A variety of music performed with assurance and understanding. An excellent choir who clearly enjoy their music making… a tribute to their conductor.
Adjudication Panel Comments, International Youth Music Festival (Vienna, Austria ), Award for Choral Excellence
Wonderful. Of all the groups we’ve heard [at the festival] you are the most well trained, most musical.
Nile Norton, Choral Conductor Adjudicator, Heritage Festival, Winner: Adjudicator’s Award “Best of Festival”; Gold Award for Excellence
Your choirs’ voices sounded incredible from where I was on the stage, which can only mean it was even better for others in the hall. Really well done. We threw you a challenge and you rose to the occasion and just nailed it! Wow, really great work. Well done!
Mateo Messina, grammy award-winning composer
A very beautiful and natural tone. A very high standard.
Bo Johansson, Choral Conductor, Sweden, Adjudicator, International Choral Kathaumixw (Canada)
Fine Choir…what a lovely, well-produced, warm sound. You shape the phrases so beautifully…excellent balance and fine use of varied tone colour.
Adjudication Panel – Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod 2010, Llangollen, Wales, Great Britain
Very rich, clear sound…marvelous, superb…so much expression and involvement, you just reach out and capture your audience.
J. Edmund Hughes, Choral Conductor Adjudicator, Heritage Festival
I would like to tell you that this was one of the best experiences my daughter Betsy had. She is still talking about it and thinking about joining Columbia Choirs in the fall. I have taught music on the church level for many years…(being in SingFest)was wonderful, exceptional, and way more than we could have imagined.
My 5th grade son, Michael, had a wonderful time at SingFest. He went to the four rehearsals with great enthusiasm, and was thrilled to get the opportunity to perform at Benaroya Hall (how many other 11 year olds get that chance?!) It was astonishing to hear how well the SingFest choir sang after just those four rehearsals, and inspirational to hear the skills of the other Columbia Choir groups.” “…..as the mom of three boys I’d like to quote…..inspirational words: “I want to live in a world wher…
Our son’s “interest in and passion for music has expanded dramatically this past year. To the point where he has moved from considering music as a minor in college to considering it as a major. That is a culmination of your role [Mr. Stevens] in both of his choirs…”. “Our baseline goal for [him] and music has been that he develop an enjoyment, appreciation and possibly a passion for it. Thank you for YOUR part in helping [him] raise it to the level of a passion.
Parent of a CC member
Your group has been such an integral part of our Ten Grands show for many years! Such a polished and profession group of young singers! Such great leadership under Steve! Thank you!
Kathy Fahlman Dewalt “Ten Grands Seattle” Executive Director-Founding Co-Creator
