Justin Appel, Conductor {Notre Dame Concordia and Ritornello Ensemble}
Last year, I was seriously so honored to photograph the incredible talent of Justin Appel, a conductor, composer and pianist! The Notre Dame Concordia and Ritornello ensemble, which consists of 21 singers and 11 instrumentalists performed in the Reyes Organ and Choral Hall, at the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center, on the campus of the University of Notre Dame. These brilliant vocalists and musicians performed some of the most beautiful music my ears have ever heard, and my only wish was to have bottled it up, to hear it over and over again.
The beautiful backdrop of the choral hall, with such amazing music to fill it, was an absolute honor, and I'm incredibly grateful for such an opportunity!
If you'd like to hear some of Justin's musical genius, you can check out his website here: http://www.justinappel.com/ (I highly recommend checking out the videos and listening to Long Road - Δriks EΕ‘envalds - it's breathtakingly beautiful.)
