CONCERTO FOR VIOLIN AND PERCUSSION ORCHESTRA (2018)

"Inspired by Lou Harrison’s midcentury concertos for violin and percussion, composer Kati Agócs surrounded violinist Jennifer Koh with pairs of mallet instruments — vibes, xylophones, marimbas and glockenspiel — and only made drums prominent in the finale. Once a student in Aspen’s composition program, Agócs spun fluid and sometimes florid turns for Koh over busy (and mostly soft-textured) ear-friendly harmonies and rhythms. - THE ASPEN TIMES, Review of Aspen Music Festival Percussion Ensemble Concerto conducted by Jonathan Haas, 10 August 2019 (Harvey Steiman)