Jeannette Sorrell

Jeannette Sorrell is the conductor of Apollo's Fire. A major figure in the U.S. early music scene, she has also been a pioneer in programming that explores the relationship between early music and American folk music. In 1992, Apollo's Fire was launched, with Sorrell as music director. The new group flourished, quickly attracting the attention of recording companies, making a recording of Handel's Messiah, HWV 56, that was issued in 1996. In 1999, Sorrell and Apollo's Fire issued a recording of Monteverdi's Vespers of 1610. In 2021, Sorrell and Apollo's Fire released a recording of Vivaldi's Four Seasons violin concertos with violinist Francisco Fullana. By 2024, when Sorrell and Apollo's Fire released a recording of Biber's Mystery Sonatas with Apollo's Fire concertmaster Alan Choo, Sorrell's discography numbered some 35 items.