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TICHELI

FRANK

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Lawrence A. Johnson, South Florida

Sun-Sentinel, reviewing

Symphony. No. 2 for concert band

"… one of the most interesting and attractive composers on the scene today, Ticheli’s music is immediately accessible, crafted with impressive flair and an ear for striking instrumental colors and timbres. There is also huge energetic impetus and, perhaps most impressively, a hopeful quality and optimism... There are few composers around who can carry off this kind of uninhibited, high-flying and intensely rhythmic music as well as Ticheli…”