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“The music, like the astronomical phenomenon of the analogy, contains a density within a clarity, polyphony within the simple and – most importantly – is a beautiful and seemingly spiritual work.”
—Daniel Coombs, AUDIOPHILE AUDITION

[In Concerto Duo, the soloists] “soar in intertwining dialogues, jazzy and lyrical. With its shimmering waves of Michael Torke-like post-minimalism, "Concerto Duo" went down very easily.” 
—Chicago Tribune

"Heard abstractly, the piece reveals remarkable ingenuity and integrity. Heard with Merwin’s verses in mind (the CD booklet contains the texts), the music becomes exceptionally affecting, nowhere more so than in the last movement, when Puckett makes it easy to feel the poignant impact of Merwin’s imagery: “O closest to my breath / if you are able to / please wait a while longer / on that side of the cloud.”
—Clef Notes

 “If these American voices predominate through the next generation, we have reason to hope for a resurgence of music for the violin that’s interesting, idiomatic, and accessible.  

Urgently recommended.”
—Fanfare Magazine  

  “a cathartic, almost ecstatic rise of melody and emotion unfolds.” 
—The Baltimore Sun

    “The luscious close, with the ethereal sound of rubbed crystal glasses standing out against the lowing chorus and orchestra, lingers in the memory.”
—Tim Page, The Washington Post

    “John Adams composed a compelling reflection on the tragedy, On the Transmigration of Souls, that won the Pulitzer Prize.  On Sunday afternoon at the Kennedy Center Concerto Hall, another work [Puckett’s This Mourning] that struck me as being of comparable expressive weight received its world premiere by the Washington Chorus.”
—Tim Smith, The Baltimore Sun

“...sure to please any fan of violin and piano who is looking for something new.”
—American Record Guide