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Apollo Club of Minneapolis | |
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Background information | |
Also known as | AMC, Apollo Male Chorus |
Origin | Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States |
Genres | Showtunes, choral, classical, folk music |
Occupation(s) | Men's chorus |
Instrument(s) | 60 voices |
Years active | 1895-present |
Members | Artistic Director: Dr. Chris McGinley |
Website |
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The Apollo Club of Minneapolis is a choral organization founded in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The organization has been in operation since 1895, making it one of the oldest continually performing ensembles in the United States. [1]
The Apollo Club has a history intertwined with the music community of the Twin Cities, with roots dating back to 1887. In the spring of 1895, steps were taken to create a male chorus, and the organization was officially formed and organized on September 23, 1895. [2] Emil Oberhoffer was the first conductor of the choir, who established a high standard of choral singing. The first public performance from the Apollo Club occurred in the Lyceum Theater, located in downtown Minneapolis, on April 13, 1896. [3] Notable conductors and accompanists of the ensemble include Henry S. Woodruff, [4] Theodore Bergman, [5] Elsie Wolf Campbell, William Rhys-Herbert, William MacPhail, [6] James S. Allen, and Roger Hoel. [7] The Apollo Club of Minneapolis was inducted into the Minnesota Music Hall of Fame November 4, 2017. [8]
Honored membership may be granted to a member who has been an active member for 15 or more years, and has excelled in the following qualifications:
Name | Year Received | Membership Status |
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Burton "Bud" W. Beidelman | Deceased | |
J. Carlton Berg | Deceased | |
Harold Bergin | Deceased | |
William Birch | Deceased | |
Wilfred Bland | Deceased | |
Dr. William H. Card | Deceased | |
Dean Chenoweth | Deceased | |
Gerald M. Clark | Deceased | |
Arthur H. Conary | Deceased | |
Richard Cravins | Deceased | |
W. M. Crosse | Deceased | |
Walter G. Dahl | Deceased | |
George B. Eustis | Deceased | |
E. Stanley Ferguson | Deceased | |
Phil Fortin | Deceased | |
Willie Hale | Deceased | |
Channing Handberg Sr. | 1993 | Deceased |
Charles E. Hasey | Deceased | |
Percy E. Hopkins | Deceased | |
James A. Hunter | Deceased | |
LeRoy A. Johnson | Deceased | |
William G. Kuehne | Deceased | |
Fred Kuesel | 1997 | Deceased |
George L. LaVayea | Deceased | |
John E. Ledbetter | Deceased | |
George H.Lugsdin | Deceased | |
William MacPhail | Deceased | |
Dr. Wayne H. May | Deceased | |
John Metzger | 2010 | Deceased |
John Moe | Deceased | |
Eldon J. Morris | Deceased | |
Clinton J. Nelson | Deceased | |
Gen. C. McC. Reeve | Deceased | |
Merrill D. Roberts | Deceased | |
F. M. Rutten | Deceased | |
Col. Clair F. Schumacher | Deceased | |
Oscar Seagle | Deceased | |
Omer A. Seim | Deceased | |
Robert L. Swinton | Deceased | |
Ove H. Ulring | Deceased | |
Oscar J. Van Lander | Deceased | |
Gerald W. Wassmund | Deceased | |
Howard T. Weber | Deceased | |
C. William Westafer | Deceased | |
Tony Whaley | Deceased | |
F. R. Wilson | Deceased | |
Harry E. Wood | Deceased | |
C. Emerson Woodward | Deceased |
Name | Year | Membership Status |
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Alvin Buss | 2022 | Active Singer |
Roger S. Hoel | 2018 | Retired |
Aaron Humble | 2022 | Retired |
Nadia Johnson | 2018 | Retired |
Verner Johnson | 2010 | Active Singer |
Curt McDougal | 2014 | Active Singer |
Franz Metzger | 2010 | Active Singer |
Richard D. Moseng Jr. | 2015 | Active Singer |
Timothy F. Nichols | 2022 | Active Singer |
Raymond Peterson | 2019 | Active Singer |
Thomas Peterson | 2019 | Active Singer |
Roger Renstrom | 1996 | Retired |
Bill Walraven | 2017 | Active Singer |
Thomas Wilson | 2014 | Retired |
Name | Years |
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Burton "Bud" Beidelman | 1925 - 1991 |
Harold Bergin | 1944 - 1994 |
Dean Chenoweth | 1949 - 2016 |
Richard Cravens | 1940 - 1990 |
Channing Handberg Sr. | 1951 - 2007 |
Percy Hopkins | 1940 - 1993 |
Ruthven "Rudy" Johnson | 1940 - 1990 |
Verner Johnson | 1967 - 2014, 2020–Present |
Franz Metzger | 1969–Present |
Oscar J VanLander | 1920 - 1970 |
First Name | Last Name | Years |
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Emil | Oberhoffer | 1896 - 1900 |
Hal | Woodruff | 1902 - 1928 |
William | MacPhail | 1928 - 1950 |
Ralph | Williams | 1951 - 1955 |
James | Allen | 1955 - 1966 |
Murrae | Freng | 1966 - 1970 |
Raymond | Cutting | 1971 - 1977 |
Roger | Hoel | 1977 - 2012 |
Nadia | Johnson | 2012 - 2012 |
Sean | Vogt | 2013 - 2016 |
Aaron | Humble | 2016 - 2022 |
Chris | McGinley | 2022–Present |
Name | Year(s) |
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Oscar J. Van Lander | 1949 - 1950 |
Eldon J. Morris | 1951 - 1952 |
Luther Sletten | 1953 |
LeRoy A. Johnson | 1954 - 1955 |
Leonard H. Mogek | 1956 |
John O. Laing | 1957 |
Gerald Clark | 1958 - 1959 |
Vincent Anderson | 1960 |
J. Carlton Berg | 1961 |
C. William Westafer | 1962 |
Lawrence Whitely | 1963 |
Roland Molzahn | 1964 |
Dean Chenoweth | 1965 |
Gerald Clark | 1966 - 1967 |
Robert Moberg | 1968 |
Omer Seim | 1969 - 1970 |
Philip Fortin | 1971 - 1972 |
Percy Hopkins | 1973 - 1974 |
Alvin "Tony" Whaley | 1975 |
Robert Swinton | 1976 |
Channing Handberg Sr. | 1977 |
Gerald Wassmund | 1978 |
John E. Moe | 1979 |
William D. Birch | 1980 |
Frank Swensk | 1981 |
John Madson | 1982 |
Pete Mulvaney | 1983 - 1984 |
Lowell Koenig | 1985 |
Roger Renstrom | 1986 - 1987 |
Tom Wilson | 1988 |
Tomm Johnson | 1989 - 1990 |
Phil Fortin | 1991 |
Rich Westin | 1992 |
Ray Peterson | 1993 |
John Metzger | 1994 |
Rich Moseng | 1995 - 1996 |
Tim Nichols | 1997 - 1998 |
Tomm Johnson | 1999 - 2000 |
Curt McDougal | 2001 |
Greg McCormick | 2002 |
Wayne Boerger | 2003 |
Tomm Johnson | 2004 - 2005 |
Roger Wambheim | 2006 - 2007 |
Tom Wilson | 2008 - 2009 |
Ray Peterson | 2010 - 2011 |
Craig Gerdes | 2012 |
Tom Peterson | 2013 |
Darren Jackson | 2014 - 2015 |
Ray Peterson | 2016 - 2017 |
Mark Bliven | 2018 |
MacKenzie Young | 2019 - 2022 |
Bill Kaemmerer | 2023 - |
Date | Concert name | Leadership
C: Conductor A: Accompanist |
Location | Songs performed | Guest artist |
