OPB’s Barry Johnson recently reviewed a PJCE concert.
“…I was impressed and encouraged both by their sophistication and by the composers’ understanding that the exercise of composing for larger groups is an important one.
In Portland’s music scene right now, the emphasis is on pushing boundaries, blurring distinctions, mastering more complexity, and taking ideas to new levels, and it makes you think that almost anything could pop up in the next concert, including something that will take your breath away.”
Check out the full version of his review here.