What Composers say about Deon Nielsen Price’s music

DANCING ON THE BRINK OF THE WORLD (Cambria/NAXOS 2009)

“I put your CD ‘Dancing on the Brink of the World’ on my iPod so I could listen anywhere.  I found all the pieces to be works of great skill and imagination. Your orchestration is truly fascinating, particularly the use of percussion instruments.  But of greatest delight for me were the ‘States of Mind’; the writing for strings is a constant delight!” — Deane Bottorf, composer

“I downloaded your new CD yesterday – it was fun to buy it and hear it right away on my computer! The album is quite an achievement!  The orchestra sounds excellent, as does Berkeley. I think my favorite is the last one, ‘Dancing on the Brink of the World’.  I am very glad that LA – MPE is supporting your transcription of that work for concert band.” — Mary Lou Newmark, composer, Electric Violinist

“Deon Price’s orchestral works speak to the heart and mind and to her craft whose orchestral palette is rich and yet subtle. — Carol Worthey, composer/artist

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“Congratulations on your excellent pieces; Cartoons are delightful; and Affects will have good luck; and your Chorales for Brass Ensemble are excellent and very well written for the instruments.” — Dr. Samuel H. Adler, Composition Chairman, Eastman School of Music

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“Her music is always ‘realistic’; by which I mean it does not get bogged down in fancy theoretical constructs that may or may not make themselves present to an intelligent audience. Her work is highly accessible without being condescending nor seeking the lowest common denominator. It is direct and fresh.” — Marshall Bialosky, Composer and President of The National Association of Composers/USA; Professor of Music, CDU Dominguez Hills