The excellent chorus is almost up to the extreme demands made on it.
Musica Sacra's prime asset has always been the work of the excellent chorus, and its strong, flexible performance at Carnegie did not disappoint.
The performances, too, were lackluster, through no fault of the excellent 35-member chorus.
Here, to judge from a concert a year ago, is an excellent chorus and a decent orchestra.
But the greatest musical treats were provided in the troupe's ensemble work, with the excellent chorus seconded by sound orchestral playing.
And once the society's excellent chorus entered the picture, a more cohesive sound emerged.
This performance was held up by an excellent chorus of 20 and a small chamber orchestra conducted by Johannes Somary.
The horns then play chords behind Armstrong's excellent 2 choruses of solo.
Some 32 characters and an excellent chorus flash through 28 scenes in 2 acts.
In strictly musical terms, the performances surpassed even the standards of the excellent Russian choruses that have passed through with such material in recent years.