James Reese “Sang Splendidly as the Evangelist” in Philadelphia Christmas Oratorio

photo (c) Jiyang Chen Photography

Performing with the Philadelphia Bach Collegium “James Reese sang splendidly as the Evangelist. He declaimed the texts with intensity and sensitivity, rhythmic vitality and lyrical flexibility, spirituality and eloquence. His German diction was crystalline yet elegant, and he reached hi high notes with exquisite ease. Most impressive was his ability to shift from the short, clipped phrases of the recitatives to the longer lines of his one aria with interpretive mastery” - Chestnut Hill Local