Bob Keyes of the Portland Press Herald profiled artistic director Andrew Cyr and the banner year for the Metropolis Ensemble community, particularly regarding the album recordings: Avner Dorman’s Concertos (a 2010 Grammy nominee), Vivian Fung’s Dreamscapes (a recent Juno award winner), and the forthcoming album of Timothy Andres.
“Andrew Cyr admits, it feels really good to be right. The Fort Kent native and Bates College graduate began the Manhattan-based Metropolis Ensemble seven years ago for the single purpose of giving young classical music composers a chance to be heard. So far, it’s worked out well… People can connect the dots. It’s a small sample, but so far the Metropolis is two for two when it comes to launching the careers of composers whose music it records.”