Cecilian Music publishing company | Kenneth Hesketh and Arlene Sierra

“...Arlene Sierra follows her own rules: The three movements are concise and transparent structures. Thus, the three musicians created a dense atmosphere in which the fluttering and whirring, above all the wordless secret space was to unfold. A fascinating piece, brilliantly interpreted - and given loud applause."
Susanna Eckstein, Südwest Presse

“Hesketh's music is beautiful, complex and restless ... His response to musical form is particularly remarkable ... The colorful orchestration and palpable verve in the individual gestures and large-scale construction make me want to return to them again and again.”
American Record Guide

"An intriguing new album of pieces by the American-born, UK-based composer Arlene Sierra, possesses a remarkable brilliance of color, rhythmic dexterity & playfulness."
NPR Classical

“Hesketh has proved himself a master of instrumentation. [His] composition impresses in a variety of ways: through its density, its rather complex and meaningful instrumentation as well as the fascinating relationship between solo instrument and orchestra.”
Hessische / Niedersächsische Allgemeine

“... it’s music of unpredictable cycles and accumulations, with taunting wind solos, all cut short by a brassy, percussion-driven ending that offers no escape. Lasting just over 20 minutes, the symphony does what Sierra sets out to do with impressive economy and a succession of striking orchestral ideas."
Andrew Clements, The Guardian

“Especially original, though, was Hesketh’s control of the relaxation process... As a whole the piece communicated, moved and thrilled; and one sensed a composer who both has something to say and the means to say it.”
Malcolm Miller, TEMPO