APOLLOS FIRE THE CLEVELAND BAROQUE ORCHESTRA
3091 MAYFIELD ROAD NO 217, CLEVELAND HEIGHTS, OH 44118 www.apollosfire.org

Total Revenue
$2,275,407
Total Expenses
$1,719,362
Net Assets
$931,189

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

NameTitleHours Per WeekTotal Salary
Noha RyderGENERAL MANAGER & DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT40$78,000
Jeannette SorrellARTISTIC DIRECTOR40$78,000
Brendan Patterson MdDIRECTOR1$0
Kim ParryDIRECTOR1$0
Dean ValoreDIRECTOR1$0
Sue YelanjianMUSICIANS' REPRESENTATIVE1$0
Kathie StewartMUSICIANS' REPRESENTATIVE1$0
Kathleen CervenyDIRECTOR1$0
Russ HardyDIRECTOR1$0
Stephen Mahoney MdDIRECTOR1$0
Fred LivingstoneDIRECTOR1$0
Thomas Forrest Kelly PhdDIRECTOR1$0
Robert C Gilkeson MdDIRECTOR1$0
Ann FairhurstDIRECTOR1$0
Brian ColleranDIRECTOR1$0
Charles BittenbenderPRESIDENT OF THE BOARD1$0
Ryan SiebelDIRECTOR1$0
Robert WalcottDIRECTOR1$0
James RosenthalCHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD1$0
Ka-Pi HohDIRECTOR1$0
Norman C HarbertCHAIR EMERITUS1$0
Robert JacksonDIRECTOR1$0
James EhrmanDIRECTOR1$0
Cliff DevenyDIRECTOR1$0
William A Powel IiiSECRETARY1$0
Richard Lederman MdDIRECTOR1$0
Daniel Shoskes MdVICE PRESIDENT1$0
William P Blair IiiDIRECTOR1$0
Jeff BarnettDIRECTOR1$0
Linda OlejkoDIRECTOR1$0
Sam HarrisTREASURER/FINANCE COMMITTEE1$0

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