Announcing the 2025-2026 Season

Late summer nights are for passion, romance, and sometimes… fiery duels. Join us for a red-hot concert of dueling double-concertos by Vivaldi, Dall’Abaco, J.S. Bach, and Telemann. This evening of dazzling agility features Alan Choo and Susanna Perry Gilmore in Bach’s Double Violin Concerto, as well as René Schiffer and Rebecca Landell in Vivaldi’s stormy Concerto for Two Cellos. Flautists Kathie Stewart and Daphna Mor steal the thunder with Telemann’s Concerto for Flute and Recorder, with its famous Polish folk-inspired finale.
 

Friday, August 8, 7:30pm – The BATH Church (UCC)

Saturday August 9, 3:00pm and 7:30pm – Harkness Chapel, UNIVERSITY CIRCLE

Sunday, August 10, 4:00pm – ROCKY RIVER Presbyterian

 
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Aryssa Leigh Burrs, mezzo-soprano (Dido)
Edward Vogel, baritone (Aeneas)
 
Dido and Aeneas, the ancient Roman myth of love and betrayal, was recounted 2000 years ago in Virgil’s Aeneid – and still resonates today. The Trojan hero Aeneas lands on the shores of Carthage, where the beautiful and proud Queen Dido reigns. Just after winning her love, Aeneas suddenly departs – summoned by the gods. Was it destiny or betrayal? No composer has evoked this question with more poignancy than Henry Purcell, whose renowned 17th-century opera Dido & Aeneas is a gem of the baroque repertoire. The program includes sparkling instrumental dances from Purcell’s King Arthur and Faery Queen.
 

Friday, October 3, 7:30pm – Greystone Ballroom, AKRON

Thursday October 9, 7:30pm – Morley Hall, Lake Erie College, PAINESVILLE

Friday, October 10, 7:30pm – Location TBC (East Side)

Saturday, October 11, 7:30pm – Kulas Hall, CLEVELAND Institute of Music

Sunday, October 12, 4:00pm – Gamble Auditorium, Baldwin Wallace, BEREA

 
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Jeannette Sorrell, conducting
Sonya Headlam, soprano | Guadalupe Paz, mezzo-soprano
Jacob Perry, tenor | Kevin Deas, bass-baritone

Against the backdrop of worldwide unrest and revolution, Mozart composed his masterful Requiem in 1791 – as aspirations for democracy were unfolding in France, Haiti, and the American colonies. At the same time, economic forces were creating a personal crisis for Mozart – a situation that resonates for so many people today. Apollo’s Fire is thrilled to revisit Mozart’s Requiem alongside a world premiere by composer Eric Gould. 1791: Requiem for the Ancestors evokes the neglected voices of African, Caribbean, and Native American peoples from the time of Mozart’s Requiem. Jeannette Sorrell leads 70 of the nation’s finest period-instrument specialists and early music singers in these concerts.

Friday, November 7, 7:30pm – St. Bernard’s, AKRON

Saturday, November 8, 7:30pm – SEVERANCE HALL, CLEVELAND

 
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Praised as “a sheer delight” (NEW YORK TIMES), Apollo’s Fire’s acclaimed Christmas program returns! Artistic Director Jeannette Sorrell weaves the extraordinary works of 17th-century composer Michael Praetorius into a Vespers service. The cathedral resounds in a splendor often reminiscent of Monteverdi – with antiphonal choirs, trumpets, sackbuts, cornettos, lutes, harp, strings and recorders. Familiar highlights include “Lo, how a Rose e’re blooming” and “In Dulci Jubilo.” Children’s voices shine in this haunting and joyous celebration of the Christ child..
 

“Charged with Apollo’s Fire’s signature energy… a spark that grows into a blaze.”
– GRAMOPHONE

Friday, December 12, 7:00pm – St. Paul’s Episcopal, AKRON

Thursday, December 18, 7:00pm – Trinity Cathedral, CLEVELAND

Friday, December 19, 7:00pm – Trinity Cathedral, CLEVELAND

Saturday, December 20, 7:00pm – First Baptist Church, SHAKER HEIGHTS

Sunday, December 21, 4:00pm – St. Raphael Catholic Church, BAY VILLAGE

 
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In this cozy winter program, eight Apollo’s Fire musicians set sparks flying in virtuoso works of J.S. Bach, Telemann, Vivaldi, and more. Flautist Kathie Stewart takes the spotlight in a chamber performance of Bach’s brilliant Orchestral Suite (Ouverture) No. 2, while Debra Nagy steals the thunder in a lively Vivaldi oboe concerto. Violinist Alan Choo and viola da gambist HyunKun Cho face off in Marais’ Sonnerie, an imaginative showpiece imitating the sounds of bells from a famous church in Paris.

Thursday, January 29, 7:30pm – First United Methodist Church, CUYAHOGA FALLS

Friday, January 30, 7:30pm – St. Paul’s Church, CLEVELAND HEIGHTS

Saturday, January 31, 7:30pm – Federated Church, CHAGRIN FALLS

Sunday, February 1, 4:00pm – ROCKY RIVER Presbyterian

 
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Apollo’s Fire visits the palace of Louis XIV – the Sun King, who was known to dress as our muse Apollo. The gorgeous music of Lully, Marais, and Rameau shows the orchestra at its finest. Flutes and theorbos join the strings in the sumptuous program full of the majesty of 17th-century France.

Thursday, March 5, 7:30pm – St. Paul’s Episcopal, AKRON

Friday, March 6, 7:30pm – St. Paul’s Episcopal, CLEVELAND HEIGHTS

Saturday, March 7, 7:30pm – St. Paul’s Episcopal, CLEVELAND HEIGHTS

Sunday, March 8, 4:00pm – ROCKY RIVER Presbyterian

 
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Hailed as “a ravishing musical landscape… a sensory feast” (ClevelandClassical.com), this evocative program created by Jeannette Sorrell rings with urgency in our time. An ensemble of 26 artists from Jewish, Palestinian, Muslim, and Christian backgrounds come together in this loving tribute to the peoples whose music and faith brought such vibrancy to the Middle East.
 
In this musical tour of the four quarters of Old Jerusalem (Jewish, Christian, Arab, and Armenian/Byzantine), surprising cross-influences emerge. A Sabbath prayer leads to a Sephardic ballad of a lover betrayed; selections from Monteverdi’s great Vespers of 1610 echo the exotic and rapturous singing of the Jewish cantors in the temples; a classical Arabic love song leads poignantly into the wild Longa Farahfaza – an instrumental romp. The rhythms of daily life – love, singing, dancing and prayer – culminate in a joyous celebration of shared humanity.
  

“On period instruments, a voyage of faith for the 21st century… Apollo’s Fire continues to challenge and enchant. The entire evening was delivered with urgency, polish, and flair. To hear an ensemble at the peak of their powers, making vital statements about the world, is a privilege.”
– Seen & Heard International, 2018

Thursday, April 9, 7:30pm – The BATH Church (UCC)

Friday, April 10, 7:30pm – CLEVELAND Museum of Art

Saturday, April 11, 7:30pm – Temple Tifereth Israel, BEACHWOOD

 
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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 – Location TBC (West Side)

 
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