Quotes and Comments

Concerning Composition

“Beautiful, beautiful music. Last night I played the segment of A Garden Prayer and my teenage boys stopped to ask me what it was because it was cool. Your music is cross-generational! I also liked the Vortex Warped piece…Your music is lovely.”

“James ‘MacManX’ Huff tipped me off to the most incredible composer, Sarah Wallin, who just finished her latest compositional project, Three Images of Christ’s Final Hours. Lovely, lovely music!”

– Comments by Bonnie Wren.

“I am proud to say that the finished collection [Three Images] is truly a work of art which highlights both her acute attention to detail and imaginative use of instrumentation and melodic phrasing.”

“[Pittsburgh Melody] is truly a work of art. The solo and accompaniment part blend perfectly and you can hear that there really is a symbolic relationship between the two. Pittsburgh Melody is definitely worth the time to listen.”

– Comments by James Huff.

“I brought my son with me to the MIDI Ensemble concert and we both enjoyed it very much. We thought Widescreen, Autumn Interlude, Flying on the Wings of Steam, Karma Police, Personal Echo and Theme from ‘X-Files’ were brilliantly arranged, orchestrated and performed.”

– Comment by Kathy R. Yeh, student at Cal Poly, Pomona.

“This should be part of the standard repertoire!”

–Comment by Cathlin Reese, during a recording session for Greek Dance.
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Concerning Teaching

“Thank you so much for being such a great teacher! I just wanted…to let you know what a difference we see in [our son] and his relationship with his violin training. He is thoroughly enjoying it and feels drastically more comfortable with you than with any other teacher he has previously had…He doesn’t feel anxious or nervous about what he doesn’t know with you and is, therefore, able to progress and grow. Thank you so very much!”

–Comment by Shannan Hardy

“You are a great inspiration. I am thankful for having you once as my teacher…You kept me interested in music and you gave me the drive to keep going (studying music)…I really like having you for my teacher. You are absolutely spectacular. When you taught me, you always came up with new ways and ideas to teach a technique. That’s what makes you a great teacher. You geared each lesson specifically for my level and ability. Please keep up the good work.”

–Comment by MaLinda Howze

“Thanks for being an inspiration to [my daughter]. She really enjoys her classes and looks forward to seeing you all the time.”

–Comment by Ezekiel Chavez