Feb 20
APOLLO5 in Concert
Overview
Acclaimed British vocal ensemble, APOLLO5, will perform for the Walnut Street Music Series at Christ Church on Thursday, February 20, at 7:30 p.m., in celebration of Christ Episcopal Church’s Bicentennial. 2025 marks an anniversary for APOLLO5 as well - their 15th year performing and recording. As one of three principal ensembles of the VOCES8 Foundation, the APOLLO5 concert is sure to be a vocal tour de force.
Five voices -- soprano, mezzo, two tenors, and bass -- with unparalleled individual talent create an immaculate blend that captivates audiences across genres including jazz, pop, classical, and early sacred music. APOLLO5 engages over 20,000 monthly listeners on Spotify and is consistently praised by Gramophone, BBC Radio 3, and Classic FM. Their performances fill halls throughout Europe including Wigmore Hall, Barbican Centre, and Royal Albert Hall, London; Alte Oper, Frankfurt; The Grand Theatre in Warsaw; Annenkirche, Dresden; Stiftskirche, Stuttgart; The Philharmonie, Luxembourg; and BeethovenFest, Bonn. BBC Music Magazine has awarded them multiple 5-star reviews, extolling: “One-to-a-part performances of repertoire spanning nine centuries no less… an inspired programme, superbly sung throughout…exceptional cohesion and effortless style… faultless.”
