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| Follow Your Dream!!! |
"Wonderful, incredible, fabulous! I have never, ever, ever heard Sam
Cooke's song, 'Change Is Gonna Come', done with the intonation, the
feeling that Donald Braswell put into it."
~Diane Bliss, Detroit Public Television, Mar. 15, 2009"
His strong tenor took audiences by surprise. Crowds expecting light,
easy listening are often stunned at the power he projects. It takes some
getting used to. Once they get over their initial surprise, most people
realize what they are hearing is more Pavarotti than pop-culture puff."
~ Michelle Warner, Scene in S.A., Nov. 20, 2008“
Last Sunday, he not only passed the test of whether he could carry a
concert, but did so with flying colors.”
~ Jeanne Jakle, San Antonio Express-News, Nov. 5, 2008
“Donald…Congratulations on ‘Music of the Night,’ a fantastic
performance of the song I wrote for Phantom of the Opera…I’d love to
work with you one day, all the best.”
~ Andrew Lloyd Webber,
America’s Got Talent Episode 3.20, Oct. 1, 2008
Cooke's song, 'Change Is Gonna Come', done with the intonation, the
feeling that Donald Braswell put into it."
~Diane Bliss, Detroit Public Television, Mar. 15, 2009"
His strong tenor took audiences by surprise. Crowds expecting light,
easy listening are often stunned at the power he projects. It takes some
getting used to. Once they get over their initial surprise, most people
realize what they are hearing is more Pavarotti than pop-culture puff."
~ Michelle Warner, Scene in S.A., Nov. 20, 2008“
Last Sunday, he not only passed the test of whether he could carry a
concert, but did so with flying colors.”
~ Jeanne Jakle, San Antonio Express-News, Nov. 5, 2008
“Donald…Congratulations on ‘Music of the Night,’ a fantastic
performance of the song I wrote for Phantom of the Opera…I’d love to
work with you one day, all the best.”
~ Andrew Lloyd Webber,
America’s Got Talent Episode 3.20, Oct. 1, 2008
| Media and Professional Reviews |
“Braswell said he’ll never forget when he met Simon Cowell, Talent’s executive producer. Cowell told him
he was ‘a special talent’ and that he’s ‘going places,’ Braswell recalled…After Cowell listened to Braswell
rehearse ‘To Dream the Impossible Dream,’ he exuded praise.”
~ Jeanne Jakle, San Antonio Express-News, Oct. 31, 2008 “
"[Braswell’s] voice… is stronger than ever, and the broader point of artistic perspective is enabling him to
reach out to a far larger audience than he once thought possible.”
~ Elena Tucker, Boerne Star, Oct. 29, 2008
“Braswell, however, didn’t fall apart when the crowd got angry. He kept going, singing powerfully enough
that the crowd first subdued and then started cheering. By the end of the performance, the audience was
yelling at the judges to send him to the next round.”
~ Craig Bernan, MSNBC, Jul. 16, 2008
[referring to Donald’s first AGT audition after listening to Donald Braswell's version of You Raise Me Up]
Josh Groban: That’s spectacular! What a voice that guy has! … That’s fantastic!
Billy Bush: [“You Raise Me Up”] doesn’t give you goosebumps anymore, I imagine, because you sing it all
the time, but did that give you goosebumps?
Josh Groban: Oh, absolutely, I mean, just to hear the story…you know, obviously he’s got full pipes
going now…I’m sure he’s going to have a wonderful career.
~ Interview with Josh Groban, The Billy Bush Show, Jul. 15, 2008
“[Donald Braswell] really is a good singer. He won my heart. I just adore him.”
~ Sharon Osbourne, America’s Got Talent Episode 3.5, Jul. 15, 2008
[referring to the AGT judges’ responses to Donald’s first audition]
“‘Your voice is really magnificent,’ responds judge Sharon Osbourne. ‘You’ve got the best voice we've
heard so far,’ says Piers Morgan, followed by this proclamation from David Hasselhoff: ‘You just won the
hearts of America.’”