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11/1948 | Apollo 54th Season - 1st Concert | C: William MacPhail
A: James S. Allen A: Robert W. Magnuson |
Lyceum Theatre
Minneapolis, MN |
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Winifred Heidt |
04/1949 | Apollo 54th Season - 2nd Concert | C: William MacPhail
A: James S. Allen A: Theodore Bergman A: Robert W. Magnuson A: Richard Zgodava |
Lyceum Theatre
Minneapolis, MN |
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Mario Lanza |
11/1949 | Apollo 55th Season - 1st Concert | C: William MacPhail
A: James S Allen A: Theodore Bergman |
Lyceum Theatre
Minneapolis, MN |
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Eugene Conley |
04/1950 | Apollo 55th Season - 2nd concert | C: William MacPhail
A: James S Allen A: Theodore Bergman |
Lyceum Theatre
Minneapolis, MN |
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George London |
Missing 1951 - 1958 info | |||||
12/1959 | Apollo 1959 Fall Concert | C: James S. Allen
C: William MacPhail A: Theodore Bergman A: Dan Graham |
Lyceum Theatre
Minneapolis, MN |
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Charles O'Neill |
04/1960 | Apollo 1960 Spring Concert | C: James S. Allen
C: William MacPhail A: Theodore Bergman A: Dan Graham |
Soul's Harbor Auditorium
(Formerly Lyceum Theatre) Minneapolis, MN |
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Elena Nikolaidi |
Missing 1960 - 1982 info | |||||
04/1983 | Apollo 1983 Spring Concert | C: Roger S Hoel
A: Earl Buys |
Orchestra Hall
Minneapolis, MN |
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Sounds of Blackness |
Missing | Missing Fall 83 through Fall 86 | ||||
05/1987 | 92nd Anniversary Spring Concert | C: Roger S. Hoel
A: Nadia Johnson |
Orchestra Hall
Minneapolis, MN |
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The Gamble Folk |
12/1987 | 93rd Anniversary Fall Concert | C: Roger S. Hoel
A: Nadia Johnson |
Ordway Music Theatre
St. Paul, MN Orchestra Hall Minneapolis, MN |
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Willie Hale
Sandford Moore |
04/1988 | 93rd Anniversary Spring Concert | C: Roger S. Hoel
A: Nadia Johnson |
Orchestra Hall
Minneapolis, MN |
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Rosemary Bailey |
12/1988 | 1988 Fall Christmas Concert | C: Roger S. Hoel
A: Nadia Johnson |
World Theater
St. Paul, MN Ordway Music Theatre St. Paul, MN |
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The Angelica Cantani
The Minnetonka Children's Choir |
Missing | Missing Spring 89 | ||||
12/1989 | 1989 Fall Christmas Concert | C: Roger S. Hoel
A: Nadia Johnson |
Calvary Lutheran
Golden Valley, MN St. Paul's United Church of Christ St. Paul, MN Orchestra Hall Minneapolis, MN |
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The Minnetonka Brass |
Missing | Missing Spring 90 | ||||
12/1990 | 1990 Christmas Concert | C: Roger S. Hoel
A: Nadia Johnson |
Ordway Music Theatre
St. Paul, MN Orchestra Hall Minneapolis, MN |
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Celebrity Strings |
04/1991 | 1991 Spring Concert | C: Roger S. Hoel
A: Nadia Johnson |
Orchestra Hall
Minneapolis, MN |
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Sanford Moore and
Moore By Four Singers |
11/1991 | Apollo Sings - 97th year | C: Roger S. Hoel
A: Nadia Johnson |
Orchestra Hall
Minneapolis, MN Ordway Music Theatre St. Paul, MN |
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Sanford Moore and
Moore By Four Singers Cliff Brunzell and the Golden Strings |
Missing | Missing Spring 92 | ||||
12/1992 | Apollo 1992 Fall Concert | C: Roger S. Hoel
A: Nadia Johnson |
Unknown Location |
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Minnetonka Chamber Choir |
04/1993 | Apollo 1993 Spring Concert | C: Roger S. Hoel
A: Nadia Johnson |
Unknown |
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Mr Willie Hale
Sandford Moore |
12/1993 | Apollo Scandinavian Holiday | C: Roger S. Hoel
A: Nadia Johnson |
Orchestra Hall
Minneapolis, MN |
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Skandinaviske Danser
Bob Gustafson Traditional Instruments |
05/1994 | An American Music Celebration | C: Roger S. Hoel
A: Nadia Johnson |
Ordway Music Theatre
St. Paul, MN |
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The Frank Wharton Quintet |
12/1994 | Holiday with the Golden Strings | C: Roger S. Hoel
A: Nadia Johnson |
Ted Mann Concert Hall
Minneapolis, MN |
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Clifford Brunzell
The Golden Strings |
04/1995 | "Wi' A Hundred Pipers" | C: Roger S. Hoel
A: Nadia Johnson |
Ted Mann Concert Hall
Minneapolis, MN |
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Macalester College Pipe Band |
12/1995 | Apollo 100 Year Anniversary | C: Roger S. Hoel
A: Nadia Johnson |
Ted Mann Concert Hall
Minneapolis, MN |
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The Ensemble Singers
Dr. Phillip Brunelle The Minnesota Chorale Kathy Saltzman Romey The Angelica Cantanti Nancy Grundall The Bel Canto Voices Janice Kimes |
03/1996 | Apollo 100 Year Anniversary | C: Roger S. Hoel
A: Nadia Johnson |
The Ordway Music Theatre
St. Paul, MN Orchestra Hall Minneapolis, MN |
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The St. Olaf College Choir
Dr. Anton Armstrong Dale Warland Cabaret Minnetonka Chamber Choir Dr Roger S. Hoel The Augsburg College Choir Peter Hendrickson Metropolitan Boy Choir Bea Hasselman |
12/1996 | Apollo 1996 Fall Concert | C: Roger S. Hoel
A: Nadia Johnson |
Ted Mann Concert Hall
Minneapolis, MN |
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Minnetonka Cappella Choir
Glen Todd Bel Canto Voices Choristers Janice Kimes Minnetonka Concert Choir David St. Germain Minnetonka Chamber Choir Roger S. Hoel |
04/1997 | Apollo 1997 Spring Concert | C: Roger S. Hoel
A: Nadia Johnson |
Ted Mann Concert Hall
Minneapolis, MN |
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James "Red" McLeod
The Dixie Dogs |
12/1997 | Apollo 1997 Fall Concert | C: Roger S. Hoel
A: Nadia Johnson |
Ted Mann Concert Hall
Minneapolis, MN |
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South St. Paul Male Chorus
Mark E Howarth Litchfield Male Chorus Bruce Christensen Lockheed-Martin Male Chorus Kathy Hunter Andrews |
04/1998 | Apollo 1998 Spring Concert | C: Roger S. Hoel
A: Nadia Johnson |
Ted Mann Concert Hall
Minneapolis, MN |
