Accolades
From the New York Times, August 10, 2008:
"Rebecca Martin has a warm, unguarded voice, an instrument of modesty and forbearance. ... She can make the same phrase seem philosophical and conversational, and about as natural as sighing." (Review of Rebecca Martin's new CD release The Growing Season.)
From the Southampton Press, July 29, 2008:
"Enthusiastic applause and bravos underlined how good it is to have such fine music in this recently renovated fine theater again. ... It’s good to have these musical treasures near again."
From Time Out New York, July 10-16, 2008:
"Over the past 15 years, powerhouse soprano Christine Goerke has racked up triumphs on all three sides of Lincoln Center, embracing music from Handel to Poulenc. People spoke of her—and still do—as a Wagnerian contender. But Goerke has been virtually absent from the city’s stages during the two most recent seasons, causing alarm for some New York–centric fans. No need to worry. She recently scored raves as Chrysothemis in Strauss’s Elektra in Florence and Washington, D.C., and offered strong work in Falstaff and Norma in Philadelphia. But two very personal projects kept her busier still: Maggie, her baby daughter, and Music at Southampton, a vocal-music festival she has created in conjunction with the State University of New York–Stony Brook. Both are now two years old and flourishing; the festival opens its second season on Thursday 10."
From reviews of our first season:
"[Sustainable Treasures] showed what has been missing from the East End's musical scene for too long … a consistently fine series of vocal recitals.—The Southampton Press
"The summer concert series … was a huge hit with the community and the concert series looks forward to a bright future on the campus in the soon-to-be-renovated Avram theater." —Dan's Papers
"[Christine] Goerke brought to the service of her superb voice all her skills as an actress, running the gamut from childlike naivety to steamy eroticism… .
Music lovers can only hope that this is but the first season of many more to come." —The Southampton Press
"[A] brilliant performance… . [Kristine Jepson's] upper register can melt the heart."—The Southampton Press