the one I want!

With the drunkard I shall marry, Yes, dear Mama, he is the one I want!

Lullaby, lullaby, The boy wants a lullaby. The mother’s son, Who is small but will grow.

Ah, go to sleep, my sweetest! Your father is coming home soon, Full of much joy.

“Oh, open up, my lady, Open the door! I come home tired

From working in the orchards.”

Ah, I will not open them. You do not come here tired –You’ve just returned

From your new lover.

Lullaby, lullaby…

Translation by Amanda Powell

We bless the Lord, our Rock, whose food we have eaten.

We are satisfied, and have left some, according to God’s word.

Hebrew translation by Jeffrey Strauss

Texts & Translations (continued)

El Elijahu (Iraqi piyyut)

Refrain:

El Elijahu, El Elijahu, lich vod Elijahu HaNavi haveh na.

Bo yirtom richbo / Na bashevi ki bo Lo shachav libo / Gam lo ra’ah shenah

Rav machli bir’ot / Kach’shi u’msanot yafot u’vriot / Bassar vatirena

Hashkeh tzur mei rosh / Tzar einav yiltosh yom einai likdosh / Yisrael tish’ena

Refrain:

Eli Elijahu, Elijahu the Prophet, please come!

He will lead his chariot, restless in captivity His heart did not rest, nor envision sleep

My illness grows as I see my leanness while my enemies are beautiful, fat-fleshed, and graze.

Our Rock, give them poisonous water while the enemy shall glare. My eyes to the Holy One of Israel will be raised.

Matai tar’eh ot / Yesha el kor’ot Lacha u’lecha nos’ot / Kolan vativkena [vatarona]

Hamalach hago’el / Lifnei dal sho’el Ana haEl El / Avraham hakreh na

When will You give a sign of redemption to those who call out?

Angel of Deliverance, come before this poor seeker!

O Lord, God of Abraham, call him forth!

Transliteration and Translation from B’nai Jeshrun

III. The Christian & Armenian Quarters

Strela do Dia (Cantiga #100, from the Cantigas de Santa Maria Codex, c. 1250)

Refrain:

Santa Maria, Strela do dia, mostra nos via era Deus e nos guia.

Ca veer faze los errados que perder foran per pecados, entender de que mui culpados son; mais per ti son perdõados da ousadia que lles fazia fazer folia mais que non deveria. Santa Maria…

Amostrar nos deves carreira por gãar en toda maneira a sen par luz e verdadeira que tu dar nos podes senlleira; ca Deus a ti a outorgaria e a querria por ti dar e daria. Santa Maria…

Refrain:

Holy Mary, Star of the Day, Show us the way to God and guide us.

Come see [what] made them err [and] lose their way by sins, understand that they are very guilty, but by you they are pardoned from the impudence that made them make revelry more than they should.

Holy Mary...

Show us the right way to attain in every manner, the peerless and true light that you alone can give us. Obtain from God the approval that you give, as would God.

Holy Mary...

Guiar ben nos pod’ o teu siso mais ca ren pera Parayso u Deus ten senpre goy’ e riso pora quen en el creer quiso; e prazer-m-ia se te prazia que foss’ a mia alm’ en tal compannia.

Santa Maria…

Guide our feet well in your judgment

Until [we] come to paradise

Where God supplies joy and laughter For those who wish to believe in God. And it would give me pleasure If my soul were in your company.

Holy Mary...

IV. Mosque, Synagogue & Cathedral

Agni Parthene

Traditional Orthodox Chant

Agní Parthéne Déspina, Ákhrante Theotóke, R: Khére Nímfi Anímfevte. Parthéne Mítir Ánassa, Panéndrosé te póke. R Ipsilotéra uranón, aktínon lamprotéra, R

Khará parthenikón khorón, angélonipertéra, R Eklamprotéra uranón, fotós katharotéra, R

Ton Uraníon stratión, pasón agiotéra. R

Se iketévo Déspina, se nin epikalúme, R Se disopó Pantánassa, sin khárin eksetúme. R

Kóri semní ke áspile, Déspina Panagía, R Epákusón mu, ákhrante, kósmu pantós Kiría, R Antilavú mu, rísé me apó tu polemíu, R Ke klironómon díksón me zoís tis eoníu. R

THREE ARABIC CHANTS

Yedid Nefesh (Hebrew)

Rabbi Elizar Azikri, 16th c.

Yedid nefesh av haraḥman

Meshokh 'avdakh el retzonakh

Yerutz 'avdakh kmo 'ayāl

Yeshtaḥavay mul hadarākh

O pure and virgin Lady, O spotless Theotokos, Choir: Rejoice, O unwedded Bride! O Virgin Queen and Mother, O dewy fleece most sacred. Choir O height transcending heaven above O beam of light most radiant, Choir O joy of chaste and virgin maids surpassing all the angels, Choir O brilliant light of heaven, above most clear and most radiant, Choir Commanding chief of heavenly hosts, O holiest of holies. Choir

I supplicate thee, Lady I humbly call upon thee, Choir O Queen of all, I beg thee, to grant me thy favor. Choir O spotless and most honored maid, O Lady all holy, Choir Hear me, immaculate one, lady of the whole world, Choir O thou my help, deliver me from harm and all adversity, Choir And by thy prayers show me to be an heir of immortality. Choir

Beloved of the soul, merciful God, Bring your servant close to Your will. Your servant will run like a gazelle, To prostrate before Your path.

Texts & Translations (continued)

Moran Etraham 'Alayn (Syriac)

St. Ephraim of Syria, 4th c.

Moran etraḥam 'alayn

Moran qabel tishmishtan

Shadar lan men bet gazokh

Ḥ'nono w'raḥme w'shobqono

Ya Imam a-Rusli (Arabic)

Sheikh Abdulrahman Al-Buri'i, 13th c.

Ya imam a-rūsli, ya sanadi

Inta ba'ad Allah-i mo'tamadi

Fa-bidunyāy wa ākhirati

Ya rasul Allah-i khōd bi yadi

Our Lord have mercy upon us Our Lord, accept our service Send us Your treasure house Compassion, mercy, and forgiveness.

O cleric of the prophets! After God, you are upon whom I rely From my days to my end. O prophet of God, take my hand.

Sancta Maria succere miseris (medieval plainchant)

Sancta Maria succurre miseris, iuva pusillanimes, refove flebiles: ora pro popula, interveni pro clero, intercede pro devoto femineo sexu: sentiant omnes tuum iuvamen, quicunque celebrant tuam sanctam festivitatem.

Nigra sum (Monteverdi Vespers)

Nigra sum sed formosa filiae Jerusalem, Ideo dilexit me Rex, et introduxit in cubuculum suum et dixit mihi: Surge, amica mea, et veni. Iam hiems transiit imber abiit et recessit, flores apparuerunt in terra nostra; tempus putationis advenit.

