Apollo5 – CMS

Vocal ensemble Apollo5 performs 'Make We Joy Now', a seasonal programme of Christmas music from medieval to contemporary classical at Pittville Pump Room.

Apollo5, a five-voice vocal ensemble formed in 2011, present 'Make We Joy Now', a seasonal celebration spanning texts and settings from the medieval period to contemporary classical music. The programme centres on Poulenc's 'Quatre motets pour le temps de Noël', alongside works by Byrd, Walton, Warlock, Bob Chilcott, Elizabeth Poston and Adrian Peacock, plus contemporary classical arrangements of traditional songs and texts. The ensemble's line-up of one soprano, one mezzo-soprano, two tenors and a bass performs repertoire spanning over 500 years.