United States ‘Splendour of London’ – Purcell, Handel: Soloists, Apollo’s Fire / Jeannette Sorrel (conductor). St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Akron, 12.10.2023. (MSJ)
Apollo’s Fire floats the ‘Splendour of London’ to Ohio
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Fabien Gabel and Simone Lamsma excel in a perfect summer program at Cleveland’s Blossom Festival
United States Blossom Festival 2023 [3]: Simone Lamsma (violin), Cleveland Orchestra / Fabien Gabel (conductor). Blossom Music Center, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, 26.8.2023. (MSJ)
Fujita and Bancroft bring surprise and delight to Cleveland’s Blossom Festival
United States Blossom Festival 2023 [2]: Mao Fujita (piano), Cleveland Orchestra / Ryan Bancroft (conductor). Blossom Music Center, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, 19.8.2023. (MSJ)
Robertson and Tao work wonders at Cleveland’s Blossom Festival
United States Blossom Festival 2023 [1]: Conrad Tao (piano), Students of the Kent Blossom Chamber Orchestra, Cleveland Orchestra / David Robertson (conductor). Blossom Music Center, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, 5.8.2023. (MSJ)
Apollo’s Fire makes Handel’s Messiah a Christmas miracle in Ohio
United States Handel, Messiah: Sonya Headlam, Erica Schuller (sopranos), Amanda Crider (mezzo-soprano), Steven Caldicott Wilson (tenor), Edward Vogel (baritone), Apollo’s Singers, Apollo’s Fire / Jeannette Sorrell (conductor). St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Akron, Ohio, 8.12.2022. (MSJ)
Two forces to be reckoned with debut at Blossom: Florence Price and Michelle Cann
United States Blossom Music Festival [1], An American Celebration: Michelle Cann (piano), Cleveland Orchestra / Brett Mitchell (conductor), Blossom Music Center, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, 4.7.2021. (MSJ)
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Apollo’s Fire strikes sparks in a timely Ohio return
United States Resilience – Music for Troubled Times: Members of Apollo’s Fire/Jeannette Sorrell (conductor). October 2020 performance from First Baptist Church, Shaker Heights, Ohio, reviewed when streamed on 19.10.2020. (MSJ)
In Akron, a lively Valentine from Apollo’s Fire
United States Vivaldi, Porpora, Fontana, Strozzi, Monteverdi: Erica Schuller (soprano), Brian Giebler (tenor); Olivier Brault, Alan Choo, Adriane Post, Carrie Krause (violin solos), Apollo’s Fire / Jeannette Sorrell (conductor). First United Methodist Church, Akron, Ohio, 13.2.2020. (MSJ)