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The Twin Cities Community Gospel Choir
Robert "Eddie" Robinson |
Missing | Missing Fall 98 | ||||
04/1999 | Old-Fashioned Springtime Serenade | C: Roger S. Hoel
A: Nadia Johnson |
Ted Mann Concert Hall
Minneapolis, MN |
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Mary Beth Carlson |
12/1999 | Apollo 1999 Holiday Concert | C: Roger S. Hoel
A: Nadia Johnson |
Ted Mann Concert Hall
Minneapolis, MN |
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Wayzata Women's Choir |
05/2000 | Missing Spring 2000 Info | C: Roger S. Hoel
A: Nadia Johnson |
Ted Mann Concert Hall
Minneapolis, MN |
Dorothy Benham
Soprano Soloist Winner of Ms. America | |
12/2000 | Apollo 2000 Holiday Concert | C: Roger S. Hoel
A: Nadia Johnson |
Ted Mann Concert Hall
Minneapolis, MN |
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Cliff Brunzel and
The Golden Strings |
04/2001 | Apollo 2001 Spring Concert | C: Roger S. Hoel
A: Nadia Johnson |
Ted Mann Concert Hall
Minneapolis, MN |
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Barbary Coast Dixieland Band |
12/2001 | It's our 107th Holiday Concert! | C: Roger S. Hoel
A: Nadia Johnson |
Ted Mann Concert Hall
Minneapolis, MN |
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The South Metro Chorale |
04/2002 | Apollo 2002 Spring Concert | C: Roger S. Hoel
A: Nadia Johnson |
Ted Mann Concert Hall
Minneapolis, MN |
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Tom Prin Trio |
12/2002 | Apollo 2002 Holiday Concert | C: Roger S. Hoel
A: Nadia Johnson |
Fitzgerald Theatre
St. Paul, MN |
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Minnesota Richardson Brothers |
04/2003 | Songs of War and Peace | C: Roger S. Hoel
A: Nadia Johnson |
Ted Mann Concert Hall
Minneapolis, MN |
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Greenwood Tree |
12/2003 | Apollo 2003 Holiday Concert | C: Roger S. Hoel
A: Nadia Johnson |
Ted Mann Concert Hall
Minneapolis, MN |
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The Land of Lakes Choirboys |
05/2004 | Apollo 2004 Spring Concert | C: Roger S. Hoel
A: Nadia Johnson |
Ted Mann Concert Hall
Minneapolis, MN |
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Geoff! |
12/2004 | Our 110th Holiday Concert! | C: Roger S. Hoel
A: Nadia Johnson |
Ted Mann Concert Hall
Minneapolis, MN |
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River Falls Brass |
05/2005 | Our 110th Spring Concert! | C: Roger S. Hoel
A: Nadia Johnson |
Hopkins High School - Concert Hall
Hopkins, MN Ted Mann Concert Hall Minneapolis, MN |
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InPulse |
12/2005 | Apollo 2005 Christmas Concert | C: Roger S. Hoel
A: Nadia Johnson |
Hopkins High School
Concert Hall Hopkins, MN Ted Mann Concert Hall Minneapolis, MN |
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Minnesota Boy Choir |
04/2006 | Apollo 2006 Spring Concert | C: Roger S. Hoel
A: Nadia Johnson |
Ted Mann Concert Hall
Minneapolis, MN |
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The Limestones
A Cappella |
12/2006 | Apollo 2006 Christmas Concert | C: Roger S. Hoel
A: Nadia Johnson |
Hopkins High School
Concert Hall Hopkins, MN Ted Mann Concert Hall Minneapolis, MN |
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Wayzata Women's Choir |
05/2007 | Apollo 2007 Spring Concert | C: Roger S. Hoel
A: Nadia Johnson |
Benson Great Hall
Bethel University St. Paul, MN |
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Lake Wobegon Brass Band |
12/2007 | Apollo Male Chorus
Un concert de Noel |
C: Roger S. Hoel
A: Nadia Johnson |
Hopkins High School
Concert Hall Hopkins, MN Ted Mann Concert Hall Minneapolis, MN |
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Cafe Accordion Orchestra |
05/2008 | We Will Remember Them | C: Roger S. Hoel
A: Nadia Johnson |
Hopkins High School
Concert Hall Hopkins, MN |
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After 5
A Women's Vocal Ensemble |
12/2008 | Peace Will Appear | C: Roger S. Hoel
A: Nadia Johnson |
Hopkins High School
Concert Hall Hopkins, MN Ted Mann Concert Hall Minneapolis, MN |
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4Given
An Acapella Quartet |
05/2009 | The Sound of Love | C: Roger S. Hoel
A: Nadia Johnson |
Hopkins High School
Concert Hall Hopkins, MN |
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The Good Samaritan Singers |
12/2009 | Reflections of Christmas | C: Roger S. Hoel
A: Nadia Johnson |
Hopkins High School
Concert Hall Hopkins, MN |
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The Golden Strings |
05/2010 | America Sings | C: Roger S. Hoel
A: Nadia Johnson |
Hamline University
Sundin Hall St. Paul, MN Hopkins High School Concert Hall Hopkins, MN |
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Dakota Harmony
North Dakota |
12/2010 | Peace and Joy to the World | C: Roger S. Hoel
A: Nadia Johnson |
Unknown Location |
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The Southside Big Band |
05/2011 | Apollo Sings the Songs of Spring | C: Roger S. Hoel
A: Nadia Johnson |
Hamline University
Sundin Hall St. Paul, MN Hopkins High School Concert Hall Hopkins, MN |
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Minnetonka Chamber Choir |
12/2011 | Home is Where the Heart Is | C: Roger S. Hoel
A: Nadia Johnson |
Hamline University
Sundin Hall St. Paul, MN Hopkins High School Concert Hall Hopkins, MN |
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Wayzata Women's Chorus
C: Carole Birch A: Mary Faddon |
04/2012 | Homeward Bound | C: Roger S. Hoel
A: Nadia Johnson |
First Lutheran Church
Detroit Lakes, MN Performance Arts Center EGF High School East Grand Forks Stern Cultural Center NDSSS Wahpeton, ND Hamline University Sundin Hall St. Paul, MN Hopkins High School Concert Hall Hopkins, MN |
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Copper Street Brass Quintet |
12/2012 | Wonderment and Joy at Christmas | C: Nadia Johnson
A: Patty McPherson |
Hamline University
Sundin Hall St. Paul, MN Hopkins High School Concert Hall Hopkins, MN |
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Loren Fishman, Pianist |
04/2013 | Apollo 2013 Spring Concert | C: Sean F. Vogt | St. Bartholomew Catholic Church
Wayzata, MN |
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Dr. Sean F. Vogt
Organist |
12/2013 | Missing 2013 Fall Information | ||||
06/2014 | Apollo Jazz Concert | C: Sean F. Vogt
