Performance
Press Quotes
Press contact: Steven Swartz, dotdotdotmusic@gmail.com
"As its length suggests, this was a leisurely “In C,” and it began with a prelude of sorts: a rich aural haze surrounding a honking, spirited saxophone line that darted about for five minutes before the steady, pulsing C signaled the start of Mr. Riley’s work. The ensemble, which included standard strings and woodwinds, as well as a few guitars, an accordion, a piano and percussion, moved between extremes of dense, flowing textures and transparent pointillism, with Mr. DeSantis’s additions — including what sounded like instrumental sounds played backward — occasionally providing otherworldly effects." --Allan Kozin. Full review HERE.
"...a performance of Steve Reich's "Music for 18 Musicians" by the Grand Valley State University New Music Ensemble around 5 a.m. on Sunday was attended by more than 400 people, by Mr. Lang's estimate. For listeners present from the evening's onset, that performance took on unanticipated dimensions: higher cognitive functions ceded to powerful impressions of physicality and emotion. The entry of the maracas in Section VI felt epic." --Steve Smith. Full review HERE.
"...Music for 18 Musicians...felt like an epiphany..." --Greg Sandow
read the full review HERE.
Will You Miss Me When I'm Gone
"I saw and heard the future of New Music on Sunday night, and I am happy to report the future is bright." --Matt Marks. Full review HERE.
Darcy James Argue's Secret Society
"The Grand Valley State University New Music Ensemble just wrapped up a transfixing performance...all seemed imbued with a greater emotional weight" --Darcy James Argue
read the full review HERE.
Alex Ross: The Rest Is Noise
"Last month I posted about the Grand Valley State University New Music Ensemble and its project of learning Reich's "Music for 18 Musicians". After 26 rehearsals and classes and a field trip to New York, the performance took place...the group's director sent me an MP3 of excerpts, and it sounds impressive." --Alex Ross
read the full entry HERE.
Press contact: Steven Swartz, dotdotdotmusic@gmail.com
"As its length suggests, this was a leisurely “In C,” and it began with a prelude of sorts: a rich aural haze surrounding a honking, spirited saxophone line that darted about for five minutes before the steady, pulsing C signaled the start of Mr. Riley’s work. The ensemble, which included standard strings and woodwinds, as well as a few guitars, an accordion, a piano and percussion, moved between extremes of dense, flowing textures and transparent pointillism, with Mr. DeSantis’s additions — including what sounded like instrumental sounds played backward — occasionally providing otherworldly effects." --Allan Kozin. Full review HERE.
"...a performance of Steve Reich's "Music for 18 Musicians" by the Grand Valley State University New Music Ensemble around 5 a.m. on Sunday was attended by more than 400 people, by Mr. Lang's estimate. For listeners present from the evening's onset, that performance took on unanticipated dimensions: higher cognitive functions ceded to powerful impressions of physicality and emotion. The entry of the maracas in Section VI felt epic." --Steve Smith. Full review HERE.
"...Music for 18 Musicians...felt like an epiphany..." --Greg Sandow
read the full review HERE.
Will You Miss Me When I'm Gone
"I saw and heard the future of New Music on Sunday night, and I am happy to report the future is bright." --Matt Marks. Full review HERE.
Darcy James Argue's Secret Society
"The Grand Valley State University New Music Ensemble just wrapped up a transfixing performance...all seemed imbued with a greater emotional weight" --Darcy James Argue
read the full review HERE.
Alex Ross: The Rest Is Noise
"Last month I posted about the Grand Valley State University New Music Ensemble and its project of learning Reich's "Music for 18 Musicians". After 26 rehearsals and classes and a field trip to New York, the performance took place...the group's director sent me an MP3 of excerpts, and it sounds impressive." --Alex Ross
read the full entry HERE.