“How wonderful of Joseph Schwantner to write here for a contralto too, Karen R. Clark; it was her voice that co-inspired the work, along with the writings of Henry David Thoreau. Clark’s voice is a thing of beauty, but also what might be described as a plummy mystery;
consistently fascinating (I can see why Schwantner was so enamored).”
Fanfare, Colin Clarke
consistently fascinating (I can see why Schwantner was so enamored).”
Fanfare, Colin Clarke
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"The chant melodies, rendered here with heartfelt elegance by the women’s chorus Vajra Voices under the direction of Karen R. Clark,
are striking in both their shapeliness and the spiritual fervor that runs through them."
San Francisco Chronicle, Joshua Kosman
are striking in both their shapeliness and the spiritual fervor that runs through them."
San Francisco Chronicle, Joshua Kosman
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Music & Arts Label
"Karen Clark best known for her pure-voiced early music performances is sensitive to word, pitch, tone, and sentiment.”
Los Angeles Times, Mark Swed
Los Angeles Times, Mark Swed
Sound Cloud
“This fascinating and beautiful new release, a collaboration between contralto Karen Clark and the Galax Quartet, boasts an endless dialogue between tradition and innovation, past and present. It’s mesmerizing. Clark’s majestic, throaty singing hints of modernist extravagance and medieval troubadours.”
San Francisco Chronicle, Joshua Kosman
San Francisco Chronicle, Joshua Kosman