Guest conductor Jeannette Sorrell excited to work with Minería Symphony Orchestra

Conductor Jeannette Sorrell is eagerly anticipating her collaboration with the Orquesta Sinfónica de Minería for their Summer Season 2026 program in Mexico City. Sorrell, a Grammy Award winner and founder of the Apollo's Fire Baroque Orchestra, will serve as guest conductor alongside violinist Shari Mason.

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The three composers lived in Vienna for a good part of their lives and knew each other's music. Mozart, moreover, studied with Haydn. Haydn also learned from Mozart.

The program includes Schubert's "Unfinished" Symphony, Mozart's Violin Concerto No. 4, and Haydn's Symphony No. 103, "Drumroll." Sorrell noted the fascinating connections between these composers, all of whom spent significant time in Vienna and were aware of each other's music. She pointed out influences between Mozart and Haydn, and suggested Schubert may have been inspired by Haydn for his "Unfinished" Symphony.

Sorrell, known for her interest in early music and its dramatic interpretation, aims to revive the rhetorical and dramatic qualities that composers of the era intended. "This is how composers of the period thought about music; they wrote music that imitated the dramatic recitations of orators from ancient Greece and Rome," she explained. This approach emphasizes moments of suspense, surprise, and contemplation, a style she feels was somewhat overlooked for a century.

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This is how composers of the period thought about music; they wrote music that imitated the dramatic recitations of orators from ancient Greece and Rome.

Beyond the classical repertoire, Sorrell is also excited to perform "Xacara," a 17th-century dance for which she created arrangements. She described it as a dance with a "graceful rhythm" that her ensemble has often performed as an encore. Following her engagement with the Orquesta Sinfónica de Minería, Sorrell is set to embark on a European tour with a program featuring Caribbean soprano Jeanine De Bique.

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We have played it many times as an encore. Xacara was a 17th-century dance with a graceful rhythm.