Quotes about Bruce Babcock
AARON COPLAND:
"An impression of musicality which is very pleasant, indeed... a convincing sense of an overall mood... knows what he wants... sure of what he's doing."
ANGELA LANSBURY:
"I am enormously grateful for your work on "Murder, She Wrote," and feel it made an enormous difference to so many of our shows."
LALO SCHIFRIN
"It was an Argentinean poet that said, "Genius is the one who knows how to select his influences." You have very well selected some of your influences . . . your writing is very solid and I am impressed with your sense of orchestration."
JOHN CORIGLIANO:
"ESCAPE" is wonderful...a terrific sense of the orchestra."
THE SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE:
"Settings of three Rilke poems... evoked poetic colors rare for the philosophical changes of the life journey."
THE LOS ANGELES TIMES:
"The lyrical 'SOLILOQUY' by Bruce Babcock (composed for James Galway) received a relaxed rendition from Lisa Edelstein."
THE KANSAS CITY TIMES:
"Haunting strings, sharply syncopating brass and rattling percussion... created a tense modernistic excitement"
SANTA BARBARA NEWS PRESS
”Mr. Babcock's TRIO (for clarinet, viola and piano, 2003) featured a multitude of original ideas matched by a keen sensitivity to the color and character of his chosen instruments. Listeners rejoiced in the perky, quirky spirit of this superbly crafted piece.”
SANTA BARBARA INDEPENDENT
”Babcock has a unique and very pleasant voice.”
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