United States Beethoven, R. Schumann, Ravel: Marc-André Hamelin (piano). E.J. Thomas Performing Arts Hall, University of Akron, 21.10.2025. (MSJ)
Marc-André Hamelin achieves alchemy in Akron
Akron
A rollicking and intense Dido from Apollo’s Fire claims the stage in Ohio and beyond
United States Purcell, Dido & Aeneas: Soloists, Apollo’s Singers, Apollo’s Fire / Jeannette Sorrell (music director and conductor). Greystone Hall, Akron, 3.10.2025. (MSJ)
Apollo’s Fire and vocalists find grace and glory in Bach’s Mass in B minor
United States J. S. Bach, Mass in B minor: Rebecca Myers (soprano), Aryssa Leigh Burrs, Gabriela Estephanie Solís (mezzo-sopranos), Emily Marvosh (contralto), Jacob Perry (tenor), Edward Vogel (baritone), Charles Wesley Evans (baritone), Apollo’s Fire / Jeannette Sorrell (conductor). St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Akron, Ohio, 4.4.2025. (MSJ)
Apollo’s Fire sparks in Haydn, Mozart and Bologne
United States Mozart, Bologne, Haydn – ‘Classical Sparks’: Alan Choo (violin), Jonathan Pierce Rhodes (tenor), Apollo’s Fire / Jeannette Sorrell (conductor). First United Methodist Church, Akron, 27.2.2025. (MSJ)
Delicate instruments shine in Vivaldi and Telemann with Daphna Mor and Apollo’s Fire in Ohio
United States Vivaldi, Telemann – Virtuoso Brilliance’: Daphna Mor (recorder), HyunKun Cho (viola da gamba), Emi Tanabe, Chloe Fedor, Edwin Huizinga and Carrie Krause (violins), Apollo’s Fire / Alan Choo (violin and direction). First United Methodist Church, Akron, 6.2.2025. (MSJ)
Bach’s Brandenburgs live (again!) in Ohio under Sorrell and Apollo’s Fire
United States Bach: Caleb Hudson (natural trumpet), Kathryn Montoya (recorder), Gaia Saetermoe-Howard (oboe), Alan Choo (violin), Nicole Divall (viola), Min Young-Kim (viola), Kathie Stewart (recorder), Apollo’s Fire / Jeannette Sorrell (harpsichord and conductor). First United Methodist Church, Akron, 20.10.2024. (MSJ)
Apollo’s Fire rediscovers and reinterprets Vivaldi in Ohio
United States ‘Vivaldi’s Four Seasons Rediscovered’ – Various: Alan Choo (violin), Kathie Stewart (traverso), Ellen Saurer Tanyeri (traverso), Apollo’s Fire / Jeannette Sorrell (conductor). Bath Church, Akron, Ohio, 13.8.2024. (MSJ)
Apollo’s Fire burns darkly in a program of Hispanic music
United States Various, ‘¡Hispania! A voyage from Spain to the Americas’: Sophia Burgos, Andréa Walker (sopranos), Alan Choo, Emi Tanabe (violins), Jeremías García (guitar), Sandi Bohl (castanets), Apollo’s Fire / Jeannette Sorrell (conductor and harpsichord). St. Bernard Catholic Church, Akron, 20.3.2024. (MSJ)