A: Barbara Brooks |
St. Catherine's
St. Paul, MN |
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George Maurer Group |
12/2014 | Cocoa Coffee and Carols | C: Sean F. Vogt
A: Barbara Brooks |
Jehovah Lutheran Church
St. Paul, MN |
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Copper Street Brass Quintet |
01/2015 | The Liberation of Auschwitz | C: Sean F. Vogt | Ted Mann Concert Hall
Minneapolis, MN |
Spitfire Prelude and Fugue
Five Prayers I. Psalm II. Hymn III. Elegy Different Trains: America - Before the War A Survivor from Warsaw Different Trains: After the War Preamble for a Solemn Occasion Five Prayers IV. Meditation V. Hayom |
Aaron James
Baritone Soloist James Andrews Dancer Orchestra |
05/2015 | The History of Glee | C: Sean F. Vogt
A: Barbara Brooks |
Ted Mann Concert Hall
Minneapolis, MN |
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Men's Glee Club
C: Dr. Eugene Rogers C: Adam Wills Begley A: David Gilliland University of Michigan Instrumental Ensemble - Marc Levine - Baroque Violin - Jin Kim - Baroque Violin - Julio Elhard - Bass Viola - Phillip Rukavina - Lute and Guitar |
12/2015 | Lessons & Carols | C: Sean F. Vogt | Westwood Lutheran Church
St. Louis Park, MN |
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Minnesota Boy Choir
Ensemble Minnesota Mormon Chorale Men's Ensemble |
03/2016 | Limited Editions | C: Sean F. Vogt | Chapel of St. Thomas Aquina
St. Paul, MN Westwood Lutheran Church St. Louis Park, MN |
Unknown | Apollo Master Chorale |
12/2016 | Cocoa, Coffee and Carols | C: Sean F. Vogt
A: Kerri LeJeune |
St. Stanislaus
St. Paul, MN Shepherd of the Hills Edina, MN |
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Bells of the Lakes
C: William H. Mathis |
04/2017 | A Musical Journey Down the Mississippi | C: Aaron Humble
A: Dan Wanamaker |
Jehovah Lutheran Church
St. Paul, MN Westwood Lutheran Church St. Louis Park, MN |
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Matthew Tintes
Narrator / Bass-Baritone Soloist Jenny Ubl Soprano Soloist Mackenzie Young Guitar Chloe Knutson Flutist Aaron James Baritone Soloist |
12/2017 | Life, Lessons & Carols | C: Aaron Humble
A: Dan Wanamaker |
Chapel of the Incarnation
Luther Seminary St. Paul, MN Westwood Lutheran Church St. Louis Park, MN |
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Stephanie Thorpe
Soprano Soloist |
05/2018 | Ticket To Ride | C: Aaron Humble
A: Dan Wanamaker |
Chapel of the Incarnation
Luther Seminary St. Paul, MN Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd Minneapolis, MN |
United Kingdom and Ireland
United States
Africa
Germany and Austria
Italy
Japan
Australia
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12/2018 | Do You Hear What I Hear?
Holidays from the Heart of a Child |
C: Aaron Humble
A: Kraig Windschitl |
Chapel of the Incarnation
Luther Seminary St. Paul, MN Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd Minneapolis, MN |
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Kate Beahen
Soprano Theo Schultz Percussionist |
04/2019 | On With The Show! | C: Aaron Humble
A: Kraig Windschitl |
Chapel of the Incarnation
Luther Seminary St. Paul, MN Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd Minneapolis, MN |
INTRODUCTION
MEN AT WORK
MEN ON THE MOVE
MEN AT PLAY
MEN IN LOVE
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Dr. David Schmalenberger
Percussionist |
12/2019 | Sing We Now of Christmas | C: Aaron Humble
A: Erin Roe |
Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd
Minneapolis, MN St. Philip the Deacon Lutheran Church Plymouth, MN |
SING OUT THE NEWS
SING THEM TO SLEEP
SING TO CELEBRATE
SING IN COMMUNITY
SING ALONG TO THE RADIO
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Rebecca Friedrichs
Percussionist Zachary Brown Percussionist |
04/2020 |
(Canceled due to COVID-19) |
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12/2021 | I'll Be Home for Christmas | C: Aaron Humble
A: Erin Roe |
St. Philip the Deacon Lutheran Church
Plymouth, MN |
Coming Together
Coming Home
A Call For Rejoicing
The Gift of Friendship
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Rachel Domingue
Oboist |
04/2022 | How Can We Keep From Singing? | C: Aaron Humble
A: Erin Roe |
St. Philip the Deacon Lutheran Church
Plymouth, MN |
Introduction
Songs of Prayer Songs of Prayer
Songs of Commemoration Songs of Commemoration
Songs for Tomorrow
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12/2022 | Apollo in December: Gifts of Word and Song to Ring in Your Holidays! | C: Chris McGinley
A: Erin Roe |
Immanuel Lutheran Church
St. Paul, MN St. Phillip the Deacon Lutheran Church Plymouth, MN |
Part I - Lessons & Carols
Part II
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Ellen Hacker, Pianist
Niloofar Sohl, Viola |
04/2023 | Spring Concert: "A Toast!" | C: Chris McGinley
A: Erin Roe |
Immanuel Lutheran Church
St. Paul, MN St. Phillip the Deacon Lutheran Church Plymouth, MN |
Introduction:
TOAST: Vive L'Amour
TOAST: Gaudeamus Igitur
TOAST: A Drinking Song
TOAST: Ein Prosit
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12/2023 | Fall Concert: "NOEL!" | C: Chris McGinley
A: Erin Roe |
Sundin Music Hall, Hamline University
St. Paul, MN St. Phillip the Deacon Lutheran Church Plymouth, MN |
Part 1
Part 2
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The Seven Wonders of the World film "Invited by Writer Lowell Thomas to perform two pieces for his 1956 motion picture—with a live performance of its premier in Chicago. "This Is My Country" served as the background of the film's finale."
Inaugural Ball, President Eisenhower "Performed in 1957 as part of the inaugural festivities in Washington D.C., launching President Dwight Eisenhower's second term in office."
Brussels' World Fair "Garnered fame on the global stage by performing at Expo 58 in 1958."
Eisteddfod International Choral Competition, Wales "Earned the distinguished honor of second place in this world competition in 1982 — being the first chorus in any category to place in the top three of first-time performers."
International Choral Kathaumixw Festival "Held in British Columbia, Canada, Apollo performed and placed second in the "Equal Voice Choir" Division in 1998." [9]
Carnegie Hall "Apollo Club continues its tradition of offering world-class performances in the Twin Cities and beyond with a performance at New York's Carnegie Hall in 2014."
