spencer topel

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(Echoic Memory)...The journey was one of cumulative perception, as opposed to the immediacy of directly crossing a threshold between two spaces. As a result, aspects of the Drawing Center’s interior became elements of the evening’s sound performances. The disruption of the expected gallery visit nudged us out of perfunctory interaction; we began the evening in a state of heightened awareness."–  Daily Serving

 

(Details on the Strasbourg Rosace)  [An] elegant aural frieze; seeing an illuminated digital image of the glorious window, you understood why Topel felt inspired.

– Boston Globe

 

I found “Capturing Resonance” a memorable experience, both sonically and visually.

– Gwarlingo Magazine

 

(Capturing Resonance)  reminiscent of the music of a glass armonica. Enchanting.

– World of Music 

 

(Incendio)...sizzled with a fractured kind of repeating ostinato and lots of crash and bang.

– Twin Cities - Pioneer Press

 

(Violine) shimmering, otherworldly sounds...

– Musicweb International

 

 (Electric String Quartet)...one of the most skillful and beautifully integrated electronic quartets I have ever heard.

– Juilliard Journal

 

(Automata)...a fiercely modern electronic piece. 

– Cornell Alumni Magazine

 

(Three Preludes)...an indeterminate sense of pitch fashioned with restless fidgets and broad, liquid glissandos.

– New York Times