'…meltingly beautiful string writing, luminous sonorities, mewing birdsong...'
The Birmingham Post (David Hart), 30 August 2007
'The hushed string textures and luscious cello solo had a diaphanous charm'
The Observer (Fiona Maddocks), 18 March 2001
'…this is an appealing essay in the honourable English tradition of short nature pieces – rather like a present-day equivalent of Delius’s First Cuckoo. Attractively scored and making evocative use of a luscious cello melody as well as of a lively dance section, this is the sort of audience-friendly work our chamber orchestras should rush to include in their repertory'
Sunday Telegraph (Michael Kennedy), 18 Feburary 2001
The Birmingham Post (David Hart), 30 August 2007
'The hushed string textures and luscious cello solo had a diaphanous charm'
The Observer (Fiona Maddocks), 18 March 2001
'…this is an appealing essay in the honourable English tradition of short nature pieces – rather like a present-day equivalent of Delius’s First Cuckoo. Attractively scored and making evocative use of a luscious cello melody as well as of a lively dance section, this is the sort of audience-friendly work our chamber orchestras should rush to include in their repertory'
Sunday Telegraph (Michael Kennedy), 18 Feburary 2001