What made Diligence so satisfying was that it brought the greatest strengths of both composer and performer into bold relief. Young’s compositional hallmarks—her visceral approach to sound; her organic use of repetition, structure, and pacing; her attentiveness to the smallest details of timbre; her adventurousness in using instruments in unexpected ways—made the work feel like a living thing, breathing and unfolding as the evening progressed. And Wulliman’s strongest characteristics as a performer—his intensity of focus, his absolute commitment to each musical gesture—made listeners feel that the pair’s collaborative vision was being fully embodied in each moment. - New Music BoxRead Ellen McSweeney's complete review on New Music Box here.
http://www.newmusicbox.org/articles/diligence-is-to-magic-as-progress-is-to-flight/
Peter Margasak preview of the premiere on his Chicago Reader blog:
http://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2013/09/26/the-immersive-sound-world-of-katherine-young-and-austin-wulliman
Doyle Armbrust gave us a shout-out on Universal Music's uclassics Instagram:
http://instagram.com/p/fFpxA2pxbm/
Andrew Tham interviewed us for the ACM blog:
https://acmusic.org/advocacy/interview-katherine-young-composer-and-austin-wulliman-violin
ChicagoMusic.org preview of the premiere:
http://www.chicagomusic.org/blog/preview-austin-wulliman-katherine-young-friday-9-27-2013#.UlBjpGTXg0N
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