The Choir were
the highlight of
the symphony.
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Fantastic Reviews from our Australia Tour
Date: Monday 20 August 2012
Reviews
The singers produced a full, vocally mature sound, filling the hall in an impassioned manner with Schiller’s great words of hope. The cheers at the end of the work and the standing ovation spoke for itself.'
The Choir were the highlight of the symphony. They have a youthful voice and vigour of presentation which brought a brightness and newness to the familiar choral movement.
The Choir of Clare College (directed by Graham Ross) took to the top section of the Hall – above the platform – and sang with great and subdued beauty.
Here was clarity, precision and dramatic sweep.
The choir's rich yet clear sonority and firm yet delicate expressiveness made the strongest possible impression.
The choir of Clare College, Cambridge, was warm, true and magnificent, preserving the crucial line even in extreme high notes and problematic passages like the slow ''Seid umschlungen, Millionen!'' (be embraced, ye millions).
After 11 performances of Beethoven's epic Symphony No. 9, the Choir are back in the UK for a well-earned summer vacation.
Over the course of the tour we were described as 'the highlight', 'thoroughly engaging', and 'impassioned'.
One of our concerts was describled by an Australian reviewer as 'Truly one of the best concerts of the year...'.
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