Up next:
“Spirit of the Season”
The Apollo Chorus will perform in a collaborative concert with other choirs at Orchestra Hall in Minneapolis, MN, at 7:30 pm on MONDAY, DECEMBER 2nd, 2024.
Apollo in December: Stories of the Season
Our December Holiday Concerts will be on
Saturday evening, Dec. 14 in Sundin Music Hall and
Sunday afternoon, Dec. 15 at Normandale Lutheran Church
Come hear stories of winter, Christmas, and Hannukah told in word and song! Favorite repertoire items from Apollo’s 129-year history will be included along with traditional carols, works by Mordechai, Undine Smith Moore, and Handel, and brand new compositions. The concert will end with our performance of “Twas the Night Before Christmas” from the musical mind of Harry Simone — the same version made famous by Fred Waring and His Pennsylvanians. You won’t want to miss it!
Some months after our December concerts:
The Apollo Chorus is honored to have been selected to perform at the Midwinter Convention of the Minnesota Music Educators Association, first thing
Saturday morning, February 15, 2025, at the Minneapolis Convention Center.
The convention theme is “Harmony in Community.”
The specific time for our 55-minute performance will be announced later.
Tenors, Baritones, Basses, join us!
New member auditions are held by arrangement with our conductor, Chris McGinley, and generally are on Sundays at 6:00 pm at Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church, 500 Blake Road South, Hopkins, MN.
Previous news:
Summer Events for Apollo Club Members
Apollo sang at the Lafayette Club 125th Gala on the evening of June 21st,
and cruised Lake Minnetonka on the Lady of the Lake on August 20th.
Apollo’s Spring Concerts, 2024
Apollo’s Spring concerts were performed Friday evening and Sunday afternoon, April 26th and 28th.
Thanks for coming, and thanks especially to those former members of Apollo who joined us at the end of the Sunday concert in singing “Friendship” as the encore.
“By popular demand,” here is an audio recording of “Friendship” from an Apollo Spring concert 24 years ago:
Snow? in Richfield? in February?
Those of you who didn’t let a little February snowfall stop you from coming (rare as snow has been this year) got to hear Apollo and the UW-Eau Claire’s Singing Statesmen join in song, with nearly 100 voices strong.
We had a great audience. Thanks for coming!
Our 2023 December concerts were well attended. Thanks for coming!
Combined concert with Edina Chorale
A total of 364 audience members heard the Apollo Chorus join with the Edina Chorale at our combined concert “At the Manger” on December 2nd, 2023.
Did you hear?
Apollo performed at the North Stage on the porch of the Victorian Building in Loring Park from 1:30-2:00 pm and again from 2:30-3:00 pm as part of the 2023 Loring Park Art Festival.
(We had a good audience of festival goers, not just geese.)
We hope you enjoyed our 2023 Spring Concert!
(We believe it went well — as you know, as we sang at the end, it’s “Hard to be Humble” about it).
We had great audiences at both our Saturday night and Sunday afternoon concert. We really enjoyed singing for you, and we appreciated receiving these compliments from audience members later:
“That was one of the best Christmas concerts I have ever attended! ”
One who attended Saturday’s concert wished she would have been able to come on Sunday, too:
“I would have loved to have seen / heard it again. I loved, loved, loved it! When you sang Night of Silence/Silent Night... AMAZING!”
Apollo performed at Holidazzle in Loring Park on Saturday, Nov. 26, 2022.
We had a good time, and it was above freezing that year!
In late summer 2022, we were pleased to announce the hiring of our new Artistic Director and Principal Conductor, Chris McGinley!
Dr. Christopher G. McGinley is a dynamic conductor and music educator based in the upper Midwest where he serves as Associate Director of Choral Activities at the University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire and Music Director at Trinity Lutheran Congregation in Minneapolis. His choirs are noted for their vibrant and nuanced interpretations of works from diverse eras and genres. A strong advocate for community music, McGinley has served intergenerational choirs in Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and Oregon. He holds degrees in conducting and music education from the University of Minnesota, the University of Oregon, and the University of Delaware and pursued further studies in conducting at the Frost School of Music. His conducting mentors include Kathy Saltzman Romey, Matthew Mehaffey, Karen Kennedy, Sharon Paul, and Paul D. Head.
Apollo joined Latvian Singers “Silvicola” at the Opening Ceremony of the 15th General Latvian Song and Dance Festival on June 30, 2022.
It was a great event, and the audience seemed to understand our pronounciation of the Latvian lyrics!
Thanks for coming to our Spring Concert in 2022 !
