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Australian Chamber Choir
Reviews
"Conductor Douglas Lawrence has created an ensemble that sings with utmost precision and utmost sensitivity, possessing a perfectly balanced choral sound.
Already the first piece Selig sind die Toten (Blessed are the Dead) by Heinrich Schütz (1585-1672) hovered weightlessly in the space of the nave, wholly in the spirit of the text. Factum est Silentium by Richard Dering (1585-1672) worked a dense polyphony into a perfectly-weighted structure, in which the voices swung to and fro like bells. Schwäbischer Zeitung, July 11, 2011
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"During the evening’s concert, the sound produced by this ensemble was quite simply phenomenal: flawless intonation, superb uniformity, perfect tonal balance, astounding dynamic range and sleek voice-leading. An Ave verum of William Byrd convinced through its heavenly ethereal sound. General Anzeiger, Bonn, July 23, 2011
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"In J.S. Bach’s motet Jesu meine Freude one could clearly recognize director Douglas Lawrence’s penetrating interpretation, the musical shape strictly governed by the text, endowing the recurrent main melody with interesting variants. On an emotional level the gently blended voices and their balanced distribution often lent the text additional inner meaning. Augsburger Allgemeine, July 10, 2011.
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"The young ensemble under the direction of Douglas Lawrence began softly with Schütz’s tender motet: Selig sind die Toten (Blessed are the Dead) in German and convincing with their homogeneous sound in further sacred works by Byrd and in the radiant Jubilate Deo of Gabrieli. Leipziger Volkszeitung, July 19, 2011.
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"SACRED AND SPINE-CHILLING ... Allegri's Miserere ... was fluent and blessed with an excellent soprano who executed spine-chilling top Cs with comfortable assurance... Lawrence ... finished the formal program with Bach's rollicking Motet, Der Geist hilft: ... Bach vocal interpretation of high quality, with a bouncy energy and unwavering unanimity of pitch. Clive O'Connell, The Age, Melbourne, August 24, 2010
"SONIC MAGIC ... The modern works, Lamentations (Hodgson), O Magnum Mysterium (Kristof) and O Sacrum Convivium (Messiaen) all portrayed a highly effective sonic magic. The two spirituals given as an encore were simply stunning. General Anzeiger, Bonn, July 11 2009
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"The womens precise, treble-like intonation was carefully balanced with the full-bodied tenors and sonorous basses, and together they gloried vociferously in the mighty polyphony of the work. Joyful praise also characterised Byrd's anthem Sing Joyfully, performed clearly and effortlessly... Darmstädter Echo, Darmstadt, 10 July 2009
"There are days when something of heaven seems to touch the earth. Thank you for giving us just such one of those days" Steffen Wegener, Presenter, ACC concert, Kaiser Wilhelm Gedaechtnisskirche, Berlin, July 14, 2007
"Last Monday the Australian Chamber Choir inspired the audience with the finest choral music. The young ensemble under conductor Douglas Lawrence impressed with its dynamic range, balance, and perfect intonation. With Bach's Singet dem Herren ein neues Lied, the audience was taken with the choirs' perfect German, effortless coloratura passages and the coherent, lively interpretation."
Ostfriesischer Kurier, Norden, July 19, 2007
"Thanks to the expressiveness of the singing, Brenton Broadstock's I Had a Dream became a most beautiful experience."
Berlingste Tidende, Copenhagen, July 23, 2007
"... Bach's Singet dem Herren ... choral work of the top rank, as lucidly articulated as you could desire, the bustling interweaving of eight lines coming across in this revealing acoustic with impressive purpose and intonational fidelity. Clive O'Connell, The Age, November 24, 2007. Download pdf file .62Mb
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