APOLLO5

"The Crimson Sun" - Guerrero, Byrd, Poulenc, Walton, Gjeilo and others.

Penelope Appleyard soprano
Clare Stewart mezzo-soprano
Thomas Mottershead tenor
Joseph Taylor tenor
Augustus Perkins Ray bass

"The Crimson Sun"

Francisco Guerrero Virgen Sancta
William Byrd Laetentur coeli
Francis Poulenc O magnum mysterium
William Walton Make We Joy Now in This Fest
Ola Gjeilo Ubi Caritas
Adrian Peacock (Arr.) Venite, Gaudete!
Barnaby Smith (Arr.) The Coventry Carol
Fraser Wilson (Arr.) The Angel Gabriel
Alexander Campkin The Crimson Sun

APOLLO5 can create a world of sound with just five voices that listeners experience as complete in concert. In the 15 years of its existence, the exceptional British ensemble has built up an outstanding reputation and thrilled audiences in venues such as the Wigmore Hall and the Royal Albert Hall. As part of the VOCES8 Foundation, APOLLO5 reaches 40,000 young people every year through educational projects. "Crimson Sun" is a program about the magic of winter with silent nights, light, joy and the miracle of birth. It features Christmas classics, new arrangements and works composed especially for the quintet.