It is hard to fully describe the power and majesty and innovation that pours forth from this work and one must experience it in a concert situation to be fully immersed in its perfection … The ACC under Douglas Lawrence were sensational.
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Playing to a packed house … the sublime voices of the ACC were … spine tingling, brilliant”
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…perfectly realised vocal textures and phrasing remained a feature throughout.
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This ensemble sings with impressive clarity and a bright, crisp tone, delivering a largely flawless blend throughout, even while navigating passages of complex polyphony.
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We have come to expect nothing short of perfection from Douglas Lawrence and the Australian Chamber Choir. The ACC today once again showed that great repertoire can be performed magnificently by this ensemble.
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It is no wonder that this was a sold out event.
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With its sublime sound, informed performance and exemplary ensemble skills … this was a splendid performance by the Australian Chamber Choir.
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The Australian Chamber Choir sings complex music fearlessly and it thrills
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one of the finest concerts in Sydney this year …
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The Australian Chamber Choir with its mastery of numerous styles and the languages … combined with exemplary vocal technique and ensemble skills, creates a glorious sound.
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Barber’s … Twelfth Night and Agnus Dei showed the ACC as a glorious group who never fail in technique, timbre or connection with the audience. The Agnus Dei floated to the heavens with the gentlest pulse, … and intimate dynamics. The final cadence was a breathtaking pianissimo ... There were tears.
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This extraordinary concert … was breathtakingly moving. An inspired selection of pieces was programmed in a masterly way which would ensure the audience could only last the emotional distance with ample tissues to comfort the widespread flow of tears.
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… the audience knew they were in for a treat. The magnificent voices soared upwards filling the church, surrounding the audience with pure sweet sound. This impact is magical and leaves a lasting impression.
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... sung exquisitely ... this is a choir that Australia can be proud of.
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the soloists – Elspeth Bawden, Elizabeth Anderson, Timothy Reynolds and Oliver Mann – ably demonstrated a rich and colourful delivery of the intertwining texts, and the ACC gave us the full range of dynamic contrasts with unified control and sensitivity. The Offertorium was joyful, the Sanctus – Benedictus expressed a deeper spirituality with the choral basses shining with their “Osanna in Excelsis”, and Lawrence was in command of seamless tempo changes.
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