Nigra sum (medieval plainchant)

Nigra sum sed formosa filiae Jerusalem, Ideo dilexit me Rex, et introduxit in cubuculum suum.

Holy Mary, come to the aid of us poor ones; strengthen the faint-hearted, console those who weep, pray for your people, be a help to the priests, intercede for pious women, may all feel your aid who celebrate your holy festival.

I am a black and beautiful daughter of Jerusalem, So the King loved me, and led me into his bedroom and said to me: Arise, my love, and come away. Now winter has passed, the rain has gone and flowers have appeared in our land; The time of pruning has come.

I am a black and beautiful daughter of Jerusalem, So the King loved me, and led me into his bedroom.

Ki Eshmera Shabbat

Ki ‘eshmerà Shabbàt, ‘El yishmerèini.

‘Ot hi l’olmèi ad Beinò uveinì.

[Repeat as Refrain.]

Bò emtze‘àh tamìd Nòaḥ l’nafshì, Hinèi l’dor rishòn Natàn kedoshì, Mofèt b’tèt lèchem mishnèh vashishì, Kàkha b’khòl shishì

Yakhpìl mizonì. Refrain.

Hu yom m’chubàd Hu yom ta‘anugìm, Lèem v’yàyin tov

Basàr v’dagìm, Has’meḥìm bo, Hem simḥà masigìm, Ki yom s’maḥòt hu. Refrain.

Gloria Patri (Monteverdi Vespers)

Gloria Patri, et Filio, et Spiritui Sancto.

Lauda Jerusalem (Monteverdi Vespers)

Lauda Jerusalem, Dominum: Lauda Deum tuum, Sion. Quoniam confortavit seras portarum tuarum; benedixit filiis tuis in te.

Qui posuit fines tuos pacem, et adipe frumenti satiat te.

Qui emittit eloquium suum terrae: velociter currit sermo eius. Qui dat nivem sicut lanam; nebulam sicut cineram spargit.

Mittit crystallum suam sicut bucellas: ante faciem frigoris eius quis sustinebit? Emittet verbum suum, et liquefaciet ea: flabit spiritus eius,

O Jerusalem!

If I guard the Sabbath, God will watch over me. The Sabbath is a seal Between God and me forever.

[Repeat as Refrain.]

On the Sabbath I find rest for my soul. From the beginning, God gave a sign: Double-bread on the sixth day. So may my food be doubled On every sixth day.

Refrain.

It is a day we honor, A day of pleasures: Bread and good wine, Meat and fish. Those who rejoice on the Sabbath Attain happiness, For it is a day of joy. Refrain.

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost.

Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem: praise thy God, O Sion. For he hath strengthened the bars of your gates: he hath blessed thy children within thee. He maketh peace in thy borders, and filleth thee with the finest of the wheat. He sendeth forth his commandment upon earth: his word runneth very swiftly. He giveth snow like wool: he scattereth the cloud like ashes. He casteth forth his ice like morsels: who will stand before his cold? He will send out his word and melt them: He will cause his wind to blow

Hebrew transliteration & English translation by Jeffrey Strauss

Texts & Translations (continued)

et fluent aquae.

Qui annuntiat verbum suum Jacob: iustitias et judicia sua Israel. Non fecit taliter omni nationi: et iudicia sua non manifestavit eis.

Gloria Patri et Filio...

and the waters will flow. He showeth his word unto Jacob, his statutes and judgments unto Israel. He hath not dealt so with any nation: and he has not shown his judgments to them.

Glory be to the Father and to the Son, etc....

V. The Muslim Quarter

Hadi Ya Bahar Yadi

Hadi ya bahar hadi, tawalna fi ghaybitna Wad'di salaami wad'di, lil ard illi rabatna. Salam-li 'az-zeituneh 'ala ahlil-rabuni Wa ba'ada ommil hanuni bit-shamshim bim 'khadetna.

‘Ala dal’ouna

‘Ala dal’ouna ‘ala dal’ouna Bladi mazyuna min rab il-kona

‘Ala dal’ouna ‘ala dal’ouna

Zaytun bladi ajmal may kona

Zaytun bladi wal-loz al-akhdar

Wal-may-ra-mi-ya u-ma tinsa i-zza’atar

VI.

Keep calm o' sea, our absence has been too long. Give my salutations to the land that raised us! And give my regards to the olive tree And to my family that raised me.

Onward to help, onward to help Our land is beautiful by God's grace

Onward to help, onward to help Olives of my country are most beautiful Olives of my land and its green almond trees And the sage herb and don’t forget the za’atar

Neighborhood Celebration

La Komida la Manyana

La komida la manyana, la tadre la traigo atrás. Que lo sepa la mi madre que yo quero despozar.

No se burle la mi madre, no se burle del amor.

Ella cuando era moza hizo amor con mi senyor.

Yo lo hize la mi hija, yo lo hize con amor. No son como las de agora que dexan con la dolor.

La Komida la manyana…

The morning meal –I’m late bringing it to you, For my mother knows I want to marry you.

Don’t make fun of my mother! Don’t make fun of love! When she was young, She made love with my father.

Yes I did, my daughter! But I did it with love.

I am not like the young women of today Who are forsaken and left to grieve. The morning meal…

Notes on the Program O Jerusalem!

Director’s Note

Much has changed since I created this program in 2018. At that time, the idea of Israeli and Palestinian musicians sharing the stage in a statement of love and humanity seemed bold and daring, but hopeful. Today though, as the Middle East is engulfed in war, this program has taken on a sense of deeper lamentation.

As the daughter of a Jewish refugee and Holocaust survivor, I am honored to join with my Israeli, Palestinian American, Jewish American, and Armenian friends on stage. With the world in such distress, our personal friendships become more precious every day. For us, this concert tour represents a candle in the dark. We are grateful to share this light of hope with you.

Jeannette Sorrell, April 2026

The Four Quarters of Old Jerusalem: A Musical Tour

I. THE BACKDROP

Since Biblical times, Jerusalem has been the meeting point of religion and culture. This is the “City on a Hill” where Western imagination flourished. For centuries, three different faiths have laid exclusive claim to the city. For centuries, neighborhood residents of different faiths lived together, shared meals together, and danced together. And for centuries, violence has erupted in cyclical waves when it serves the needs of those in power.

To understand the music and poetry of Jerusalem, we need to understand something of its history and how it has resonated in the world. Ever since the Romans sacked Jerusalem and destroyed the Temple in 70 A.D, taking the Jews to Rome as slaves and scattering them across Europe… the West has inflicted its violent legacy on this city. During the Crusades of the Middle Ages, the Biblical idea of a heavenly Jerusalem began to take hold in Western imagination as a dream. Christopher Columbus was

Psalter World Map, c. 1265

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driven by the idea of reclaiming Jerusalem. In the 19th and early 20th centuries, the British Empire brought colonial domination to Palestine –stirring up local tensions and planting the seeds of Jewish-Arab conflict.

