NICK SINGS BACH FOR BOSTON BAROQUE'S 50th
Nick returned to Boston Baroque to perform Bach’s B Minor Mass for the opening of the orchestra’s 50th Anniversary season.
BOSTON GLOBE
“Orchestra, chorus, soloists, and Pearlman combined to deliver the most compelling performance I’ve seen from Boston Baroque in years. That slate of soloists featured several names well known to anyone who’s been a regular at Boston Baroque, including..the keen and thoughtful tenor Nicholas Phan...”
BOSTON CLASSICAL REVIEW
“The stellar cast of soloists highlighted the work’s subtleties. Amanda Forsythe remains one of the best interpreters of this repertoire. Her soprano is light and dexterous, yet capable of probing mystery...Nicholas Phan channeled similar depth, his clarion tenor well suited to the soft urgencies of the 'Benedictus.' He and Forsythe also found the delicacies of the 'Domine Deus.'..."
BOSTON MUSICAL INTELLIGENCER
"Forsythe and refulgent tenor Nicholas Phan perfectly matched in the gentle roulades of their duet on 'Domine Deus.'...Phan’s sensitivity in the Benedictus equaled in expressive beauty [Monticello’s exquisite] flute obbligato..."
The broadcast of Boston Baroque's performance of J.S. Bach's B minor mass is still available for on-demand streaming at Idagio through November 14!