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ARYSSA LEIGH BURRS

Mezzo-soprano ARYSSA LEIGH BURRS is hailed for her “rich sound and thoughtful musical ideas” while “transcending vocal styles and genres with flexibility and ease” (DC Theater Arts). Recent and upcoming soloist engagements include, Nerone (Poppea, InSeries Opera), Bach’s St. John Passion (Clarion Music Society, The Thirteen), Messiah (The Thirteen), Minerva (Return of Ulysses, InSeries Opera), Wassail! (Apollo’s Fire), BWV 7 (Bach Choir of Bethlehem), and in May 2025, Copland’s In The Beginning (Cathedral Choral Society). Aryssa performs with ensembles such as The Crossing, The Thirteen, Clarion Music Society, and Ensemble Altera. Aryssa’s comfort in various styles is best heard as a founding member of Lyyra, the internationally touring, 6-voiced women’s ensemble from the Voces8 Foundation, which was recently signed to Warner Classics. Lyyra is making strides in the vocal world by promoting women’s voices while performing a wide range of genres for diverse audiences.

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CHARLES WESLEY EVANS

“An elegant, mellifluous and expressive baritone” (The New York Times), CHARLES WESLEY EVANS has been lauded by The Miami Herald as “the peak of the night’s solo work” and by The Washington Post as “a warm, strong baritone.” Charles began singing professionally as a chorister at The American Boychoir School in Princeton, New Jersey, where he toured nationally and internationally, performing with notable conductors and orchestras around the globe. He enjoys a varied career performing works from the Baroque to gospel and musical theatre. Recent concert work includes performances with The Cleveland Orchestra, Austin Symphony, Fort Worth Symphony, Sinfonia de Camera, and Sonare Baroque Ensemble of Düsseldorf, among others. He has served on the faculties of the University of South Florida, University of Tampa, and Lawrence University, and holds a Bachelor’s in music from Brewton-Parker College in Mt. Vernon, Georgia, with further study at Boston Conservatory and Westminster Choir College.

EMILY MARVOSH

American contralto EMILY MARVOSH has established a reputation as a singing actress with excellent musicianship, a “plum-wine voice” (Boston Globe), and “graceful allure” (Boston Musical Intelligencer), on national and international stages. Recent and upcoming solo appearances include the Handel and Haydn Society, Mobile Symphony Orchestra, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Charlotte Symphony, Huntsville Symphony Orchestra, Tucson Symphony Orchestra, as well as solo recitals in Arizona, Michigan, and Massachusetts. In the 2022-2023 season, she was the inaugural Resident Artist with the Lexington (MA) Symphony. With the Lorelei Ensemble, which promotes innovative new music for women, she received a 2025 GRAMMY® nomination. Lorelei collaborations include composers David Lang, Julia Wolfe, and Christopher Cerrone; the Boston Modern Orchestra Project, A Far Cry, Duke Performances, and major symphony orchestras in Boston, Chicago, Nashville, and San Francisco. She supports the Gabriela Lena Frank Academy of Music and Rosie’s Place as a member of Beyond Artists.

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REBECCA MYERS

Philadelphia-based soprano REBECCA MYERS is a soloist, vocal chamber singer, collaborator, recording artist, and creator in high demand. She has appeared on three GRAMMY®-winning albums, most notably as a soloist on The Crossing’s Born, winner of the 2023 GRAMMY® for Best Choral Performance. In recent seasons Rebecca has appeared as a soloist with The New World Symphony, Tempesta di Mare, Verità Baroque, Portland Baroque, The Bach Choir of Bethlehem, and TENET Vocal Artists. She appears regularly with Seraphic Fire, Lorelei Ensemble, Ensemble Altera, and The Crossing. Rebecca grew up in Cleveland, is a graduate of Orange High School, and is thrilled whenever she can come home to perform with Apollo’s Fire. She is proud to be the Artistic Director, and a founding soprano, for the cutting edge vocal chamber music ensemble, Variant 6.

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JACOB PERRY

JACOB PERRY, tenor, is lauded for his stylish interpretations of early music. As a soloist, he lends his graceful sense of phrasing and luminous tone to engagements with the American Classical Orchestra, Apollo’s Fire, Bach Collegium San Diego, Philharmonia Baroque, Portland Baroque, Tafelmusik, Tempesta di Mare, and Washington Bach Consort. In 2024, he was nominated for a GRAMMY® Award as a soloist on Apollo’s Fire’s recording of Handel’s Israel in Egypt. Deeply immersed in vocal chamber music, Jacob performs with ensembles including Les Canards Chantants, Blue Heron, and TENET. Career highlights include his recent solo debut with the New York Philharmonic singing Handel’s Israel in Egypt, headlining the inaugural festival of Western Early Music at the Beijing Central Conservatory of Music with Les Canards Chantants, and English Orpheus—a tour-de-force exploration of love songs and poems from the Elizabethan, Restoration, and early 18th-century periods he performed with Tempesta di Mare.

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EDWARD VOGEL

With a voice described as “velvet-toned” (BBC Music Magazine), and praised for his “appealing, midweight baritone” (The New York Times), “forthright agility and bold declamation” (Musical America), baritone EDWARD VOGEL is recognized as a sensitive, versatile performer. Recent highlights include solo appearances with the New York Philharmonic, Apollo’s Fire, the Tucson Symphony, and ensemble work with Theatre of Voices, the Bach Collegium Japan, and the Yale Schola Cantorum, with whom he has participated as a soloist in recordings on the Hyperion label. In 2024, he received a GRAMMY® nomination for his work as a soloist on Apollo’s Fire’s recording of Handel’s Israel in Egypt. An avid recitalist, Mr. Vogel’s specialties include British art song of the twentieth century, music from Medieval and Renaissance Iberia, and works by Gustav Mahler; his intimate interpretations of art song have been heard onstage at celebrated venues including the Tanglewood Festival and Wigmore Hall.

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“The U.S.A.’s hottest baroque band.” –CLASSICAL MUSIC MAGAZINE (UK)