New York Times Review of the Xanthos Ensemble
The Xanthos Ensemble received a rave review from Steve Smith of the New York Times entitled Modernism, Rapid-Fire or Dreamy. The review was of their New York City concert at Roulette on May 24th, 2008, which featured a world premiere, and a New York premiere, with most of the works on the concert presented by the entire ensemble. Steve Smith described the "young, accomplished members of the Xanthos Ensemble of Boston, which came to Roulette in SoHo on Saturday night with a program featuring works by three uncompromising modernists ... and in the hands of musicians so copiously skilled and confident, this undeniably challenging music had genuine appeal."
Read the review online here:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/26/arts/music/26ense.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
Read the review online here:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/26/arts/music/26ense.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
Seen and Heard International Concert Review
Bruce Hodges of MusicWeb International wrote a fantastic review of the Xanthos Ensemble in concert at Roulette on May 24th, 2008. In his words, "Anyone who thinks the audience for new music is either dying or dead should have been at this concert at Roulette, where the Xanthos Ensemble (in residence at Boston Conservatory) showed their expertise to a healthy crowd ... the Xanthos crew almost made it seem easy."
Read the entire review here:
www.musicweb-international.com/sandh/2008/Jan-Jun08/xanthos2405.htm
Read the entire review here:
www.musicweb-international.com/sandh/2008/Jan-Jun08/xanthos2405.htm