2015-2016 Santa Cruz Symphony Season Opening Concert Reviews

"Maestro Stewart brought textural clarity to the work, enhanced by the exceptionally subtle dialogue between sections of the orchestra. Most noteworthy were several beautiful endings of phrases that slowly, calmly vanished into nothingness. Wow!"
Joe Sekon, Peninsula Reviews

"'Inventing America,' the title of last weekend's offering from the Santa Cruz Symphony, might easily be changed to 'Reinventing the Santa Cruz Symphony.' Such was the power and majesty of this opening program under the leadership of Daniel Stewart."
Heather J. Morris, Santa Cruz Sentinel

"The orchestra sounded excellent.... The performance was well-paced and enveloping, its marvelous themes and architecture radiant and memorable."
Scott McClelland, Performing Arts Monterey Bay