What the Press is saying about the Kalamazoo Bach Festival:

Festival Finale Concert, May 2003; J.S. Bach’s B-minor Mass: “The chorus sent immediate chills up spines with the opening Kyrie. … At the end all were rewarded with a standing ovation, an appropriately lengthy one.”

Kalamazoo Gazette

Chanticleer, October 2003: “Among a cappella vocal ensembles, the current standard of perfection is widely acknowledged to be San Francisco’s all-male “orchestra of voices,” Chanticleer. This 12-voice ensemble kicked off the Kalamazoo Bach Festival concert season.”

Kalamazoo Gazette

BachFest Christmas Concert, December 2003: “Director Turner elicited strong performances from his large ensemble….The men sang stirringly, accompanied by organist Helene Stuurwold, while sopranos lent a sheen with bright top notes in the Chorale.”

Kalamazoo Gazette

About the Kalamazoo music scene, Winter 2004: “If you ask the average person about Kalamazoo’s music scene, the chances are that she or he would mention the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra, the Gilmore International Keyboard Festival, or perhaps the Bach Fest. This city and region have a richly deserved reputation for great music. That reputation, moreover, has long historical roots.”

Museography, a publication of the Kalamazoo Valley Museum and Kalamazoo Valley Community College