Press | Composer Roshanne Etezady

Acclaim

June 1, 2018

Symphony.org

Review: Two world premieres by the Detroit Symphony Orchestra

Ms. Etezady’s 'Diamond Rain,’ inspired by an amusing meteorological phenomenon suggesting that diamonds could fall from Neptune’s skies, emerged as a showpiece of vivid orchestral colors, allowing the players to demonstrate their technical prowess within appealing, occasionally unexpected sonorities

Acclaim

May 31, 2018

Wall Street Journal

New-Music Premieres in Detroit

Fresher gestures—a cabasa rattling, sandpaper blocks scraping, and some Middle Eastern flavors—along with a lovely, pensive conclusion, courtesy of the woodwinds, conveyed a distinct personality.

Feature

May 26, 2018

Night After Night

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"Roshanne Etezady's 'Diamond Rain' is all brilliant shimmer, coiled energy, slashing release. Effective and inviting. "

Acclaim

December 16, 2013

JWR

Fascinating array of wood, metal and fire

"Composer Roshanne Etezady’s sense of fun and surprise finds willing partners... leave[s] the listener guessing just when the last “bop” will be heard."

Acclaim

January 2, 2013

Audiophile Audition

Review: Meanwhile

"compelling... there is a melancholy to each movement that is most attractive."

Feature

September 23, 2012

Musical America

Adventurous eighth blackbird's new Cedille Record Mixes World-Premiere Recordings with Established Works

"[Etezady is] a composer whose lyrical, delectable music is inspired by many stylistic worlds."

Acclaim

October 1, 2010

Audiophile Audition

Oncoming Traffic

“Glint” by Roshanne Etezady is another highlight of this collection. There is almost no way to describe this piece. It must be heard. The “glint” is truly the hard, shiny, edgy performance given by the duo performers, clarinet and saxophone. This might by the most jaw-dropping technical display on the program.

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Detroit Free Press

[A] promising and confident composer

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American Record Guide

"Etezady's 'Streetlegal' is a pleasingly violent, bravura flourish of an opening"

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Fanfare Magazine

Featured Review: In Transit

"fresh, effusive, and immediately likeable"

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Fanfare Magazine

Featured Review: In Transit

"Etezady’s 'Glint' suggests... the glint of sunlight on cascading water. This amazingly virtuosic work, which seldom stops for breath and never for reflection, is like a ride down the rapids of the Colorado River."

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Fanfare Magazine

Featured Review: In Transit

"Roshanne Etezady’s 'Streetlegal,' inspired by the power and danger of racing cars, is all urban-jazzy underpinnings, striding bass lines in the piano, and technical hurdles for the soprano saxophone soloist. The energy is nearly relentless—and a lot of fun."

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Fanfare Magazine

Sax on the Run

"the Etezady is immediately captivating—high energy and lots of fun—and quite a workout for both soloists, as well."

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Fanfare Magazine

CD Review: Meanwhile

"Of the two excerpts from Roshanne Etezady’s 'Damaged Goods', one is a moody pastoral air, the other an urban industrial stomp."

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Fanfare Magazine

"I’ve enjoyed almost every piece of the composer I’ve encountered"

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Fanfare Magazine

CD Review: Bright Angel

"Etezady writes fluently for clarinet and piano in a fascinating mix of styles that makes use of a tapestry of tonal colors and a plethora of rhythmic textures that range from simple melodies to boogie woogie and clarinet pyrotechnics."