Apollo’s Fire in Chicago:
Meet our 22 Chicago-based Artists, Musicians, Teaching Artists, and Staff
Chicago-based Artists & Musicians
These performers graced our stage in the last 2 years, or will do so during 2024-25.
Erica Schuller, soprano soloist
Josefien Stoppelenberg, soprano soloist
Stephen Caldicott Wilson, tenor soloist
Jeffrey Strauss, baritone soloist
Hannah Dixon McConnell, soprano ensemble member
Emi Tanabe, principal violin
Hanna Bingham, violin (Young Artist Fellow)
Kiyoe Matsuura, violin (Young Artist Fellow)
Liz Holzman Hagen, viola
Anna Steinhoff, cello & viola da gamba
Ryan Berndt, trumpet
Brandon Acker, plucked instruments
Brandon Bott, percussion
Teaching Artists
Our teaching team in residence in AF’s SIDE-BY-SIDE String Program at Matteson School District 162, 5 days per week
Eric Gratz, Senior Teaching Artist-in-Residence, Southland Charter High School
Dylan Feldpausch, Head Teacher & Program Manager, Elementary Schools
David Beytas, violin & viola
Justine Teo, violin
Chad Polk, cello
Cameron Slaugh, cello
Staff Members
Judy Bundra, Strategic Advisor – Chicago
Alisa Smith, Marketing & PR Coordinator