| matthew leese |
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| 'This young voice portrayed sincerity in the lieder idiom with admirable fluency' Otago Daily Times, 2000 |
| 'Singer an evangelist for medieval music' Otago Daily Times, 2004 |
| 'Matthew's interpretation of these songs showed his thorough understanding of their meaning and he conveyed this knowledge through his complete immersion in the music' The Critic, 2000 |
| 'Leese sang the role of Jesus with intensity and a gift for line and lilt' Herald-Times, 2005 |
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| How refreshing it was to hear a lyric baritone break down the stronghold of the leather-lunged basso to deliver immaculately crafted vocal lines that relied on intelligent interpretation. The Tribune, 2005 |
In Memoriam Georgina Joshi, dear friend and soprano Robert Samels, composer, conductor and bass Chris Carducci , baritone of extraorindary ability Zachary Novak tenor and conductor |
| 'Leese sang...exceptionally well, with an appealingly pure, unaffected vocal timbre and great sensitivity' News-Gazette, 2006 |
| Director of Music Service of Music by John Blow with baroque strings First Presbyterian of Urbana, October 25th 2009 9am Cnr Green and Orchard Conductor UI Oratorio Society, Brass Choir and soloists Urbana, November 6th 2009 7.30pm Krannert Center Gravitacion Guest Artists at AMS National Conference Philadelphia, November 14th 2009 12pm St Clement Church Guest Conductor: Tudor Consort of Wellington Heinrich Schutz: Musikalische Exequien September 2010 Musical Director Monteverdi's ORFEO for Opera Otago Dunedin, NZ September-October 2010 Matthew's new CD , recorded with Opera star sister Anna Leese now available: New Zealand Poets in Song Songs of Anthony Ritchie Click Here to Order |
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