My wife, a pair of friends, and I (all experienced professional choral musicians) drove up from Columbus OH for the concert. It was wonderful. The baroque instruments demonstrated the difference from modern, especially brass, in accompanying voices, blending with, rather than overpowering them. We agreed that the solo and choral work was very fine, although the female soloists seemed to lose projection in melismas at times. Suzuki’s interpretation avoided the heavy Romantic interpretation often heard, especially in the slower sections, and his conducting was precise and effective. Thanks for bringing the group to the upper mid-west.