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from The New York Times:
Conrad Winslow’s string and wind sextet “Flying Patterns” injected a touch of harmonic thorniness and rhythmic vitality into the program. More interesting, though, was his “[Pinning] Music,” an atmospheric exploration of meaty lower brass textures, complete with subtle slides and juxtapositions of muted and open timbres, expertly played by the trombone quartet Guidonian Hand.
—ALLAN KOZINN; September 2, 2009
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from Symphony Magazine:
The [Violence of Ragtime] has a fun, bouncing quality to that is, at the same time, not far from irony. As the piece builds, tension grows, with the elements of ragtime implied by the title occasionally peeking through…The synthesizer…had been set to sound like a harpsichord, adding to the piece’s irony.
—IAN VANDERMEULEN; May 7, 2008
from The New York Post:
Weiss’ songs can also be very catchy, especially as enhanced by Conrad Winslow and Travis Stewart’s clever arrangements — the live eight-piece orchestra features strings, horns and computer, and the synthesized beats are particularly well used. It’s a sound we haven’t heard all that much from new musicals, and I for one would love more.
—ELISABETH VINCENTELLI, Aug 29, 2009
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from TimeOut New York:
Natalie Weiss’s musical, cowritten with composers Conrad Winslow and Travis Stewart, is set at an all-girls summer camp…although the cast does an excellent job…the live band may be the real stars of the show.
—Beth Levendis, Aug 29, 2009


