...LIKE TREASURE HIDDEN IN A FIELD (2011)

"Inspired by texts in Mattthew 13:14-16, ...like treasure hidden in a field urges the reader to keep spiritual values at the forefront of the mind. It’s structured as a five-linked movement sinfonietta, and offers the percussion section a field day. Chinese wind gongs and bells add that extra fillip of vividness to the canvas, evoking an aura of mystery and magic."– MUSICWEB INTERNATIONAL

"A different array of spiritual moods unfolds in … like treasure hidden in a field, which highlights Agócs’s keen ear for instrumental possibilities [and] bold sense of colour and architecture..."– GRAMOPHONE MAGAZINE

"Filled with attractive ideas..." - THE NEW YORK TIMES

"Gorgeous...a local composer to watch" - THE HUB REVIEW

"...like treasure hidden in a field winds the orchestra through a maze of left turns and unexpected flashes of discovery." -WQXR NEW YORK Q2 ALBUM OF THE WEEK

"Hypnotic" - THE BOSTON MUSICAL INTELLIGENCER

"Artfully shaped for the 35-member ensemble…based on a parable from the Gospel of Matthew about the value of selling everything to buy the best pearl, its 'jeweled sonorities' include chimes, tuba, and rattles..." - NOTES ON NOTES

...LIKE TREASURE HIDDEN, ORCHESTRAL/LARGE ENSEMBLEKati AgocsJune 13, 2015Chamber orchestra

ELYSIUM (2010)

"Juxtaposes a tape part consisting of spoken-word field recordings recounting shipwrecks (almost a counterpoint in itself, the voices of the various narrators interwoven in such a deft manner) with a score in which the sea is perfectly heard, with the solo cello representing nothing less than the voice of God…” - BLOGUE CLAVIER BIEN TEMPERE (MONTREAL, CANADA)

ELYSIUM, ORCHESTRAL/LARGE ENSEMBLEKati AgocsJune 9, 2015Chamber orchestra, recorded sound, and amplified solo cello, *or flute choir