Reviews
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Reviews: Dvořák: Stabat Mater
“Wokingham area is extraordinarily fortunate to enjoy such resources and to have a Society with the courage and imagination to bring such a wonderful vocal work to a wider public.”
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Reviews: Handel: Messiah
“…the choir was on top form. The evening, from every aspect, resulted in a flagship performance.”
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Review: Bach: Christmas Oratorio
“…well balanced and incisive and captured perfectly the contrasting moods of the reflective chorales and the distinctive choruses.”
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Bach: St. John Passion
“The subtlety of interpretation from the combined musical resources resulted in a profoundly uplifting experience in an ideal setting.”
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Review: Purcell: – Come Ye Sons of Art, – Funeral Sentences, – DIDO AND ÆNEAS
“The choir engaged the audience with clear diction and remarkable dynamic contrasts.”
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Reviews: Mozart: Great Mass in C minor, Haydn: Insanae et vanae curae, Te Deum
Another triumph for Wokingham Choral Society…deservedly acknowledged by the audience with rapturous applause.”
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Handel: Dixit Dominus
“…makes daunting demands upon the human voice, more akin to orchestral writing. The performance took the choir to a new level of achievement.”
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Review: Mendelssohn: Elijah
“A heavenly chorus uses energy to retell Mendelssohn’s Elijah…”
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Reviews: Bach: Mass in B minor
“…a stunning performance of Bach’s monumental Mass in B minor. The rapt attention of the audience and its exuberant applause spoke volumes.”
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Reviews: African Sanctus
“…their performance of African Sanctus by David Fanshawe was electrifying. The singers were wonderful, especially the choirs’ sopranos rendering war dance notes.”
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Reviews: Mozart’s Requiem
“…captured Mozart’s exploration of the range of emotions roused by an acute awareness of mortality.”