PRESS
THE NEW YORK TIMES
“Exquisite.”
THE BOSTON GLOBE
“An American response to Sibelius.”
BBC MUSIC
“Soul-stirring music.”
“Hypnotic ... an air of considered quietude.”
GRAMOPHONE
“Arresting originality.”
“Beautiful choral opera…exquisite in every way.”
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
“Haunting and beautiful new multimedia work…operates within an expansive sphere that combines art and journalism.”
THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER
“A marvel.”
“A quiet work that says it all.”
“Elegiac…great emotional impact…the ultimate symbolic return.”
TEXTURA
“Sublime.”
“The Clearing and the Forest solidifies Ordway's reputation as one of today's most gifted and thoughtful composers. He's that rare thing: an artist who's fully absorbed and steeped within the classical tradition yet cultivated a personal vision that's beholden to no one but himself.”
“[Nineteen Movements for Unaccompanied Cello] is a magnificent addition to the contemporary repertoire that should have cellists salivating at the prospect of taking it on.”
GOOD TIMES SANTA CRUZ
“Scott Ordway is a 21st-century auteur. His eclectic creations involve music, video, performative installations, poetry and photography. All of this handmade rigor dissolves boundaries while lifting symphonic music into a realm that has no name.”
SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS
“The experience for the audience felt complete and meaningful. The Clearing and the Forest is a work that deserves continued performances elsewhere in the world of contemporary music.”
SAN ANTONIO CURRENT
“An immersive landscape.”
CLASSICAL VOICE NORTH AMERICA
“A musical score of admirable discipline and integrity, and with great heart.”
THE BROAD STREET REVIEW
“The work resonated with humanist spirituality, haunting the imagination long after the last echo died away.”
AMERICAN RECORD GUIDE
“This music is not to be ignored.”
NEW YORK MUSIC DAILY
“Sprightly and immersive, old and new ... beautiful in its own austere way.”
BOSTON CLASSICAL REVIEW
“Wild and distant, austere and stalwart ... Ordway’s writing was both confident and delicate, and the women of Lorelei flourished in the evocative soundscapes and velvet harmonies.”
THE BROAD STREET REVIEW
“An architectural triumph ... moments of wistfulness, ecstasy, and graciousness sharing a single musical phrase ... a grand and beautiful story is told.”
NEW MUSIC BOX
“Phenomenal purity: clean clarity as cold as ice.”
BOSTON MUSICAL INTELLIGENCER
“Haunting and really lovely.”
STAGE AND CINEMA
“Nineteen Movements for Unaccompanied Cello ... invokes solitude and deep introspection ... quite possibly the best example of minimalism breaking new ground—redefining the form while making it wholly accessible ... an astounding, commanding, essence-shaking work.”
NEW YORK MUSIC DAILY
“Mesmerizing beauty.”
COLORADO SPRINGS GAZETTE
“…A piece that explores the feeling of gradual awareness of something magical.”
New York Premiere of Scott Ordway’s The End of Rain [review]
BlogCritics (New York, 2024)
The Outer Edge of Youth [review]
OperaNews (New York, 2023)
The Grievers of Climate Change [feature]
Noema Magazine (Los Angeles, 2022)
The Outer Edge of Youth [review]
Gramophone (London, 2022)
The Clearing and the Forest [review]
BBC Music Magazine (London, 2022)
The Outer Edge of Youth [review]
Textura (Ontario, 2022)
Songs of the Earth [feature]
Symphony Magazine (New York, 2022)
Scott Ordway: The Clearing and the Forest [review]
Textura (Ontario, 2022)
Nineteen Movements for Unaccompanied Cello [review]
BBC Music Magazine (London, 2021)
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Nineteen Movements for Unaccompanied Cello [review]
Gramophone (London, 2021)
Girl in the Snow: a mysterious song cycle [review]
Schmopera (Toronto, 2021)
Scott Ordway: Girl in the Snow
Textura (Ontario, 2021)
Pérotin and Lang, 800 Years Apart, at Trinity Church [review]
The New York Times (NYC, 2015)
Scott Ordway [interview]
interlude.hk (Hong Kong, 2015)
Lorelei opens season with Americana [review]
The Boston Globe (Boston, 2014)