”Among the many highlights, Baritone Andrew Garland grandly delivered an eloquent and soaring rendition of Fantasia on Christmas Carols by Ralph Vaughan Williams.” – The Sleepless Critic, December 1, 2023
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REVIEW The Barber of Seville The Princeton Festival
“Among the veterans, baritone Andrew Garland stands out. He backs a winning vocal characterization of Figaro with confident power, technical ease and, in places, timbral nuance. And he does so while moving better than anyone else on stage.” — Anrew Moravcsik Opera Today, June 20, 2023
REVIEW – Brahms Ein Deutsches Requiem Greensboro Symphony
“In the third movement (Andante moderato), baritone soloist Andrew Garland intoned ‘Herr, lehre doch mich, daß ein Ende mit mir haben muß’ incisively and with shining vocal luster, his E and F at the top of the stave projected effortlessly but with dramatic purpose. Each of his words was matched with a vocal coloration that limned its meaning, and oft-neglected musical subtleties, one of the most intriguing of which is a brief reminiscence of a phrase in the Lied ‘Gute Nacht’ from Schubert’s Winterreise, were meticulously explored.
”Garland lent each word of ‘Siehe, ich sage euch ein Geheimnis’ conviction, placing each tone with assurance” – Joseph Newsome, Voix des Artes, February 18, 2023
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REVIEW – Brahms Ein Deutsches Requiem Greensboro Symphony
“Garland’s voice was powerful and rich, demanding attention.” – Timothy Lindeman, Classical Voice North America, February 24, 2023
Its Humanity In View, ‘German Requiem’ Gets A Full-Power Treatment
REVIEW – Gabriela Frank Conquest Requiem Nasvhville Symphony
“Malinche’s son Martín, sung with vigor, excellent diction, and an exacting intonation by baritone Andrew Garland, created a Janus-faced moment in that he is identified as the first mestizo, indicating a new era has come into being.” – Joseph E. Morgan – Music City Review – Dec. 1, 2022
REVIEW – ‘El Rebelde’ – Take Effect
“Andrew Garland, Javier Abreu and Jeremy Reger lend their inimitable and powerful skills to compositions by Gabriela Frank and Dmitri Shostakovich here, who transformed Spanish language song via their ingenuity to song craft.
“Cantos de Cifaryel MarDulce (Songs of Cifar and the Sweet Sea)” opens the listen with Garland’s soaring baritone that’s illuminated by Reger’s alluring piano across the diverse 8 chapters, and “Las Cinco Lunas de Lorca” follows with a duet that allows Abreu’s tenor to add another dimension to the emotive and powerful landscape.
“but the quality of the compositions and precise singing and piano prowess make for a captivating listening experience.”
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REVIEW: ‘El Rebelde’ – BBC Music Magazine
“This fine recording features performances of great versatility and power from baritone Andrew Garland”
“Frank’s substantial song cycle, Cantos de Cifar y el Mar Dulce…demands any number of vocal styles and theatrical flourishes, all of which are delivered with total conviction by Garland.”
– Kate Wakeling – BBC Music Magazine – Oct. 4, 2022
REVIEW: Critics Choice: ‘El Rebelde’ – Opera News
“Baritone Andrew Garland proves a committed and expressive exponent of [the songs’] unique amalgamations.”
“Garland alternates resonant lyricism with brash insistence, delicate high notes and occasional falsetto…He’s creepy and insinuating in the deadly interrogation of “Tomasito, el cuque: and brings sweetness to the a cappella ‘El niño que yo fuí.’”
– Joanne Sydney Lessner – Opera News, January 2023
REVIEW: El Rebelde brilliantly showcases songs of Gabriela Lena Frank
“The enormous fortune of having a baritone of Andrew Garland’s caliber to interpret this delicate music is a winning one. He is the soul of the music, and he is the one who transforms every single interpretation into a special event.”
“One cannot imagine a better interpreter for this score”
“the CD remains an impressive document of the capacity to produce seductive and fascinating music by Gabriela Lena Frank, making it an easy recommendation.” – EarRelevant.net
