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Music Director: Jeannette Sorrell; Violin: Cynthia Roberts, Julie Andrijeski, Miho Hashizume, Johanna Novom, Carrie Krause, Adriane Post, Emi Tanabe, Cheryl Trace, Beth Wenstrom;
Viola: Karina Schmitz, Kristen Linfante;
Cello: René Schiffer, Mime Yamahiro Brinkmann;
Viola da gamba: René Schiffer, Catharina Meints;
Contrabass: Sue Yelanjian;
Flauto Traverso & Recorder: Michael Lynn, Kathie Lynne Stewart;
Oboe: Washington McClain, Debra Nagy;
Bassoon: Marc Vallon, Anna Marsh;
Trumpet: Barry Bauguess;
Timpani: Matthew Bassett;
Keyboard Continuo: Jeannette Sorrell
Paragraph about the ensemble:
Apollo’s Fire is dedicated to the performance of 17th- and 18th-century music on the period instruments for which it was written. Music Director Jeannette Sorrell gathers a select pool of dynamic and creative early-music artists from throughout North America and Europe.
Since its sold-out and critically acclaimed debut in 1992, Apollo’s Fire has performed at such venues as the Aspen Music Festival, the Miller Theatre series in New York City, the Boston Early Music Festival winter series, the Library of Congress, the Ojai Festival in California, the Chautauqua Institution in New York State, the New World Symphony’s Baroque Festival in Miami, the Oberlin College Artists Series, the CBC’s Glenn Gould Studio in Toronto, the Bach Festival of Philadelphia, the National Academy of Sciences and the Dumbarton Oaks series in Washington, DC, and the Gilmore International Keyboard Festival in Michigan, as well as two sold-out concerts in Cleveland’s Severance Hall.
Educational/Outreach add-ons available:
Introduction to Baroque Style for Performers
Getting a Handel on Bach
Workshop for Choral Conductors, led by Jeannette Sorrell
Workshop for Orchestral Conductors, led by Jeannette Sorrell
Masterclasses for singers and instrumentalists
Titles of touring programs for 2011-12:
Monteverdi Vespers of 1610
Fire and Folly: Myths of Love and Betrayal, with Sophie Daneman, Soprano
Come to the River: An Early American Gathering
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