"I would be the first to admit that I am not a big fan of holiday CDs, but every now and then I am very pleasantly surprised. This is one such occasion. Rebecca Hovan's CD contains well-known and popular carols, each performed with a new twist that keeps the music fresh. The opening jazz rendition of 'God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen' is well put together and convincingly played. Other tracks have similar variety, heard in Hovan's own arrangements for different instrumental combinations, such as multiple flute versions of 'Away in a Manger' and 'Carol of the Bells' and the hypnotic 'O Come, O Come Emmanuel.' The 'Old St. Nick Rag' adds a wonderfully humorous element to the proceedings, while the jazz version of 'Silent Night' is smooth and atmospheric. With a CD of such variety, it is quite likely that listeners will have some favorite tracks and some with which they are less taken, but the arrangements are handled well and performed with style."
Review from The Flutist Quarterly, Summer 2009
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