CD & Event Reviews

November 2008

Remembrance: Circle of Compassion

Wednesday, November 12, 2008

After a day listening to the more conventional renderings, I played again your Circle of Compassion. It resonates perfectly with the mood and the theme of today - with remembering. (Read more...)

June 2008

From classical to camp, Chor Leoni did it all in FUN!

Tuesday, June 24, 2008

From classical to camp, Chor Leoni did it all in FUN! (Read more...)

March 2008

Review of Chor Leoni's Disneyland Concert

Tuesday, March 4, 2008

A review of our Disneyland appearance. (Read more...)

November 2007

Gorgeous! From the Opening to the Closing.

Sunday, November 11, 2007

GORGEOUS! From the opening notes to the concluding phrase, this concert was Chor Leoni's best yet. (Read more...)

Thank You For HOPE

Saturday, November 10, 2007

I was so moved that I had to remind myself to breathe at times! (Read more...)

October 2007

Review: Circle of Compassion, Anacrusis Summer 2007 edition

Thursday, October 18, 2007

"The singing is sensitive and beautiful as ever . . . ." Read the rest of what Patricia Abbott, editor of the Association of Canadian Choral Conductors, has to say about Circle of Compassion. (Read more...)

July 2007

Lionhearted: Chor leoni at Indian River Festival, August 2003

Thursday, July 5, 2007

"From the opening processional by the forty male voices of Vancouver’s Chor Leoni to the second encore, a large audience at St. Mary’s Church in Indian River sat enchanted." A review of our performance at St. Mary's Church, Indian River, Prince Edward Island, August 2003. It originally appeared in the local paper, "The Buzz." (Read more...)

November 2006

Seaforth Cadets' thank you

Saturday, November 4, 2006

A note from Don MacPherson, member of the planning committee for November 3, 2006 performance. (Read more...)

September 2006

CD Review: Canadian Safari 2 (Canadian Folk Music newsletter)

Friday, September 29, 2006

Canadian Safari 2 performed beautifully by Chor Leoni, who show a rare ability to transform themselves musically from a "classical" choir to "bushwackers and privateers', each with artistic merit and equal success. (Read more...)

April 2006

Concert Review: Choir captures power of Vigil

Tuesday, April 25, 2006

This visibly multicultural ensemble sang with genuine fervour and occasionally achieved something almost impossible for non-Slavic singers – that full-spectrum Russian Dolby blast that rattles both your fillings and your soul. (Read more...)

September 2004

CD Review: Canadian Safari 2 (Anacrusis)

Wednesday, September 1, 2004

Canadian Safari 2 proves once again that Chor Leoni can do "serious and classical" and "fun and light" with equal panache. (Read more...)

December 2003

CD Review: Yuletide Fires (ChristmasReviews.com)

Monday, December 1, 2003

Absolutely, positively magnificent! (Read more...)

November 2003

CD Review: Yuletide Fires (Toronto Star, November 2003)

Thursday, November 13, 2003

An international Christmas program full of off-beat music from Canada and abroad (Read more...)

Sound Advice reviews Yuletide Fires (CBC Radio)

Monday, November 10, 2003

Five stars (Read more...)

August 2002

Concert Review: World Choral Symposium

Friday, August 16, 2002

Here was great Canadian music with one of Canada's top choirs in a perfect blend of discipline and virtuosity revealing the rich tradition of choral art indigenous to the Canadian landscape. Bravo to Diane Loomer and her Vancouver Lions who earned the standing ovation awarded them from the sold out audience of world-wide connoisseurs. (Read more...)

December 2001

CD Review: Carols & Lullabies: Christmas in the Southwest [previously released as Magnificat] (BC Christian News)

Saturday, December 1, 2001

This is an undeservedly overlooked album by a fine Vancouver-based men's choir. (Read more...)

CD Review: Chor Leoni (Anacrusis)

Saturday, December 1, 2001

This fifth release from Vancouver's pride of lions features a mostly sacred and deeply moving program of works ranging from the 12th to the 20th centuries. (Read more...)

July 2001

CD Review: Chor Leoni (Vancouver Courier, July 2001)

Sunday, July 29, 2001

Chor Leoni can sing like lion or lamb when required. (Read more...)

June 2001

CD Review: Chor Leoni (BC Christian News)

Tuesday, June 26, 2001

A fine album, impeccably performed. Kudos to director Diane Loomer. (Read more...)

December 1999

CD Review: Carols & Lullabies [previously released as Magnificat] (ChristmasReviews.com)

Wednesday, December 1, 1999

The musicianship is first class, and the music is captivating (Read more...)

July 1999

CD Review: L'Hymne au Printemps (Vancouver Courier, July 1999)

Sunday, July 18, 1999

The live performance energy jumps right out at you through the clarity and immediacy of the recording. (Read more...)

December 1998

Concert Review: Magnificat! (The Georgia Straight)

Thursday, December 10, 1998

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July 1998

CD Review: Canadian Safari (Chorus, 1998)

Wednesday, July 1, 1998

Take a cross-country summer vacation in your living room and leave the "driving" to your CD player with this new recording from Chor Leoni. It is a recording that suits many moods and situations, from a rainy afternoon at home to a fun-filled summer road trip - either way it is a great way to experience Canada. (Read more...)

April 1997

CD Review: Delerium - Karma (The WestEnder)

Thursday, April 10, 1997

With occasionally stunning results, Delerium marries Gregorian melodies with sampled Middle Eastern percussion, wooden and bamboo flutes and Indian instruments - one listen and you'd swear you were riding a camel on a sand-swept hill overlooking Tehran. (Read more...)

July 1995

CD Review: Songs of War & Peace (Vancouver Province, 1995)

Saturday, July 1, 1995

This is a superb ensemble whose depth of delivery takes the listener into the emotional essence of each work. Each selection has enough strength and content to carry the CD on its own. (Read more...)