Minnesota Music Hall of Fame Apollo Club of Minneapolis inducted into Minnesota Music Hall of Fame. Friday, November 3, 2017. Turner Hall in New Ulm, Minnesota
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Apollo Club of Minneapolis | |
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Background information | |
Also known as | AMC, Apollo Male Chorus |
Origin | Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States |
Genres | Showtunes, choral, classical, folk music |
Occupation(s) | Men's chorus |
Instrument(s) | 60 voices |
Years active | 1895-present |
Members | Artistic Director: Dr. Chris McGinley |
Website |
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The Apollo Club of Minneapolis is a choral organization founded in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The organization has been in operation since 1895, making it one of the oldest continually performing ensembles in the United States. [1]
The Apollo Club has a history intertwined with the music community of the Twin Cities, with roots dating back to 1887. In the spring of 1895, steps were taken to create a male chorus, and the organization was officially formed and organized on September 23, 1895. [2] Emil Oberhoffer was the first conductor of the choir, who established a high standard of choral singing. The first public performance from the Apollo Club occurred in the Lyceum Theater, located in downtown Minneapolis, on April 13, 1896. [3] Notable conductors and accompanists of the ensemble include Henry S. Woodruff, [4] Theodore Bergman, [5] Elsie Wolf Campbell, William Rhys-Herbert, William MacPhail, [6] James S. Allen, and Roger Hoel. [7] The Apollo Club of Minneapolis was inducted into the Minnesota Music Hall of Fame November 4, 2017. [8]
Honored membership may be granted to a member who has been an active member for 15 or more years, and has excelled in the following qualifications:
Name | Year Received | Membership Status |
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Burton "Bud" W. Beidelman | Deceased | |
J. Carlton Berg | Deceased | |
Harold Bergin | Deceased | |
William Birch | Deceased | |
Wilfred Bland | Deceased | |
Dr. William H. Card | Deceased | |
Dean Chenoweth | Deceased | |
Gerald M. Clark | Deceased | |
Arthur H. Conary | Deceased | |
Richard Cravins | Deceased | |
W. M. Crosse | Deceased | |
Walter G. Dahl | Deceased | |
George B. Eustis | Deceased | |
E. Stanley Ferguson | Deceased | |
Phil Fortin | Deceased | |
Willie Hale | Deceased | |
Channing Handberg Sr. | 1993 | Deceased |
Charles E. Hasey | Deceased | |
Percy E. Hopkins | Deceased | |
James A. Hunter | Deceased | |
LeRoy A. Johnson | Deceased | |
William G. Kuehne | Deceased | |
Fred Kuesel | 1997 | Deceased |
George L. LaVayea | Deceased | |
John E. Ledbetter | Deceased | |
George H.Lugsdin | Deceased | |
William MacPhail | Deceased | |
Dr. Wayne H. May | Deceased | |
John Metzger | 2010 | Deceased |
John Moe | Deceased | |
Eldon J. Morris | Deceased | |
Clinton J. Nelson | Deceased | |
Gen. C. McC. Reeve | Deceased | |
Merrill D. Roberts | Deceased | |
F. M. Rutten | Deceased | |
Col. Clair F. Schumacher | Deceased | |
Oscar Seagle | Deceased | |
Omer A. Seim | Deceased | |
Robert L. Swinton | Deceased | |
Ove H. Ulring | Deceased | |
Oscar J. Van Lander | Deceased | |
Gerald W. Wassmund | Deceased | |
Howard T. Weber | Deceased | |
C. William Westafer | Deceased | |
Tony Whaley | Deceased | |
F. R. Wilson | Deceased | |
Harry E. Wood | Deceased | |
C. Emerson Woodward | Deceased |
Name | Year | Membership Status |
---|---|---|
Alvin Buss | 2022 | Active Singer |
Roger S. Hoel | 2018 | Retired |
Aaron Humble | 2022 | Retired |
Nadia Johnson | 2018 | Retired |
Verner Johnson | 2010 | Active Singer |
Curt McDougal | 2014 | Active Singer |
Franz Metzger | 2010 | Active Singer |
Richard D. Moseng Jr. | 2015 | Active Singer |
Timothy F. Nichols | 2022 | Active Singer |
Raymond Peterson | 2019 | Active Singer |
Thomas Peterson | 2019 | Active Singer |
Roger Renstrom | 1996 | Retired |
Bill Walraven | 2017 | Active Singer |
Thomas Wilson | 2014 | Retired |
Name | Years |
---|---|
Burton "Bud" Beidelman | 1925 - 1991 |
Harold Bergin | 1944 - 1994 |
Dean Chenoweth | 1949 - 2016 |
Richard Cravens | 1940 - 1990 |
Channing Handberg Sr. | 1951 - 2007 |
Percy Hopkins | 1940 - 1993 |
Ruthven "Rudy" Johnson | 1940 - 1990 |
Verner Johnson | 1967 - 2014, 2020–Present |
Franz Metzger | 1969–Present |
Oscar J VanLander | 1920 - 1970 |
First Name | Last Name | Years |
---|---|---|
Emil | Oberhoffer | 1896 - 1900 |
Hal | Woodruff | 1902 - 1928 |
William | MacPhail | 1928 - 1950 |
Ralph | Williams | 1951 - 1955 |
James | Allen | 1955 - 1966 |
Murrae | Freng | 1966 - 1970 |
Raymond | Cutting | 1971 - 1977 |
Roger | Hoel | 1977 - 2012 |
Nadia | Johnson | 2012 - 2012 |
Sean | Vogt | 2013 - 2016 |
Aaron | Humble | 2016 - 2022 |
Chris | McGinley | 2022–Present |
Name | Year(s) |
---|---|
Oscar J. Van Lander | 1949 - 1950 |
Eldon J. Morris | 1951 - 1952 |
Luther Sletten | 1953 |
LeRoy A. Johnson | 1954 - 1955 |
Leonard H. Mogek | 1956 |
John O. Laing | 1957 |
Gerald Clark | 1958 - 1959 |
Vincent Anderson | 1960 |
J. Carlton Berg | 1961 |
C. William Westafer | 1962 |
Lawrence Whitely | 1963 |
Roland Molzahn | 1964 |
Dean Chenoweth | 1965 |
Gerald Clark | 1966 - 1967 |
Robert Moberg | 1968 |
Omer Seim | 1969 - 1970 |
Philip Fortin | 1971 - 1972 |
Percy Hopkins | 1973 - 1974 |
Alvin "Tony" Whaley | 1975 |
Robert Swinton | 1976 |
Channing Handberg Sr. | 1977 |
Gerald Wassmund | 1978 |
John E. Moe | 1979 |
