Newport Baroque

Providence Journal, October 2006

In season opener, Providence Singers give outstanding Bach performance
01:00 AM EDT on Sunday, October 29, 2006
By Channing Gray
Journal Arts Writer

If the Providence Singers never sang another note, they would have pretty much said it all. At least that was the feeling after last night’s glorious rendition of Bach’s crowning achievement, his Mass in B Minor. The Singers, backed up by the Newport Baroque Orchestra, opened their season with the Bach at Veterans Memorial Auditorium.

...there were some standout soloists among [Newport Baroque Orchestra's] ranks. Flutist Mary Oleskiewicz really leaned into the long notes in her jazzy solo the “Domine Deus,” as Paul Cienniwa provided a chugging accompaniment on the organ.

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