NEA ArtWorks Application 2024
Work Samples
Proposed Project: Bach’s B Minor Mass (Mini-Festival)
1. HANDEL: Israel in Egypt – For the Waters Overwhelmed Them
Apollo’s Fire | Jeannette Sorrell, conductor
Performed in February 2022 at First Baptist Church, Cleveland
This sample shows Apollo’s Fire in our standard repertoire, performed within the last 12 months.
2. MONTEVERDI: Vespers of 1610
Apollo’s Fire | Jeannette Sorrell, conductor
Performed in October 2022 at First Baptist Church, Cleveland
This sample shows Apollo’s Fire in our standard repertoire, performed within the last 12 months.
3. J.S. BACH: St. John Passion – Scene 3
Apollo’s Fire | Jeannette Sorrell, conductor
Performed March 2016 at First Baptist Church, Cleveland
This piece shows Apollo’s Fire in repertoire similar to the proposed project.
4. Oh Freedom! (trad. African American spiritual)
Apollo’s Fire | Jeannette Sorrell, conductor
Performed April 2023 at the Cleveland Museum of Art
This piece showcases our MOSAIC artists, including soprano, Ashlee Foreman.
5. Collaboration with Southland High School (Chicago south side)
La Komida la Manyana (Sephardic folk song in Ladino)
Apollo’s Fire with Southland High Choir & Dancers
Performed October 26, 2021 at Southland Charter High School, Matteson/Chicago
This sample shows AF in collaboration with students at Southland High, where AF is in residence.