ARTICLES, REVIEWS & TELEVISION/RADIO INTERVIEWS
"Music filled with vigor, daring, and touching lyricism.   -James Marquis, The Albany Herald              "Stirring, accessible, and melodic!" -Ron Emery, the Times Union       "Lovely, harmonious, triumphant" -Mark J. Estren, The Washington Post              "Compelling momentum and stirring melodies" -Stephen J. Ramsey (Music Director, Austin-MN Symphony Orchestra)                 "With Courage and Compassion is a terrific and effective piece!" -David Daniels, author of Orchestral Music                "Melodic, exciting, and accessible!" -Nir Kabaretti, Music Director, the Santa Barbara Symphony		07/04/08 "A Music Gift to South Dakotans," by Brenda Wade Schmidt, the Argus Leader 06/07/07 "Three rarely Heard Works Highlight Symphony's Closer" by Brad Hathaway, Mount Vernon Gazette 03/12/07 South Dakota Public Radio interview about new version of "South Dakota"  listen...  10/19/03 "Season of Symphony," Nevada Appeal. Article of the world premiere of With Courage and Compassion (A Salute to First Responders).   10/09/03 "Saint Rose Music Professor garners prestigious ASCAP award." College of Saint Rose home page.   10/06/03 "CCSymphony Salute to First Responders," Encore, Sierra Arts Magazine, Vol. 28, No. 10. Article of the world premiere of With Courage and Compassion (A Salute to First Responders).   07/01/02 KFYR-TV. Interview prior to the North Dakota Premiere of TR: A "Bully" Portrait.   10/01/01 "Faculty Features: Dr. Bruce Roter," The College of Saint Rose Alumni Magazine, Vol. 17, No. 1. Feature article related to my Continental Harmony and Albany Symphony commissions.   03/12/01 "ASO Celebrates American music," The Times Union. Review of TR: A "Bully" Portrait.   03/02/01 WMHT-Public Radio, Albany, New York. Interview with Lawrence Boylen.   03/01/01 WAMC, Albany, New York. Interview on Round-table program with Paul Elisha and Susan Arbetter.   10/14/00 PBS Website on Continental Harmony. On-line interview and music sample at http://www.pbs.org/harmony/community/proj_sd.html   07/23/00 "Albany composer pens a gem," The Times Union. Article on Spiritscapes (A South Dakota Cantata) and Albany Symphony commission.   07/05/00 "Premiere of Spiritscapes a tribute to state," Argus Leader, page 1. Article on the world premiere of Spiritscapes. 07/4/00 "Composers and towns find harmony," The Minneapolis Star Tribune. Article related to the Continental Harmony commissioning project. 07/03/00 KSOO Radio, Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Spiritscapes pre-concert interview. 07/02/00 "Composer turns landscape of S.D. into song," Argus Leader. Preview of the world premiere of Spiritscapes (A South Dakota Cantata). 06/30/00 KUSD- South Dakota Public Radio. Interview about Continental Harmony commission. listen...   07/16/99 "Roter to compose for the millennium," The Daily Gazette. Article related to my Continental Harmony commission.   04/20/97 "Symphony ends season in style," The Albany Herald. Review of Albany Symphony's performance of Camp David Overture (Prayer for Peace).   03/17/96 "Middle Eastern accent at World View concert," The Sacramento Bee. Preview of Sacramento Symphony's performance of A Camp David Overture (Prayer for Peace).   03/05/96 "Mr. Roter's Opus," Mesa Legend. Article related to the world premiere of A Camp David Overture (Prayer for Peace).   12/09/93 "Helix ensemble explores new music's lyrical side," The Star-Ledger. Review of Three Short Songs (on poems by Judah al-Harizi).
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