With this legacy as a backdrop, our program looks not at the politics, but at the people themselves. Throughout history, Jewish, Muslim, and Christian neighbors in Jerusalem have lived together, celebrating love and life, weddings and prayer. This was perhaps especially true during the roughly 500 years from which most of our music is drawn, 1250-1750.

The interweaving of the spiritual and the secular in the fabric of daily Jewish and Muslim life makes it impossible to separate “secular” folk music from the “sacred” songs of the synagogue and mosque. They are simply different expressions of the same spiritual longing and love. And so, as we evoke the sounds of Old Jerusalem, we interweave the rhythms of daily life – including love and betrayal; feasting and celebration; and the sacred hymns of the temple, mosque, and church.

II. TOUR OF THE CITY

Historically, the Old City has four quarters: the Jewish, Muslim, Christian, and Armenian Quarters. (The Armenians practice Eastern Orthodox Christianity, which is separate from the Roman Catholic Church.) Our program is a colorful tour of these neighborhoods, including ancient Hebrew prayers; the mixed meters and shifting accents that the Sephardic Jews encountered in their wanderings through Turkey as they sought to return to Jerusalem; the flamboyant Italian baroque music encountered by the Sephardim in Italy; and a vibrant medieval Spanish cantiga that one might have heard in the Christian Quarter of the city.

Our musical “tour” of the city has a 5-day itinerary.

The Old City

O Jerusalem!

DAY 1: O JERUSALEM!

As we approach the City on a Hill, we hear the theme that resounds so soulfully for scattered Jews and Palestinians: the longing for Jerusalem. We begin with an ancient Jewish Sephardic chant handed down through oral tradition – Ir me kero, madre, a Yerushalayim (“I want to go to Jerusalem, Mother”). My arrangement of this chant is a kind of kaleidoscopic soundscape intended to evoke the Middle East. The treatment of the chant melody reflects different ways in which the Sephardim approached their synagogue singing: first the chant melody is sung by a solo cantor, then as a call-and-response between the cantor and chorus.

This is followed by the lively Sephardic folk song Kuando el Rey Nimrod – a ballad about the birth of Abraham. The Sephardim were the Jews who had been brought to Spain, where they flourished for several centuries and developed a high culture in Medieval times – only to be expelled by the king in 1492. Kuando el Rey Nimrod is the anthem of the Sephardic community; there are even legends of it being sung by the Sephardim as they marched out of Spain in 1492 (though this cannot be true since the music was written centuries later). The song is merry on the surface, but tinged with defiance.

DAY 2: THE JEWISH QUARTER

The great 20th-century authority on Jewish music, Abraham Idelsohn, wrote, “Jewish music is the tonal expression of Jewish life over a period of over two thousand years, during which the Jewish people have been rent from their physical homeland and scattered over the earth.”

Hurva Synagogue in the Jewish Quarter

Two contrasting Ladino folk songs highlight the lives and passions of women. Ija Mia (My Daughter) represents the Sephardic tradition of women’s singing and storytelling. From the Ottoman region, this song presents a playful dialogue between a mother eager to marry off her daughter and a defiant young woman who rejects one eligible suitor after another, as her heart is set on a candidate her mother would not approve of. Evoking themes of love and betrayal, Nani Nani is a devastating lullaby-ballad sung by a mother who lulls her baby to sleep while she knows that her husband is with another woman.

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We then turn to religious life. The traditional Hebrew hymn Tzur Mishelo is a table-grace sung at meals. El Eliyahu is a Havdalah piyut (Jewish liturgical poem) widely sung among Sephardi and Middle Eastern Jewish communities. The prophet Elijah (Eliyahu), a symbol of redemption in Jewish liturgy, is invoked on Saturday night in a ceremony that bids farewell to the peace of Shabbat and expresses longing that the week ahead may be filled with blessings. The melody we perform with this piyut comes from the Babylonian/ Iraqi tradition.

DAY 3: THE ARAB & ARMENIAN QUARTERS

The tiny Armenian Quarter of the city is represented in our concert by the medieval sacred Armenian hymn, Havun Havun. Our Armenian singer Lucine Musaelian accompanies herself on the viola da gamba in her own beautiful arrangement. She is joined by our Armenian bass player, Sue Yelanjian, as they evoke the haunting moods of the Armenian landscape.

Just before intermission, we get swept up in a joyous procession – the medieval cantiga, Santa Maria, Strela do Día (Saint Mary, Star of the Day). Our performance is inspired by the vibrant street festivals of the Feast of the Assumption, still seen in Spanish and Italian communities today. The melody and lyrics are found in the 13th-century manuscript known as the Cantigas de Santa Maria Codex, a beautifully illuminated manuscript written in the Galician Portuguese language. The manuscript contains many colorful illustrations of musicians – including images of Christian (white) and Muslim (brown) musicians playing together. As with all medieval manuscripts, only the melody was provided, and there is no indication of which instruments should play, if any. I lightly arranged the song for our ensemble of strings, voices, and plucked instruments.

The entrance to St. James monastery in the Armernian Quarter

O Jerusalem!

DAY 4: THE MUSLIM QUARTER

Our Palestinian oud player, Ronnie Malley, leads us to the Muslim Quarter with a brilliant oud taxim (improvisation). There we encounter a joyous dance scene, as the Longa Farafahza erupts with virtuosity. The Longa dance (Arabic: اجنول) originated in Turkey, but later made its way into Arabic music. It is a popular Ottoman-era classical instrumental form with melodies that evoke lively upbeat Eastern European dance music.

Christian and Muslim playing ouds (Cantigas de Santa Maria, by Alfonso X, "The Wise" 13c.)

This is followed by two Palestinian folk songs. The soulful lament Hadi Ya Bahar Hadi (Keep Calm, O Sea), speaks of returning home after a long journey. Palestinians in exile sing this song as a lament to return to the land.

The folk song ‘Ala Dal’ouna is a traditional dabke folk dance-song. Dabke is the Arabic word meaning “to stomp the ground”, which evolved into a communal dance representing villagers who would stomp the mud-and-straw roofs of homes to compact them. The song pays homage to Palestinians’ connection to the land, its agricultural riches, and sowing the earth with the help of nearby neighbors.

Dome of the Rock shrine at the center of the Al-Aqsa mosque

DAY 4: MOSQUE, SYNAGOGUE, AND CATHEDRAL

In this section, we hear how the musical styles of the Arabs, Jews, and Christian Europeans influenced each other. The distinctive Muslim call to prayer, as it is sung from the rooftops in the Arab Quarter, launches this set and echoes through the Jewish cantorial singing and Catholic church music that follows.

