Joyous Day -My Christmas Favorite! I have collected Christmas music for over 30 years. When I experienced hearing Barlow Bradford conduct the Utah Chamber Artists in his fresh and imaginative interpretations of carols I was simply blown away. The choir sings with such pure and amazing tone quality, precision and feeling that I often had tears streaming down my cheeks. Now I own the CD and play it many times a day while my other Christmas “favorites” linger on the shelf. I never tire of it. The choir is perfection itself, and Barlow Bradford is a musical genius. Anyone who enjoys good choral music will love hearing this!
INSTANT CLASSIC I just heard this Christmas CD and it blew me away. Barlow Bradford pulled out all the stops in these arrangements. He gives all vocal parts glorious musical phrases, and all orchestral instruments chances to shine. I love the quiet pieces: they made me stop what I was doing, close my eyes and melt. When do human beings have the opportunity to hear sound this pristine, pure and sublime? Not very often. It seems nearly impossible that human voices could possibly create such beautiful sound. “Still, Still, Still” will make a grown man cry. The exciting numbers let the voices and orchestra go at full throttle. The percussion is phenomenal on “Angels We Have Heard on High”. “Sussex Carol” is so full of joy it makes you smile through the whole piece. There is not a bad apple in the bunch. Every song is polished and perfected. I’m so glad I own this CD. It will be on the very top of my stack of Christmas music this year, and for years to come. They say the definition of a classic is ‘something that can not be improved upon’. If that’s true: THIS IS A CLASSIC.
Joyous Day -My Christmas Favorite! I have collected Christmas music for over 30 years. When I experienced hearing Barlow Bradford conduct the Utah Chamber Artists in his fresh and imaginative interpretations of carols I was simply blown away. The choir sings with such pure and amazing tone quality, precision and feeling that I often had tears streaming down my cheeks. Now I own the CD and play it many times a day while my other Christmas “favorites” linger on the shelf. I never tire of it. The choir is perfection itself, and Barlow Bradford is a musical genius. Anyone who enjoys good choral music will love hearing this!
INSTANT CLASSIC I just heard this Christmas CD and it blew me away. Barlow Bradford pulled out all the stops in these arrangements. He gives all vocal parts glorious musical phrases, and all orchestral instruments chances to shine. I love the quiet pieces: they made me stop what I was doing, close my eyes and melt. When do human beings have the opportunity to hear sound this pristine, pure and sublime? Not very often. It seems nearly impossible that human voices could possibly create such beautiful sound. “Still, Still, Still” will make a grown man cry. The exciting numbers let the voices and orchestra go at full throttle. The percussion is phenomenal on “Angels We Have Heard on High”. “Sussex Carol” is so full of joy it makes you smile through the whole piece. There is not a bad apple in the bunch. Every song is polished and perfected. I’m so glad I own this CD. It will be on the very top of my stack of Christmas music this year, and for years to come. They say the definition of a classic is ‘something that can not be improved upon’. If that’s true: THIS IS A CLASSIC.