The highlight of last nights concert was your rendition of Arlen/Mercer's " Blues in the Night" and the audiences response to your performance of it. It was a truly spontaneous reaction from the public and the orchestra that was both sincere and justified. Take ANOTHER bow! You deserve it! My response to your talents is the same as when I first heard you: There isn't a singer in the world that could not profit from your considerable artistry and your exceptional "presentation" of the material. You "inhabit" it, you "live" it ......and this is totally organic and natural. I am reminded of Maria Callas. (From me, the Ultimate Compliment to a performer.) And if you haven't already, please put my name on your list of references. I see you now as being part of our NCSO "extended family"!
All the Best,
Maestro Bill Curry
Resident Conductor,
North Carolina Theatre
Rozlyn Sorrell: Press
LOCAL DIVA TAKES ON MAJOR ROLE AT THEATRE IN THE PARK
Nancy Pardue - Triangle East Magazine (Aug 6, 2009)
“... deep, rich chest tones as well as roof-raising high notes...examples of vocal virtuosity to which everyone in the audience responded with shouts of appreciation.”
Rozlyn, Thank you for again participating in WRAL's Pops in the Park event. Your selections were perfect for our outdoor concert and you truly captivated our audience of over 7,000! The standing ovation you received was certainly well deserved!
Phyllis Parish - WRAL Senior Producer, Local Programming
...soprano Rozlyn Sorrell's chill, stratospherically spiraling grief in Jester Hairson's arrangement of "Sometimes I feel Like a Motherless Child"...
John Henken - The Los Angeles Times
Rozlyn Sorrell, brilliant soprano,...Her tones were crystal clear, and her diction was impeccable. ...and the audience gave her thunderous applause following each of her arias.
Frank Milton McCoy - Los Angeles Sentinel
Soprano Rozlyn Sorrell embodied the blues style in a moving "My Man's Gone Now," filled with evocative portamento. At the end of the song, she slid up as the orchestra slid down in a stylized keening over the dead, an effect that raised goose bumps.
Ruth O. Bingham - Honolulu Star Bulletin
...and Rozlyn Sorrell's "My Man's Gone Now" embodied a high lonesome sound that also seethed with bitterness.
Gregory Shepherd - The Honolulu Advertiser