The Greek Orthodox community of Jerusalem is represented by Agni Parthene (“O Virgin Pure”), a beloved hymn composed by St. Nectarious of Aegina in the 19th century. A medley of three short Abrahamic chants arranged by Ronnie Malley brings together the Hebrew, Syriac, and Arabic languages. The three texts come from the 16th-c. Jewish rabbi Elizar Azikri; the 4th-c. Christian theologian St. Ephraim of Syria; and the 13th-c. Sheikh Abdulrahman Al-Buri'i.

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Jeffrey Strauss’ Jewish cantorial improvisation, Ki Eshmera Shabbat, begins with the Sephardic melody Ir me kero made Yerushalayim which opened our program – and takes it to dramatic heights. Excerpts from the great Monteverdi Vespers of 1610 reveal how Monteverdi’s writing was influenced by the sounds of the Jewish and Arab sacred chanting. In all of this music, florid ornamentation in mostly minor modes soars above slowly changing harmonies that move with inevitability.

DAY 5: NEIGHBORHOOD CELEBRATION

Our tour of Jerusalem draws to a close by evoking an era when Jews, Egyptians, Palestinians, and Christians all lived together in Jerusalem, sharing songs, stories, and breakfast. Music and feasting take over the streets as neighbors come together to celebrate – joining in the raucous Sephardic Ladino folk song, La Komida la Manyana (The Morning Meal), written in lively 7/8 rhythm.

It is with love and respect that we offer these performances of the music of the peoples of Jerusalem.

This program has been a labor of love for many of us at Apollo's Fire. As we strive to bring respectful authenticity to the cultures represented here, I would especially like to thank four of my colleagues who have been my closest collaborators. Daphna Mor and Ronnie Malley, as expert Middle Eastern musicians, have brought several beautiful contributions to the program; Jeffrey Strauss' background in Jewish cantorial singing has helped to shape several pieces; and René Schiffer, my fellow half-Jewish/Hungarian comrade, composed the vibrant bass lines that animate several pieces on the program. It's a joy as a director to collaborate with such a committed cast as we honor the people of the Middle East with Passion. Period.

©2026 Jeannette Sorrell | Cleveland, OH

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Night’s Dream

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Thank you for joining us to celebrate the rich musical traditions of the Middle East and share a plea for world peace. These historical melodies, each influencing the other, serve as a metaphor for our time. May we all have ears to hear.

This concert closes our fifth Chicago season, which brought music to over 4,000 people, including sold-out Ravinia and Baroque Bistro concerts, four subscription concerts, and free performances at senior living communities.

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Soloist Profiles

O Jerusalem!

Puerto Rican-American soprano SOPHIA BURGOS has established herself internationally as a singer of outstanding intelligence, musicality and stage presence. Recent operatic highlights include the roles of Mara Vercors in L’annonce faite à Marie (Opéra Nantes Angers); Mrs. Naidoo in Glass‘s Satyagraha (Vlaamse Opera); Teresa in Benvenuto Cellini with Sir John Eliot Gardiner (BBC PROMS, Musikfest Berlin); Despina in Così fan tutte (De Nationale Opera Amsterdam); Susanna in Le Nozze di Figaro and Zerlina in Don Giovanni (La Monnaie); Fox in The Cunning Little Vixen with the London Symphony Orchestra and Sir Simon Rattle (which earned her a GRAMMY® nomination in 2022); and Ann Trulove in The Rake’s Progress with the London Philharmonic Orchestra and Vladimir Jurowski. On the concert stage she has sung Crumb’s Ancient Voices of Children with the Los Angeles Philharmonic and Zubin Mehta; Czernowin’s Atara with the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks and Matthias Pintscher; the world premieres of J.M. Staud’s Once Anything Might Have Happened with Ensemble Intercontemporain and Matthias Pintscher, Gandolfi’s Cantata with the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Grisey’s Quatre Chants with Klangforum Wien, Ensemble Intercontemporain and at the Ruhrtriennale; and Maria Schneider’s Winter Morning Walks with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra among others.

Soprano SONYA HEADLAM brings versatility and artistry to a diverse repertoire, performing works ranging from the Baroque period to contemporary music. Recent highlights include debuts with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, the National Arts Centre Orchestra, and the New York Philharmonic. In the 2022-2023 season, Sonya made several notable solo debuts, including with the Philadelphia Orchestra in Handel's Messiah, her Severance Hall debut with conductor Jeannette Sorrell and Apollo's Fire, and Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 with the North Carolina Symphony. Upcoming highlights of the 2024–25 season include Mahler’s Symphony No. 2 with the Akron Symphony Orchestra, her debut with the New Jersey Symphony in Handel’s Messiah, and Brahms’s Ein deutsches Requiem with the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra. Sonya holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from Rutgers University's Mason Gross School of the Arts, where she was honored with the Michael Fardink Memorial Award in recognition for her accomplishments as an outstanding vocalist.

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Mezzo-soprano ARYSSA LEIGH BURRS is hailed for her “rich sound and thoughtful musical ideas'' while “transcending vocal styles and genres with flexibility and ease” (DC Theater Arts). Recent and upcoming soloist engagements include, Nerone (Poppea, InSeries Opera), Bach’s St. John Passion (Clarion Music Society, The Thirteen), Messiah (The Thirteen), Minerva (Return of Ulysses, InSeries Opera), Wassail! (Apollo’s Fire), BWV 7 (Bach Choir of Bethlehem), and in May 2025, Copland’s In The Beginning (Cathedral Choral Society). Aryssa performs with ensembles such as The Crossing, The Thirteen, Clarion Music Society, and Ensemble Altera. Her comfort in various styles is best heard as a founding member of Lyyra, the internationally touring, 6-voiced women’s ensemble from the Voces8 Foundation, which was recently signed to Warner Classics. Lyyra is making strides in the vocal world by promoting women’s voices while performing a wide range of genres for diverse audiences.

JACOB PERRY, tenor, is lauded for his stylish interpretations of early music. As a soloist, he lends his graceful sense of phrasing and luminous tone to engagements with the American Classical Orchestra, Apollo's Fire, Bach Collegium San Diego, Philharmonia Baroque, Portland Baroque, Tafelmusik, Tempesta di Mare, and Washington Bach Consort. In 2024, he was nominated for a GRAMMY© Award as a soloist on Apollo’s Fire’s recording of Handel’s Israel in Egypt. Deeply immersed in vocal chamber music, Jacob performs with ensembles including Les Canards Chantants, Blue Heron, and TENET. Career highlights include his recent solo debut with the New York Philharmonic singing Handel’s Israel in Egypt, headlining the inaugural festival of Western Early Music at the Beijing Central Conservatory of Music with Les Canards Chantants, and English Orpheus—a tour-de-force exploration of love songs and poems from the Elizabethan, Restoration, and early 18th-century periods he performed with Tempesta di Mare.

