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  • Another review of Songs from the Tundra

    January 23, 2019

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    SONGS FROM THE TUNDRA – Lyric Fest in collaboration with Variant 6Review by Michael Caruso, Chestnut Hill performance, January 12, 2019, 4PMChestnut Hill LocalClick or tap: https://www.chestnuthilllocal.com/2019/01/17/tundra-warm-not-chilly-at-hill-presbyterian-church/Highlights from the review:“Chestnut Hill pianist Laura Ward and East Falls mezzo-soprano Suzanne DuPlantis founded Lyric Fest in 2003 and have overseen its growth into one of Greater Philadelphia’s most…
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  • Review of Songs from the Tundra

    January 17, 2019

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    Gail Obenreder reviewed “Songs from the Tundra” in the Broad Street Review. Here is a sample: The evening featured three first-rate soloists and the luminous a cappella singing of Variant 6, all grounded by the sensitive, intuitive piano collaboration of Lyric Fest co-artistic director Laura Ward. For the whole review, please click https://www.broadstreetreview.com/music/lyric-fest-presents-songs-from-the-tundra#
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  • Review of the Bernstein concert in the Philadelphia Inquirer

    October 23, 2018

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    Great review of our Bernstein concert in the Philadelphia Inquirer by David Patrick Stearns — “It was masterfully assembled and performed”. Click: http://www2.philly.com/philly/entertainment/arts/lyric-fest-leonard-bernstein-pcms-20181022.html
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  • Review of Pedals, Page-Turns, and Postludes

    October 3, 2017

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    Michael Caruso published his review of our season opener in the Chestnut Hill Local yesterday, October 2, 2017. Click here for the review. Some tidbits from the review to whet your appetite to read the whole thing: “The center of gravity for Lyric Fest’s concert was Chestnut Hill pianist Laura Ward … co-director Ward oversaw…
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  • Tom Purdom reviews “It’s Elementary”

    April 6, 2017

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    Tom Purdom’s review of It’s Elementary was published yesterday in the Broad Street Review. Here are a few brief quotes to entice you to follow the link (click here) so you can read the whole, elegantly written, review. The lineup’s 21 songs were distributed among four appealing young vocalists. Soprano Meryl Dominguez and tenor Jonas…
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  • Press coverage of “Music in the White House”

    February 4, 2017

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    “Music in the White House” presented on January 28 and 29, 2017, received two write-ups in the local press. Ronnie Polaneczky, writing for the Philadelphia Inquirer “Speaking with feet, hearts, and voices” (Article) Excerpt: […] about 250 Philadelphians on the other side of town were moved to tears during a Rittenhouse Square concert called “Music…
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  • Laura Ward and Chrystal E. Williams reviewed in the Philadelphia Inquirer

    January 17, 2017

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    Lyric Fest cofounder Laura Ward and Lyric Fest previously featured singer Chrystal E. Williams received a glowing review in the Philadelphia Inquirer last Friday, written by Peter Dobrin. Here is a tiny quote to entice you to read the whole thing: Williams, […], responded with great plasticity – of sound, stylistic treatment, of emotion. She…
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  • Tom Purdom reviews Letters to Santa

    December 17, 2016

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    A few days ago, Tom Purdom wrote a review of our December 6 concert “Letters to Santa”, in a piece with two other short reviews, published in the Broad Street Review. A quick snippet, to whet your appetite the read the whole review: The entire cycle is a compact little musical […] They all applied their…
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  • Two reviews of I Hear America Singing

    October 14, 2016

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    Two reviews of last weekend’s I Hear America Singing concert appeared today. One, written by Michael Caruso, [link] appeared in the Chestnut Hill Local. The other review, written by Tom Purdom, [link], appeared in the Broad Street Review. Both reviews make great reading and have many remarks that warmed our hearts. Here are some snippets, to…
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    Review of Sincerely Yours in the Broad Street Review

    April 7, 2016

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    Tom Purdom, the instigator of the theme for this program in a comment made to Suzanne some eleven years ago, enjoyed the program very much and wrote a review in the Broad Street Review. Some tidbits to entice you to follow the link above to read the entire review (and while you are at it,…
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