"Baroque Vespers" 8 May 2010 "Excellent musical ride on little-known vespers" "This performance featured some experienced soloists and the conductor, Grant Hutchinson, had obviously prepared this chamber choir of 20 singers very thoroughly.
"Notes from Vienna and Chichester" 17 October 2009 "some glorious lively music ...and a joy to hear it from a good small choir" "one could enjoy the confidence and assurance that comes from strong leadership" "The Jubilate's account of the Harmonie-messe was brilliant. The explosive triumph of the final Donna nobis pacem brought an excellent concert to its powerful conclusion"
Letter from John Ritchie:
"Illumina, Music of Light" 9 August 2009 - part of Christchurch Art Festival "Illumina was certainly an illuminating experience for those of us present and the overall contemplative nature of the music and its performance was a convincing advertisement of the choir's present status. I was throughly impressed. It was also a rewarding experience to observe how successfully New Zealand composer' wares fitted in with more illustrious names and not to their own detriment. I think that you are all to be congratulated"
From the Christchurch Press:
Critics’ 2008 awards Jan 2009 "The collaboration between Auckland’s Musica Sacra and our own Jubilate Singers (North meets South) was a definite highlight of the year"
Monteverdi "Christmas Vespers" Dec 2008 "Fine singing, playing of difficult Monteverdi" "How good to see a capacity house for a performance of music, most of which is unfamiliar, in an Anglican setting and difficult to perform convincingly"
"Love and the Land" Sept 2008 "The Jubes are in good heart. The choir is well balanced, well controlled and sings with assurance and confidence. Their programme offered and required plenty of variety, and the whole concert was appreciated by a large audience" "The Jubes were at their best, meeting the expressive demands of the songs convincingly" "Unless one knew otherwise, the apparent ease with which the Jubilate Singers sang them belied the technical difficulty of the pieces, and was a tribute to the thorough training given by music director, Grant Hutchinson"
"Music of Hope and Consolation" July 2007 "A concert of riches, confidently presented, that left the substantial audience plenty to ponder" "The Jubilate Singers are a firmly disciplined group that Grant Hutchinson has shaped into a chamber choir capable of meeting any musical demands" "The choir sang strongly when it needed to, and the sound was always well blended and balanced … with some wonderful high soprano singing"
