PROF	COMPOSITION	SCORE	Themes/ Melodies	Orchestr.	Harmon.	Develop.	My taste	Originality	REVIEWER COMMENTS
B	Josh's Rag
A	B-A-C-H Fantasy	9.00	9.3	9	8.5	9.5	8.7	9	This piece would make Bach proud. Very moving and inspired. I particularly liked the piano version right after the orchestration. It also helped me put the instrumentation into prospective. And it was developed so well, similar to how Bach developed his 'Art of the Fugue'. Great job.
C	Rozhnik
B	A Little Weird Song
B	Edit J. Forever
A	Symphony C minor mov 1	9.52	9.5	10	9	8.8	9.9	9.9	Wow! What can I say about this piece? Very dynamic, especially in the faster middle section. I admit to not being sure where it was going in the beginning and some of the chord progressions didn't seem to make any sense to me but it spoke to me in a way that Beethoven's 10th symphony (as realized by Dr. Barry Cooper) did. Now I'm jealous! : )
D	Symphonydenada
A	Trio Opus 44	8.93	8.9	8.7	9.5	9	8.5	9	This instrumentation (piano, clarinet, and bassoon) works really well in this piece. Harmonies are are well-executed without too many harmonic clashes that seem to occur when other try to write in a more classical vain. . This is just a fun piece to listen to.
A	Concerto 53	8.98	8.4	9.5	9	9.4	8.9	8.7	When I listen to a piece like this, I have to wonder if the composer is intentionally trying to sound like a particular composer (in this case, Mozart) or if the composer just happens to express him or herself in this style. Regardless, it's put together marvelously, even though I can't help that I've heard it all before. Nothing wrong with that, though.
A	Piano Sonata 3
C	Brandenberg Echoes
C	The Lost Flamenco
A	Journey	6.95	6	7.5	7.7	7	6.5	7	I'm not sure this piece belongs in this category but it doesn't matter since it seemed a little lost. I couldn't connect to it too well since the instrumentation was kind of 'hit and miss'. I got the impression that an instrument was chosen and then there were second thoughts about it so another one took its place. This piece can work in a different way, not just this way.
B	The Blue Sea
C	Freddy's Morning Daybreak
C	The Depot
B	Day Dream
B	Yukon Territory
C	Final Battle
C	Opening Fire
B	Spanish Impressions
C	Never Forgotten
B	When I Dream of You
A	Trio Fugue in G minor	8.87	8.9	9.2	9.1	9	8.5	8.5	Very traditional and structurally sound. I love how all the voices weave through each other so effortlessly. It's been said that one of most difficult things to do is write a good fugue. Doing it without melodically tripping over each other is even more difficult. Not in this case. Wonderfully done! And I love how the end resolves to G major. Nice touch!
A	Introit and Kyrie	8.95	9	8.8	9	8.9	8.5	9.5	To be honest, I really like listening to this piece. It has a real etherealness to it and I know I could like it even more with further listening. It just needs a little more cohesiveness; something to tie it all together. One of the few truly "original" works in this group.
A	Violin Concert 1, mov 1	7.05	7.8	7	6	8	5	8.5	There are a lot of good ideas in this work but it just seems to drag. The beginning doesn't inspire. In fact, it just lays there but it does get a lot more interesting from about the middle to the end but by then it's too late. Passion without persuasion is the best way to put it.
B	Will you be my Valentine
A	Opus 11 v2002		9.2	9	8.9	8.5	7.8	8	This is a nice work! I'm impressed with the variety that's offered here. Sometimes I sense that the piano is not quite in sync with the orchestra unless the piano is approached in a more rubato fashion. Good work here.
B	Spinnaker
A	2nd Symphony, vivace	9.58	9.5	10	9.5	10	9	9.5	What do you get when you combine great rhythms, perfectly textured instrumentation, masterful orchestrations, colorful key changes, and a healthy dose of Russian bravado? The best classical work I've heard this month! It's all here! My top pick for June!
C	Under Attack
A	Forty	9.32	8.8	9.5	9.5	9	9.3	9.8	After listening to this, I think the composer was happy to turn 40 (unlike me). After listening to how the composer resolved some of the chords through a variety of intervals was stunning. This is a truly great work that never failed to keep me interested.
D	Wiraqcha
A	Flight of Fancy	9.02	8.5	9.9	8.8	9	9	8.9	The composer of this work is either a guitarist or has a great working knowledge of guitar playing technique. This is the one thing that can make a difference between playing a keyboard in a "guitar-like manner" or just playing a keyboard version of a guitar. This playing is very convincing and would probably fool many guitarist. Toward the end of the middle section before the theme re-introduction gets slightly bumpy but this work is first class!
	TOTAL AVERAGE	8.74	8.65	9.01	8.71	8.84	8.30	8.86