selected reviews, feature articles, and interviews

Review: "Still Young, Even at 50" (review of john's Natural Systems for baritone and orchestra
New York Times, Vivien Schweizter
review of the world premeire of Natural Systems
desribed as a "vivid score ranging from energetic swirls to a gentle enigmatic conclusion"

Video: HGOco and 'New Arrivals' featured on PBS NewsHour
PBS News Hour
PBS News Hour profiles Houston Grand Opera's HGOco and its recent commissions
includes John's chamber opera 'New Arivals'
watch the video below, or click the link above for full site

Video: Interview for 'Guns n' Rosenkavalier on WISN12's Arts Avenue
WISN Channel 12
short preview interview on 'Guns n' Rosenkavalier' with Milwaukee Opera Theater artistic director Jill Anna Ponasik

Profile Article: "Dramatic escape now stuff of chamber opera'"
Colin Eatok, Houston Chonicle
feature article on john's chamber opera 'New Arrivals' commissioned by Houston Grand Opera

Profile Article: "Arriving in America"
Juliette Hopkins, The Cambodia Daily
feature article on john's chamber opera 'New Arrivals' commissioned by Houston Grand Opera

Review: "HGO's 'New Arrivals' a touching and inspiring opera'"
David Clarke, Broadway World
review of john's chamber opera 'New Arrivals' commissioned by Houston Grand Opera

Interview: A radio story fit for an opera" - feature on Minnesota Pulic Radio
by Chris Roberts, All Things Considered, Minnesota Public Radio
interview about the creation of opera-in-progress 'Our Basic Nature'
listen to the show below, or follow the above link to MPR's flul page on the story

Review: "Milwaukee Opera Theater: Guns n' Rosenkavalier"
Third Coast Digets
preview article on 'Guns n' Rosenkavalier, produced by Milwaukee Opera Theater

Preview: "Milwaukee Opera Theater and Genghis Barbie rock the art song"
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
review of 'Guns n' Rosenkavalier, produced by Milwaukee Opera Theater

Review: "Milwaukee Opera Theater and Genghis Barbie rock the art song"
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
review of 'Guns n' Rosenkavalier, produced by Milwaukee Opera Theater

Review: "Guns n Rosenkavalier' hits a few bumps, but ends with a bang"
Third Coast Digest
review of 'Guns n' Rosenkavalier, produced by Milwaukee Opera Theater

Profile Article: "the sea that is always counting": an interview with composer john Glover
by Deborah Monroe, printed in ACT's 'Words on Plays'
interviewing john about the process of creating the music for 'War Music'

Review: "Disparate Elements Harmonize in 'War Music'"
Janos Gereben, San Francisco Examiner
feature article on the ACT production of 'War Music' with original music by john Glover

Review: ACT's 'War Music' a stunning retelling of Homer's Iliad
Pat Craig, Contra Costa Times
review of ACT's produciton of 'War Music' with original music by john Glover

Preview Article: "Lillian Groag directs 'War Music' for ACT "
Robert Hurwitt, San Francisco Chronicle
feature article on the ACT production of 'War Music' with original music by john Glover