“Super colorful..a mix of tonal/cinematic worlds with a modern twist. There is something very fresh about the sound, energy - I like the clarity and detail of orchestration..”
Adam Schoenberg, Composer.
“A colourful, twinkling and imaginative showpiece..with delicate dancing strings lines, intricate woodwind flourishes and shifting rhythms…refreshing and contemporary”
Kansas City Symphony Orchestra.
“Stuart’s orchestral piece Odyssey is complex yet lyrical..an energetic two part soundscape for orchestra. Stuart manages to conjure up some amazing sounds with the orchestral palette..”
Andrew Trinick, Senior Producer, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra.
“…the musical language and narrative is incredibly captivating with a brilliant variety of sound and atmosphere…”
Jonathon Heyward, Conductor.
“…music with promise and freshness…the textures are transparent and agile…”
Julian Anderson, Composer.
“…direct, driven, bright with good shape…”
Helen Grime, Composer.
“…Stuart Turnbull's Odyssey is a fearless, technicolour showpiece for orchestra. Moving through constantly shifting landscapes, Stuart's highly-charged and excitingly propulsive music lies at that rare intersection of immediacy and intellectual rigour. The orchestral writing is virtuosic and immaculately conceived, with textures which are characterful and brilliantly imaginative. The demands he makes of the orchestra are paid off in full by the verve and the lustre of the music, as the audience is led on this thrilling orchestral adventure…”
Lee Reynalds, Conductor.
“Very beautiful music”
Farkhad Khudyev, Conductor.
“Stuart has an incredible sense for orchestral colour. His musical discourse is perfectly and clearly shaped, stemming directly from the last symphonic pieces of the classical tradition, such as Debussy's ‘Jeux’..”
Rani Calderon, Composer and Conductor.
“A wonderfully vivid imagination and high degree of technical proficiency…a broad spectrum of orchestral colours..infectious and truly compelling virtuosic energy. Rhythmically intricate and harmonically vibrant”
Joe Phibbs, Composer.
“The best composition advice I was given was to compose from the heart and it's clear from Stuart's music that he's doing just that”
John Rutter, Composer.