Gillian Rae-Walker
Soprano
 
 
Letters from conductors & choral societies
"On behalf of the choir,  I thank you for your exceptional performance"                      
                                                                                                                        Handel: The Messiah                      
                                                                    
“On behalf of the choir may I thank you for giving such a wonderful performance as soprano soloist in Beethoven's Missa Solemnis. I hope we may be able to call on your services again in the future."                                         Beethoven: Missa Solemnis
 
"May I say that I thought your contribution was terrific. I will not forget the beautiful singing of the Requiem section with the choir and your soaring top C over 200 voices and an orchestra of 90 - a shiver-tingling moment. Many thanks for all your efforts and for making your first Verdi performance such an outstanding success."                                                              Verdi: Requiem                                                        
 
“I particularly enjoyed (and was moved by) your singing of "For I will consider my cat, Jeffrey". We hope the opportunity to sing with you again may arise at some future date."                                               Britten: Rejoice in the Lamb
 
 “a short note to thank you properly for the large part you played in the success of the Bridge of Weir concert... Thanks also for your wonderful Britten songs...."                   
                           Elgar: Coronation Ode; Britten: Rejoice in the Lamb; Britten: On this Island
 
“thank you for singing so beautifully”                            Handel: Judas Maccabeus
 
“my sincere thanks and congratulations for Sunday’s concert. I enjoyed your performance very much and look forward  to having the opportunity of working with you again.”                                             Fauré: Requiem; Rutter: Requiem
                                                                        
“Thank you for your beautiful singing. I look forward to the next time”                    
                                                                                                                    Vivaldi, Handel, Purcell
 
“Thank you very much for sending me your excellent demo-CD ...I was really impressed by the disc which suggests that you are thoroughly at home with all kinds of repertoire from Baroque to Romantic. I particularly enjoyed the Vivaldi extracts with their nimble passage work, the warmth of the Puccini song and the commanding yet effortless high notes in the Verdi
                                                                        Demonstration CD-  GRW sings Purcell to Puccini
 
Comments from choral singers, conductors & orchestral players
“Glorious. I will remember that for the rest of my life”           
“That was fantastic. I really enjoyed it. Quite a few times I could feel
 the hairs stand up on the back of my neck”                          French songs/Poulenc Gloria
"Beautiful singing - it was an inspiration for us"
"It was wonderful to hear you sing"
“The top was particularly lovely”
“Absolutely gorgeous singing”                                      
“Beautiful singing - the top note was like a bell”                                   Handel: Judas Maccabeus
"Absolutely beautiful"                                                                                       Rutter: Requiem
“That was so lovely. I really enjoyed it. Thank you very much”.          Beethoven: Missa Solemnis
“Your singing was divine - we are all jealous”                                Faure: Requiem
“You know how to sing!”                                       Verdi: Requiem
“That was stunning!”                                           Haydn: Nelson Mass
“Absolutely beautiful!”                            Orff: Carmina Burana
“You have a ravishing voice                     St. Martin-in-the-Fields (Handel, Purcell, Vivaldi)
“Your numbers sounded glorious”                     CD of St. Martin-in-the-Fields concert