Press
Review of: Shakespeare's Memory;
Shall I Compare Thee To A Summer's Day; and The Garden Of Forking Paths
Ronald E. Grames writing for Fanfare Magazine 2013
"I'll go so far as to say, mindful that one must never declare 'genius' too easily, that the more I experience Joseph Summer's art, the more I am inclined to apply the term."
Review of CD: So Many Journeys (2009)
Paul Cook writing for American Record Guide
“I can say without reservation or hesitation that they are nothing short of spectacular.”
“. . . over an hour of smart, engaging music.”
Review of:The Shakespeare Concerts (2005)
John Zeugner writing for the Worcester Telegram & Gazette
Headline: Summer's work keeps spirit of the bard in Tune
“. . . nuanced, complex, lyricism. . . his (Summer’s) compositional voice is idiosyncratic, complicated, and fascinating.”
Review of: The Shakespeare Concerts in Boston (2003)
Unnamed critic writing for Shakespeare Matters
“The music varied in mood and compositional technique from piece to piece, but was always beautifully expressive and deeply emotional.”
Review of: The Shakespeare Concerts in the US Virgin Islands (2003)
Roger Lakins writing for the St Thomas Source
Headline: Composer Succeeds, Artists Shine at the Ritz
“Joseph Summer is a composer who knows what he wants to say and has the vocabulary to do so.”
"(The aria) They Bore Him Barefaced on the Bier, was haunting and disturbing, which is to say quite successful.”
Review of CD: Shall I Compare Thee To A Summer’s Day (2007)
Robert A. Moore writing for American Record Guide
“This music is well worth hearing; its original and imaginative tonal language is given creative expression by these excellent musicians. The recording is superb.”
Review of: Shall I Compare Thee To A Summer's Day
Barnaby Rayfield writing for Fanfare Magazine 2013
". . . an ongoing Bard legacy."
"The tone this disc evokes (and this is high praise) is Britten folk songs."
Review of CD: So Many Journeys (2009)
Colin Clarke writing for Fanfare
"His music is approachable and yet retains a sense of mystique."
Review of: The Garden Of Forking Paths
Maria Nockin writing for Fanfare Magazine 2013
"This passionate music invites you to dance and makes you feel you cannot refuse. It propels all who hear it into Summer’s and Borges’s fantastic world."
In a Labyrinth, Channeling Shakespeare; The Music of Joseph Summer
Feature Article by Ronald E. Grames; writing for Fanfare Magazine 2013
"Finely crafted, richly inventive, and eccentric in the best sense of the word, this is music that demands a hearing."
Review of: The Shakespeare Concerts in Boston (2004)
John Pierce writing
“All of the musicians were excellent. . . I was especially glad that all the singers communicated the words so effectively.”
“I thoroughly enjoyed the entire program.”
Review of:The Shakespeare Concerts in Boston (2008)
Sarah Canice Funke writing for Classical Music Performances, and Suite 101.com
Headline: Musicians Celebrate the Bard at New England Conservatory
“Summer received a standing ovation at the close of the performance.”
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