“I’ve been to the garden a number of times before today, but this performance on Summer Solstice was very special… no pun intended it was stellar!” —Audience Member
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“Downright magical… I was so grateful for the experience and the sense of community with other attendees taking in this work of art.” —Audience Member
“The early morning Solstice concert and event was SPECTACULAR! I delighted in the beautiful music, birds chirping, and a glorious sunrise in such a special garden.” —Audience Member
“Perhaps the best way to celebrate the summer solstice today: two live performances… with Erik Hall and Metropolis Ensemble at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden.” —WNYC
“Awash in beauty and tension… sensational was the Metropolis Ensemble, effectively and excitingly led by Raquel Acevedo Klein.” —Night After Night
“You could not have asked for better performers… In A Grove is a triumph and among the finest works at this year’s festival.” —Observer
“An almost cinematic quality to the dramatically pointed timbral effects of the orchestration, and each of them hit its mark.” —Parterre Box
“★★★★ Mesmerising… the variations grow more meaningful and tragic as they pass, and the effect grows hypnotic.” —Financial Times
“The orchestration included some appropriately eerie effects… I was very much captivated by this powerful drama and its excellent performance.” —Sequenza 21
“Gorgeous… the instrumental work of Metropolis Ensemble under conductor Luke Poeppel couldn’t have been better.” —Broadway World
“The highlight of the festival was Christopher Cerrone’s In A Grove… stylized yet sensual.” —The New York Times