William D. Birch | 1980 |
Frank Swensk | 1981 |
John Madson | 1982 |
Pete Mulvaney | 1983 - 1984 |
Lowell Koenig | 1985 |
Roger Renstrom | 1986 - 1987 |
Tom Wilson | 1988 |
Tomm Johnson | 1989 - 1990 |
Phil Fortin | 1991 |
Rich Westin | 1992 |
Ray Peterson | 1993 |
John Metzger | 1994 |
Rich Moseng | 1995 - 1996 |
Tim Nichols | 1997 - 1998 |
Tomm Johnson | 1999 - 2000 |
Curt McDougal | 2001 |
Greg McCormick | 2002 |
Wayne Boerger | 2003 |
Tomm Johnson | 2004 - 2005 |
Roger Wambheim | 2006 - 2007 |
Tom Wilson | 2008 - 2009 |
Ray Peterson | 2010 - 2011 |
Craig Gerdes | 2012 |
Tom Peterson | 2013 |
Darren Jackson | 2014 - 2015 |
Ray Peterson | 2016 - 2017 |
Mark Bliven | 2018 |
MacKenzie Young | 2019 - 2022 |
Bill Kaemmerer | 2023 - |
Date | Concert name | Leadership
C: Conductor A: Accompanist |
Location | Songs performed | Guest artist |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
11/1948 | Apollo 54th Season - 1st Concert | C: William MacPhail
A: James S. Allen A: Robert W. Magnuson |
Lyceum Theatre
Minneapolis, MN |
|
Winifred Heidt |
04/1949 | Apollo 54th Season - 2nd Concert | C: William MacPhail
A: James S. Allen A: Theodore Bergman A: Robert W. Magnuson A: Richard Zgodava |
Lyceum Theatre
Minneapolis, MN |
|
Mario Lanza |
11/1949 | Apollo 55th Season - 1st Concert | C: William MacPhail
A: James S Allen A: Theodore Bergman |
Lyceum Theatre
Minneapolis, MN |
|
Eugene Conley |
04/1950 | Apollo 55th Season - 2nd concert | C: William MacPhail
A: James S Allen A: Theodore Bergman |
Lyceum Theatre
Minneapolis, MN |
|
George London |
Missing 1951 - 1958 info | |||||
12/1959 | Apollo 1959 Fall Concert | C: James S. Allen
C: William MacPhail A: Theodore Bergman A: Dan Graham |
Lyceum Theatre
Minneapolis, MN |
|
Charles O'Neill |
04/1960 | Apollo 1960 Spring Concert | C: James S. Allen
C: William MacPhail A: Theodore Bergman A: Dan Graham |
Soul's Harbor Auditorium
(Formerly Lyceum Theatre) Minneapolis, MN |
|
Elena Nikolaidi |
Missing 1960 - 1982 info | |||||
04/1983 | Apollo 1983 Spring Concert | C: Roger S Hoel
A: Earl Buys |
Orchestra Hall
Minneapolis, MN |
|
Sounds of Blackness |
Missing | Missing Fall 83 through Fall 86 | ||||
05/1987 | 92nd Anniversary Spring Concert | C: Roger S. Hoel
A: Nadia Johnson |
Orchestra Hall
Minneapolis, MN |
|
The Gamble Folk |
12/1987 | 93rd Anniversary Fall Concert | C: Roger S. Hoel
A: Nadia Johnson |
Ordway Music Theatre
St. Paul, MN Orchestra Hall Minneapolis, MN |
|
Willie Hale
Sandford Moore |
04/1988 | 93rd Anniversary Spring Concert | C: Roger S. Hoel
A: Nadia Johnson |
Orchestra Hall
Minneapolis, MN |
|
Rosemary Bailey |
12/1988 | 1988 Fall Christmas Concert | C: Roger S. Hoel
A: Nadia Johnson |
World Theater
St. Paul, MN Ordway Music Theatre St. Paul, MN |
|
The Angelica Cantani
The Minnetonka Children's Choir |
Missing | Missing Spring 89 | ||||
12/1989 | 1989 Fall Christmas Concert | C: Roger S. Hoel
A: Nadia Johnson |
Calvary Lutheran
Golden Valley, MN St. Paul's United Church of Christ St. Paul, MN Orchestra Hall Minneapolis, MN |
|
The Minnetonka Brass |
Missing | Missing Spring 90 | ||||
12/1990 | 1990 Christmas Concert | C: Roger S. Hoel
A: Nadia Johnson |
Ordway Music Theatre
St. Paul, MN Orchestra Hall Minneapolis, MN |
|
Celebrity Strings |
04/1991 | 1991 Spring Concert | C: Roger S. Hoel
A: Nadia Johnson |
Orchestra Hall
Minneapolis, MN |
|
Sanford Moore and
Moore By Four Singers |
11/1991 | Apollo Sings - 97th year | C: Roger S. Hoel
A: Nadia Johnson |
Orchestra Hall
Minneapolis, MN Ordway Music Theatre St. Paul, MN |
|
Sanford Moore and
Moore By Four Singers Cliff Brunzell and the Golden Strings |
Missing | Missing Spring 92 | ||||
12/1992 | Apollo 1992 Fall Concert | C: Roger S. Hoel
A: Nadia Johnson |
Unknown Location |
|
Minnetonka Chamber Choir |
04/1993 | Apollo 1993 Spring Concert | C: Roger S. Hoel
A: Nadia Johnson |
Unknown |
|
Mr Willie Hale
Sandford Moore |
12/1993 | Apollo Scandinavian Holiday | C: Roger S. Hoel
A: Nadia Johnson |
Orchestra Hall
Minneapolis, MN |
|
Skandinaviske Danser
Bob Gustafson Traditional Instruments |
05/1994 | An American Music Celebration | C: Roger S. Hoel
A: Nadia Johnson |
Ordway Music Theatre
St. Paul, MN |
|
The Frank Wharton Quintet |
12/1994 | Holiday with the Golden Strings | C: Roger S. Hoel
A: Nadia Johnson |
Ted Mann Concert Hall
Minneapolis, MN |
|
Clifford Brunzell
The Golden Strings |
04/1995 | "Wi' A Hundred Pipers" | C: Roger S. Hoel
A: Nadia Johnson |
Ted Mann Concert Hall
Minneapolis, MN |
|
Macalester College Pipe Band |
12/1995 | Apollo 100 Year Anniversary | C: Roger S. Hoel
A: Nadia Johnson |
Ted Mann Concert Hall
Minneapolis, MN |
|
The Ensemble Singers
Dr. Phillip Brunelle The Minnesota Chorale Kathy Saltzman Romey The Angelica Cantanti Nancy Grundall The Bel Canto Voices Janice Kimes |
03/1996 | Apollo 100 Year Anniversary | C: Roger S. Hoel
A: Nadia Johnson |
The Ordway Music Theatre
St. Paul, MN Orchestra Hall Minneapolis, MN |
|
The St. Olaf College Choir
Dr. Anton Armstrong Dale Warland Cabaret Minnetonka Chamber Choir Dr Roger S. Hoel The Augsburg College Choir Peter Hendrickson Metropolitan Boy Choir Bea Hasselman |
12/1996 | Apollo 1996 Fall Concert | C: Roger S. Hoel
A: Nadia Johnson |
Ted Mann Concert Hall
Minneapolis, MN |
|
Minnetonka Cappella Choir
Glen Todd Bel Canto Voices Choristers Janice Kimes Minnetonka Concert Choir David St. Germain Minnetonka Chamber Choir Roger S. Hoel |
04/1997 | Apollo 1997 Spring Concert | C: Roger S. Hoel
A: Nadia Johnson |
Ted Mann Concert Hall
Minneapolis, MN |
|
James "Red" McLeod
