Apollo's Fire {The Cleveland Baroque Orchestra}

Apollo’s Singers, like Apollo’s Fire Baroque Orchestra, was founded in 1992 by Jeannette Sorrell. Since their debut concert that year (performing the Mozart Requiem), this professional straight-tone chorus has been hailed as “one of the finest choirs of its kind in the country.” (The Cleveland Plain Dealer)

Apollo's Singers Apollo’s Singers appear on over five CD recordings with the orchestra, including the Mozart Requiem, Bach’s St John Passion, the Monteverdi Vespers, Monteverdi’s L’Orfeo, and Praetorius Christmas Vespers. The chorus has frequently toured with the orchestra, performing In Toronto, Pittsburgh, Toledo, Columbus, and at the Ojai Festival in California.

"Choral clarity of this sort is almost unheard of today." –The Plain Dealer

"Sorrell and her sensational chorus, Apollo’s Singers, make contact with music on both visceral and intellectual levels, and the results are intoxicating." –The Plain Dealer

"Apollo’s Singers were breathtaking. Every phrase the chorus sang was molded down to the tiniest nuance. Pitch, balance, enunciation, you-name-it were well-nigh perfect." –The Plain Dealer

“Apollo’s Singers are a model of what power and beauty can transpire when pitch is perfect and everyone shares the same concept. “ – Akron Beacon Journal

2010-2011 Season Roster:

Soprano
Kathleen Bassett
Lianne Coble
Wendy Duncan
Donna Fagerhaug
Madeline Healey
Ashley Lingenhoel
Lisa Rainsong
Sian Ricketts
Gail West

Alto
Tracy Cowart
Alison LaRosa Montez
John McElliott
Amanda Powell
Beverly Simmons
Nadia Tarnawsky

Tenor
Derek Chester
Ross Duffin
Scott Mello
Jeffrey Rich
Tyler Skidmore

Bass
Ian Crane
Nathan Longnecker
Michael Peters
Jason Steigerwalt

Rehearsal Accompanist
Anne Wilson