Andrew Harey - Porter Ranch,  Los Angeles  California.

"Ives is a composer whose work I believe both encourages and benefits from different interpretations, and from what I've heard from Sound Cloud, yours has some truly unique elements while staying true the spirit of the composer".

... about my "Concord-Sonata"...

"... I needed several listenings before I felt comfortable forming an opinion..."

"On my first time listening to your Cd "Concord-Sonata", I was immediately taken by the deliberate pace of the "Emerson" movement. At first, I found myself almost getting impatient...it was much slower than I was used to. But then I began to see how this actually heightened the tension of the music. "Emerson" is in my mind always about the struggle of the philosopher in its thoughts. Your interpretation of the music seems to intensify the tension in the struggle...my initial "impatience" was in part a reaction to this tension. On my later listenings, I had a better understanding of the music and I found the experience more satisfying. I am impressed that you were able to keep the music together at the slow pace, especially near the middle of the movement when the notes at times hang in the air. "Hawthorne" definitely benefited from the slower pace. I feel sometimes some artists "rush through" this movement. You did not rush the music, and as a result it acquired a very "jazzy" quality. Strangely enough, I was getting impressions of Thelonious Monk...the musical quotations felt more like jazz variations on old standards. I really liked this movement, and it gave me a new appreciation for "Hawthorne". "Thoreau" was immersively trascendent...while your deliberate pace added tension to "Emerson", it added tranquility to "Thoreau". I became absorbed in the music, and I began to ponder the juxtaposition of the opening and closing movements of "Concord-Sonata". Thank you ... for giving us a unique, thoughtful and very successful interpretation of Ives' music".

3rd, August, 2016.