“Chrystal E. Williams [gave] a recital of such artistic scope as to belie its mere one-hour duration. Williams…responded with great plasticity – of sound, stylistic treatment, of emotion. She is a singer of rare power and clarity….Williams beautifully controlled the balance between delicacy and digging deep down for drama. Parts of [Berlioz’s Les nuits d’été] leave singers exposed, and Williams made easy work of both moments that required coming in out of nowhere, as well as sneaking in with velvety sound. There is a certain raw, unguarded color some singers find in Falla’s Siete canciones populares Españolas, and Williams inched right up to it….the real stunner was John Musto’s Shadow of the Blues… It was here – in the reassurance of Williams’ sensitive inflections – that you could hear America in all of its complexity and contradiction.”