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What the critics have to say…

St. Paul Pioneer Press, St. Paul, MN - “While the Songs of Innocence, the evening’s first half, were almost consistently comforting, the “Songs of Experience” take poems built upon the same themes and deliver them in decidedly darker fashion. Among the many soloists, Lisa Drew and Mary Wilson were particularly adept at conveying the radical shifts in mood. But the assembled multitude - all under the direction of Philip Brunelle - handled the demands of this sprawling masterwork expertly.”
William Bolcom Songs of Innocence and Experience
Ron Hubbard - April 30, 2007

 

S&H International Concert Review - “Lisa Drew, whom I heard last season in the stunning Sandström High Mass, was once again in luminous form, and especially moving in the section titled Chaconne for Healing.”
Heitzeg’s Nobel Symphony
Bruce Hodges - April 18, 2004

Star Tribune, Minneapolis MN - “He (Steve Heitzeg) reveals a strong lyrical gift, especially in the vocal solos and duets, sung capably by mezzo Lisa Drew”
Heitzeg’s Nobel Symphony
Michael Anthony - Monday, April 19, 2004

 

The Republican, Springfield MA - “Brahms’ Alto Rhapsody featured splendid singing from contralto Lisa Drew. Her warm, dark tone was more than a match for the orchestra, and she delivered Goethe’s text in elegant phrases. The third verse of the poem, in which the male chorus joins the alto soloist, offered some of the evening’s most beautiful music-making.”
Berkshire Choral Festival
Clifton Nobel, Jr - July 12, 2004

 

InTheSpotlight, Inc.org - Springfield MA - “In Alto Rhapsody, contralto Lisa Drew amazed the audience with her rich voice set to a Goethe poem in German. As musicologist Steven Ledbetter said during his pre-concert talk, Drew’s solo represents the misanthrope in Goethe’s text. The tone remained mournful until the last verse when the men’s choir, representing human society, joined in a warm prayer.”
Berkshire Choral Festival
Laura Schuyler - July 10, 2004

 

Star Tribune, Minneapolis, MN - “Soprano Maria Jette, tenor David Lee Brewer, and alto Lisa Drew were the fine soloists - vocally adroit and dramatically engaged.”
Hoenneger’s King David
Michael Anthony - Monday, September 29, 2003

 

Star Tribune, Minneapolis, MN - “Contralto Lisa Drew sang with a gorgeous, full, dark sound and magnetic stage presence.”
Sandstrom High Mass
Gwendolyn Freed - May 2003

 

S&H International Concert Review - “The five soloists were uniformly outstanding, making a glowing, ethereal ensemble, despite each being handed a unique slate of treacherous vocal parts.”
Sandstrom High Mass
Bruce Hodges - May 2003

 

Opera News: (Lisa Drew)- “made a good impression as Genevieve.”
Pelleas et Melisande
Minnesota Opera

 

City Pages, Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN -“Lisa Drew’s Fairy Queen rejoices in a mezzo-soprano of trombone-like resonance, charmingly employed.”
Iolanthe
The Gilbert & Sullivan Very Light Opera Company