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 2007 Butler University has recognised Mark Crayton's achievements with its Distinguished Alumni Award. 2008 Mark Crayton has been appointed Head of the Voice Department at Roosevelt University. 2009 Mark Crayton has accepted a full time position at Roosevelt University's Chicago College of Performing Arts as a Lecturer in Voice |
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November
22, 2009 - 3.00 pm
Zelenka: Magnificat
De Paul Concert Hall, Chicago IL
Stephen Blackwelder, Conductor
G F Handel: Arcadian Duets St Matthew's Church, 2120 N Lincoln Ave, Evanston IL 60201 27 January 2010 - 8:00 pm Recital: Try Me
Good King
(a recital based on the texts written by or about the Tudors)
Ganz Hall, Roosevelt University, 430 S Michigan Ave., Chicago IL 60605 Susanna Phillips, soprano Mark Crayton, countertenor Yasuko Oura, piano 7 March 2010 - 3.00 pm G F Handel: Rodelinda (Unolfo)
Kimberly McCord, Gerald Frantzen, Philip Kraus and the
Handel Week Orchestra
Dennis Northway, conductor
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In Chichester Psalms, the soloist was countertenor Mark Crayton. He had a
gorgeous sound — fuller and more polished than often heard from the
voice type. He applied it well and sensitively.
Charles Ward, Houston Chronicle
Major props to Mark Crayton for singing and dancing at the same time (Bitter Tears, SF Ballet, 2007) San Francisco
Civic Center Blogspot
... the silvery countertenor of Mark Crayton... (Bitter Tears, SF Ballet, 2007) San
Francisco Sentinel
I loved ... Muriel Maffre curling
herself around countertenor Mark
Crayton (Bitter Tears, SF Ballet, 2007)
Leah Garchik, www.sfgate.com
Mark Crayton ... an effective Tolomeo (Seattle Opera, Giulio Cesare, 2007) Seattle
Post-Intelligence
.............................................................................................................................. Mark Crayton in the San Diego Opera revival (2006) of Handel's Giulio Cesare in Egitto
Forum Opéra, April 18 2006
Operawest.com,
April 15 2006
La Jolla Village
News, April 19, 2006
North County
Times, April 21, 2006
Union-Tribune, April 17, 2006
.............................................................................................................................. What a super performer… sweet, clear timbre, excellent diction… excellent in every way: phrasing, breath management, intonation, presentation, variety and imaginative ornaments. Faith Esham, judge, 2004 Classical Singer
Competition (Mark Crayton, inaugural first prize, professional division)
Mark Crayton, a fine countertenor, was an amusingly dissolute Bacchus. Allan Kozinn, The New York Times
The second movement is led by the soloist, who in this case was the amazing countertenor Mark Crayton. A fresh-faced big guy, he breathes effortless beauty into the startlingly high register that countertenors command. His time on stage was too short Rebecca Lincwall, Cedar Rapids
Gazette
Crayton’s bright, crisp sound made him an ideal as an ill-mannered satyr Wynne Delacoma, Chicago Sun-Times
Countertenor Mark Crayton coped well with the piece’s low-lying alto lines, his pure rounded upper register and baritonal low notes made to sound all of a piece Joe Banno, Washington Post
The vocal surprise of the evening was an elegant countertenor duet in Schütz’s Der Heiligen by Mark Crayton and Steven Rickards Gilbert R Johns, Chicago Tribune
All of the vocal soloists were good, but the trio of countertenor Mark Crayton, tenor Gary Rebholz and bass Eric Rees was especially impressive John von Rhein, Chicago Tribune
...the pure and stratospheric alto of Mark Crayton compelled attention Lawrence Johnson, Chicago Tribune
Mark Crayton brought a lovely timbre to his solos Wilma Salisbury, Cleveland Plain
Dealer
Its smooth flow of alternating recitative and aria ... displayed Mark Crayton’s technical security, his ability to vary dynamics without spoiling the line and a fair way with ornamentation. More troubled emotions ruffle Perfidissimo cor! by Antonio Vivaldi. Crayton met the intense demands put upon the singer in the first aria’s repeated climax in the elaborately divided words disdain and cruelty Jay Harvey, Indianapolis Star
The scenes featuring the Sorceress were sung with great clarity and flair by countertenor Mark Crayton Donald Rosenberg, Cleveland Plain
Dealer
click here for the Washington Post's review of Mark Crayton in recital. |
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