Apollo5

Saturday, March 14th, 2026

Note: This concert will be performed at St. Andrews Cathedral

Penelope Appleyard, soprano

Lily Robson, mezzo-soprano

Thomas Mottershead, tenor

Joseph Taylor, tenor

Augustus Perkins Ray, bass

PROGRAM:

The Evening Primrose

Works by Monteverdi, Orlando di Lasso, William Byrd, Saint–Saëns, Duruflé,

Britten, Gershwin and many others!

Celebrating its 15th year, Britain’s smallest but most impressive a cappella quintet continues to capture the hearts of audiences worldwide. Comprising a soprano, mezzo-soprano, two tenors and a bass, the ensemble is known for showcasing rich, dynamic and distinctive sounds while still connecting intimacy and directness. Their diversified repertoire spans five centuries including Renaissance polyphony, contemporary choral works, folk, jazz and pop.

About the Artists (click to expand)

Celebrating its 15th year in 2025, APOLLO5 continues to thrill, move and inspire audiences as one of Britain’s smallest but most impressive vocal groups. Comprising a soprano, mezzo-soprano, two tenors and a bass, the ensemble – which takes its name from the ancient Greek god of music – has become known for its ability to connect with intimacy and directness, showcasing with rich, dynamic and distinctive sound how powerful five voices alone can be. With a versatile approach to music programming, and a repertoire spanning renaissance, classical and contemporary choral works to folk, jazz and pop, the group’s five voices bring the music of five centuries to life.

APOLLO5 enjoys a busy touring schedule that takes the group throughout Europe, the USA and Asia. In addition to performing at prestigious UK venues – the Barbican Centre, Wigmore Hall, Cadogan Hall, St John’s Smith Square and Wembley Arena – the group tours extensively across Belgium, Germany and France.

APOLLO5 has released seven solo studio albums on the VOCES8 Records label. Haven, that explores the music of troubled, displaced and persecuted composers and features a full setting of William Byrd’s Mass For Five Voices, was released in 2023 to critical acclaim. Other albums include Where All Roses Go and O Radiant Dawn (both of which charted in the top five of the UK Classical Charts), winter disc A Deep But Dazzling Darkness, and Invocations, a piano-accompanied treasury of favorite songs recorded with composer and arranger Fraser Wilson. In January 2025, APOLLO5 released their seventh album, Anam, a Gaelic tinged program of ‘music to move the soul’.

As part of the VOCES8 Foundation, APOLLO5 delivers an ambitious education program and works alongside VOCES8 and Paul Smith to deliver a transformative program of workshops, masterclasses and concerts to over 40,000 young people annually in the UK, Europe, the USA and Asia.

APOLLO5: Penelope Appleyard, soprano; Lily Robson, mezzo-soprano; Thomas Mottershead, tenor; Joseph Taylor, tenor; Augustus Perkins, bass