Testimonials
Comments from audience members and musical collaborators are featured with the speaker's permission below.
"A beautiful, sophisticated sound; always well balanced, always well focused tone so the text was easily understood. The phrases were exquisitely shaped and coloured...Exquisite choral singing...This is outstanding, international-calibre choral singing."
Henriette Schellenberg, Associted Manitoba Arts Festival Adjudicator
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"I received the Prairie Voices Autumn album and have enjoyed listening to it in the car this entire month...I love the choir’s versatility! The album has a little of everything – it’s a great compilation. I hope I can write for this exceptional ensemble one day!"
Sydney Guillaume, Composer
"Great CD, although knowing the ensemble as I do I would have been surprised if the CD had been anything less. I’m very pleased to be on the CD with so many other fine composers – your performance is a kicker...I hope our paths cross again"
Stephen Hatfield, Composer
"I just watched your video about your choir. fantastic!...I must say that from the looks
of things and the sounds of things - you are doing the RIGHT thing.
The world needs this, you, your choir."
Eric William Barnum, Composer
"Because of me it was a nutty show; the beautiful sound and high energy of Prairie Voices was the frosting on the fruit cake. It was an honour to share the stage with you and your choir."
Al Simons, Performer
"To me they're the wave of the future for choral music. They're youthful, energetic, enthusiastic and they're involved. They love what they're doing."
Sid Robinovitch, Composer
“...And Prairie Voices? YIKES! How can we bottle that excitement for what they’re doing and infuse it into ourselves. My goosebumps had goosebumps.”
Joann Colville; Fargo, ND
“My wife and I wish to tell you how thrilled we were to hear Prairie Voices at Sharon Temple. They were absolutely magnificent!!!...You introduced us to music that
was unfamiliar to our ears. It was wonderful!!! It was like trying ice cream for the first time.”
Robert Heron; Keswick, ON
“…last night I did not see a fantastic conductor standing in front of a fantastic choir but rather an ensemble with all but one of the fantastic performers facing the audience. The energy that flowed between EVERYONE on stage was incredible - the directing was so good that it became part of the “dance” - the ultimate experience.”
Vic Hooper; Winnipeg, MB