~ Jeanne Jakle, San Antonio Express-News, Jun. 3, 2008
“After Cavaradossi was dragged onstage shirtless in Act II of Piedmont Opera's opening-night Tosca (Oct.
14), Donald Braswell, making his debut as the painter, drew himself up to full stature with arms outspread
and elicited gasps from women in the audience. After he sang ‘Vittoria!’ and was being dragged offstage,
he won an ovation.”
~ Harold Farwell, Salem-Winston Opera News, Jan. 21, 1995
"Festosa, coloratissima... 'Gianni Schicchi', dove anche il Mercurio ha fatto valere le sue doti di guida
dinamica...Cristina Barbieri e Donald Braswell molto simpatici come Lauretta e Rinuccio."
["A festive, colorful…'Gianni Schicchi', where even Mercury asserts his gifts of dynamic drives...Cristina
Barbieri and Donald Braswell very pleasing as Lauretta and Rinuccio."]
~Giorgio Pestelli, Opera '93: Annuario dell'opera lirica in Italia, 1993
he was ‘a special talent’ and that he’s ‘going places,’ Braswell recalled…After Cowell listened to Braswell
rehearse ‘To Dream the Impossible Dream,’ he exuded praise.”
~ Jeanne Jakle, San Antonio Express-News, Oct. 31, 2008 “
"[Braswell’s] voice… is stronger than ever, and the broader point of artistic perspective is enabling him to
reach out to a far larger audience than he once thought possible.”
~ Elena Tucker, Boerne Star, Oct. 29, 2008
“Braswell, however, didn’t fall apart when the crowd got angry. He kept going, singing powerfully enough
that the crowd first subdued and then started cheering. By the end of the performance, the audience was
yelling at the judges to send him to the next round.”
~ Craig Bernan, MSNBC, Jul. 16, 2008
[referring to Donald’s first AGT audition after listening to Donald Braswell's version of You Raise Me Up]
Josh Groban: That’s spectacular! What a voice that guy has! … That’s fantastic!
Billy Bush: [“You Raise Me Up”] doesn’t give you goosebumps anymore, I imagine, because you sing it all
the time, but did that give you goosebumps?
Josh Groban: Oh, absolutely, I mean, just to hear the story…you know, obviously he’s got full pipes
going now…I’m sure he’s going to have a wonderful career.
~ Interview with Josh Groban, The Billy Bush Show, Jul. 15, 2008
“[Donald Braswell] really is a good singer. He won my heart. I just adore him.”
~ Sharon Osbourne, America’s Got Talent Episode 3.5, Jul. 15, 2008
[referring to the AGT judges’ responses to Donald’s first audition]
“‘Your voice is really magnificent,’ responds judge Sharon Osbourne. ‘You’ve got the best voice we've
heard so far,’ says Piers Morgan, followed by this proclamation from David Hasselhoff: ‘You just won the
hearts of America.’”
~ Jeanne Jakle, San Antonio Express-News, Jun. 3, 2008
“After Cavaradossi was dragged onstage shirtless in Act II of Piedmont Opera's opening-night Tosca (Oct.
14), Donald Braswell, making his debut as the painter, drew himself up to full stature with arms outspread
and elicited gasps from women in the audience. After he sang ‘Vittoria!’ and was being dragged offstage,
he won an ovation.”
~ Harold Farwell, Salem-Winston Opera News, Jan. 21, 1995
"Festosa, coloratissima... 'Gianni Schicchi', dove anche il Mercurio ha fatto valere le sue doti di guida
dinamica...Cristina Barbieri e Donald Braswell molto simpatici come Lauretta e Rinuccio."
["A festive, colorful…'Gianni Schicchi', where even Mercury asserts his gifts of dynamic drives...Cristina
Barbieri and Donald Braswell very pleasing as Lauretta and Rinuccio."]
~Giorgio Pestelli, Opera '93: Annuario dell'opera lirica in Italia, 1993
| Fans (June, Dawn, Dolores, Jackie, Cherie, Susanne & taken by Serena) at the TBN broadcast studios where Donald sang on PTL |
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