The Threshold of Change: The Ethical Art of Juliet Fraser

“Fraser was an oboist before falling sidelong and without training into singing. As a result, her sound makes no pretensions at the veneer of a classical technique. It bathes instead in a tumble-dried lightness whose nearest cousin is laughter, rounding off the corners of even the most treacherous phrase with a gentle, loving grain. It sits deep within the body, pure and unvarnished, sympathetic and grounded.”