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Review Category: Australia
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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Classic Melbourne
Where the text spoke of anguish, pleading and torment, the ACC lifted in united energy and awe through the glorious triads and suspensions. Impeccable pitch and articulation of the text are a feature of the ACC’s performances, and throughout, the tempered contrasts of dynamics in response to the text was scholarly and splendid. It is a joy to hear the Stabat Mater – and with the grand final cadence “While my body here decays, May my soul your goodness praise, Safe in heaven eternally,” the ensemble affirmed a celestial height.
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Classic Melbourne
For the Australian Chamber Choir, … an acknowledgement of a creative force that transcends faith and soars … with a devotion and assurance that is inspirational and affirming.
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Melbourne Observer
Furchte dich nicht … by Bach … showed them worthy to be considered as world class.
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ClassikON
a dramatic concert which was both tremendously well-conceived and received
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Australian Arts Review
the choir’s performance is magical, confident, dancing as one entity.
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Weekend Notes
The Coronation Gloria delivered a triumphal entry to the program with bold brass accompaniment and the choir in full and confident voice. The spine tingles started here.
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Classic Melbourne
they created a sound that was as pure as crystal, beautifully blended, clearly articulated and unanimous in execution of phrasing and dynamics.
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Sounds Like Sydney
The Australian Chamber Choir has made it a trademark to use its choristers as soloists, and this choice is justified given the depth of talent in its ranks. The ACC and Melbourne Baroque Orchestra treated a full house at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church to a remarkably assured performance of Bach’s Mass in B minor … The choir and orchestra revelled in the joyous chorus movements, conveying both an understanding and appreciation of the music.
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CutCommonMag.com
This was the choir at its best – secure of entry, pure of intonation, its long phrases firmly moving forward and with excellent solo offerings in both the Sanctus and Agnus Dei.
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Sydney Morning Herald
Chamber Choir take command of challenging work
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The Age
The choir’s flawless intonation, impeccable blend, marvellously pure intervals, seamless contrapuntal vocal movement and their careful emphasis on text delivered an exceptional concert.
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Sydney Morning Herald
... as TS Eliot might have said, between the sheet music and the concert falls the shadow. Hearing Vaughan Williams’s little-known John Bunyan setting from 1940,
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Organ Australia June, 2013
the new ACC MOTETS CD … jumped to the top of my favourite Bach CD Chart! The ACC has developed a distinctive sound and the German is impeccable
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Endorsement: Hans Schroeder, President, Australian Bach Society
The Australian Chamber Choir is attracting an increasing following. This can be attributed to three major factors: the quality of the performances, the choice of repertoire, and the suitability of Our Lady of Mount Carmel as a venue. The acoustic of this Middle Park church provides a splendid vehicle to showcase the vocal and musical strengths of this 18 voice choir. On Sunday afternoon, a fine blending of strong voices with secure intonation and a surprisingly broad dynamic range responded to the direction of Douglas Lawrence with assurance.
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