"...Brighton Festival Chorus's spine-tingling performance...the choir had a musical energy that positively reverberated..."

"Exceptional singing, from the combined forces of the Halle Choir and Brighton Festival Chorus...."

"Brighton Festival Chorus were also in fine form and their off stage chorus for Riders to the Sea was perhaps the best part of this short and little known and very dark piece."

"Brighton Festival Chorus brought the evening to a thrilling conclusion that brought the house down."

"Brighton Festival Chorus was in magnificent form performing this major work of the choral repertoire. It was wonderful to hear the 180 voices working together in full-throated tone as well as in the almost whispered verses. Choir conductor James Morgan had drilled his singers beautifully."

"Voices were everywhere and nowhere...A panorama of sound ensued, seeping into the soul."

"...it proved once again that it is a world class chorus with a spine tingling and rare performance.."

"...This performance brought out the best in the BFC...The singing was lusty, the attack firm, the German diction well-projected.."

"...The splendidly forthright BFC... conveyed Mendelssohn's endearing vision with fervour and warmth of heart.."

"...From the first almost whispered "requiem" to the final dying phrase, the BFC was crisp and clear, warm and haunting....."

"...beautifully controlled voices...BFC and Brighton Festival Youth Choir are on top form...the men made a marvellous choir of demons and were superb as drunken soldiers and students. The ladies made delicious angels.."

"...Maestro Fischer got the best sound from the BFC I have ever heard. The chorus is at a peak just now but with this performance it scaled an Everest.."

"..Brighton Festival Chorus... gave full vent to the Mass's life-affirming glories.."

"...beautifully controlled voices...BFC and Brighton Youth Choir are on top form...the men made a marvellous choir of demons and were superb as drunken soldiers and students. The ladies made delicious angels.."

"...Chorus Master James Morgan has built his chorus into a major vocal force which sent shivers down my spine from the very beginning.."

"...The soft singing here was as impressive as the thundering cries in the auto-da-fé from Don Carlos.."

"...It would be hard to imagine the work's agonies and ecstasies better realised." "...superbly recreated by orchestra and choir.."

"...properly and erotically rapturous.."