New Trinity Baroque’s 'St. John' Passion a Tour de Force...
...With his period-instrument band, Gosta made a strong case for the as-Bach-heard-it authenticity of this performance, with the nine soloists singing the 'choruses,' joined on the 'chorales' by the larger church organ and choir. ...this sounded better than Bach himself ever heard.
(The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, March 3, 2008)
New Trinity gives baroque new life...
New Trinity Baroque, Atlanta’s most established early music group... a first-time listener is struck by the earnestness and engagement of the players... Predrag Gosta, the group’s founder, conducted from the keyboards... his tempi were lively and sensitive. His witty and informed comments enlivened the evening.
(The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, September 3, 2007)
New Trinity Baroque, Atlanta's most adventurous period-instrument ensemble...
sharply planned and wonderfully performed concert...
(The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, October 23, 2006)
New Trinity Baroque's Zesty Mozart... Baroque players do Mozart proud
In recent seasons, conductor-organist Predrag Gosta and the period-instrument band have delivered bracing, often illuminating readings from the century or two before Mozart was born..."Eine kleine Nachtmusik," a little evening serenade, got a balanced, zesty performance. As in the Divertimentos nos. 1 and 3 - also known as Salzburg symphonies - Mozart's tunefulness flows like water from a spring, inexhaustible and pure, yet a tiny twitch in the harmony can suggest a change in mood or undercurrent of tenderness, melancholy, even despair. Gosta and his players were alert to these nuances... in the fast movements they touched on the exuberance of a life that, seemingly, could never end. That was another benefit of New Trinity's Mozart. Where modern orchestras present music by the tragic genius who died too young... the early music context catches him in the full flower of life, a vital presence in the here and now.
(The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, September 4, 2006)
[Predrag Gosta and New Trinity Baroque] delivered the most satisfying concert of this classical holiday season — a model for how to do it...
(The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, December 19, 2005)
There's clean singing from the choir, and impeccable work from the 13-piece band (including five continuo players). Predrag Gosta shows good musical instincts, and, unlike some period performers, you feel he’s willing to depart from the strict letter of the score if they lead him that way...
(Opera Magazine, 1/2005)
New Trinity harpsichordist Predrag Gosta led a delightful show... The performance burst with energy and fun.
(The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 10/2004)
New Trinity Baroque is one of Atlanta’s most prized ensembles. A group of ambitious free-lance musicians, led by organist Predrag Gosta, they play on period instruments and consistently deliver vital, artistically satisfying programs...
(The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 4/2004)
New Trinity Baroque, led by harpsichordist Predrag Gosta, takes a renegade tact, dusting off obscure scores and... finding life in them.
(Gramophone, England, 4/2004)
Impassioned performances ... taut and loaded with nuance.
(The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 11/2003)
Ensemble of consistent merit and refinement, boasting the highest artistic values.
Stylish playing of the orchestra … where supporting players more than carried their weight – a sign of a finely tuned group.
(The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 9/2003)
Defined, gripping, thoughtful, full of temperament, fearless. The very first notes commanded attention.
(Concert Artists Guild, New York, 1/2003)
Skillfully, passionately performed… Exuberant and exactingly prepared…
(The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 9/2002)
The music was hauntingly beautiful, and sensitively conducted and performed. The voices and choir sang so perfectly in tune that many harmonic overtones thrilled the ear.
(The Pipeline, Atlanta Recorder Society, 5/2002)
[A recording] can never substitute for a live performance of the quality we heard.
(Broadside, Atlanta Early Music Alliance, 4/2002)
All superlatives belong to Predrag Gosta, an artist of dynamic temperament and impeccable expression.
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