JEFFREY STRAUSS, baritone, “an authoritative artist” (Cleveland Plain Dealer) and “an elegant and energetic singer” (Seen and Heard International), has appeared as soloist with leading period and modern ensembles during a 50-year career, including the Taverner Consort (Andrew Parrott), Consort of Musicke (Emma Kirkby), Tafelmusik, Handel & Haydn Society, Philharmonia Baroque, Tempesta di Mare, Newberry Consort, Chicago Chamber Musicians, Omaha Symphony, Buffalo Philharmonic, Pacifica Quartet, Eighth Blackbird, and Dave Brubeck

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Quartet. A soloist with Apollo’s Fire since 1995, his performances have been called “serenely beautiful” (New York Times) and “deeply moving” (Plain Dealer). As a teenager, he studied Jewish liturgical music with Cantor Daniel Gildar in his native Buffalo. His other teachers include William Browning and Elsa Charlston (Chicago), Yvonne Rodd-Marling (London), and Gérard Souzay (Paris). An accomplished stage actor, his 2014 performance as Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof was hailed as “masterful” by the Buffalo News.

With a voice described as “velvet-toned” (BBC Music Magazine), and praised for his “appealing, midweight baritone” (The New York Times), “forthright agility and bold declamation” (Musical America), baritone EDWARD VOGEL is recognized as a sensitive, versatile performer. Recent highlights include solo appearances with the New York Philharmonic, Apollo’s Fire, the Tucson Symphony, and ensemble work with Theatre of Voices, the Bach Collegium Japan, and the Yale Schola Cantorum, with whom he has participated as a soloist in recordings on the Hyperion label. In 2024, he received a GRAMMY© nomination for his work as a soloist on Apollo’s Fire’s recording of Handel’s Israel in Egypt. An avid recitalist, Mr. Vogel’s specialties include British art song of the twentieth century, music from Medieval and Renaissance Iberia, and works by Gustav Mahler; his intimate interpretations of art song have been heard onstage at celebrated venues including the Tanglewood Festival and Wigmore Hall.

DAPHNA MOR, recorder, is an Israeli-American baroque musician and a specialist in music of the Jewish diaspora. Known for her “astonishing virtuosity” (Chicago Tribune), she has appeared as soloist with Apollo’s Fire, the New York Collegium, the New York Early Music Ensemble, and as a guest member of the New York Philharmonic. She has also appeared in a duo with Joyce DiDonato on the singer’s tour In War and Peace. As a performer and teacher of Jewish liturgical music, Ms. Mor serves as the Music Director of Beineinu, a New York initiative dedicated to the modern cultivation of Jewish culture. She is also codirector of the ensemble East of the River with Nina Stern. Their latest album IJA MIA, Music of the Sephardic Diaspora, was released in 2024 on AVIE records. She can be heard on Sting’s album If on a Winter’s Night for Deutsche Grammophon, and on O Jerusalem! with Apollo’s Fire on AVIE.

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A Chicago native of Palestinian descent, RONNIE MALLEY is a multi-instrumentalist that has been performing for audiences since his youth. Ronnie began guitar lessons at age nine, later moving on to piano, Middle Eastern percussion, and being self-taught on his principle instrument, the Oud (Mid- Eastern lute). He has studied and collaborated with musicians from – Senegal, Sudan, North Africa, India, Kashmir, Macedonia, Iran, Greece, Turkey, as well as with Afro-Peruvian folk artists, Rodolfo Munoz and Miguel Ballermos. Through these experiences, he has gained a vast repertoire of folk, classical, and spiritual songs from various cultures. His more recent credits include principal musician and actor in the Lookingglass, Berkeley, and Arena Stage Theatre productions of “Arabian Nights”, assistant music arranger and performer in the Goodman Theatre production of “Mirror of the Invisible World”, both written and directed by Mary Zimmerman, French FTS Production documentary, “Modou The Hang Player – One World Music”, and MPEF Productions documentary, “At The Gate”. Ronnie currently teaches at the Old Town School of Folk Music, conducts Arabic music workshops for Chicago Public Schools and the University of Chicago’s Startalk camp, composes and records for various film projects, as well as performing and touring with music groups Lamajamal, Mucca Pazza, Duzan Ensemble and the U of C Middle Eastern Music Ensemble.

Jeannette Sorrell, Artistic Director

“Sorrell is an absolute dynamo onstage and a pleasure to see conduct… a force to be reckoned with.”

–SAN FRANCISCO CLASSICAL VOICE

GRAMMY®-winning conductor Jeannette Sorrell is recognized internationally as one of today’s most compelling interpreters of Baroque and Classical repertoire. She is the subject of Oscar-winning director Allan Miller’s documentary, PLAYING WITH FIRE: Jeannette Sorrell and the Mysteries of Conducting, commercially released in 2023.

Bridging the period-instrument and symphonic worlds from a young age, she studied conducting under Leonard Bernstein, Roger Norrington and Robert Spano at the Tanglewood and Aspen music festivals; and studied harpsichord with Gustav Leonhardt in Amsterdam. She won First Prize in the Spivey International Harpsichord Competition, competing against over 70 harpsichordists from four continents.

As a guest conductor, Sorrell has led the New York Philharmonic three times since her acclaimed debut there in 2021. She has repeatedly conducted the Pittsburgh Symphony, St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, Seattle Symphony, Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, Philharmonia Baroque in San Francisco, and New World Symphony, among others; and has also led the Philadelphia Orchestra, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, Festival Orchestra of Lincoln Center (NYC), Baltimore Symphony, the National Symphony at the Kennedy Center, Houston Symphony, Indianapolis Symphony, New Jersey Symphony, Royal Northern Sinfonia (UK), and the Orchestra of St. Luke’s at Carnegie Hall, among others. Her 2025-26 schedule includes return engagements with the New York Philharmonic, Detroit Symphony, Indianapolis Symphony, and Detroit Symphony, and debuts with the Manchester Hallé Orchestra (UK) and the Oregon Symphony,

As founder and conductor of APOLLO’S FIRE, she has led the renowned ensemble at London’s BBC Proms, Carnegie Hall, and many international venues. Sorrell and Apollo’s Fire have released 34 commercial CDs, including 13 bestsellers on the Billboard classical chart and a 2019 GRAMMY® winner. Her CD recordings of the Bach St. John Passion and Vivaldi’s Four Seasons have been chosen as best in the field by the Sunday Times of London (2020 and 2021). Her Monteverdi Vespers recording was chosen by BBC Music Magazine as one of “30 Must-Have Recordings for Our Lifetime” (2022).

