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A STIRRING 'BELSHAZZAR' BY CANTATA SINGERS
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THE CANTATA SINGERS AND ENSEMBLE -- David Hoose, music
director, in a performance of Handel's "Belshazzar" in
Jordan Hall Saturday night.
For their contribution to the inaugural weekend, David Hoose and
the Cantata Singers chose to perform Handel's mighty, monitory
oratorio about the fate of nations, "Belshazzar." Our new leaders
would have been well advised to step aside from their revels and
listen to Handel's great accompanied recitative about the "vain,
fluc...
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MAGNIFICENT MUSIC FROM CANTATA SINGERS
The Boston Globe
; THE CANTATA SINGERS AND ENSEMBLE David Hoose, music director, in a concert in Jordan Hall last night Last night the Cantata Singers chimed into the growing chorus of the musical season, and they sounded their usually sweetly tuned voices, singing with superior musicianship and intense involvement.
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CANTATA'S 'CREATION' FINDS GLORY IN DETAILS
The Boston Globe
; CANTATA SINGERS & ENSEMBLE David Hoose, music director, in a concert in Jordan Hall last night. Repeats tonight. A stirring performance of Haydn's "The Creation" was one of the major achievements of David Hoose's first season with the Cantata Singers back in 1982. Last night's performance was even
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CANTATA: A LITTLE LESS THAN SUPERB
The Boston Globe
; THE CANTATA SINGERS & ENSEMBLE David Hoose, music director At: Jordan Hall Saturday evening The Cantata Singers made their welcome seasonal return Saturday night. There was a significant and interesting program, and the performances were generally and specifically excellent, although they were not
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The quiet satisfactions of the Cantata Singers
The Boston Globe
; CANTATA SINGERS & ENSEMBLE David Hoose, music director At: Jordan Hall Saturday evening. The Cantata Singers' concert Saturday night wasn't a big blow-out. Instead it was full of quiet, deep satisfactions. The program was beautifully planned, as usual. It began with an eloquently understated Psalm
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Cantata Singers pack Passion with drama
The Boston Globe
; THE CANTATA SINGERS AND ENSEMBLE David Hoose, music director At: Jordan Hall, Friday night The Cantata Singers have been presenting the Bach Passions for more than 20 years, and those performances have been among the occasions that create, maintain, and extend the musical standards of this city.
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Hoose sings praises of choral experience.(Arts and Lifestyle)
The Boston Herald
; Byline: T.J. Medrek Birthdays and anniversaries mean different things to different people. To David Hoose, who is celebrating his 20th anniversary as music director of the Cantata Singers this season, it's a chance to reflect on his luck at being picked to lead the choral group for more than half
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Cantata Singers set standard in beauty
The Boston Globe
; THE CANTATA SINGERS & ENSEMBLE David Hoose, music director At: Jordan Hall last night; repeats Sunday afternoon In 1964 The Cantata Singers created themselves to sing the cantatas of Bach at a time when the arias were more frequently performed than the cantatas they come from. The music of Schuetz,
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THE CANTATA SINGERS' ONGOING BRILLIANCE
The Boston Globe
; THE CANTATA SINGERS Conductor: David Hoose At: Jordan Hall, last night The Cantata Singers are celebrating their 25th anniversary this season, and last night they once again offered a superb concert, programmed with intelligence, performed with rare conviction and skill, challenging the audience
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Imbrie's `Adam' a fully achieved, masterly work
The Boston Globe
; THE CANTATA SINGERS & ENSEMBLE David Hoose, music director At: Jordan Hall, last night (repeats on Sunday afternoon). The Cantata Singers & Ensemble have celebrated their 30th birthday in the most significant way, by commissioning a substantial new work from one of America's leading composers,
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Cantata Singers perform impressive `Israel in Egypt'
The Boston Globe
; THE CANTATA SINGERS & ENSEMBLE. David Hoose, music director. In a concert in Jordan Hall last night (repeats Sunday afternoon) For nearly 30 years Boston has been America's capital of Handel performance. Thomas Dunn at the Handel & Haydn Society led the way, and over the last 20 years David Hoose
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