…about our December 2016 performance:
“…director Carl Johengen and his group of 20 singers spelled out lovely and beautifully blended tonality in selections from Byrd to Bruckner… It’s no mystery why this choral ensemble has endured and maintained a level of excellency. Its tone is clean, uniform and well-balanced.”
Tony Villecco, Broome Arts Mirror
…about our May 2015 “Civil War Commemoration” performance:
“I found the concert unlike any musical event I have ever experienced. The setting of Walt Whitman’s Civil War poetry to music, backed by marvelous and idiosyncratic acoustic guitar playing, made his poetry come alive and meaningful as it never before had been… I came away deeply moved. Throughout Carl Johengen’s conducting was superb. Thank you very, very much!”
“I do not believe that I have ever been more moved by a musical performance. My friends and I left in tears. The whole spirit of the time became so palpable, together with the immense tragedy of the cost of that war in terms of human suffering. The arrangements, dynamics and quality of performance were truly exalted.”
…And about “All Night, All Day”, May 2012:
“Last night’s performance was simply beautiful and so well done! I was especially moved by the Hennagin piece. That piece was such an intense illustration of the sheer power of music. Thank you (and all of the singers!) for all of the time and work that goes into putting together a program such as last evening’s. It was a memorable experience for me.”
Cayuga Vocal Ensemble 