Fanfare

The Reviewers Say:

The Winnipeg Free Press
"An affectionate and enjoyable retrospective of music by Louis Applebaum (1918-2000) who for 43 seasons served Ontario's Stratford Festival as its resident composer... 
A variety of Applebaum's Shakespearean production items are here. The most fun comes in a delightfully tipsy love song from Troilus and Cressida (1963) plus a few gems from Love's Labour's Lost (1992). Expert performances and a bright, forward recording make this a fresh treat."
**** - James Manishen

Toronto Star 
"A handsomely produced tribute to the late dean not only of Stratford but of all Canadian theatre composers…Louis Applebaum, whose fanfares continue to summon playgoers to every performance at the [Stratford] Festival Theatre. A gilt-edged list of performers [includes] tenor Richard Margison, actors Christopher Plummer, Juan Chioran and Colm Feore and the Elmer Iseler Singers, with Glenn Morley as arranger, conductor and producer. - William Littler

The Fans Say:

"Excellent! Quite a find." - Sheila M, Millgrove ON

"Excellent sound." - Joan G, Toronto ON

"It is an excellent recording. Well done. Artists are excellent." - Frederick W, Windsor ON

"As a regular Stratford-goer and collector of Shakespeareana, I found it fascinating." - Jack O Thornhill ON