Where All Roses Go / Singing Bridges
The British vocal ensemble ‘Apollo5’ will hold a concert in the Novi Sad Synagogue on 19 July, within the ‘Singing Bridges’ Choirs Festival.
The international award-winning British vocal ensemble ‘Apollo5’ delights the audiences with a versatile repertoire ranging from renaissance, classical and contemporary choral music, to folk, jazz and pop. ‘Apollo5’ sings throughout the UK and has enjoyed giving performances in many European countries, the USA and Asia. Last season, concert highlights for the five outstanding vocalists included performing in France at the Via Aeterna Music Festival, in Poland for La Folle Journée, in Germany at the Stadthalle Heidelberg and for the Thüringer Bachwochen, in Spain at the Ourense Festival, in Croatia at Diocletian’s Palace in Split, in Dublin headlining for the Irish International A Cappella Festival, in Dubai for ChoirFest Middle East, as well as collaborating in a number of concerts with the Academy of Ancient Music in the UK, and taking part at the Milton Abbey Summer School. This season the group will perform in the UK, France, Belgium, Germany, Italy, and the USA. They will collaborate with the London Chamber Orchestra, l’Orchestre Régional Avignon-Provence and l’Orchestre d’Avignon.
‘Apollo5’ is part of the Voces8 Foundation, the non-profit centre for vocal music, that brings the power of singing to communities around the world. Working alongside vocal ensemble Voces8 and Paul Smith the programme reaches 40,000 young people annually in the UK, Europe, the USA and Asia. The Foundation has its home at the Voces8 Centre, at St. Anne and St. Agnes churches. In partnership with the Diocese of London, the Foundation has established a hub for excellence in education, outreach and the performance of vocal music.
Last season Apollo5 launched the first Centre Season, ‘Re:Sound’, while this season, the Foundation launched an exciting new online Festival, ‘Live From London’, which brings live performances from some of the top professional vocal ensembles to audiences around the world.
‘Apollo5’ holds regular workshops, masterclasses, and a children’s concert series at the Foundation’s Centre, as well as long-term projects and residency programmes. The group monitors an extensive singing project in Hackney and Tower Hamlets, which includes working with schools and supporting teachers. Today, after five years, this project is supported by Arts Council England and other relevant institutions. The education programme is also supported by the City of London.
‘Apollo5’ has released albums with Voces8 Records, including their last album ‘Where All Roses Go, released in 2021. Their 2019 album ‘O Radiant Dawn’ reached the top 10 of the UK classical charts. They are featured on ‘Reflections’, with music composed by Paul Smith. Other albums include ‘The Spirit Like a Dove’, music by Josquin des Prez performed with the Ingenium Ensemble (another top 10 UK Classical Chart album), and ‘With a Song in my Heart’, an album of folk, jazz and pop. They also featured the group with former King’s singer Paul Phoenix, on the album ‘Journey’ published by the Edition Peters Sounds.
‘Apollo5’ has appointed Fraser Wilson as Associate Composer. Fraser will work closely with the group to create unique compositions and arrangements for the ensemble.
Members of the ensemble: Penelope Appleyard, Clare Stewart, Oscar Golden-Lee, Oli Martin-Smith, Greg Link
Repertoire:
Vigilate – William Byrd
Music, When soft Voices Die – Taylor Scott Davis for Apollo5
Salve Regina – Francis Poulenc
Dieu! Qu’il La Fait Bon Regarder – Claude Debussy
Psalm 2, the Third of Nine Tunes for Archbishop Parker’s Psalter – Thomas Tallis
Lost Innocence – Paul Smith for Apollo5
This Marriage – Eric Whitacre
My Love is Like a Red, Red Rose – Fraser Wilson
Haste on, My joys! – Gerald Finzi
Where All Roses Go – Michael McGlynn
The Last Rose of Summer – trad. Irish arr. Fraser Wilson for Apollo5
Your Song – Elton John arr. Matt Greenwood for Apollo5
The Way You Look Tonight – Jerome Kern & Dorothy Fields arr. Matt Greenwood for Apollo5
Only You – Vince Clark arr. Deke Sharon & Anne Raugh
Homeward Bound – Marta Keen arr. Paul Smith for Apollo5
You can buy tickets in the Synagogue an hour before the concert. The ticket price is RSD 600.
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