“The MAVerick Ensemble … manages to consistently offer bracing and thoughtful contemporary programs in its unique home at the Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art.”
– Lawrence A. Johnson, The Chicago Classical Review (Read the full review here)
“… there are several smaller groups in the city toiling—quite courageously in this economy—to bring new music to local audiences. One such event took place Saturday night in Wicker Park when the MAVerick Ensemble presented a short but compelling program of works for violin, clarinet and cello.”
– Lawrence A. Johnson, The Chicago Classical Review (Read the full review here)
“The Maverick Ensemble exists to perform work by underappreciated composers and artists from the past fifty years as well as new music. Its set fulfilled that vision, including ‘Charisma’ by Greek composer Iannis Xenakis and work by Maverick’s own Raynovich, the ensemble’s artistic director. The latter was an outlier of the show. “
– Timothy A. Schuler, Gaper’s Block (Read the full review here)
Selected as one of “27 Classical Performances and Operas to See in Chicago This May”
“To Wake the Dead, a 1978 chamber piece based on James Joyce fragments for the Pierrot instrumentation plus mezzo-soprano, deserves wider renown. It really is a masterpiece .”
– Graham Meyer, Chicago Magazine (Read the full article here)
“The MAVerick Ensemble is known for combining art, music and visual media. When performing Long’s ‘Analogous Sets for clarinet, cello,’ visual media was used effectively, pulling the audience even further into the story the music was creating.”
– Rebecca Hall, The Crusader (newspaper of Susquehanna University) (Read full review here)
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