Allan Kozinn's review of The Economic Engine CD cites Rolnick as "a prolific and inventive composer of electronic music ... revisiting the joys of acoustic instruments."
In the NY Times Sunday Arts & Leisure Section, May 15, 2009.
Mike Vernusky published an extended interview about Neil's recent experiences in China and elsewhere, in the Mexican journal Ideas Sonicas/Sonic Ideas, vol 1, no 2, Spring 2009
Molly Sheridan's review of The Economic Engine CD describes the title piece as "sonic tourism at its most insightful." NewMusicBox March 9, 2009
Harry Rolnick's (no relation) review of the US premiere of Economic Engine says the piece "turned the synthesis of Chinese and European instruments into a thing of wonderment and, above all, joy." www.concertonet.com September 14, 2008
Gerladine Freedman's Schenectady Gazette review compared Rolnick's Love Songs to "the best of Leonard Bernstein ... a lot of color, snap, crackle and pop and not a little jazz inflection." Also read the Berkshire Eagle's preview of the premiere by Clarence Fanto.
Joseph Dalton wrote a major feature for the Albany Times Union to preview Rolnick's 60th Birthday Concert in Troy on November 17, and his review of the concert.
Anthony Tommasini was "riveted" by Vicky Chow's performance of Digits. "... an exhilarating interactive piece." Read his review in the New York Times Weekend Arts Section, April 13, 2007.
In Steve Smith's review of the Digits CD in the Nov 9 issue of Time Out New York, he cites the title track as "one of the most effective items" in pianist Kathleen Supové's repertoire.
Allan Kozinn praises Rolnick's "manipulation of timbre and gesture" in his review of the Digits CD in the NY Times Sunday Arts & Leisure Section, Sept 17.
"The crowd-pleaser of the evening was Neil Rolnick's iFiddle Concerto, played by the amazing Todd Reynolds." from Jerry Bowles' review of the iFiddle Concerto's premiere. Go here for links to a radio interview by John Schaefer, a cyber inteview by Joel Chadabe, and an essay by Frank Oteri. As well as a brief excerpt from the premiere performance.
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