Reviews
Key Chorale uplifts souls with ‘Coronation’ concert
“Key Chorale’s new online program “Coronation: Mozart & Haydn” is a crowning achievement and well worth pulling up more than once.”
GAYLE WILLIAMS, SARASOTA HERALD-TRIBUNE FULL REVIEW
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Key Chorale creates grandeur with ‘Elijah” oratorio
“Key Chorale made the grandeur of the music dominate, and the soloists added so much that the result was an afternoon of music making leading to a feeling of exaltation. The roar of approval from the capacity audience made clear how deeply they were affected.”
ALBERT H. COHEN, SARASOTA HERALD-TRIBUNE FULL REVIEW
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Key Chorale soars with Haydn’s ‘Creation’
“Joseph Caulkins marshaled a chorus of more than 100 singers and an orchestra nearly half that size fronted by three superb soloists: soprano Mary Wilson; baritone Kyle Ferrill; and tenor Brad Diamond. The results were magnificent and stretched the limits of the sizable First Church sanctuary.”
GAYLE WILLIAMS, SARASOTA HERALD-TRIBUNE FULL REVIEW
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Key Chorale Serves a “Banquet of Voices”
“Joseph Caulkins shows how brilliant programming and excellent training can add up to a special evening of music.”
JUNE LEBELL, THE OBSERVER FULL REVIEW
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‘Misatango’ offers a melange of talent from Sarasota and beyond
“It’s an admirably assured artist who is not only willing, but eager, to share the stage with creative talents from other disciplines. That’s why I’ve always admired Joseph Caulkins, who, over the past 11 seasons, has made a commitment not only to daringly innovative repertoire, but to regularly joining forces with other choirs, musicians, dancers and circus performers to produce multi-faceted programs that are rich with rewards thanks to these disparate unions.”
CARRIE SEIDMAN, SARASOTA HERALD-TRIBUNE FULL REVIEW
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