What Audiences and the Media Say
Reviews of Wren Ross' Performances
"...a strong voice and sure stage presence."
"...wonderful..."
Kevin Kelly
THE BOSTON GLOBE
"...true and stirring..."
Elliot Norton
THE BOSTON HERALD
"...Ross, always an interesting player..."
"...stunning Tour de Force..."
Ellen Cantarow
THE BOSTON PHOENIX
"Ross gives the most consistently compelling performance..."
Thor Eckert
THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR
"Wren is very special. I'm sure we'll be hearing more from
her."
Ron Della Chiesa
WGBH FM 89.7
"...a beautiful creation. It is unexpected
and surprising to take a folk song approach to what are torch
songs. The result is so unusual that it not only takes you by
surprise, but makes you listen to the songs in a new way. A lovely
voice; gentle, sweet, charming, winning, enticing."
MICHAEL SHURTLEFF
Author of bestselling
book, "Audition" and
former Casting Director for
David Merrick, Bob Fosse,
Jerome Robbins, and Peter Brook
"Wren Ross is a delightful singer with a beautiful
voice and warm stage presence"
Natalie Goldberg
Author, Painter and Teacher
-writer of "Writing Down the Bones" and "Wild
Mild"
"Laughing on the precipice...a stunning versatile and high
energy performance...Giardella and Ross interact in a playful,
seamless way with the audience...Don't miss the next performance!"
Phaedra Greenwood
THE TAOS NEWS
"Opening the ANNE FRANK Exhibition in Albuquerque, NM on
Sunday, January 16, 2000, the lovely singing voice of WREN ROSS
added something special to a beautiful evening."
Jack Polak
Chairman Emeritus,
Anne Frank Center U.S.A.
"Captivating performance! Wren has a lovely,
gentle voice and her songs stir the emotions of everyone in the
audience. Touching, powerful, heartwarming!"
Regina Turner
Project Director: Anne Frank in the World: 1929-1945 Exhibit
Albuquerque, New Mexico
"Wren's participation in the (Samuel) Bak
tribute was absolutely
pivotal to the mood and experience itself. Everyone was deeply
touched by her selection and presentation that touched on the
life of the artist himself. We are thrilled to know Wren and have
her as part of our world."
Bernard and Sue Pucker
Owners, Pucker Gallery, Boston
"Then came Wren's singing and it brought with
it wings that transported me to the ghetto of Vilna where I heard
Sutskever and Kacherginski's songs rendered in her beautiful voice,
articulated in a perfect Yiddish and filled with the emotion they
command, these songs moved me beyond words."
Samuel Bak
Artist
"Wren Ross brings not only talent, but also
understanding and deep
feeling to the songs of the ghettos and camps. She adds a welcome
freshness to this material, bridging the years that separate us
from that tragic time. Her work should appeal to a broad range of
audiencesof all ages and backgrounds."
Solon Beinfeld,
Professor Emeritus
Washington University
I especially must dwell upon the second active participant in
the unforgettable encounter at the Workmen's Circle. During the entire
evening, the lecture was accompanied with song by the magnificent
singer Wren Ross. In recent years Wren has devoted herself to
the research and performance of the music of the Holocaust. Under
Wren's leadership the whole audience ended the evening with Hirsh
Glik's Partisan-Hymn "Zog nit Keynmol"
The Yiddish Forward
Responses to "Then and Now"
"Wren's performance was fantastic. I loved it, the audience
loved it, and we wanted more. It was an afternoon to remember."
Gert Cohen
Narrator, Women Whose Lives Span the Century
""I didn't want it to end."
Jill Solomon
Sculptor
"The music was beautiful (and sophisticated), covering a
number of traditions. I was moved to tears by the performance
of the two girls' songs. The conversation with the audience worked
beautifully. The show, with excellent accompaniment, left me feeling
enriched and complete, and I went out singing."
Karen Sweet
Actress and Singer
"I enjoyed the performance of Then and Now. The storytelling
and singing in Hebrew, Jewish, and English, and the dancing were
all perfect. It took me back to my childhood when my parents took
me to the Jewish theatre."
Anna Reimer
Narrator, Women Whose Lives Span the Century
"An excellent show. I loved the selections of songs. There
was lots of energy!"
David Mladinov
Director, Cultural Arts
Levanthal-Sidman Jewish Community Center
"She was stupendous. I told my friend to come and she said,
'No, if you've seen one, you've seen them all.' Well, I'm going
back and tell her about how wonderful this show was and she'll
have to kill herself!"
Overheard after performance
"It made me cry."
Melissa Wenig
Communications Director
Levanthal-Sidman Jewish Community Center
"I had a lump in my throat."
Jane Feinberg
Producer, WCVB-TV
"Because I lived in Israel for so long, I feel deprived
of Wren Ross."
Ida Meshoulam
Narrator, Women Whose Lives Span the Century
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