They are sung simply and with great feeling by the women of...Cappella.

The gentlemen of these 2 Canadian choirs make the music flow powerfully but gracefully...I feel fortunate to have heard it.

Thoughtfully produced and carefully assembled to draw audiences into Papadiamantis’ world and the Byzantine liturgy, the CD of Christmas at the Castle will be a fascinating and meaningful experience for listeners seeking what for most will be a hitherto unexplored and somewhat opaque exploration of the meaning of the holiday.… a genuine and much-appreciated Christmas gift.

Throughout the work's 67 minutes, the richly sonorous men's chorus sings with fervent urgency...Sheehan's powerful, often heart-rendingly beautiful score is a loving tribute to the Ukrainian dead that deserves to be heard everywhere in remembrance of all victims of all wars.

The commitments of all involved in the music is palpable and moving...

The heartfelt nature of much of this music is not to be denied. The music...is very fine: sensitive to the words...effectively emotive...the expressiveness of the material speaks, or rather sings, for itself...Ukrainian War Requiem is a deeply moving work

Performed by the excellent Axios Men’s Ensemble and the tenors and basses of Pro Coro Canada under the direction of Michael Zaugg, this music is an important statement in our time.

...a work that solemnly soothes the suffering of millions of Ukrainians...sung by the excellent Axios Men's Ensemble and Pro Coro Canada under the direction of Michael Zaugg.

...the music is very beautiful, and the singing of the gigantic male choir is mightily impressive, not only for its power but also as much for its beauty of tone.

The performance is astonishingly good...exceptional quality...consistency of tone...and impeccable tuning...

A coruscating collision of two vocal worlds...ever surprising, adventurous and emotionally genuine...

The interpretation is breathtakingly monumental...Connoisseurs of orthodox chant will be profoundly touched by the Canadian choristers from the Axios Men’s Ensemble and Pro Coro...The well-balanced harmonics...rank this...in a class comparable to similar compositions by Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninoff...much care has been put into every detail of this towering production.

It’s vital new art that responds powerfully, as art always has, to injustice and violence and the horrors of war by projecting solemn beauty.

The songs sung in preparation for the wedding employ the vocal techniques of village singers, while the chants and choral works sung during the wedding ceremony itself reflect the sublime style more prevalent in church singing.

Everything is brilliantly and captivatingly performed by the vocal ensemble Cappella Romana. A Ukrainian Wedding is a great opportunity to learn more about Ukrainian culture — not just about folk music, but how Ukrainian society celebrates all parts of life.

This remarkable album...is a magnificent listening experience as well as a very useful cultural document.

Cappella Romana puts a lot of heart and soul, singing the monophonic songs with fervor, but emphasizing their well-dosed choral sound, especially in the polyphonic sacred songs.

The purity and clarity of the women’s voices are outstanding throughout...it is an offering of insight into the beauty and cultural depth of one aspect of Ukrainian life...that may be largely unfamiliar to listeners but that is filled with its own plenteous portion of beauty, charm and solemnity.

Inspirational stuff, captured in glowing sound.

The choir is very good...The singers feel the liturgy and are very good at spinning out the lines of chant in both works. If you are a devotee of sacred choral music, you will be pleased to hear this.