The Dixie Dogs |
12/1997 | Apollo 1997 Fall Concert | C: Roger S. Hoel
A: Nadia Johnson |
Ted Mann Concert Hall
Minneapolis, MN |
|
South St. Paul Male Chorus
Mark E Howarth Litchfield Male Chorus Bruce Christensen Lockheed-Martin Male Chorus Kathy Hunter Andrews |
04/1998 | Apollo 1998 Spring Concert | C: Roger S. Hoel
A: Nadia Johnson |
Ted Mann Concert Hall
Minneapolis, MN |
|
The Twin Cities Community Gospel Choir
Robert "Eddie" Robinson |
Missing | Missing Fall 98 | ||||
04/1999 | Old-Fashioned Springtime Serenade | C: Roger S. Hoel
A: Nadia Johnson |
Ted Mann Concert Hall
Minneapolis, MN |
|
Mary Beth Carlson |
12/1999 | Apollo 1999 Holiday Concert | C: Roger S. Hoel
A: Nadia Johnson |
Ted Mann Concert Hall
Minneapolis, MN |
|
Wayzata Women's Choir |
05/2000 | Missing Spring 2000 Info | C: Roger S. Hoel
A: Nadia Johnson |
Ted Mann Concert Hall
Minneapolis, MN |
Dorothy Benham
Soprano Soloist Winner of Ms. America | |
12/2000 | Apollo 2000 Holiday Concert | C: Roger S. Hoel
A: Nadia Johnson |
Ted Mann Concert Hall
Minneapolis, MN |
|
Cliff Brunzel and
The Golden Strings |
04/2001 | Apollo 2001 Spring Concert | C: Roger S. Hoel
A: Nadia Johnson |
Ted Mann Concert Hall
Minneapolis, MN |
|
Barbary Coast Dixieland Band |
12/2001 | It's our 107th Holiday Concert! | C: Roger S. Hoel
A: Nadia Johnson |
Ted Mann Concert Hall
Minneapolis, MN |
|
The South Metro Chorale |
04/2002 | Apollo 2002 Spring Concert | C: Roger S. Hoel
A: Nadia Johnson |
Ted Mann Concert Hall
Minneapolis, MN |
|
Tom Prin Trio |
12/2002 | Apollo 2002 Holiday Concert | C: Roger S. Hoel
A: Nadia Johnson |
Fitzgerald Theatre
St. Paul, MN |
|
Minnesota Richardson Brothers |
04/2003 | Songs of War and Peace | C: Roger S. Hoel
A: Nadia Johnson |
Ted Mann Concert Hall
Minneapolis, MN |
|
Greenwood Tree |
12/2003 | Apollo 2003 Holiday Concert | C: Roger S. Hoel
A: Nadia Johnson |
Ted Mann Concert Hall
Minneapolis, MN |
|
The Land of Lakes Choirboys |
05/2004 | Apollo 2004 Spring Concert | C: Roger S. Hoel
A: Nadia Johnson |
Ted Mann Concert Hall
Minneapolis, MN |
|
Geoff! |
12/2004 | Our 110th Holiday Concert! | C: Roger S. Hoel
A: Nadia Johnson |
Ted Mann Concert Hall
Minneapolis, MN |
|
River Falls Brass |
05/2005 | Our 110th Spring Concert! | C: Roger S. Hoel
A: Nadia Johnson |
Hopkins High School - Concert Hall
Hopkins, MN Ted Mann Concert Hall Minneapolis, MN |
|
InPulse |
12/2005 | Apollo 2005 Christmas Concert | C: Roger S. Hoel
A: Nadia Johnson |
Hopkins High School
Concert Hall Hopkins, MN Ted Mann Concert Hall Minneapolis, MN |
|
Minnesota Boy Choir |
04/2006 | Apollo 2006 Spring Concert | C: Roger S. Hoel
A: Nadia Johnson |
Ted Mann Concert Hall
Minneapolis, MN |
|
The Limestones
A Cappella |
12/2006 | Apollo 2006 Christmas Concert | C: Roger S. Hoel
A: Nadia Johnson |
Hopkins High School
Concert Hall Hopkins, MN Ted Mann Concert Hall Minneapolis, MN |
|
Wayzata Women's Choir |
05/2007 | Apollo 2007 Spring Concert | C: Roger S. Hoel
A: Nadia Johnson |
Benson Great Hall
Bethel University St. Paul, MN |
|
Lake Wobegon Brass Band |
12/2007 | Apollo Male Chorus
Un concert de Noel |
C: Roger S. Hoel
A: Nadia Johnson |
Hopkins High School
Concert Hall Hopkins, MN Ted Mann Concert Hall Minneapolis, MN |
|
Cafe Accordion Orchestra |
05/2008 | We Will Remember Them | C: Roger S. Hoel
A: Nadia Johnson |
Hopkins High School
Concert Hall Hopkins, MN |
|
After 5
A Women's Vocal Ensemble |
12/2008 | Peace Will Appear | C: Roger S. Hoel
A: Nadia Johnson |
Hopkins High School
Concert Hall Hopkins, MN Ted Mann Concert Hall Minneapolis, MN |
|
4Given
An Acapella Quartet |
05/2009 | The Sound of Love | C: Roger S. Hoel
A: Nadia Johnson |
Hopkins High School
Concert Hall Hopkins, MN |
|
The Good Samaritan Singers |
12/2009 | Reflections of Christmas | C: Roger S. Hoel
A: Nadia Johnson |
Hopkins High School
Concert Hall Hopkins, MN |
|
The Golden Strings |
05/2010 | America Sings | C: Roger S. Hoel
A: Nadia Johnson |
Hamline University
Sundin Hall St. Paul, MN Hopkins High School Concert Hall Hopkins, MN |
|
Dakota Harmony
North Dakota |
12/2010 | Peace and Joy to the World | C: Roger S. Hoel
A: Nadia Johnson |
Unknown Location |
|
The Southside Big Band |
05/2011 | Apollo Sings the Songs of Spring | C: Roger S. Hoel
A: Nadia Johnson |
Hamline University
Sundin Hall St. Paul, MN Hopkins High School Concert Hall Hopkins, MN |
|
Minnetonka Chamber Choir |
12/2011 | Home is Where the Heart Is | C: Roger S. Hoel
A: Nadia Johnson |
Hamline University
Sundin Hall St. Paul, MN Hopkins High School Concert Hall Hopkins, MN |
|
Wayzata Women's Chorus
C: Carole Birch A: Mary Faddon |
04/2012 | Homeward Bound | C: Roger S. Hoel
A: Nadia Johnson |
First Lutheran Church
Detroit Lakes, MN Performance Arts Center EGF High School East Grand Forks Stern Cultural Center NDSSS Wahpeton, ND Hamline University Sundin Hall St. Paul, MN Hopkins High School Concert Hall Hopkins, MN |
|
Copper Street Brass Quintet |
12/2012 | Wonderment and Joy at Christmas | C: Nadia Johnson
A: Patty McPherson |
Hamline University
Sundin Hall St. Paul, MN Hopkins High School Concert Hall Hopkins, MN |
|
Loren Fishman, Pianist |
04/2013 | Apollo 2013 Spring Concert | C: Sean F. Vogt | St. Bartholomew Catholic Church
Wayzata, MN |
|
Dr. Sean F. Vogt
Organist |
12/2013 | Missing 2013 Fall Information | ||||
06/2014 | Apollo Jazz Concert | C: Sean F. Vogt
A: Barbara Brooks |
St. Catherine's
St. Paul, MN |
|
George Maurer Group |
12/2014 | Cocoa Coffee and Carols | C: Sean F. Vogt
A: Barbara Brooks |
Jehovah Lutheran Church
St. Paul, MN |
|
Copper Street Brass Quintet |
