Donald Satz wrote:

>What I still don't appreciate is that King does not employ female
>soloists.  Does anyone else on the list have a problem with that aspect
>of the performance?

Well, that's HIP for you - "warts and all".  I think the male voices in
Bach's time comes from accomplished young male singers (i.e., possibly
trained and groomed from a very tender age) and maybe, to a certain extent,
the use of castrati.  Can anyone verified this information?

Cheers

Kar-Ming Chong
Associate Lecturer
Department of Accounting & Finance