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"Her (Dominique Labelle's) superb partner, tenor Stephen Ng has a powerfully expressive voice."
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| -- Washington Post/May 2009
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"Stephen Ng, a tenor with an impressively
eclectic resume, is simply superb in every respect.
His voice is gorgeous and distinctive, and it
rises to certain soft climaxes with impressive
lyricism, yet when thundering high Cs are demanded
in the climactic final song, those are delivered
with unstinting vigor and freedom. He negotiates
this complex score with rare assurance and musicality,
and for the most part leaves the listener unaware
of the vocal rigors that this score surely presents"
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| -- Journal of
Singing May/June 2008 |
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| "Stephen Ng has a
silky quality to his voice... in his solos and
duets he demonstrated ample flexibility. Ng also
showed an admirable ability to maneuver between
the languid sentiments of the "Chanson
pour Léandre,"... and
the more jaunty strains of the "Chanson"
from Act 2, scene 16, in which the lunatics celebrate
the warden's departure. |
| -- San Francisco
Classical Voice |
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| "...a superb Evangelist or narrator in tenor Stephen Ng
whose pure, high voice gave light and focus to the unfolding Christ story;
his German, one should add, was flawless."
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| -- Herald-Times,
Bloomington, Indiana |
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| "All of the various
arias and choral passages were linked together by
the Evangelist, sung by Stephen Ng. This demanding
role was met with brilliance and vitality; (he)
kept the oratorio moving with consistent enthusiasm"
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| -- Bloomington
Independent, Indiana |
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| "The Master Chorale
of South Florida celebrated its inaugural performances
this weekend, climaxing in a heartfelt rendition
of Mozart's Requiem Sunday at the
First United Methodist Church in Coral Gables. The
solid quartet of soloists included... Stephen
Ng... displaying (an) attractive tenor."
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| -- The Miami
Herald |
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| "Tanglewood Music
Center - The chamber music concerts at Ozawa Hall
on Sunday mornings offer the opportunity to hear
TMC fellows in pillars of the repertoire. What can
be more appropriate for a Sunday morning than a
Bach cantata? The moving, serene melodic beauty
of Cantata BWV 157 was given an inspired performance
by a particularly gifted TMC contingent, coached
by John Harbison, once a renowned choral conductor
and Bach specialist. Tenor Stephen Ng was agile
in the score's coloratura flights
in the upper register." |
| -- Music &
Vision- www.lawrencebudmen.com |
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| "...to have
it (Bach's B Minor Mass) performed
with the vocal & instrumental beauty it was
given in Recital Hall this past weekend is to have
had a special privilege. The choral work was excellent,
sometimes brilliant. The evening's
compelling soloists contributed significantly, these
including tenor Stephen Ng." |
| -- HoosierTimes.com |
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| "A winning new chamber
ensemble gave its inaugural concerts over the weekend,
and it proved as much a lesson on making good music
as a blueprint for assembling talent from the region.
The Elysium Chamber Orchestra and Chorus founded
by two conductors, Alan Raines and David Hancock,
offered... Mozart's Requiem. With an affecting quartet
of vocal soloists - soprano Sherri Seiden, mezzo Desiree
Maira, tenor Stephen Ng, bass-baritone Stephen
Ozcomert - and a choir of 36, Raines delivered a stirring and
often moving account of the Requiem. Elysium's
Mozart, in the church's resonant acoustics,
was among most satisfying offered in Atlanta in
recent seasons." |
| -- Atlanta
Journal-Constitution |
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| "Thank you again
for your beautiful singing (The Bach Choir's
Spring Concert in March 2008). It was a pleasure
to have you with us in Bethlehem and I hope you
return sometime soon." |
| -- Bridget George,
Executive Director, The Bach Choir of Bethlehem,
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania |
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| "I would definitely recommend
Stephen Ng as a tenor soloist. In a recent performance
in Jacksonville of J.S. Bach's Christmas Oratorio,
his rendition of two very difficult arias was outstanding.
The fast flowing lines were sung with clarity, conviction
and with excellent intonation, and the audience's
reaction was very enthusiastic. I also heard him
sing Schubert's Die Schöne Mülleri a few months
ago with great sensitivity and dramatic flair."
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| -- Andrew Clarke,
Music Director, Riverside Presbyterian Church, Jacksonville,
Florida |
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| "Stephen's
lyric tenor is beautiful, and his artistic facility
to sing the cycle (Schubert's Die Schöne Mülleri) was marvelous." |
| -- Dr. Jeanie
Darnell, Head of Vocal Studies, Bower School of
Music, Florida Gulf Coast University |
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| "...Kathryn
Lukas (flute) was a vital presence during the aria
"Let, O Prince of Holy Cherubs."
The aria scored for tenor soloist, turns out to
be more of a duet, with Lukas on flute having rivaled
and partnered a nimble voiced Stephen Ng."
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| -- HoosierTimes.com |
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| "Bach's
Passion According to St. John... last Thursday
at Emory... the solo roles were well cast to match
the period-instrument orchestra. Soprano Julianne
Baird, alto Nanette Soles, bass Thomas Barrett and
tenor Stephen Ng each infused their arias with character.¡¨
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| -- Atlanta Journal-Constitution |
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| "The performer (Stephen
Ng) presented a Schubert recital consisting of the
Die Schöne Mülleri song cycle in a superlative
performance." |
| -- Mr. Henson
Markham, Friday Musicale, Inc. of Jacksonville,
Florida |
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| "Thank you so much
for the joy that you brought to us all at last Sunday's
concert. Your music was superb, and the appreciation
of all was apparent. We collectively are deeply
appreciative." |
| -- Bob Miller,
Winter Park Concert Series, Florida |
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| "Stephen Ng did a
fabulous job here (at St. Mark's Arts
Series and the Community Concert Series of Riverside
Presbyterian Church in Jacksonville) Sunday evening
with 'Frohe Hirten' from the Christmas Oratorio." |
| -- Mr. Henson
Markham, Friday Musicale, Inc. of Jacksonville,
Florida |
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