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APOLLO OF THE ARTS

About

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Apollo of the Arts is an inclusive and collaborative ensemble that brings to the fore composers and repertoire that are unknown, underperformed or forgotten, while creating high-level and sustainable work for musicians.

​The name Apollo of the Arts was given to the great patron of the visual arts, music and literature, Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington, a friend of Handel's.

The group's focus is on European baroque music, including works by great masters such as Bach, Purcell and Handel, while also exploring lesser known music by composers such as Zelenka, Tůma, Strozzi and Brixi.

Projects​

In Lost Lamentations we present little-known European music from the late baroque period, inspired by the sculpture Pieta by Peter Eugene Ball. Pieta depicts the grief of the Virgin Mary, on seeing her son die upon the cross.

The programme is centred around Marian texts, and includes settings by Jan Dismas Zelenka of the Marian prayer Sub tuum praesidium, alongside Stabat Mater and Miserere settings by František Tůma.
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Please contact us for details of other programmes.

Who we are

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Apollo of the Arts was co-founded in 2021 by Lucinda Cox and Edmund Saddington. Both work as solo and consort singers across the UK and Europe.
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We are proud that the following musicians have performed as part of Apollo of the Arts:

Tristram Cooke countertenor
Benjamin Durrant  tenor

Rosie Moon violone
Elisabeth Paul  mezzo soprano
Eligio Luis Quinteiro  theorbo

James Robinson tenor
William Whitehead  organ
Jan Dismas Zahourek  violone
Photography by Nick Rutter | www.nickrutter.co.uk
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