New York Times Music Review - September 14 2008

"...the International Contemporary Ensemble and the three choirs — a men’s chorus, a women’s chorus and the Young People’s Chorus of New York City — performed the music with ample polish and not the least restraint. Mr. Osgood and his musicians understand Mr. Xenakis’s quirky, vibrant writing, and they make it exhilarating."

New York Concert Review - May 5th 2008

"...But most impressively, they sounded better than most professional choruses, singing here ---and elsewhere on the program-- with impeccable intonation, exquisite blend of voicing and use of vibrato, excellent diction and precise rhythmic phrasing.  Oh, and they sing everything from memory, allowing them to focus on the atmosphere of each work and their communication with the audience."

Transient Glory II - ClassicsToday.com - May 2nd 2008

"...As with the first Transient Glory disc, this is a must for choir fans who wish to be close to the latest happenings in one of today's most exciting, endlessly inventive, and uniquely challenging (for both singers and audiences) areas of music creation and performance. Happily for those who want to take this further, all of this music has been published, and information about the composers and where to obtain the scores is provided in the detailed liner booklet. On to Volume 3!"

Audiophile Audition - April 9, 2008

"...Don’t let the fact that this is a young person’s chorus turn you off to this remarkable recital. As you can see in the heading, the composer list is quite formidable, and this album contains some incredible music that is rendered with love and highly competent execution..."

New York Times, July 11 2007

"...There is a lot to be said for children's choirs, both in musical terms — when they are at their best, they produce a pure tone that adult choirs cannot match — and in terms of the social relationships they foster, to say nothing of the affinity for performance they create among their young charges..."

The Village Voice, April 24 2006

"...Bloom, as befits its title, grows and expands into a kind of ecstasy. The sweet voices of the Young People's Chorus of New York City, under Francisco J. Núñez, intermittently float from a side balcony to join Wainwright's already layered vocals. The lyrics move from the "Lux Eterna" of the Latin Mass to two Walt Whitman poems to Emily Dickinson's "Hope is the Thing With Feathers," and the whole dance lifts and seethes as it goes..."

stephen Sondheim Birthday Benefit - Playbill.com - March 25th 2005

"...Towards the end of the evening, the Young People's Chorus of New York City, conducted by Francisco Nuñez, built the Merrily We Roll Along anthem "Our Time" from a gentle beginning to a full throated climax, and one couldn't help be touched by the earnestness on these young faces as they claimed, 'It's our time, breathe it in/ Worlds to change and worlds to win/ Our turn coming through/ Me and you...'"

 

transient Glory Concert - New York Times - April 28th 2004

"...If you wonder why a musician as accomplished as Francisco J. Núñez, who founded the chorus 15 years ago, is so gratified to work with children, you should have been there. The young choristers performed demanding new works by Samuel Adler, Richard Rodney Bennett, Benjamin Lees, Judith Weir, Tod Machover, Bright Sheng and Jim Papoulis, as well a 1996 work by Morton Gould (composed with the songwriter Phil Galdston), and performed them all with impeccable pitch, luminous sound and palpable energy..."

 

Transient Glory CD - The American Record Guide - March 2004

"...This release is subtitled 'A celebration for living music and the momentary beauty of the young voice', and it certainly offers extraordinary examples of both. This world-class youth choir offers us a string of impressive world premieres—all written for them by leading contemporary composers in the new millennium..."

 

Transient Glory CD - Gramophone - February 2004

"...All of the pieces (on the CD) benefit greatly from their association with the New York City Young People's Chorus, a superb ensemble that models its city's cultural diversity both in its membership and its pan-stylistic musical programming. Núñez's young singers offer supreme precision in both pitch and rhythm, making them a natural for any contemporary music, and their unrestrained enthusiasm in these works puts them several notches above many better-trained professionals who remain content just to get through the notes..."

 

Transient Glory CD - Classics Today - January 2004

"Subtitled "A celebration of living music and the momentary beauty of the young voice", this is an essential disc for fans of new choral music and for anyone who wants to experience the virtuoso capabilities of one of today's finest youth choirs..."

 

Transient Glory CD - Copley News Service - November 24, 2003

"After my first listening to this recording I came up with the impression that it is phenomenal. Well, that's a pretty strong word (don't want to exaggerate). After my second listening, I came up with the impression that it is - phenomenal! As you can see, this time the "exaggeration" is emphasized..."

 

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