FROM THE CRITICS

Festival of the Sound - 2006
Festival of the Sound - 2006
(l to r) George Koller, Erica Goodman, Sharlene Wallace, Nora Bumanis, Julia Shaw, Koni Choi and Judy Loman.

“Music is performed crisply and provides a sound of effortlessness, proving the extreme talents of the musicians.”  
– Hannah Morris — Canada at 701

Stratford Summer Music Festival
Stratford Summer Music Festival

“Just sit back and be plucked into contentment.”
– William Littler — Toronto Star

“The harps...are in almost constant use, and Shaw and Bumanis demonstrated dexterity, stamina and virtuoso technique.”  
–D.T. Baker — Edmonton Journal

Julia and Nora in the Glen Gould Studio
Northern Arts Centre in Yellowknife

“Silence Wakes My Song se distingue par sa beauté. Voilà un disque qui s'écoute avec beaucoup de plaisir.”
- Le Canada Français


Glenn Gould Studio - Toronto

“...all were played with a wonderful symmetry by the duo — four hands but a single purpose, and a unified musical mind at work.”
–D.T. Baker — Edmonton Journal

“...if the opening Fauré setting of Cantique de Jean Racine didn’t impress upon listeners that these harpists are indeed paragons, the Bach score clinched it...The Paragon Duo are excellent harpists.”
–Colleen Johnston — Kitchener-Waterloo Record

Malcolm Forsyth
With Canadian composer Malcolm Forsyth

“With many years together as a harp duo, Bumanis and Shaw play with an uncanny sense of ensemble.”
–D.T. Baker — Edmonton Journal

“Credit goes not only to the enchanting performances of two of Canada’s finest harpists, but also to the selection of the works.”
– D.T. Baker — Edmonton Journal