With over 23 million views of her YouTube videos, Sorrell has attracted national attention and awards for creative programming. She received an honorary doctorate from Case Western Reserve University and an award from the American Musicological Society.

Apollo's Fire Baroque Orchestra

“Sorrell and her dazzling period band… are incandescent”

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TIMES,

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GRAMMY®-winning ensemble Apollo’s Fire is praised as “the USA’s hottest baroque band” (Classical Music Magazine, UK). Led by award-winning harpsichordist and conductor Jeannette Sorrell, the period-instrument orchestra is dedicated to the baroque concept of moving the passions of the listeners. Apollo’s Fire has performed six European tours, with sold-out concerts at the BBC Proms in London, Madrid’s Royal Theatre, Bordeaux’s Grand Théàtre de l’Opéra, St Martin-in-the-Fields, the Heidelberg Spring Festival, the National Concert Hall of Ireland, and venues in Germany, France, Italy, Austria, and Portugal. Chosen by the DAILY TELEGRAPH as one of London’s “Best 5 Classical Concerts of the Year,” Apollo’s Fire’s 2014 London performance was praised for “superlative music-making... combining European stylishness with American entrepreneurialism.”

North American tour engagements include Carnegie Hall (twice), the Tanglewood and Ravinia festivals (several times), the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City (several times), the Boston Early Music Festival series, the Aspen Music Festival, Library of Congress, the National Gallery of Art, and major venues in Toronto, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. Apollo’s Singers have twice performed with the New York Philharmonic under the baton of Jeannette Sorrell, winning rave reviews.

At home in Cleveland and Chicago, Apollo’s Fire enjoys sold-out performances at its series, which has drawn national attention for creative programming.

With over 23 million views of its YouTube videos, Apollo’s Fire has released 34 commercial CDs and won a GRAMMY® award in 2019 for the album Songs of Orpheus with tenor Karim Sulayman. Thirteen of the ensemble's CD releases have become best-sellers on the classical Billboard chart, including Vivaldi’s Four Seasons, Monteverdi Vespers, Bach's Brandenburg Concertos, and Sorrell’s crossover programs including Sacrum Mysterium – A Celtic Christmas Vespers; Sugarloaf Mountain – An Appalachian Gathering; Sephardic Journey –Wanderings of the Spanish Jews; and Christmas on Sugarloaf Mountain.

INNKEEPERS & CHARIOTEERS

Apollo’s Fire thanks the following patrons who generously provide accommodations and transportation for our musicians.

For information about becoming an Innkeeper or Charioteer, please contact Carsyn Avegno (Cleveland) at cavegno@apollosfire.org or David Sands (Chicago) at dsands@apollosfire.org.

Ohio Innkeepers

Laura & Erol Beytas, Kathleen & Mark Binnig, Chuck & Christy Bittenbender, Terry Boyarsky, Laura DeLaney, Christine Elliott, Michael & Diane Ellis, Carol Engler, Debra & Gary Franke, Bob Galivan & Myriam Ribenboim, Walter Ginn, Stuart Hamilton, Lari & Peter Jacobson, Priscilla & Edward Kaczuk, Kandice Marchant, Bridget & Robert Marok, Marilyn & Tom McLaughlin, Jane Meyer, Linda Miller & Steve Forgerson, Donald Nash, Charlotte & John Newman, Jenny & Alex Ogan, Linda & John Olejko, Donna & Joseph Pacchioni, Jane Richmond, Kasia & Douglas Rothenberg, Noha Ryder, Astri Seidenfeld, Danny & Ruth Shoskes, Anne Unverzagt, Herb & Jody Wainer, Ed & Ellen Weber, Anthony Wesley & Al Cowgers, Cooper & Debbie White, Judy & David Young

Chicago Innkeepers

Joyce Chelberg, George Constantinides & Michele Davies

Derek Cottier & Laura Tilly, Lilly & Howard Eng, Doug Miller & Ellen Burke, David Reithoffer, Elisa & Jonathan Ross, Michael & Barbara Schwartz, Patti Skigen & Gary Guttman

Charioteers

Gail Arnoff, Edith Hirsch, Ed Rosenberg, Bob Young

INVEST ENGAGE INNOVATE LEAD

Program Spotlight: POETRY OUT LOUD

Cameron Goehring of Mount Healthy High School (Hamilton County) reciting a poem as part of a special Poetry Showcase during the Ohio State Fair. He participated in the 2022 Poetry Out Loud statewide competition.

Investing state and federal dollars, the Ohio Arts Council funds and supports quality arts experiences for all Ohioans to strengthen communities culturally, educationally, and economically.

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Apollo's Fire Musicians

WINDS, PLUCKS, & PERCUSSION

*Daphna Mor, recorder, ney, shawm

†Ronnie Malley, oud, accordion

Tina Bergmann, hammered dulcimer

Anna O’Connell, medieval & Spanish harp

William Simms, theorbo & guitar

Anthony Taddeo, percussion

Jeannette Sorrell, harpsichord

STRING BAND

Alan Choo, violin

Emi Tanabe, violin

Yaël Senamaud Cohen, violin/viola

René Schiffer, cello

Sue Yelanjian, bass

*Jewish music & cultural consultant

†Arab music & cultural consultant

Apollo's Singers

SOPRANO

*Sonya Headlam, soloist

†Sophia Burgos, soloist

Julie Bosworth

Kristine Caswelch

Lucine Musaelian

Anna O’Connell

ºAndréa Walker

ALTO

Aryssa Leigh Burrs, soloist

Inbal Hever

Leslie Frye

Joe Schlesinger

Raquel Winnica Young

TENOR

Jacob Perry, soloist

Gregório Taniguchi

Michael St. Peter

Mark Murphy Vogel

BASS

Jeffrey Strauss, soloist

Edward Vogel, soloist

Constantine Novotny

Francisco Prado

REHEARSAL ACCOMPANIST

Anne Wilson

*Cleveland & Akron

†Chicago

ºMosaic Artist Fellow

Musician Profiles

ALAN CHOO, violin, is Concertmaster and Associate Artistic Director of Apollo’s Fire. His album of Biber's Mystery Sonatas with AF debuted at #2 on the Billboard Classical chart, earning rave reviews from BBC Music Magazine, The Strad and Classica Magazine. Alan is Founder and Artistic Director of Red Dot Baroque, Singapore’s first professional baroque ensemble. He has appeared as soloist with FVG Orchestra (Italy), St. Petersburg Symphony, Singapore Symphony, and more. He holds a Doctorate in Historical Performance from CWRU.

