Notes on the Program - Cantata Singers

david hoose
CELEBRATING THIRTY YEARS AS MUSIC DIRECTOR OF CANTATA SINGERS & ENSEMBLE
“Hoose [leads] with decisive precision and heartfelt restraint.”
—Lloyd Schwartz, the Boston Phoenix, 3/24/2006
“David is a snob in terms of quality,
and an avuncular liberal in terms of
style. He has no preconceived notions
about ideology except for quality. …
Many of us—myself included—are
in his debt. David invests in quality.
He will persist, re-program, and see
that there are new performances of
music that he believes in. His ability
to fashion a fascinating series is
commendable.”
—Composer Yehudi Wyner
“I remember John Harbison saying
to us when he left the music
directorship, ‘David is going to take
you places I’ve never been able to.’”
—Founding member Charles Husbands,
to the Boston Globe, 1/19/2003
“The kind of performance the Cantata Singers
gave is the result of years of work with each other
and with Hoose; this kind of tonal blending cannot
be achieved in a few weeks of rehearsal.”
—Richard Dyer, the Boston Globe, 11/10/90
“Hoose can project a piece’s structure without
softening the music’s rough edges, without taming
any episode’s character, however extreme.”
—Anthony Tommasini, the Boston Globe, 5/15/93
This season, Cantata Singers celebrates David hoose’s 30 th anniversary as
Music Director: his iconic programming, innovative presentations, and dynamic
leadership both on and off the stage. As we look back on David’s time with the chorus
and ensemble, we not only thank him for 30 wonderful years, we look forward to
more trailblazing in seasons to come under the baton of our Maestro!
“From the time of David Hoose’s very
first appearance with the Cantata
Singers two seasons ago (as a guest
conductor) it was apparent that this
could turn into an extraordinary
collaboration: they were good for
each other.”
—Richard Dyer, the Boston Globe,
11/19/1982.
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