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2020 Visions Album Review
All Music, October 2022
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Muzzy melody: A Searsmont couple creates a musical utopia
The house at 7 Sirota Drive in Searsmont sits in the shadow of Levenseller Mountain, on the east side of Muzzy Ridge, invisible from the road and surrounded by gardens, open fields and thick woods. Find it, and visitors will discover it is also the home of one of Maine’s premier, and unique, performance spaces. Welcome to the home of Robert and Victoria Sirota, co-creators of the Muzzy Ridge Concerts.
The Republican Journal, September 2, 2022
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Artists announced for August Muzzy Ridge Concerts Series in Searsmont
Pen Bay Pilot, July 22, 2022
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Searsmont composer’s Muzzy Ridge Concerts series set for August
The Republican Journal, July 7, 2022
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Bay Area weekend: Margaret Jenkins’ big milestone, SF Opera’s ‘Red Chamber’
Mercury News, June 15, 2022
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After Almost Two Years Sirota Will Get Premiere
The Rehearsal Studio, December 18, 2021
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American String Quartet – Honoring the 20th Anniversary of 9/11
Splash Magazine, August 30, 2021
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Following his lodestar, composer Robert Sirota comes home to Maine
Portland Press Herald, August 8, 2021
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Iconic American Song Reimagined
NBC, July 4, 2021
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70 New Ways To Think About 'America The Beautiful'
NPR, July 2, 2021
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At 70, Composer Robert Sirota Is Busier Than Ever. Just Ask His Wife and Kids.
San Francisco Classical Voice, April 17, 2020
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Robert Sirota: A Look into the Daily Life of a Composer
Classical Post, March 6, 2020
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1 Track Podcast: Season Ten, Episode One: Composer Robert Sirota
February 3, 2020
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Book, Opera, CD, Concert & Revue Review – Harp, Herzl, Sirota, Yeston by Leonard Lehrman
“Robert Sirota...writes music of a brisk, lively character, especially for saxophones, as in Diners, a very attractive 5-movement suite from 2009 that is the major work on the New Hudson Saxophone Quartet CD, New York Rising.”
SoundWordSight, January 21, 2020
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New York Rising: American Music for Saxophone Quartet - New Hudson Saxophone Quartet
“The album’s centrepiece, the five-movement Diners (Robert Sirota, 2009), written for this quartet, was inspired by three of the composer’s favourite diners and his travels to them through the city and suburbs. A highlight is the final Taking the N train to Dinner at the Neptune, Astoria, Queens where we hear the quartet emulating the rattling of the elevated subway as a counterpoint to the dining experience.”
The WholeNote, November 27, 2019
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Three Wonderful CDs
“Four formidable musicians: Paul Cohen, Avi Goldrosen, David Demsey, and Tim Ruedeman respectively on soprano, alto, tenor and baritone saxophones play as one with extraordinary blending, flawless precision, and elegant musicality… in works that range from the evocative … to moving… to Robert Sirota’s whimsical, jazzy and hunger-inducing Diners.”
Rafael’s Music Notes, September 17, 2019
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Sierra Chamber Society Special Summer Event featuring The Telegraph String Quartet to Benefit a New Commission by Robert Sirota
San Francisco Classical Voice, Summer 2019
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AllMusic Review by James Manheim
"The work [Sirota's 'American Pilgrimage'] is attractively eclectic without being scattered; its four movements depict four times of day and four American locales...A recommended program of American works."
AllMusic, 2018
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Commentary: Best and Worst Classical Recordings of 2018
“…the ingratiating premiere recording of Robert Sirota’s String Quartet No. 2…”
The ArtsFuse, December 29, 2018
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Classical Music CD Review: American Romantics, Mozart Sonatas for Fortepiano & Violi, & Brahms Cello Sonatas
"What really makes this disc stand out, though, is the premiere recording of Robert Sirota’s String Quartet no. 2, American Pilgrimage."
The ArtsFuse, December 5, 2018
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Palladium Musicum of Connecticut plans Persian-themed performance in Newport
The Newport Daily News, September 21, 2018
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Newport arts program will bridge the East-West divide
Providence Journal, September 21, 2018
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The Telegraph Quartet Channels a Hundred Years of Vigorous, Dark, Relevant Revelry
"Sirota's quartet was just as relentless, and drove the vector home...Of the three works on the bill, it was the most chillingly cinematic."
