SAMPLE REVIEWS

I wanted you to know SWARMIUS brought incredibly fresh ideas and perspectives to my students – people were still talking about your marvelous performance long after you left - Chien-Kwan Lin, Professor of Saxophone at the Eastman School of Music, Rochester, NY

I was so impressed by SWARMIUS: the superlative talents of Felix Olschofka, Todd Rewoldt, and Joel Bluestone, the tight, well-rehearsed ensemble playing, the playful presentation, and the music itself: so lively and engaging. It was truly a pleasure to hear your work - Dr. Libby Van Cleve, Associate Director of Oral History American Music at the Yale School of Music, New Haven, CT

...dizzying, multi-genre-leaping work ... simultaneously exotic and familiar, intricate and inviting...[a] shape-shifting synthesis... should delight listeners with an appetite for edgy aural adventure - George Varga, Pop Music Critic - San Diego Union Tribune

The violin is near perfect and the sax never sounded so classy - San Diego CityBeat

The music is intense, crammed with dramatic crescendos followed by abrupt pauses. It's gorgeous, but un-definable - San Diego CityBeat

...first-class performance expertise - Wolfgang Badun, Associate Vice Director of the School of Music Bonn

… Intelligent Designs is a courageous step forward in the evolution of saxophone literature - Todd Oxford, Elision Quartet

WOW! - Paul Rudy, Associate Professor of Composition, UMKC Conservatory of Music

Your band sounds great...very cool! - Jason Treuting, So Percussion, Brooklyn

This is amazing! It's wonderfully refreshing to see people taking musical chances and following their ear...The sound is so original. It's wonderful to listen to - Tns9325 YouTube