Reviews - 2015
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Main Review Page (2017-2018) All Reviews by Organization
 Organization |
Date of concert | Title of concert | Source of review |
| High Voltage | 12/23/15 | Holiday Celebration | Original (a) |
| Sacramento Master Singers | 12/20/15 | Sing We Now of Christmas | Original (a) |
| Schola Cantorum | 12/20/15 | From Heaven on High | Original (d) |
| Sierra Master Chorale and Orchestra | 12/19/15 | Stories of the Season | Original (a) |
| Grass Valley Male Voice Choir | 12/19/15 | Ring in Christmas | Original (n) |
| Woodland Chamber Singers | 12/19/15 | Adeste Fideles: A Holiday Choral Celebration | Original (j) |
| Vox Musica | 12/18/15 | ZEHN: A Vox Christmas | Original (a) |
| Doreen Irwin Singers | 12/18/15 | Winter Concert | Original (n) |
| Renaissance Choir Sacramento | 12/17/15 | O Magnum Mysterium: An Ancient Spanish Christmas | Original (j) |
| Placer Pops Chorale & Orchestra | 12/17/15 | A Holiday Homecoming | Original (a) |
| Amador Choraliers | 12/13/15 | Christmas Gifts | Original (n) |
| Colla Voce Chamber Singers | 12/13/15 | I'll Be Home for Christmas | Original (i) |
| Music in the Mountains Chorus & Orchestra | 12/13/15 | Holly Jolly Holidays | Original (a) |
| River City Chorale | 12/13/15 | I'll Be Home for Christmas | Original (i) |
| Davis Chorale | 12/12/15 | A Day for Dancing | Original (a) |
| Slavic Chorale | 12/12/15 | The Anniversary Concert | Original (j) |
| Vocal Art Ensemble | 12/11/15 | Comfort Food | Original (n) |
| American River College Vocal Jazz | 12/9/15 | Winter Concert | Original (a) |
| Folsom Lake College Concert Choir & College Chorus | 12/8/15 | Hallelujah ...'Tis the Season | Original (n) |
| Sacramento City College, Choral Department | 12/8/15 | Among the Stars! | Original (a) |
| Mountain Melody Women's Chorus | 12/6/15 | Winter Phoenix Rising | Original (n) |
| Sacramento Gay Men's Chorus | 12/6/15 | He! Ha! Ho! A Down-Home Holiday Show | Original (a) |
| Sacramento Children's Chorus | 12/5/15 | Joy Is Everywhere | Original (n) |
| UC Davis University Chorus | 12/5/15 | Son of God Mass | Original (a) |
| Voices of California | 12/5/15 | Comfort & Joy | Original (a) |
| Galena Street East | 12/4/15 | Holiday Tapestry: A Winter Celebration | Original (a) |
| Sierra College Chamber & Concert Choirs | 12/2/15 | Winter Choral Concert | Original (a) |
| RSVP (Reconciliation Singers Voices of Peace) | 11/20/15 | Stories | Original (a) |
| UC Davis Early Music Ensemble | 11/18/15 | Lamentations and Temptations: English Sacred and Profane | Original (a) |
| Camerata California | 11/15/15 | Magnificent Magnificats | Original (a) |
| Sacramento State School of Music | 11/14/15 | Sound Horizons | Original (n) |
| Sierra College Vocal Jazz | 11/6/15 | Vocal Jazz Recital | Original (b) |
| Sacramento Choral Society & Orchestra | 10/24/15 | Stained Glass Concert | Original (a) |
| Folsom Harmony Express | 10/23/15 | The Building of America | Original (o) |
| Sacramento Women's Chorus | 10/17/15 | CHOCtoberfest | Original (n) |
| High Voltage | 10/2/15 | Back to Broadway | Original (a) |
| Sierra College Foundation | 7/18/15 | Broadway at Sierra 2015 | Original (a) |
| Music in the Mountains Chorus | 6/28/15 | Mozart Requiem | Original (a) |
| High Voltage | 6/16/15 | The Best of Broadway | Original (a) |
| Davis Chorale | 6/7/15 | Voices of Wonder | Original (a) |
| Reconciliation Singers Voices of Peace (RSVP) | 6/6/15 | Our Song | Original (n) |
| Vox Musica | 5/31/15 | VOX-SING: A Community Project | Original (a) |
