Mordake
[Duykers] storms, he blusters, he bewails his fate ... a dynamic, affecting performance - San Francisco Chronicle
Wold crafted a welter of environments leaping from harsh urgency to ambient tranquility shot through with muted echolalia ... Mordake is his most impressive evocation of that since Taking the Veil, to my mind stunningly high art. - FAME
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Missa Beati Notkeri Balbuli Sancti Galli Monachi
There are effulgent passages of Godly sentimentality but also the turbulence of the states between [Him] and man, reminders of our fall from Grace. - FAME
haunting peace and unity ... Psalm 23 fits perfectly the voice of the soloist of the evening, Kimberly Brockman [who] proves herself in the role - St Galler Tagblatt
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The Bed You Sleep In
The sadness inherent in Wold's score is exquisitely poignant and somehow universal; even without dialogue and the visual element of the film, it makes an eloquent comment on the human condition. - Option
...the music combines folk and classical elements to produce a monothematic, moody atmosphere of regret and loss. Highly recommended... - Film Score Monthly
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queer
Wold crafts music whose delicate beauty glides in just below the listener's critical consciousness. - San Francisco Chronicle.
Brilliance characterize[s] every facet... - Bay Guardian
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A Little Girl Dreams of Taking the Veil
It gets a perfect rating because it's unique, breathtaking, and thoroughly unflawed. - Progression
the first piece to bring him widespread attention has now been recorded, and its eerie charms are nearly as potent on disc as they were onstage. - San Francisco Chronicle
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Sub Pontio Pilato
a striking score for winds, percussion and keyboards ... pointing a way into the genre's future. - Andante
...an extraordinary cast ...the veteran Seattle tenor Duykers with his flashing eyes is a massive presence here - artssf.com
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I Weep
...sophisticated tunings and nicely honed counterpoint. A weird pleasure. - Village Voice
...there is also a great feeling shown for the use of new tuning resources and a sensitivity to the unique properties of electronic sound. - Computer Music Journal
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Music of Love
...an eclectic blend of orchestrations and idioms ..The world needs this kind of work... - Computer Music Journal.
...complex, sophisticated and emotionally rich ... Highly recommended. - Sound Choice
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