"The centerpiece of the evening was the world premiere of Theodore Wiprud's Violin Concerto (Katrina), a work written at the request of Ittai Shapira . . . As conductor Lucas Richman began, it was immediately obvious that Wiprud's musical lens is one that fractures the familiar into unfamiliar bits and pieces and reassembles them in quite different musical shapes and tonalities. The result was analogous to a pointillist painting in which scenes are broken up into fundamental structural elements and completeness can only be glimpsed at a distance. What we saw at a distance was an orchestral construction that was extremely intriguing and satisfying in its tonal complexity. The line between percussion and non-percussion instruments often blurred, creating persistent residual impressions of literal atmospheric quality. Woodwind and brass tone punctuated moments of action and substance, while the strings made sudden announcements of drama. It was in this harmonic depiction of chaos alternating with calm that the work succeeded brilliantly. . . ."
—Alan Sherrod, Metro Pulse

"This fascinatingly diverse sampler shows the many faces of composer Theodore Wiprud. We have an opulent orchestral prelude, an acerbic string quartet, a jazzy vocal setting and a punchy saxophone quartet. Wiprud is clearly open to a wide range of musical ideas, and each of these works draws on different influences and musical cultures. It all feels very contemporary, but not in an avant garde way, rather in its up to the minute reinvention and combination of established musical styles and ideas."
—Gavin Dixon, Classical CD Reviews