After having listened to "Shadow of Stars II" Kirby Shaw wrote us:
Lucia…
I have given a listen to your CD and found myself smiling many times
You all sound wonderful and you’ve done some very creative re-workings of some of my accompanied pieces to fit your a cappella needs. Some arrangers would be offended by that, but not me.
If you send me a list of my arrangements that you have in your library, I’ll send you single copies of music of mine you don’t have that I think would work well for your group.
I hope we can all get together sometime and make some music!
I’ll be back again in Varese for the Sole Voci festival next June 28 and 29
I could even come to your town sometime… or maybe do a commissioned choral piece for your group (The Mormon Tabernacle Choir just performed my commissioned arrangement of Bridge Over Troubled Water…360 voices!… wow!)
I love your spirit and creativity… and it shows even in your group picture.
Thank you for your commitment to choral music… you’re doing great work, Lucia!
Ciao for now…
Kirby Shaw
(Tuesday, 16 October 2007)