Toussaint Before the Spirits

… had the audience on its feet, cheering, whistling, and applauding…combines a lyrical outpouring energized by motor rhythms that never become mechanical…compelling, emotional, theatrical….takes us back to the beginnings of the art, and to one of the first great operas, Gluck's ''Orfeo''--- Richard Dyer, Boston Globe, June 2003

Ruehr writes for the voice with a naturalness and beauty that's both purposeful and immediately appealing. More operas from her, please.--- T.J. Medrek, Boston Herald, June, 2003

… atmosphere and tension charged with African rhythms and earthy melody.---George Loomis , London Financial Times, June, 2003

… premiered to a packed, on-its-feet crowd …not in recent memory has an opera premiere stirred such overwhelmingly enthusiastic response from a Boston audience.---Bay Windows, June, 2003

More Reviews on Toussaint Before the Spirits

Ladder to the Moon

Underneath the music's surface serenity was a primal energy that built to a powerful climax both thrilling and disturbing --T. J. Medrek, Boston Herald, March 2003

Third String Quartet

An astounding success, conveying an emotional directness the audience could easily grasp, yet still holding musical complexities that should make it a performance staple in the quartet repertory---Keith Powers, Boston Sunday Herald, June 2001

Gospel Cha Cha

A tightly linked chain of musical episodes, each more riveting than the last.---Gwendolyn Freed, Minneapolis Star Tribune, Feb 2001

Cymbal and Spice

A score of vivid aural colors....jeweled with surprising syncopations---Debra Cash, Boston Globe, May, 2000

Law of Floating Objects

Stunning...a landscape beautifully lighted by Ruehr’s canny instinct for knowing when and how to vary key, timbre, and harmony---Richard Buell, The Boston Globe, May, 2000

Masterfully crafted and magically beautiful to hear---David Cleary, 21st Century Music, December 2000


Shimmer

Canonic imitation and bright Orchestration bring joy to the listener---American Record Guide

Lullabies and Spring Songs

Ruehr's concepts are complex, full-blown and florid...the bittersweet “Stars” is a song to treasure--JaneShaw, Hilton Head S.C Island Packet, March 2000

First String Quartet

There’s no mistaking the profusion of ideas, the adroitness of technique and the restlessness of spirit that permeate this music---Josiah Fisk, Boston Herald, November 1993

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