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The Primrose Piano Quartet players form a spectacular unit; their understanding of Hughes’s vocabulary is impeccable, as is their performance. A short second movement re-introduces the old tune... — Fanfare, May/June 2023 More…

The sheer washes of sound Mulvey creates make an enormous effect purely on sonic grounds, especially when Hilliard’s silvery soprano floats ethereally above them. The ability to create “crowds”... — Fanfare, Nov/Dec 2021 More…

A meeting of Anglo-American artists, this is a fabulously inventive score presented with real flair and performed with the utmost virtuosity. — Fanfare, January/February 2020 More…

White’s intelligent use of the saxophone’s wide-ranging palette means that the scoring never feels under nourished. Saxophonist Suzy Vanderheiden handles the responsibility well, sensitively... — BBC Music Magazine, November 2021, 3 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 4 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

I found Craven’s music admirably varied in mood and color, and thoroughly engaging throughout. Dullea continues her persuasive advocacy, playing with tonal beauty, textural clarity, and characterful... — Fanfare, March/April 2022 More…