Sound the Alarm, Loose Tea, and Array Music collaborated on a new production of Angel's Bone, and reviewers praised baritone Alexander Dobson for the totality of his performance.
As part of their Classical Californian series, the Bay Area classical radio station KDFC asked Nic to share some of his favorite music — and the personal connections he has with each piece.
Taking part in “The Mother”, a music theater piece based in part on Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater, Emma Kirkby is praised by the Guardian: “The singing is lovely. Kirkby can be extraordinarily touching, her voice now suggesting fragility as well as beauty”.
Thomas Cooley once again earned praise as the Evangelist in JS Bach's St. John Passion, performed with Chicago's Music of the Baroque. Chciago Classical Review wrote: "Rarely will one hear such a complete rendering of the Evangelist than Thomas Cooley brought to this crucial role Monday night.”
Steve Friedlander, a knowledgeable and gracious arts administrator with a great fondness for many artists on the Schwalbe roster, died on March 1. A gift will be made in his name to the Carmel Bach Festival. We send our greatest sympathies to his family and many friends in the industry. He will be missed.
“One of the most affecting arias that Judith sings is ‘Transit aetas.’ Accompanied by mandolin and pizzicato violins, it is pure magic, as she sings about how fleeting life is. Another gem is ‘Quanto magis generosa,’ as Judith seduces Holofernes, accompanied by the viola d'amore.”
Conductor Jakob Lehmann, making his North Carolina debut, was praised for his "top-not musical execution" by Cultural Voice of North Carolina. "Sunday’s light-hearted performance offered a sold-out Memorial Auditorium top-notch musical execution amid Francesca Zambello‘s visually dazzling direction.Conductor Jakob Lehmann kept the pace sprightly while giving his performers plenty of time to make the various characters their own."
