| “The festival has a reliable and skilled
core of performers whose collective voice has deepened over the
years — familiar faces that have remained dedicated to the
unique and specific demands of authentic Baroque performance. Warmth,
collegiality, nuance — the pleasant hallmarks one has come
to expect from Karson and company.”
— Orange County Register
“A delightful opening day of Bach,
Handel and others shows why the annual Corona del Mar series has
become a key cultural event for Orange County.”
— Los Angeles Times
“Karson led sensitive and polished accompaniments throughout,
and the period instruments sounded especially full in the chapel’s
acoustic.”
— Los Angeles Times
“The festival draws Baroque specialists from throughout the
world, and the loyal audiences who return year after year to hear
them are usually repaid with robust performances of creative, quirky
and generally well-conceived programs. ”
— Orange County Register
“One of the joys of Karson’s festival is that his programs
abound in variety; he does not recycle his repertory. This agenda
was thrilling, and probably unique.”
— Daniel Cariaga, Los Angeles Times
“Vocal virtues impressed all afternoon. Soloists proved to
be both powerful and modest. The Festival Singers sang with fervor
and unity. Nothing went overboard, nothing went underplayed. The
result: a thoroughly satisfying afternoon of Baroque splendor.”
— Orange County Register
“The period-instrument orchestra proved
characterful and the chorus hearty, under Burton Karson’s
conducting.”
— Los Angeles Times
“Karson’s festival is ever ambitious, and his curiosity
and enthusiasm for all things Baroque has kept it going these
many years.”
— Orange County Register
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