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Praise for Conductor David Hayes
“Hayes’s firm conductorial hand and the chorus’s clear, polished singing, which so vividly put across this Vaughan Williams classic, equally benefited Hailstork’s new piece”.
-David Wright at New York Classical Review, 6/14/2023
“Hayes brought out a transparent texture and rounded, mahogany color from the string orchestra”
–Cameron Kelsall, Bachtrack, 1/25/22
https://bachtrack.com/review-hayes-myers-smith-britten-chamber-orchestra-philadelphia-january-2022
“Hayes has made clarity a first cause… ”
“Hayes has made clarity a first cause, but in this setting, diction, intervals, and sectional balances seemed unusually pointed. Without that clarity, Martino’s work would be mush.”
– Daniel Webster, Philadelphia Inquirer
“Philadelphia Singers music director David Hayes maintained edgy tension… ”
“Philadelphia Singers music director David Hayes maintained edgy tension, greeting every new idea with a fresh sense of astonishment and with well-judged vocal coloring right down to spellbinding exhaling effects in the final movement’s string writing.”
– David Patrick Stearns, Philadelphia Inquirer
“Hayes’ pace in the Beethoven (Mass in C) felt ideal; relaxed but flowing forward easily… ”
“…Hayes’ pace in the Beethoven (Mass in C) felt ideal; relaxed but flowing forward easily. The phrases had the opportunity to rise and fall as if the music were breathing… ”
– George Grella, New York Classical Review