GfS--I listened to your stuff last night, but it was pushing 4am when I finished, and I was to sleepy to post. However, I thought it was wonderful stuff. I liked the Planetarium piece best by a little bit, perhaps because it had been polished for public use, and I was not as focussed on the 29 min piece as I could have been, because halfway thru, I realized that I needed to make a bank deposit and do some related juggle before morning, or my rent payment would be in peril;-) Anyway, I love the way the tone center moves in your work. The motion is full and profound, and the architecture is clean and big enough to hold a long piece together (too many times long pieces are just bits strung together with no real form). I also love the pulse, which, though powerful and driving, also ebbs and flows, leaving quiet and contemplative places without breaking up the overall flow. Finally, you weave a surprising number of diverse themes and ideas, and somehow keep the same, seamless sense of forward movement. Well done, and I look forward to hearing more!
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