Echoes of Venice
October 17 – October 20, 2019

Around 1600, the stones of St. Mark’s Basilica in Venice echoed as composers placed groups of brass instruments, strings, lutes, and singers in different parts of the church. Apollo’s Fire brass players take the spotlight in the stunning music of Gabrieli, Monteverdi, Praetorius, and Schütz.
 
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“Charged with all the Apollo’s Fire’s signature energy… a spark that grows into a blaze.”
– THE IRISH TIMES (review of AF’s Praetorius Vespers CD)

[box]Program design: a collaboration between Jeannette Sorrell and Italian Renaissance/Baroque musicologist Dr. Marica Tacconi (Pennsylvania State University). The program draws on Professor Tacconi’s recent research on early Baroque “echo” repertoire in Venice. Dr. Tacconi will also present the pre-concert talks. Read more about Dr. Tacconi here.[/box]
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FRIDAY & SATURDAY NIGHTS!
Join the musicians for Venetian treats and celebrate the start of the season. FREE!


Hear the Music

Monteverdi: Nisi Dominus, from the Vespers of 1610
Apollo’s Fire | Jeannette Sorrell | Monteverdi Vespers of 1610

Monteverdi: Zefiro Torna
L’Arpeggiata & Christina Pluhar & Philippe Jaroussky & Nuria Rial | Liberal Arts (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Praetorius: Magnificat, Part IV, from Christmas Vespers
Apollo’s Fire | Jeannette Sorrell | Praetorius Christmas Vespers

Gabrieli: Sacrae Symphoniae – Canzon in echo duodecimi toni a 10, C 180
Les Cornets Noirs & Johannes Strobl | Polychoral Splendour

Meet the Artists

  • AMANDA POWELL
    AMANDA POWELL
    soprano
  • RAHA MIRZADEGAN
    RAHA MIRZADEGAN
    soprano
  • JACOB PERRY
    JACOB PERRY
    tenor
  • DARK HORSE CONSORT
    DARK HORSE CONSORT
    early brass ensemble
Thursday, October 17, 2019, 7:30PM
The BATH Church (UCC)
Friday, October 18, 2019, 8:00PM
Trinity Cathedral, CLEVELAND
NEO COLLEGE NIGHT
FREE Afterglow!
Saturday, October 19, 2019, 8:00PM
First Baptist Church, SHAKER HEIGHTS
FREE Afterglow!
Sunday, October 20, 2019, 4:00PM
AVON LAKE United Church of Christ
Amanda Powell,soprano
Raha Mirzadegan,soprano
Jacob Perry,tenor
Apollo’s Singers
with the Dark Horse Consort (early brass ensemble)

These concerts are made possible by the generous support of Sam and Kim Hartwell.

Walls of Jericho, by Jacopo Palma Younger (1544-1628) / De Agostini Picture Library / G. Dagli Orti / Bridgeman Images

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

AMANDA POWELL
soprano

has been praised as “the star of the evening” (Seen and Heard International, UK) and “charismatic and theatrically arresting” (San Francisco Chronicle). A highly versatile musician, she is at home in repertoire from Monteverdi to Mozart to Ravel, and has toured internationally as soloist in baroque opera, oratorio, and crossover folk programs. Her tour performances with GRAMMY®-winning baroque orchestra Apollo’s Fire (Jeannette Sorrell) include such venues as the National Concert Hall of Ireland in Dublin, the Irish National Opera House, the Aldeburgh Festival (UK), the Metropolitan Museum in New York, the National Gallery in Washington, and Zellerbach Hall in San Francisco, among others. Her 2019 debut as Messiah soloist with the Calgary Symphony won kudos as “the soloist of the night… singing to perfection.”

As a recording artist, Ms Powell has been featured on several Apollo’s Fire albums including Sugarloaf Mountain, Sephardic Journey, and Christmas on Sugarloaf Mountain, all of which received rave reviews on both sides of the Atlantic and debuted in the top ten on the BILLBOARD Classical Chart. Her 2015 solo debut album, Beyond Boundaries, is an intimate program of folk, jazz, and global music. She is a fluent improvisor and has collaborated with such artists as Bobby McFerrin and Sheila Jordan.

WEBSITE

RAHA MIRZADEGAN
soprano

Persian-American soprano, Raha Mirzadegan is a vocalist and multi-instrumentalist based in New York. Her repertoire spans the medieval chant of Hildegard von Bingen to premiering new works by living composers. She was a member of the Maryland Opera Studio at the University of Maryland, where she received a Bachelor of Music. During her time at the university she studied with Gran Wilson, and was a chorister/soloist with the award-winning Chamber Singers, lead by Dr. Edward Maclary.

Raha is the founder and director of The Undercroft, a DC-based vocal ensemble dedicated to unearthing obscure works and premiering them for modern audiences. The group specializes in one-on-a-part renaissance polyphony.

This season, Raha will be performing with groups such as Clarion music society, Bridge Ensemble, Chamber Singers, and The Undercroft in venues along the East Coast.

JACOB PERRY
tenor

Tenor Jacob Perry Jr., based in the Washington Metro Area, receives praise for his “gorgeous and stylish” interpretations of Renaissance and Baroque repertoire (ClevelandClassical.com). He has been featured as a soloist with Apollo’s Fire, Handel Choir of Baltimore, Mountainside Baroque, Tempesta di Mare, The Thirteen, Washington Bach Consort, and The City Choir of Washington. Jacob has been selected as the tenor participant of the Virginia Best Adams Masterclass of the 2020 Carmel Bach Festival.

Deeply immersed in vocal chamber music, Jacob enjoys active membership in Les Canards Chantants, a soloist-ensemble based in Philadelphia, as well as engagements with ensembles such as The Thirteen, the Art of Early Keyboard (ARTEK), New Consort, and Cathedra. Additionally, he can be heard singing with larger choirs such as Yale Choral Artists, The Clarion Choir, Washington Bach Consort, and the Choir of Washington National Cathedral. He has explored the vocal works by contemporary composers through engagements with Third Practice, hexaCollective, and Great Noise Ensemble. In his newly assumed role as Co-Director of Bridge, a genre-defying vocal ensemble based in Washington, he draws on his instincts for theatricality and story-telling, as the group explores the connections between early masterpieces and ground-breaking new works.

Career highlights include multiple tours performing in Roman Basilicas with the choir of the Basilica of the National Shrine, headlining the inaugural festival of Western Early Music at the Beijing Central Conservatory of Music with Les Canards Chantants, his Kennedy Center debut as a featured soloist in Monteverdi’s Vespro della Beata Vergine with The Thirteen, and a recital celebrating the anniversary of Monteverdi’s 450th birthday with theorbists Richard Stone and William Simms.

Since 2013, Jacob has served as a cantor and professional chorister of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. He earned his B.A. in Vocal Performance from University of Maryland, Baltimore County.

WEBSITE

DARK HORSE CONSORT
early brass ensemble
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