“A COMPOSER MANY BELIEVE TO BE THE BEST OF HIS GENERATION”

"The most epic Demo in computer history is now an opera"

“If Mr. Rouse had built his career in a different era, he might be playing these songs to indie-rock fans alongside bands like Dirty Projectors or Sufjan Stevens.”

“A composer many believe to be the best of his generation."

“(INTERNATIONAL CLOUD ATLAS) was the purest realization of Mr. Cunningham’s chance aesthetic, the ultimate in intimacy”

“If the job of an artist is to upset expectations, stimulate the viewers’ imaginations, critique the corporate driven culture and expand the possibilities of any given genre, then Mikel Rouse is at the top of his league.”

“No one can really say what it is to be an American these days. But (MUSIC FOR MINORITIES) is a meaningful piece of the puzzle.”

“Opera deals with higher truths. And the particular path that Rouse is exploring has much promise for the advancement of a new and, in its own right, distinctly American art form.”

“Dennis Cleveland is the most exciting and innovative new opera since Einstein on the Beach.”

“We have Rouse’s works as living proof that complexity need not keep listeners at a distance, and that pop music can sustain serious interest with the right person at the helm.”