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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Archives: Reviews
... 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 juxtaposition of works from the past and present emphasised the highly-professional quality of the choir, and their succinctness of tone and dynamics. Each work was demanding in its own right, and the security and ease shown by the choir in their dedication to each was particularly inspiring.
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Sächsische Zeitung
A journey between tradition and modernity allowed the audience to listen, dream, be carried away and seemingly float on a bed of sound. A wonderfully satisfying experience!
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Sächsische Zeitung
In “Bridge of Dreams”, the 18 young singers created a dazzling and wonderfully varied aural experience, using only their voices to build bridges between a range of centuries, styles, nations and beliefs.
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Sächsische Zeitung
Dreams of Sound
The Australian Chamber Choir – a dazzling experience
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Sächsische Zeitung
The choir has visited Wangen several times as part of its various international tours, and with their sophisticated sound and self-evident virtuosity, continue to astound their public with the most demanding choral repertoire. Baroque works stand opposite very modern choral pieces. The choir makes light work of switching from one style to another, surprising the audience with rousing spirituals as encores”.
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Schwäbische Zeitung
About one and a half minutes into Anne Boyd's work I closed my eyes ... and I was in heaven". Legnica, Poland
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Endorsement: Bartosz Jakubczak, Professor of Organ, Royal Academy of Music, London
A standing ovation from the large audience was rewarded with an encore. …the programme was particularly interesting due to the … works by Australian composers which the audience loved”
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Legnickie Conversatorium Organowe, Poland
The audience was overcome with admiration for the “angel-voices” of the Australian Chamber Choir.
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Zielona Góra University News
Douglas Lawrence, like a lion-tamer blends the voices of … 18 young hand-picked and … super-musical singers into a finely-tuned ensemble”
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Berlingske Tidende, Copenhagen, Denmark
‘I ain’t got long to stay here’: With these words the Australian Chamber Choir ended their Wednesday concert in Sorø’s Klosterkirke. And following their third encore, the American Spiritual, ‘Steal away’, the choir and their conductor, Douglas Lawrence processed down the long aisle of the abbey, with a standing audience applauding enthusiastically on either side.”
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Berlingske Tidende, Copenhagen, Denmark
Christine McCombe’s … captivating work was followed by the highlight of the evening: a finely crafted, riveting and transparent rendition of Bach’s motet for double choir Fürchte dish nicht
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Darmstädter Echo, Germany
The Australian Chamber Choir … presented as a professional and dynamic ensemble, whose 18 members navigated this demanding program with a firm sense of style and expressive delivery
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Darmstädter Echo, Germany. Trans.E.Anderson
Building bridges with music
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Darmstädter Echo
The choir fulfilled the conductor’s intentions with exactitude, clarity and deep understanding. Exemplary intonation and astounding rhythmic precision are Lawrence’s hallmarks, to which the choir responds with beautiful, transparent and evocative soundscapes”.
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