NEA ArtWorks Application 2025
Work Samples
Proposed Project: VOICES IN COLOR: Perspectives on Mozart’s Requiem
1. HANDEL: All We Like Sheep, from MESSIAH
Apollo’s Fire | Jeannette Sorrell, conductor
Performed December 2022 at First Baptist Church, Cleveland
This sample shows Apollo’s Singers (chamber choir) who will perform in the proposed project.
2. MOZART: Finale from Symphony no. 35, “Haffner”
Apollo’s Fire | Jeannette Sorrell, conductor
Performed May 2022 at Severance Hall, Cleveland
This piece shows repertoire similar to the proposed project, and the same venue (Severance Hall)
3. MOZART: Symphony no. 40 in G Minor, 1st mvt
Apollo’s Fire | Jeannette Sorrell, conductor
Performed October 2018 at the Cleveland Museum of Art
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, some of whom will be featured in the proposed project.
5. Collaboration with Southland High School (Chicago south side)
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.
6. COMMISSIONED COMPOSER: Eric Gould
“An American City”
Performed by the Canton Symphony Orchestra, Ohio, in 2005
This piece was commissioned with NEA funding and includes historical and multicultural influences.