| Woodland Chamber Singers | 5/30/15 | A Sacred Spring | Original (n) |
| Voices of California | 5/30/15 | Singin' and Swingin': The Rat Pack Era! | Original (a) |
| Natomas Charter School Performing and Fine Arts Academy | 5/29/15 | Hear My Song | Original (j) |
| Sierra Master Chorale & Orchestra | 5/19/15 | Spring Concert | Original (a) |
| Doreen Irwin Singers | 5/17/15 | Memorial Day Carnegie Hall Concert | Original (a) |
| Sacramento Master Singers | 5/17/15 | A Jubilant Song | Original (g) |
| Cantare Chorale | 5/17/15 | Give Me Music | Original (a) |
| Sierra College Choral Department | 5/17/15 | Spring Choral Concert | Original (j) |
| Sacramento Valley Concert Choir | 5/15/15 | Tropical Fever: Music to Cruise By! | Original (a) |
| Sacramento Choral Society & Orchestra | 5/9/15 | Songs of Eternity | Original (g) |
| Sacramento Gay Men's Chorus | 5/8/15 | Milestones: Our Journey Continues | Original (a) |
| Folsom Lake College Concert Choir & College Chorus | 5/5/15 | All-American Music | Original (a) |
| Colla Voce Chamber Singers | 5/3/15 | Celebrating a Musical Journey | Original (d) |
| Mountain Melody Women's Chorus | 5/3/15 | A Decade of Song | Original (n) |
| Sacramento Children's Chorus | 5/3/15 | The Art of Song | Original (a) |
| The Vocal Art Ensemble | 5/2/15 | Mostly Madrigals | Original (a) |
| Grass Valley Male Voice Choir | 5/2/15 | Pop Classics: From Broadway to Hollywood | Original (a) |
| River City Chorale | 5/1/15 | There's a Song in the Air! | Original (g) |
| Amador Choraliers | 4/26/15 | Music in Motion | Original (m) |
| Sacramento Women's Chorus | 4/25/15 | We Can Do It! | Original (a) |
| Sacramento Capitolaires | 4/25/15 | Happy Birthday, Mr. Marconi | Original (a) |
| Samantics | 4/18/15 | Bombs Away! | Original (d) |
| Music in the Mountains Chorus | 4/12/15 | Vivaldi's Gloria | Original (d) |
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Sacramento City College Sacramento Valley Choral Coalition |
4/11/15 | Handel's Messiah 2.0 | Original (d) |
| Vox Musica | 3/22/15 | VOX-CHAI: A Jewish Choral Project | Original (j) |
| High Voltage | 3/21/15 | Unplugged | Original (a) |
| Barbershop Harmony Society | 3/20-22/15 | Far Western District Spring Convention & Contest | Original (j) |
| Sacramento Master Singers | 3/17/15 | Celtic Journeys | Original (a) |
| Sacramento Choral Society & Orchestra | 3/14/15 | European Masterworks | Original (a) |
| River City Chorale | 3/8/15 | Steppin' Out on Broadway | Original (a) |
| American Bach Soloists | 3/2/15 | Bach St. Matthew Passion | Original (d) |
| Vox Musica | 2/22/15 | VOX-ED: An Educational Outreach Project | Original (a) |
| William Jessup University Choir and Orchestra | 2/22/15 | Contemporary Christian Music and American Folk Songs | Original (k) |
| Sacramento Children's Chorus | 2/8/15 | Après le Noёl: Our American Journey | Original (a) |
| American Bach Soloists | 1/26/15 | Acis and Galatea | Original (g) |
| California Music Educators Assn.-Capitol Section | 1/25/15 | Honor Choirs Concert | Original (a) |
| 26th Annual Folsom Jazz Festival | 1/24/15 | Jazz Choir Competition | Original (j) |
| Free Range Singers | 1/19/15 | Many Waters Cannot Quench Love | Original (i) |
| Renovassom Group | 1/10/15 | Kenya Malacare Benefit Concert | Original (a) |
| Cantare Chorale of the Sierra | 1/4/15 | Celebrate the Wonders | Original (a) |
| Reviewers: | |
| (a) Dick Frantzreb | |
| (b) Dena Kouremetis | |
| (d) Winslow Rogers | |
| (g) Nancy Bramlett | |
| (i) Laurie Colombo | |
| (j) Griffin Toffler | |
| (k) Ang D. Meadows | |
| (m) Clark Abrahamson | |
| (n) Diane Boul | |
| (o) Audrey Samora |