The Sunday Times London picks Apollo’s Fire as #1 Bach St. John Passion Recordings & Music for the Soul Video Series reaches far and wide

The Sunday Times (London) picks Apollo's Fire as #1 for Bach St. John Passion Recordings & 

Music for the Soul Video Series reaches audiences far and wide

Jeannette Sorrell, Conductor and Artistic Director

"Perhaps most remarkable of all is the "chamber" version by the US group Apollo's Fire, directed by Jeannette Sorrell as a gripping, intimate drama... For me, this performance brings Bach's Passion to life as well as any by more famous interpreters." - The Sunday Times (London) [read more]

On April 12, The Sunday Times (London) published a survey of over a dozen recordings of JS Bach's St. John Passion by prominent music critic Hugh Canning. Canning named his top 5:

1. Apollo's Fire, Jeannette Sorrell, conductor

2. Akademie fur Alte Musik Berlin, conducted by Rene Jacobs

3. English Baroque Soloists, conducted by John Elliot Gardiner

4. Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, conducted by Stephen Layton

5. Bach Collegium Japan, conducted by MAsaaki Suzuki

Jeannette Sorrell | Nicholas Phan, Evangelist | Jesse Blumberg, Jesus | Jeffrey Strauss, Pilate | Amanda Forsythe | Terry Wey | Christian Immler

The same production that The Sunday Times praised as a CD recording was also released last week on Video. An acclaimed touring production from 2016, Jeannette Sorrell's "dramatic presentation" of the St. John PAssion brings Bach's most theatrical oratorio to life with contemporary immediacy. The program was performed in four cities and filmed at the stunning Trinity Cathedral in Cleveland.

Video Production of Apollo's Fire performance of Bach's St. John Passion was made possible by the generous support by ROBERT CONRAD. CD Production has been made possible by additional project support by Tom & Marilyn McLaughlin.

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Music for the Soul Video Series for the Homeboung Music Lover

In response to the coronavirus shutdown, Apollo's Fire has launched "Music for the Soul", a series of online programs featuring concert videos, interviews, and related reading, for an international audience to enjoy at home. Artistic Director Jeannette Sorrell said, "Throughout histry, music, art and literature have always nourished us during hardship. The human spirit has triumphed through the arts. I hope that this video series will provide a little inspiration for our audiences in Cleveland and around the world." 

Visit Apollo's Fire Music for the Soul Webpage to enjoy these free programs.