1. The multiracial ensemble provides cushiony support to Anderson and other vocal soloists in traditional and original music. 2. And the vocal soloists ornament their lines in deference to the Baroque penchant for improvisatory embellishment. 3. Both Beethoven works demand suppleness of dynamic gradation and different degrees of textural transparency, and the Ninth requires a careful balance of orchestra, choir and vocal soloists. 4. Both vocal soloists and chorus perform from memory. 5. Christine Schaefer and Nathalie Stutzmann were the handsome vocal soloists. 6. Hyunah Yu, a soprano, was the most impressive of the vocal soloists, with clear, secure tone. 7. If Farrell never fulfilled her potential in opera, she had an important career as a recitalist and vocal soloist with orchestras. 8. The Norfolk concert on Saturday avoided any such problem by having the four vocal soloists sing the choruses. 9. The other vocal soloists make up a nearly complete list of the most distinguished British concert singers of the time. 10. The soprano Christine Brewer, the mezzo-soprano Nancy Maultsby, the tenor Paul Groves and the bass Neal Davies were the strong vocal soloists. |