New York Music Daily, February 7, 2018
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Talented young musicians close 2018 Sarasota Music Festival
"For many, the highlight of the evening was the world premiere of 'Luminous Bodies' by Robert Sirota…his work made quite an impression on the capacity audience."
Sarasota Observer, June 25, 2018
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Herald-Tribune, Music Review: 'Luminous Bodies' premiere evokes classic sounds in Music Festival finale
Herald-Tribune, June 24, 2018
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Reviews: Telegraph Quartet
"Sirota has created a virtuoso vehicle for the Telegraph players, who combined impressive technique with mournful ambiguity."
The Strad, May 2018
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How a heart attack inspired centerpiece work in Telegraph Quartet’s upcoming concerts
The Mercury News, April 10, 2018
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Palladium Musicum’s Concert to Feature Persian Music
Greenwich Sentinel, November 8, 2017
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Concert review: Subtle themes unite Bowdoin International Music Festival program
"Sirota’s musical language is personal and undogmatic ... he follows his own internal musical compass."
Portland Press Herald, July 22, 2017
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Kindred Spirits: Dinnerstein, Sirota Carry Creative Conservation into Columbia
Columbia Daily Tribune, July 30, 2017
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String quartet to perform Sirota’s ‘American Pilgrimage’
Albuquerque Journal, June 11, 2017
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Three Nocturnes World Premiere Feature with Simon Dinnerstein
Columbia Daily Tribune, July 30, 2016
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Three Nocturnes World Premiere Interview with Simon Dinnerstein
KMUC Classical 90.5 FM, July 26, 2016
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Bowdoin International Music Festival Review
feat. Robert Sirota's Bird of Paradise
Portland Press Herald, July 22, 2016
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yMusic at Carnegie Hall Debut Review
feat. Robert Sirota's Epimetheus
New York Classical Voice, December, 2016
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CD Review: The Webster Trio's American Webster
feat. Robert Sirota's Bird of Paradise
The Clarinet, December, 2016
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CD Review: The Webster Trio's American Webster
feat. Robert Sirota's Bird of Paradise
Gramophone, August, 2016
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Concert Artists of Baltimore Season Preview
The Baltimore Sun, July 19, 2016
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CD Review: Robert Sirota's Celestial Wind
American Organist Magazine, February, 2016
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Robert and Victoria Sirota Feature
The Epoch Times, January 15, 2016
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CD Review: Robert Sirota's Celestial Wind
The Diapason, September, 2015
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CD Review: Robert Sirota's Parting the Veil
American Record Guide, May/June, 2015
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Review of Spindrift World Premiere
Feast of Music, April 14, 2015
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Classicalite interview with Robert Sirota
Classicalite, April 15, 2015
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CD Review: Robert Sirota's Parting the Veil
Classical Lost and Found, February 23, 2015
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NY1 Concerts on the Slope Feature
Time Warner Cable NY1, October 27, 2014
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CD Review: Robert Sirota's Celestial Wind
Audiophile Audition, August 18, 2014
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Birds of Paradise Feature
Westchester Magazine, August 2014
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CD Review: Robert Sirota's Celestial Wind
KING FM's Second Inversion, June 24, 2014
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Review of A Clever Mistress
WQXR, April 24, 2012
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Five Questions for Robert Sirota: Pange Lingua Sonata
I Care If You Listen, March 24, 2014
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A Must Listen for Upcoming Sirota Concert
Alto Riot, March 21, 2014
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Review of Pangue Lingua Sonata World Premiere
Lincoln Journal Star, September 22, 2012
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Distinguished Family Turns Out in Force​​
The New York Times, September 16, 2012
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Preview for World Premiere of Holy Women
WQXR, October 5, 2011
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Trinity Church Calls; Composers Respond
The New York Times, September 9, 2011
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​The Clever Mistress Preview
San Jose Mercury News, May 12, 2011
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Review of A Rush of Wings
The Virginia Gazette, September 15, 2010
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​Review of Assimilations World Premiere
Musical America, April 15, 2010
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Waves Rippling and Shimmering in a Sea of Sound
The New York Times, April 8, 2010
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Composer Makes Musical Meal of Favorite Diners
The Star Ledger, February 24, 2010
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A School's Students and Leader Take Flight
The New York Times, January 27, 2009
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Birds of Paradise featured on The Front Row
KUHF FM, September 17, 2008
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A Symphonic Homage to Manhattan
The New York Times, February 2, 2008
