This afternoon was the whole reason I came to Cleveland—and that was to hear the baroque orchestra Apollo’s Fire in person. It was absolutely glorious! Right away, Joan Ishibashi introduced me to Noha Ryder, General Manager and Director of Development of Apollo’s Fire. Little did I know that Joan had sent her the link to… Read More Echoes of Venice
In the last two days, I have been on four separate airplane flights. Yesterday I flew to Lihue, Kaua’i and back for my biweekly organ lesson with Hank Curtis; and today I flew to Burbank via San Francisco to spend a few days with my family before joining Joan Ishibashi in Cleveland. It seems I… Read More Trinity, Trinity, Trinity!
Last April you may recall that my good friend, Joan Ishibashi and I drove out from London to the Cornish countryside to visit the village of Port Isaac, the setting of the television show, Doc Martin. Joan lived for fifteen years in Honolulu but moved to London seven years ago—I not only saw her in… Read More My London agent (LOL!)
If you are an early music fan, surely you’ve heard of the international baroque orchestra, Apollo’s Fire, based in Cleveland, OH. From their website, you can read: 25 years ago, Jeannette Sorrell had an obsession and a dream. The obsession was baroque music, as it was meant to be done – alive and full of… Read More The USA’s hottest baroque band