Authenticity blends with Interpretation | October 13, 2009

"To its continuing credit, Bourbon Baroque has managed to maintain a sense of idiomatic style without losing sight of what counts the most: involved, vigorous interpretations. After all, without those elements, all else shrinks into irrelevance."

The Courier-Journal | Reporter Andrew Adler can be reached at (502) 582-4668.

Bourbon Baroque opener a heady delight | September 22, 2008

"Every good concert needs a conceit, a theme, an irresistible hook. For Bourbon Baroque, the Louisville period-instrument orchestra that opened its new season Saturday night at the Water Tower, that come-on was the potent melding of music and dance intrinsic to early 18th-century life."

The Courier-Journal | Reporter Andrew Adler can be reached at (502) 582-4668.

Recent Concerts provided sheer bliss | April 20, 2008

"This recently organized ensemble, specializing in authentically styled performances of pre-Classic repertoire, demonstrated how attention to period details need not suck the life out of a given score. . .Such has been the goal of BB founders John Austin Clark and Nicolas Fortin, young guys who believe (no, insist) that Baroque music should never sound fussy and academic."

The Courier-Journel | Reporter Andrew Adler can be reached at (502) 582-4668.

Sprightly playing apt for Leap Day | March 2, 2008

"From the opening phrases, Clark and Fortin played with a sensitive and assured command of the baroque idiom."

The Courier-Journal | Reporter Susan Reigler | Special to The Courier-Journal.

Bach is beautiful at Christ Church concert | November 4, 2007

"...beauty is timeless, and this production was fraught with drama and filled with intricate beauties: . . .the disciplined continuo contributions of Austin Clark. . .stitching the harmonies and rhythms with unending grace."

The Courier-Journal | Reporter Marty Rosen | Special to The Courier-Journal.