THE SUNDAY MATINEE
Sunday 22nd September 2024
3:00PM - 6:00PMFREE ENTRY (DONATIONS REQUESTED)
Apollo's Cabinet
Murders, drinking songs, Cinderella stories, European tours, serene polyphony and candlelit rituals all feature in the evocative and story driven programmes of Apollo’s Cabinet. Winners of the Royal Overseas League Mixed Ensemble prize, Göttingen Händel Competition and the International Biber Competition, the group offer a signature mix of acting, dancing, poetry and drama to bring historical performance to modern audiences.
They have furthermore won the Brian Nisbet Prize for their fusion of Music and Poetry, audience and first prize at #SMADE in Spain and the F.J. Aumann Prize for innovation and new discoveries in Baroque music. 2023 saw the ensemble tour across Scotland, which was generously supported by the Tunnell Trust.
Other noteworthy performances to date include concerts at the London Handel Festival, Konzerthaus Vienna, Felix! Festival Köln, The Georgian Concert Society Edinburgh, AMUZ Antwerpen, OudeMuziek Fabulous Fringe, :alpenarte Schwarzenberg and the Brighton Early Music Festival.
“Apollo’s Cabinet are adding storylines and scenarios to illuminate already dramatic music, while erasing the interactive gap between stage and audience”.- Bognor Regis Observer
The ensemble is dedicated to educational outreach for children as well as adults, and members have designed and offered workshops and educational concerts in collaboration with the Royal Opera House, Centre for Young Musicians, Brighton Early Music Festival, English National Opera, ZAMUS Cologne and Wigmore Hall. They have recently joined Live Music Now, a long-established music charity founded by Yehudi Menuhin.
Highlights this upcoming season include performances at the Semana de Música Antigua Estella, AMIAStrasbourg and Bachfest Leipzig. Furthermore, the ensemble will be reconstructing and creating a world premiere recording of a cantata by W F Bach, which was originally dedicated to Frederick II of Prussia. This forms part of a new album, which will be released in 2025.
“Sensitive, joyous, highly virtuosic, and with a great choice of sound colours”- Kulturzeitschrift
“Baroque meets Bridgerton”- Göttinger Tagblatt