Apollo’s Singers | choir, chorus
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 appear …
Ariel Quartet | chamber ensemble
Distinguished by its virtuosic playing and impassioned interpretations, the Ariel Quartet earned its glowing international reputation early on. Formed in Israel nearly twenty years ago when its members were still students in middle school, the Quartet was recently awarded the prestigious Cleveland Quartet Award. The Ariel has served as the …
Anton Armstrong | condcutor
Anton Armstrong, the Harry R. and Thora H. Tosdal Professor of Music at St. Olaf College, became the fourth conductor of the St. Olaf Choir in 1990 after ten years in Grand Rapids, Michigan, where he had served on the faculty of Calvin College and led the Grand Rapids Symphony …
Clarice Assad | vocal, piano, composer
A powerful communicator renowned for her musical scope and versatility, Brazilian-American Clarice Assad is a significant artistic voice in the classical, world music, pop, and jazz genres and is acclaimed for her evocative colors, rich textures, and diverse stylistic range. A prolific Grammy Award–nominated composer with more than 70 works …
Victor Santiago Asuncion | piano
Hailed by The Washington Post for his ‘poised and imaginative playing’, Filipino- American pianist Victor Santiago Asunción has appeared in concert halls in Brazil, Canada, Ecuador, France, Italy, Germany, Japan, Mexico, the Philippines, Spain, Turkey and the USA, as a recitalist and concerto soloist. He played his orchestral debut at …