01/2015 | The Liberation of Auschwitz | C: Sean F. Vogt | Ted Mann Concert Hall
Minneapolis, MN |
Spitfire Prelude and Fugue
Five Prayers I. Psalm II. Hymn III. Elegy Different Trains: America - Before the War A Survivor from Warsaw Different Trains: After the War Preamble for a Solemn Occasion Five Prayers IV. Meditation V. Hayom |
Aaron James
Baritone Soloist James Andrews Dancer Orchestra |
05/2015 | The History of Glee | C: Sean F. Vogt
A: Barbara Brooks |
Ted Mann Concert Hall
Minneapolis, MN |
|
Men's Glee Club
C: Dr. Eugene Rogers C: Adam Wills Begley A: David Gilliland University of Michigan Instrumental Ensemble - Marc Levine - Baroque Violin - Jin Kim - Baroque Violin - Julio Elhard - Bass Viola - Phillip Rukavina - Lute and Guitar |
12/2015 | Lessons & Carols | C: Sean F. Vogt | Westwood Lutheran Church
St. Louis Park, MN |
|
Minnesota Boy Choir
Ensemble Minnesota Mormon Chorale Men's Ensemble |
03/2016 | Limited Editions | C: Sean F. Vogt | Chapel of St. Thomas Aquina
St. Paul, MN Westwood Lutheran Church St. Louis Park, MN |
Unknown | Apollo Master Chorale |
12/2016 | Cocoa, Coffee and Carols | C: Sean F. Vogt
A: Kerri LeJeune |
St. Stanislaus
St. Paul, MN Shepherd of the Hills Edina, MN |
|
Bells of the Lakes
C: William H. Mathis |
04/2017 | A Musical Journey Down the Mississippi | C: Aaron Humble
A: Dan Wanamaker |
Jehovah Lutheran Church
St. Paul, MN Westwood Lutheran Church St. Louis Park, MN |
|
Matthew Tintes
Narrator / Bass-Baritone Soloist Jenny Ubl Soprano Soloist Mackenzie Young Guitar Chloe Knutson Flutist Aaron James Baritone Soloist |
12/2017 | Life, Lessons & Carols | C: Aaron Humble
A: Dan Wanamaker |
Chapel of the Incarnation
Luther Seminary St. Paul, MN Westwood Lutheran Church St. Louis Park, MN |
|
Stephanie Thorpe
Soprano Soloist |
05/2018 | Ticket To Ride | C: Aaron Humble
A: Dan Wanamaker |
Chapel of the Incarnation
Luther Seminary St. Paul, MN Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd Minneapolis, MN |
United Kingdom and Ireland
United States
Africa
Germany and Austria
Italy
Japan
Australia
|
|
12/2018 | Do You Hear What I Hear?
Holidays from the Heart of a Child |
C: Aaron Humble
A: Kraig Windschitl |
Chapel of the Incarnation
Luther Seminary St. Paul, MN Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd Minneapolis, MN |
|
Kate Beahen
Soprano Theo Schultz Percussionist |
04/2019 | On With The Show! | C: Aaron Humble
A: Kraig Windschitl |
Chapel of the Incarnation
Luther Seminary St. Paul, MN Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd Minneapolis, MN |
INTRODUCTION
MEN AT WORK
MEN ON THE MOVE
MEN AT PLAY
MEN IN LOVE
|
Dr. David Schmalenberger
Percussionist |
12/2019 | Sing We Now of Christmas | C: Aaron Humble
A: Erin Roe |
Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd
Minneapolis, MN St. Philip the Deacon Lutheran Church Plymouth, MN |
SING OUT THE NEWS
SING THEM TO SLEEP
SING TO CELEBRATE
SING IN COMMUNITY
SING ALONG TO THE RADIO
|
Rebecca Friedrichs
Percussionist Zachary Brown Percussionist |
04/2020 |
(Canceled due to COVID-19) |
||||
12/2021 | I'll Be Home for Christmas | C: Aaron Humble
A: Erin Roe |
St. Philip the Deacon Lutheran Church
Plymouth, MN |
Coming Together
Coming Home
A Call For Rejoicing
The Gift of Friendship
|
Rachel Domingue
Oboist |
04/2022 | How Can We Keep From Singing? | C: Aaron Humble
A: Erin Roe |
St. Philip the Deacon Lutheran Church
Plymouth, MN |
Introduction
Songs of Prayer Songs of Prayer
Songs of Commemoration Songs of Commemoration
Songs for Tomorrow
|
|
12/2022 | Apollo in December: Gifts of Word and Song to Ring in Your Holidays! | C: Chris McGinley
A: Erin Roe |
Immanuel Lutheran Church
St. Paul, MN St. Phillip the Deacon Lutheran Church Plymouth, MN |
Part I - Lessons & Carols
Part II
|
Ellen Hacker, Pianist
Niloofar Sohl, Viola |
04/2023 | Spring Concert: "A Toast!" | C: Chris McGinley
A: Erin Roe |
Immanuel Lutheran Church
St. Paul, MN St. Phillip the Deacon Lutheran Church Plymouth, MN |
Introduction:
TOAST: Vive L'Amour
TOAST: Gaudeamus Igitur
TOAST: A Drinking Song
TOAST: Ein Prosit
|
|
12/2023 | Fall Concert: "NOEL!" | C: Chris McGinley
A: Erin Roe |
Sundin Music Hall, Hamline University
St. Paul, MN St. Phillip the Deacon Lutheran Church Plymouth, MN |
Part 1
Part 2
|
The Seven Wonders of the World film "Invited by Writer Lowell Thomas to perform two pieces for his 1956 motion picture—with a live performance of its premier in Chicago. "This Is My Country" served as the background of the film's finale."
Inaugural Ball, President Eisenhower "Performed in 1957 as part of the inaugural festivities in Washington D.C., launching President Dwight Eisenhower's second term in office."
Brussels' World Fair "Garnered fame on the global stage by performing at Expo 58 in 1958."
Eisteddfod International Choral Competition, Wales "Earned the distinguished honor of second place in this world competition in 1982 — being the first chorus in any category to place in the top three of first-time performers."
International Choral Kathaumixw Festival "Held in British Columbia, Canada, Apollo performed and placed second in the "Equal Voice Choir" Division in 1998." [9]
Carnegie Hall "Apollo Club continues its tradition of offering world-class performances in the Twin Cities and beyond with a performance at New York's Carnegie Hall in 2014."
Minnesota Music Hall of Fame Apollo Club of Minneapolis inducted into Minnesota Music Hall of Fame. Friday, November 3, 2017. Turner Hall in New Ulm, Minnesota
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