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2000 CBC National Choral Competition вЂ“ Jury comments The eveningвЂ™s final juxtaposition had the mystic ecstasy of James MacmillanвЂ™s Christus vincit segueing, almost more by faith than reason, into the quiet but confident final chorale setting of BachвЂ™s masterwork, Jesu meine Freude.Д«ravo! Very sensitive and musical approachвЂ¦Masterful sense of styles. An extraordinarily demanding repertoire, and mercurial changes in mood and idiom, were guided by LuengenвЂ™s full-bodied approach to her materials, and her choir delivered consistently. Singing continuously, with neither breaks for applause nor interval, was no mean feat for the choir.

At a Phoenix program you can expect to encounter music truly worth learning and hearing, arranged with a composerвЂ™s ear for logic and contrast. Her repertoire is fresh and well chosen, and she shows minimal interest in pieces whose primary objective is to flatter singers or pander to superficial audience expectations. This is not to say that things are stuffy, dull, or redolent of either the musicology seminar or the new music seance.

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On Saturday at Shaughnessy Heights United Church the Phoenix Chamber Choir, technically an amateur vocal ensemble but one with an entirely professional attitude and sound, offered one of the more interesting choral concerts of the spring.This program of mainly 20th century sacred repertoire was typical of the vision of Phoenix conductor Ramona Luengen, who brings a certain high-minded austerity to her best work. The choirвЂ™s vocal control was stunning, yet the performance was warm, embracing, and life-affirming. Under the direction of Ramona Luengen, this diminutive choir weaves brilliant aural tapestries.

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