Season: 2023-2024

¡Hispania! (Chicago)

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¡Hispania! (Chicago)
A Voyage from Spain to the Americas

March 24-25, 2023
In this vibrant musical journey from 16th-century Spain to baroque Latin America, music of Spanish composers Diego Ortiz, Gaspar Sanz, and Santiago de Murcia blends virtuosity with lively dance rhythms. Sephardic ballads from the Jewish Quarter of Seville celebrate love and life. Crossing the Atlantic, we encounter a joyful mix of Hispanic and …

Sunday, March 24, 2024, 5:00PM
Nichols Concert Hall, Music Institute of Chicago, EVANSTON
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Monday, March 25, 2024, 7:00PM
Fullerton Hall, Art Institute of CHICAGO
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Wassail! (Chicago)

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Wassail! (Chicago)
An Irish-Appalachian Christmas

Friday, December 8, 2023

Christmas night in Ireland, 1849: Families and friends gather for singing, storytelling, plenty of wassail, and tearful farewells – as many of them prepare to depart for America the next day.

This heartwarming program from Jeannette Sorrell follows the hopes and fears of the Irish who bravely crossed the Atlantic, bringing their music …

Friday, December 8, 2023, 4:00PM
Edlis Neeson Theater, Museum of Contemporary Art CHICAGO
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Friday, December 8, 2023, 7:30PM
Edlis Neeson Theater, Museum of Contemporary Art CHICAGO
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Nights in Venice (Chicago)

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Nights in Venice (Chicago)

November 11-12, 2023

Nighttime in old Venice: music floating from cafés provided inspiration for composers from Claudio Monteverdi to Antonio Vivaldi. In our Venetian evening, dueling violinists set sparks flying in two Vivaldi double-concertos. Highlights from Monteverdi’s L’Orfeo and the famous Lamento della Ninfa remind us that love and betrayal often go hand in …

Saturday, November 11, 2023, 7:00PM
Fullerton Hall, Art Institute of CHICAGO
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Sunday, November 12, 2023, 3:00PM
Nichols Concert Hall, Music Institute of Chicago, EVANSTON
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Bach’s Easter Oratorio

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Bach’s Easter Oratorio

A rare chance to hear J.S. Bach’s dramatic Easter masterpiece! Jeannette Sorrell leads soloists, choir, three trumpets, and a festive orchestra. Alongside the Easter Oratorio, we present Bach’s exuberant Easter Cantata, BWV 66 – including a moving dialogue between Hope and Fear, as well as a thrilling trumpet solo.

Concert duration: 1 hr 50 min, including …

Thursday, April 25, 2024, 7:30PM
Federated Church, CHAGRIN FALLS
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Friday, April 26, 2024, 7:30PM
St. Raphael Catholic Church, BAY VILLAGE
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Saturday, April 27, 2024, 8:00PM
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, AKRON
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Sunday, April 28, 2024, 5:00PM
Church of the Gesu, UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS
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¡Hispania!

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¡Hispania!
A Voyage from Spain to the Americas

In this vibrant musical journey from 16th-century Spain to baroque Latin America, music of Spanish composers Diego Ortiz, Gaspar Sanz, and Santiago de Murcia blends virtuosity with lively dance rhythms. Sephardic ballads from the Jewish Quarter of Seville celebrate love and life. Crossing the Atlantic, we encounter a joyful mix of Hispanic and Caribbean influences. …

Wednesday, March 20, 2024, 7:30PM
St. Bernard Catholic Church, AKRON
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Thursday, March 21, 2024, 7:30PM
St. Rocco Catholic Church, CLEVELAND
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Friday, March 22, 2024, 7:30PM
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, CLEVELAND HEIGHTS
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Saturday, March 23, 2024, 8:00PM
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, CLEVELAND HEIGHTS
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Sacred Mysteries

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Sacred Mysteries
Biber’s Rosary Sonatas for Violin

Heinrich Biber’s stunning Sonatas on the Mysteries of the Rosary have haunted violinists for centuries. Each of these virtuosic sonatas tells a dramatic story from the life of Christ – but the performer must discover and interpret the story through the secrets of the music. AF Concertmaster Alan Choo and six friends on cello and …

Thursday, February 15, 2024, 7:30PM
West Shore Unitarian Universalist, ROCKY RIVER
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Friday, February 16, 2024, 7:30PM
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, CLEVELAND HEIGHTS
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Saturday, February 17, 2024, 8:00PM
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, CLEVELAND HEIGHTS
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Monday, February 19, 2024, 7:30PM
First United Methodist Church, AKRON
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Wassail!

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Wassail!
An Irish-Appalachian Christmas

Christmas night in Ireland, 1849: Families and friends gather for singing, storytelling, plenty of wassail, and tearful farewells – as many of them prepare to depart for America the next day.

This heartwarming program from Jeannette Sorrell follows the hopes and fears of the Irish who bravely crossed the Atlantic, bringing their music with them. Irish …

Wednesday, December 6, 2023, 7:30PM
The BATH Church (UCC)
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Sunday, December 10, 2023, 4:30PM
CLEVELAND Museum of Art (Gartner Auditorium)
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Thursday, December 14, 2023, 7:30PM
Gamble Auditorium, Baldwin-Wallace University, BEREA
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Friday, December 15, 2023, 7:30PM
St. Raphael Catholic Church, BAY VILLAGE
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Saturday, December 16, 2023, 8:00PM
Federated Church, CHAGRIN FALLS
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Sunday, December 17, 2023, 4:30PM
CLEVELAND Museum of Art (Gartner Auditorium)
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Nights in Venice

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Nights in Venice

Nighttime in old Venice: music floating from cafés provided inspiration for composers from Claudio Monteverdi to Antonio Vivaldi. In our Venetian evening, dueling violinists set sparks flying in two Vivaldi double-concertos. Highlights from Monteverdi’s L’Orfeo and the famous Lamento della Ninfa remind us that love and betrayal often go hand in hand. …

Thursday, November 9, 2023, 7:30PM
The Temple-Tifereth Israel, BEACHWOOD
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Friday, November 10, 2023, 7:30PM
AVON LAKE United Church of Christ
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Fire and Joy

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Fire and Joy
from Bach and Vivaldi

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
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Thursday, November 16, 2023, 7:30PM
First United Methodist Church, AKRON
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Friday, November 17, 2023, 7:30PM
LAKEWOOD United Methodist
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Saturday, November 18, 2023, 8:00PM
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, CLEVELAND HEIGHTS
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Sunday, November 19, 2023, 4:00PM
UNIVERSITY CIRCLE United Methodist Church
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Splendour in London

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Splendour in London
Handel’s Water Music and Other Royal Festivities

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 …

Thursday, October 12, 2023, 7:30PM
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, AKRON
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Friday, October 13, 2023, 7:30PM
LAKEWOOD United Methodist
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Saturday, October 14, 2023, 8:00PM
Federated Church, CHAGRIN FALLS
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Sunday, October 15, 2023, 5:00PM
Church of the Gesu, UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS
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