Organizations Filed Purposes:
TAKING ITS NAME FROM THE CLASSICAL GOD OF MUSIC AND THE SUN, APOLLOS FIRE (AF) WAS FOUNDED BY AWARD-WINNING HARPSICHORDIST/CONDUCTOR JEANNETTE SORRELL, AND INCORPORATED IN MARCH 1992. APOLLOS FIRE IS DEDICATED TO THE PERFORMANCE OF 17TH- AND 18TH-CENTURY MUSIC ON THE PERIOD INSTRUMENTS FOR WHICH IT WAS WRITTEN. THE ENSEMBLE UNITES A SELECT POOL OF EARLY-MUSIC SPECIALISTS FROM THROUGHOUT NORTH AMERICA, AND HAS BEEN PRAISED INTERNATIONALLY FOR STYLISTIC FRESHNESS AND BUOYANCY, CREATIVE PROGRAMMING, EXUBERANT PERFORMANCES, CD RECORDINGS, TOURS AND BROADCASTS.
PERFORMING ON HISTORICAL INSTRUMENTS, APOLLO'S FIRE BRINGS TO LIFE MUSIC OF THE PAST FOR AUDIENCES OF TODAY, WITH PASSION. PERIOD. APOLLO'S FIRE IS THE INTERNATIONALLY RENOWNED BAROQUE ORCHESTRA BASED IN NORTHEAST OHIO. APOLLO'S FIRE BRINGS NEW AUDIENCES TO CLASSICAL MUSIC AND BREAKS DOWN BARRIERS THROUGH CREATIVE PROGRAMMING THAT HELPS TODAY'S AUDIENCES TAP INTO OUR SHARED HISTORY.
IN ITS 28TH SEASON, APOLLO'S FIRE (AF) BRINGS WORLD-CLASS PERFORMANCES THROUGH ITS SUBSCRIPTION SERIES AND SUMMER SERIES TO YOUR DOORSTEP IN A CONTINUOUS "TOUR" OF NORTHEAST OHIO NEIGHBORHOODS; CONCERTS THAT WERE A PART OF THE SUBSCRIPTION SERIES INCLUDE:1. MAGNIFICENT MOZART- OCTOBER 20182. O JERUSALEM: CROSSROADS OF THREE FAITHS- NOVEMBER 2018 3. HANDEL'S MESSIAH - DECEMBER 20184. CHRISTMS ON SUGARLOAF MOUNTAIN - DECEMBER 20185. BIBER'S MYSTERY SONATAS - FEBRUARY 20196. THREE DUELS & A FUNERAL- MARCH 2019 7. BACH B MINOR MASS- APRIL 2019 AF ALSO TOURS NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY, AND BROUGHT ITS SUGARLOAF MOUNTAIN PROGRAM TO IRELAND AND THE UK IN AUGUST OF 2018. OVER THE YEARS AF HAS PERFORMED ON THE WORLD'S BEST STAGES INCLUDING CARNEGIE HALL, THE BBC PROMS IN LONDON, WIGMORE HALL, TANGLEWOOD, RAVINIA, TO NAME A FEW.THIRD AREA OF FOCUS, AF IS DEEPLY ROOTED IN EDUCATION AND OUTREACH THROUGH ITS COMMUNITY ACCESS INITIATIVE WHICH AUGMENTS ITS OTHER OUTREACH ACTIVITIES. THE CAI DEEPENS AF'S FOCUS ON STUDENTS, FAMILIES, AND INDIVIDUALS ACROSS ALL SOCIOECONOMIC LEVELS, THUS BRINGING COMMUNITIES TOGETHER FOR A SHARED TRANSFORMATIONAL EXPERIENCE. APOLLO'S FIRE BELIEVES IN THE POWER OF MUSIC TO INSPIRE, TRANSFORM, AND UPLIFT. WE FEEL THAT ALL DESERVE TO SHARE IN THAT EXPERIENCE IN A MANNER THAT IS ACCESSIBLE AND AFFORDABLE. EDUCATION AND OUTREACH ACTIVITIES INCLUDE DEEPLY DISCOUNTED $12 TICKETS; FREE FAMILY CONCERTS; IN-SCHOOL WORKSHOPS WITH YOUNG STUDENTS; FREE STUDENT RUSH TICKETS AT ALL CONCERTS; FREE FAMILY NIGHTS WHERE STUDENTS & PARENTS FROM SELECTED PUBLIC SCHOOLS WILL BE INVITED TO ATTEND A SUBSCRIPTION CONCERT FOR FREE; AND BAROQUE BISTROS- CASUAL CONCERTS AT AREA RESTAURANTS. THIS IS IN ADDITION TO DISCOUNTED SENIOR CITIZEN TICKETS; YOUNG ARTIST APPRENTICE PROGRAM; MUSETTE PROGRAM (CHILDREN'S CHOIR AGES 11-17)
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Noha Ryder | GENERAL MANAGER & DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT | 40 | $78,000 |
| Jeannette Sorrell | ARTISTIC DIRECTOR | 40 | $78,000 |
| Brendan Patterson Md | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Kim Parry | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Dean Valore | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Sue Yelanjian | MUSICIANS' REPRESENTATIVE | 1 | $0 |
| Kathie Stewart | MUSICIANS' REPRESENTATIVE | 1 | $0 |
| Kathleen Cerveny | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Russ Hardy | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Stephen Mahoney Md | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Fred Livingstone | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Thomas Forrest Kelly Phd | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Robert C Gilkeson Md | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Ann Fairhurst | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Brian Colleran | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Charles Bittenbender | PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD | 1 | $0 |
| Ryan Siebel | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Robert Walcott | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| James Rosenthal | CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD | 1 | $0 |
| Ka-Pi Hoh | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Norman C Harbert | CHAIR EMERITUS | 1 | $0 |
| Robert Jackson | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| James Ehrman | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Cliff Deveny | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| William A Powel Iii | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Richard Lederman Md | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Daniel Shoskes Md | VICE PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
| William P Blair Iii | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Jeff Barnett | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Linda Olejko | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Sam Harris | TREASURER/FINANCE COMMITTEE | 1 | $0 |
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