TINA BERGMANN, hammered dulcimer, is a fourth generation musician raised in a family that played music in the aural tradition. Performing since age eight and teaching privately and in workshops since age 12, Tina has decades of experience playing music for a wide range of events, including festivals, weddings and corporate events. In solo performance, as a duo with bassist Bryan Thomas, with her stringband Hu$hmoney, and with Cleveland's world-renowned baroque orchestra, Apollo's Fire, Tina's expressive musicality and driving rhythm bring the American old time, Celtic, Classical, and world music she plays to life.

ANNA O’CONNELL, harp & soprano, specializes in self-accompaniment with folk, medieval, renaissance, and baroque instruments. Her research interests include medieval chant and seventeenthcentury Italian women composers. She earned her Master’s in choral music from the University of Southern California and her Doctorate in historical performance practice from CWRU.

YAËL SENAMAUD-COHEN, violin & viola, is recognized for her versatility in a wide variety of musical styles, includ-

ing modern and baroque viola, baroque violin, and viola d’amore. She is Principal Viola of the South Carolina Philharmonic and of the Jackson Symphony, and has been a member of Apollo’s Fire, Indianapolis Baroque, and CityMusic Cleveland. She also regularly collaborates with Les Siècles, a period orchestra based in France. She is a graduate of the Conservatoire National de Paris and Peabody Institute.

RENÉ SCHIFFER, cello, is praised for this "interpretive imagination and patrician command of the cello" (Cleveland Plain Dealer). A native of Holland, he toured internationally with Sigiswald Kuijken's La Petite Bande for 16 years. He has also performed and recorded with the Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra and in over 50 projects with Tafelmusik. As a concerto soloist, he has performed at Carnegie Hall and many international venues. He can be heard on over 40 CD recordings across 6 labels.

WILLIAM SIMMS, lute, appears regularly with Apollo’s Fire, The Thirteen, Heartland Baroque, Indianapolis Baroque, The Arcadia Players, and The Washington Bach Consort. He has performed numerous operas and oratorios with such ensembles as The Washington National Opera, Opera Philadelphia, and American Opera Theater. Venues include Carnegie Hall, The Kennedy Center, The Barns of Wolf Trap, Tanglewood, and the National Cathedral. He performed on the GRAMMY®-winning Songs of Orpheus with Apollo’s Fire and Karim Sulayman.

EMI TANABE, violin, enjoys a multifaceted career as a baroque violinist and a solo crossover artist. In addition to her work with Apollo's Fire, she performs with Haymarket Opera in Chicago.

Her facility with improvisation has led to many solo performances with world music, Latin, and jazz ensembles across the country, including the renowned Surabhi Ensemble, children’s music band Wendy & DB, and Teatro ZinZanni. She holds degrees in violin performance from the University of North Texas and Roosevelt University.

SUE YELANJIAN, contrabass, has performed with many of the leading North American baroque orchestras, including Relic, Tafelmusik, the Handel & Haydn Society, and Chatham Baroque. She has performed at the Carmel Bach Festival, Tanglewood, and Ravinia, as well as the Sturm und Drang Festival in Germany. She attended Oberlin Conservatory and

received degrees from the Cleveland Institute of Music and Boston University.

ANTHONY TADDEO, percussion, is a percussionist and composer based in Cleveland. He has studied with world-renowned percussionists such as Jamey Haddad, Kendrick Scott, and Jimmy Cobb. He has toured North America and Europe extensively and his versatility has led him to be featured on over thirty albums with diverse musicians and genres. Amongst film score work, his most recent compositions can be heard in his group, Alla Boara, which seeks to bring recognition to Italy’s richly diverse folk music.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY RICK STONE!

Thank you so much for bringing all of your friends to celebrate. Best wishes from all of us at Apollo's Fire!

Chorister Profiles

JULIE BOSWORTH, soprano, is increasingly recognized as a versatile and captivating collaborator across an array of musical genres. She regularly performs with American Bach Soloists, Tempesta di Mare, Washington Bach Consort, IN Series Opera, The Bach Choir of Bethlehem, Mountainside Baroque, Opera Henriette, True Concord, The Broken Consort, The Thirteen, Early Music Access Project, Hesperus, and Kinnara.

KRISTINE CASWELCH, soprano, performs a variety of genres and styles, using her music to highlight and share stories outside the dominant narrative. Recent performances include performing alongside GRAMMY©-winning artist Sam Smith, her solo debut with Indianapolis Baroque, and her solo debut with Apollo’s Fire in Lift Ev’ry Voice. She received her Master’s in historical performance from Longy School of Music.

INBAL HEVER, mezzo-soprano, has performed as a soloist in Israel, Europe, and the U.S. Hever has appeared with ensembles including the Namur Chamber Choir and the Nederlandse Bachvereniging, and specializes in both early and contemporary repertoire.

LESLIE FRYE, mezzo-soprano, has been performing and recording with Apollo’s Fire for twelve years. She has sung with the New York Philharmonic, Quire Cleveland, Gaudium, and The Publick Musick. Her versatile path includes projects with Max von Egmond, Bobby McFerrin, and Richard Miller. An accomplished pianist and passionate educator, she devotes much of her career to her students.

LUCINE MUSAELIAN, viola da gamba player and voice, studied at Yale Univer-

sity, the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis, and the Royal Academy of Music. Her primary teachers were Martha McGaughey, Paolo Pandolfo, and Jonathan Manson. In London, Musaelian is a member of the Idrisi Ensemble, where she plays the vielle and sings medieval repertoire and recently soloed at Southbank’s Queen Elizabeth Hall. Musaelian is also a core member of the Bellot Ensemble, which was selected as BBC Radio 3’s New Generation Baroque Ensemble 2025-27. Her duo Intesa, co-founded with Nathan Giorgetti, is her main project where she explores self-accompaniment. They were recently selected as 2025 City Music Foundation Artists. Musaelian regularly performs with A Golden Wite in NYC. In addition to performance life, Musaelian is a Professor of Viol Consort and Elective Supervision at the Royal Academy of Music.

CONSTANTINE NOVOTNY, baritone, enjoys performing in chamber, choral, and church ensembles across North America. He has been a featured soloist with the American Bach Soloists, Five Cities Baroque Festival, Audivi, and St. Luke-in-the-Fields in New York City. He is also the principal songwriter for the baroque-rock band The Sundots. He currently resides in Detroit, Michigan.

FRANCISCO PRADO, baritone, is in his seventh season with Apollo’s Fire. He has been heard throughout the greater Cleveland area, including performances with The Cleveland Opera, The Cleveland Orchestra Chorus, and as a soloist with The Cleveland Orchestra. Francisco is a graduate of CIM, and currently serves as the Director of Music at St. Rocco’s Catholic Church.

