Pamela Howland | Comments

“Pamela Howland has a thing for Christmas… Her latest effort… tops my annual roundup of recordings of Christmas and non-Christmas music you might buy during the holiday season… Howland’s arrangements employ decorations judiciously. They can be likened to a sparse-yet-elegant string of small white lights wrapped around a tree outside a house, not an excessive multicolored extravaganza imported from Las Vegas. Howland often combines the singing style of the Romantic era with the sensibility of a jazz balladeer…The playing is musical and full of personality.”

Ken Keuffel, Winston-Salem Journal, Dec. 14, 2008
Top Christmas Pick, 2008
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas

“Howland's holiday legacy of lovely piano instrumentals continues with Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas: 10 Original Arrangements… Howland is an outstanding pianist, both in terms of technical craftsmanship and emotional content. She plays with warmth and a light, expressive touch.”

Carol Swanson, christmasreviews.com
December 2008
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas

"Pamela is a superb musician, always perfectly prepared. She puts together fascinating programs that have a common theme, taking the audience on a musical voyage. As organizer of the series for the past thirty years, I deal with around 100 artists each year and can say that Pamela is as professional as they come; a real joy to work with in every respect."

Fred Gramman, Atelier Concert Series
American Church in Paris, France 2006

"Pamela Howland — a local pianist with a deft touch and lots of character — keeps churning out delightful CDs... moments of dreaminess, each related with a sensitive feeling for the music's line... Howland emphasizes the music's hypnotic qualities — and, appropriately uncovers occasional moments of spookiness"

Ken Keuffel, Winston-Salem Journal
Stories, Dreams and Impressions:
Piano Music of Debussy and Ravel
4 Stars, 2003

"The secret is out — Pamela Howland is having a love affair with her piano! How else could one explain the lively emotion and incredible heart that spill from every note?... Howland's CD... is a standout... the mood here is sometimes spirited, sometimes pensive, and always satisfying... one of the best piano CDs I have ever reviewed."

Carol Swanson, christmasreviews.com
Carols for a Blue Christmas Voted one of the TOP PICKS 2004

"her playing is brilliant, sensitive, and of the highest artistic level"

Margaret Mueller, Professor of Music, Emerita Salem College of Music, Winston-Salem, NC

"Unique ability to inspire audiences"

E. Merritt Vale, Executive Director Winston-Salem Symphony, Winston-Salem, NC

"an inborn gift for communicating and touching people...musical performances of unusual depth... superb musicianship and technique"

Rebecca Penneys, Professor of Piano
Eastman School of Music, Rochester, NY

"You, Pam, are a heavenly pro and I want to, again, thank you for your splendid performances of Visions in the Haze"

Dan Locklair, Award-winning Composer-in-Residence
Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC

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