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"...the Northwest Sinfonietta is sexy
because the material they present represents the emotional flows, waves
and peaks that carry listeners to a sensory place that transcends most
other experiences. It's the kind of stuff that raises hairs on the napes
of necks; it's stuff that squeezes tears out of dry eyes for inexplicable
reasons." "The Northwest Sinfonietta opens their season triumphantly...
The orchestra put in its finest: really responsive chamber playing,
highly engaged and full of energy." "The Northwest Sinfonietta orchestrates rousing
performances of accessible music and eliminates
the stuffy stereotypes... music director Christophe Chagnard
takes the music of ages and elevates it from mere notes to an entire
experience..." "Best Classical Music" "All this was highly accomplished, and much of it was deeply moving. Under Christophe Chagnard's expert direction, too, the Northwest Sinfonietta provided support that was tidy and musicianly..." MusicWeb-International, July 2007 "...the crispness of the Sinfonietta was flawless...
its musicians produced their best playing yet." "Soloist and conductor worked together at a headlong
pace that took every risk in the book,
yet once again there was a sens of total security in the execution,
and even at this speed, Schwarz had time to sing his phrases with ample
eloquence of line and sound." "Superb staging, exquisite blending and sheer fun
made this show a Sinfonietta winner." "Hearing a Northwest Sinfonietta concert is like drinking a great young wine: enjoyable, with both tangy notes and occasional flashes of stunning perfection." The News Tribune, October 2006 "Tacoma Opera and the Northwest Sinfonietta kidnapped
a rapt audience with an unconventional
version of Mozart's 'The Abduction from the Seraglio'." "...Such sublime grace
that the audience seemed to lose its collective breath." "Unlike other out-of-town orchestral ensembles that have tried to establish a Seattle presence and failed, the Northwest Sinfonietta has succeeded." Seattle Post-Intelligencer, March 2003 "Music Director Christophe Chagnard said he hoped
the evening would cure classical music skeptics, and did draw a large,
and it seemed, young crowd and elicited
a rousing standing ovation." "The smaller size of the orchestra has created
a more intimate setting for the performance, giving the audience a sense
of greater connection." "This season has been a remarkable
high with one of the best chamber
orchestras currently playing." "Simply exhilarating" "The playing sparkled with exuberance." Seattle Post-Intelligencer, September 2002 "The orchestra played with verve and irresistible
momentum." "The 12-year-old Northwest Sinfonietta,
based in Tacoma under the direction of conductor Christophe Chagnard,
has developed into an ensemble that can hold its own among
the best classical-music organizations in the Northwest. " "Anyone interested in classical music
should hear this Tacoma gem." One of "the 10
Best in Classical Music for 1999" "Through this more translucent
orchestral sound, the soloist can be heard with startling clarity;
it's enough to make you start a campaign for smaller orchestras and
smaller houses. " "If this stunning opener is any indication,
the Northwest Sinfonietta is well on the way to becoming regional
music royalty itself" "...the sinfonietta's performance was
as close to an unqualified success as a
first take gets." "Chagnard...drove his orchestra with
almost reckless abandon. The result was spectacular,
even heroic." "Clarity, precision
and attention to detail are the hallmarks
of the Northwest Sinfonietta performances..."
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