MICHAEL ST. PETER, tenor, is a Chicago-based artist known for his “warm, beautiful and true” singing (John von Rhein). As a soloist, he has performed on notable stages in Chicago and New York including Pritzker Pavilion and Carnegie Hall. He performs regularly with ensembles including the Grant Park Symphony Chorus, Music of the Baroque Chorus, and William Ferris Chorale.

JOE SCHLESINGER, countertenor, attended Augustana College and DePaul University. He received a Netherlands-America Foundation Fulbright Fellowship to study in the Netherlands where he sang with the Netherlands Opera and the Dutch Reisopera. He has performed with Quire Cleveland, Music of the Baroque, Seattle ProMusica, Vox Regis, and Madison Bach Musicians. He enjoys traveling with his husband and three sons.

GREGÓRIO TANIGUCHI, tenor, is native Angeleno and a Brooklyn resident, specializing in music of antiquity and the contemporary as chamber artist and soloist. Gregório is passionate about artistic community, coaching language, and knitting. Since recording his mother’s favorite fado during lockdown, he’s been learning guitarra portuguesa—and cornetto. He enjoys being part of his ecological community by raising native wildflowers.

MARK MURPHY VOGEL, tenor, enjoys a varied career as a vocalist and keyboardist. Recent engagements include solo appearances with the Charleston Symphony and at Wigmore

O Jerusalem!

Hall, and projects with the Ad Astra Festival, Seraphic Fire, True Concord, The Crossing, and first prize in the 2021 Audrey Rooney Vocal Competition. Mark holds degrees from Westminster Choir College and the University of Notre Dame.

ANDRÉA WALKER, soprano, hailed as ”luminous” and ”ethereal, makes appearances with Apollo’s Fire, Atlanta Baroque Orchestra, the Thirteen, Pegasus Early Music, NYS Baroque, Seraphic Fire, and Duo CPE. Walker received a Doctorate of Musical Arts from Case Western Reserve University and holds degrees in vocal performance from the Yale Institute of Sacred Music and University of Houston.

RAQUEL WINNICA YOUNG, is an Argentinean-Polish-American singer and stage director. Raquel specializes in Spanish and Latin-American baroque music as well as chamber music and chamber ópera. Her career has taken her to concert halls throughout the Americas and Europe. Currently is pursuing a doctorate in Artistic Creation in Portugal.

YIRAN ZHAO, soprano, is a Doctoral candidate in conducting at the Eastman School of Music. Her singing collaborations include JuilliArd415, VOCES8 Scholars, and the Yale Choral Artists. She holds degrees from the Yale School of Music and Westminster Choir College, and will be one of two Conducting Fellows at the Tanglewood Music Center this summer.

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to all who have donated to Apollo's Fire in honor or in memory of someone special. These gifts celebrate the lives and legacies that inspire our music.

Brian Edelstein, in honor of Ellen & Ed Weber

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Sheila Markowitz, in memory of Frederic Markowitz

Daniel McCroskey, in memory of Jane McCroskey

Rees Taylor Roberts, in honor of Barbara Feld

Sandra Sheinin, in honor of James & Rita Sheinin

Doris Sopher, in honor of Diane & Michael Ellis

Mary Woods, in memory of Julia Woods and her love of classical music

Foundations, Government, & Other Organizations

Apollo's Fire is grateful to the following funders who have made this season possible:

$100,000 & above

$50,000-$99,999

$20,000-$49,999

$10,000-$19,999

Akron Community Foundation

Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, Inc.

Illinois Arts Council

$5,000-$9,999

The Mary S. & David C. Corbin Foundation

Mrs. Mary & Dr. George L. Demetros Charitable Trust

$2,000-$4,999

BakerHostetler

Bath Community Fund

BNY Mellon Community Impact Program

Feth Family Foundation

Harry K. & Emma R. Fox Charitable Foundation

KPMG International

The Lehner Family Foundation

Media Partners

Ideastream Public Media

Martha Holden Jennings Foundation

Peg's Foundation

The Hankins Foundation

The Sisler McFawn Foundation

Lubrizol

McMaster-Carr Supply Company

Charles E. & Mabel M. Ritchie Memorial Foundation

Synthomer Foundation

Tucker Ellis

Welty Family Foundation

WFMT Radio Network

This project was supported in part by the Ohio Arts Council, which receives support from the State of Ohio and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Create a Lasting Legacy

Keep the Fire Burning!

We are grateful for your vision that extends beyond the present and shows how you value the arts. Please remember Apollo’s Fire in your wills, trusts, and life insurance policies.

If you have included Apollo’s Fire in your estate planning, we hope you’ll consider letting us know. We thank you and would like to include you in our Legacy Circle.

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

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The Apollo’s Fire Baroque Orchestra Legacy Fund

(managed by The Cleveland Foundation)

This fund provides ongoing financial support to Apollo’s Fire, ensuring its sustainability into the future. The fund is held and managed by The Cleveland Foundation, which has a century of experience investing gifts for prudent growth. Gifts to the fund will provide Apollo’s Fire with revenue now and into the future, creating a measure of security that allows us to focus on our mission. The fund offers donors a wide variety of giving options.

To discuss how you can join the Legacy Circle supporters by including Apollo’s Fire in your estate planning, please contact David Walker, Managing Director, at dwalker@apollosfire.org.

Administration

MANAGING DIRECTOR

David Walker, Managing Director

INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT

David Sands, Senior Advancement Manager, Chicago

DEVELOPMENT & DONOR RELATIONS

Barbara Feld, Director of Development, Summit County

Rees Taylor Roberts, Development Manager

MARKETING & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

Wendy Parkulo, Director of Marketing & Community Engagement

Tikal Rivera, Marketing & Community Relations Manager, Chicago

Carsyn Avegno, Community Engagement & Operations Coordinator

Hanna Bingham, Social Media Consultant

BOX OFFICE

Kelly Cosgrove, Patron Services Manager

ARTISTIC, PRODUCTION, & TOURING

Kari Fitterer, Director of Artistic Operations & Touring

Amy Tarantino-Trafton, Manager of Operations & Grants

Tom Frattare, Production Stage Manager

Erica Brenner, Director of Media Production

FINANCE

Martins Daukss, Stage Manager & Staff Accountant

Sarah Emig, Bookkeeping Associate

Fencing Match ROUND TWO

Inspired by the 18th-century tradition of instrumentalists facing off in friendly yet breathtaking displays of skill, Apollo’s Fire principal players step into the spotlight with double-concertos by Bach, Vivaldi, and more. Repeating a few favorites from Round 1, and adding some daring surprises in Round 2, this will be an evening of dazzling agility among playful friends. This program heads to London following the local performance!

Thursday, April 16, 7:30pm AVON LAKE United Church of Christ