Critical Acclaim for Chanticleer's Recordings

MISSION ROAD (CD/DVD):

“Sonically and visually, ‘Mission Road’ is an extraordinary way to experience the music of the mission era, with its rich sense of discovery and faith, performed in the context for which it was composed centuries ago.”

           SINGER.COM

“…Full of Fun… The dozen mail singers, including three stunning sopranos, sing with great vitality and enthusiasm, with reconstructed instrumental parts for strings, guitar and harp.”

               BBC Music Magazine

“…One of Chanticleer's most interesting albums for years , and a worth while addition to collections of New World Spanish music..."

               ALLMUSIC.COM

AND ON EARTH, PEACE: A CHANTICLEER MASS:

“Channeling this age-old text through a culturally diverse 21^st-century prism, Chanticleer have delivered a captivating Mass for modern times.”

           BARNESANDNOBLE.COM

SOUND IN SPIRIT:

“The performances are impeccably tuned and consistently beautiful…”

BBC Music Magazine

HOW SWEET THE SOUND: Spirituals and Traditional Gospel Music (w/Bishop Yvette Flunder)

“The amen corner may lose its voice from shouting the praises of How Sweet the Sound…”

               allaboutjazz.com

EVENING PRAYER: Purcell Anthems and Sacred Songs (w/Capriccio Stravagante)

“Their astonishing purity of sound, understated and vibrato-less, is spine tingling…”  “Though the Chapel Royal could have hardly heard such refinement, I’ve no doubt Charles II would have enjoyed every minute of it”

               BBC Music Magazine

PORTRAIT

“This disc is a landmark in great ensemble singing.”

               Seattle Times

OUR AMERICAN JOURNEY

“Chanticleer’s versatility never ceases to amaze me….”

               Knight-Ridder

CHRISTMAS WITH CHANTICLEER FEATURING SPECIAL GUEST DAWN UPSHAW

“Take one of America’s finest choral groups, add one of our finest sopranos, and—voila!—a Christmas classic-in-the-making.”

               Entertainment Weekly

LAMENTATIONS AND PRAISES

“It is not so much a musical composition as a spiritual journey into a world of profound and prayerful meditation. To my ears, it’s Tavener’s finest work to date, arguably his masterpiece.”

               Chicago Tribune

MAGNIFICAT

“Elegant!”

               TIME

COLORS OF LOVE

“What incredible blend this 12-piece group displays…Perhaps most remarkable is Steven Sametz’s in time of, which starts out very simply, and then proliferates to cover an enormous range—from sonorous bass to the extraordinary sound of male sopranos in full cry.”

           BBC Music Magazine

REFLECTIONS

“The unforced clarity of their diction in a dozen different languages is as keen as if it were speech, and their intonation is never less than perfect.” 

               Evening Standard

WONDROUS LOVE

“The recorded sound is brilliant, yet intimate, and one cannot help but smile at such clever arrangements and superb musicianship with clean-as-a-whistle vocalism and musical personality galore.”

               American Record Guide

MEXICAN BAROQUE

“A lush and dynamic recording.  Mexican Baroque is a delightful find.”

               Chicago Sun-Times