Review of Musical Bookends concert with the Octavo Singers:
“He [Mozart] particularly focused his attention on the soprano soloist, brilliantly performed by Melanie Shank, . . . Shank shone in her long and many solos . . . with an agile technique and ringing tones.”
– Geraldine Freeman, Schenectady Daily Gazette, May 5, 2014
Review of Carissimi’s The Oratorio of Jephthah with the UAlbany Chamber Singers:
“. . . Melanie Shank, soprano, as Jephthah’s daughter, sang with great authority and technique, and made a whiplash mood swing – from exultant victory to mournful lament – utterly believable. ”
– Deirdre Michael, www.deirdremichael.com, February 28, 2012
Performance of The Oratorio of Jephthah with the UAlbany Chamber Singers under the direction of David Janower on February 23, 2012. Photo credit: Deirdre Michael
Review of Poulenc’s Dialogues of the Carmelites with the Resonanz Albany Summer Music Festival:
” . . . Diction of the English words was exceptionally clear. With the audience barely 10 feet away, everyone was focused and intent on the action. As Blanche, Katherine McDaniel sang with a bright clear voice that was strongly projected, and she did well acting in a natural well with an animated face. Caitlin Felsman as Mother Marie and Melanie Shank as Sister Constance, Blanche’s friend, were also strong. . .”
– Geraldine Freeman, Schenectady Daily Gazette, August 6, 2010
Performance of Dialogues of the Carmelites under the direction Benjamin Spierman. Photo credit: Denis Alan Johnston.
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