Featured Artists
Handel’s Israel in Egypt
A Dramatic Oratorio
Adaptation by Jeannette Sorrell
Saturday, October 21, 2023, 8:00PM
CLEVELAND Institute of Music (Kulas Hall)
J.S. Bach and Vivaldi loved to create moods – fiery, serene, or joyful. Apollo’s Fire principal players step into the spotlight in this program featuring double concertos, a Bach Oboe Concerto, and rarely heard sinfonias. Meet the viola d’amore, an instrument of love!
REPERTOIRE:
VIVALDI Concerto in D minor for Two Violins & Cello, RV 565
BACH Sinfonia …
Purcell and Handel gave artistic voice to the British royal family’s most festive and poignant moments. Jeannette Sorrell leads a sumptuous orchestra in Handel’s lively Water Music. The acclaimed Apollo’s Singers and soloists join for Purcell’s heartbreakingly beautiful Funeral Music for Queen Mary and sparkling selections from King Arthur. Handel’s splendid Zadok the Priest, with …