"Festinger's music, like a Mark Rothko painting, is beautiful... and discovering what's beneath makes it rewarding." - Classical Voice of North Carolina
“Wuorinen remains a leading light of American contemporary music."- New York Times
"Charles Wuorinen is one of the world's greatest composers... "John Zorn
Winner of the 1970 Pulitzer Prize in Music & MacArthur Fellowship (Genius Grant)
"The play of Peterson's imagination is dazzling ... swift associative connections, the prismatic change of color, the insistent and charged rhythm pursuing a real direction." San Francisco Chronicle
“Karchin…possesses a striking melodic style that intrigues the ear even as the music is threatening to rush the listener off his or her metaphorical feet with its vivid and seductive use of instrumental color.” -Fanfare