The season opens with sizzling virtuosity! The exhilarating Apollo’s Fire musicians revel in four of Bach’s masterful Brandenburg Concertos, plus the beloved Concerto for Oboe and Violin. Soloists include daredevil violinist Alan Choo and dazzling guest trumpeter Caleb Hudson of the Canadian Brass.
  

“Swaggering and brilliantly played… exhilarating instrumental colours…” — THE LONDON TIMES

Friday, October 25, 7:30pm – Music Institute of Chicago, EVANSTON

Saturday, October 26, 7:30pm – St. James Cathedral, CHICAGO

 
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Generously sponsored by JOYCE CHELBERG

Jeannette Sorrell’s heartwarming celebration of the Irish immigrant experience comes to RAVINIA! – with delightful new cast members including children.

On Christmas night in Old Ireland, neighbors gathered for singing, storytelling, and plenty of wassail. From a caroling party through the streets of Dublin to a holiday barn dance in Virginia… we follow the hopes and fears of the Irish who bravely crossed the Atlantic. Irish singer Fiona Gillespie joins with fiddlers, medieval harp, and hammered dulcimer to welcome Christmas with LOVE, DANCING, and PRAYER. Bring the whole family!

“Fiona Gillespie sang with power, polish, and idiomatic Irish inflection… with fiddles providing irrepressible Gaelic flair. One wonders if WASSAIL may become another Christmas tradition.” – CHICAGO CLASSICAL REVIEW

PLEASE NOTE: Tickets for this concert are available directly from Ravinia.

Friday, December 6, 7:30pm – Martin Theatre, RAVINIA

 
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Sonya Headlam & Erica Schuller, sopranos
Guadalupe Paz, mezzo-soprano
Jacob Perry, tenor
Edward Vogel & Charles Wesley Evans, baritones
 
Sound the trumpet! Jeannette Sorrell and the acclaimed Apollo’s Singers are nationally renowned for their dramatic interpretation of Messiah. The soloists become musical storytellers, bringing spirituality and drama to Handel’s richly layered masterpiece.
 
Duration: 2 hrs 10 min. including intermission
 

“The performance conducted by Sorrell was a revelation. ‘Messiah’ has seldom seemed so dramatic, so alive with detail.” — BACHTRACK.COM (London)

Sunday, December 15, 4:30pm – St. James Cathedral, CHICAGO

Monday, December 16, 7:30pm – Saints Faith, Hope, & Charity Church, WINNETKA

 
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Jessica Beebe, soprano
Alan Choo, Emi Tanabe, & Chloe Fedor, violin soloists
 
Was Vivaldi in love with young soprano Anna Giraud? Apollo’s Fire musicians explore this question as we take you back to Valentine’s Day in 1725. Double-concertos by Vivaldi and Telemann are sometimes playful, sometimes romantic, alongside arias of love by Monteverdi and Vivaldi. Vivaldi’s fiery Concerto for Four Violins ends the program with Passion. Period.
 

Thursday, February 13, 7:30pm – Music Institute of Chicago, EVANSTON

Friday, February 14, 7:30pm – Driehaus Museum, CHICAGO
The 2/14 performance at Driehaus includes wine, bubbly, non-alcoholic beverages, and sweet treats. A $25 surcharge will be added for this performance.

 
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Rebecca Myers, soprano | Aryssa Leigh Burrs, mezzo-soprano
Emily Marvosh, contralto | Jacob Perry, tenor
Edward Vogel & Charles Wesley Evans, baritones
 
Bach’s magnificent Mass features a large and colorful orchestra, including several unusual instruments. Praised for her “revelatory performance” (Opera News) of Bach’s sacred works, conductor Jeannette Sorrell leads the festive forces – including trumpets, timpani, strings, choir, and soloists.
 

“Glorious… an absorbing performance – luminous playing, genuine emotion, and tasteful drama.” – CLEVELAND.COM

Friday, April 11, 7:30pm – St. James Cathedral, CHICAGO

Saturday, April 12, 3:00pm – First Presbyterian of EVANSTON

 
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