CD Reviews 

musesnine: eight american composers plus one pianist

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"I found [this disc] to be an unforgettable listening experience."
--Fanfare Magazine - Maria Nockin
July/Aug 2012
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"The pianist treasures, even caresses, the contours of this music with subtle and well-judged gradations of sound."
--Fanfare Magazine - Lynn René Bayley 
July/Aug 2012
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"Bold, new, and fiercely intelligent..."
--Brian Reinhart - MusicWeb International
June 2012
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"Billock's shapely performances of four Amy Beach pieces do this marvelous composer's impassioned and harmonically rich idiom justice."
--Gramophone - Jed Distler
June 2012
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"I applaud both Becky Billock’s playing but also her 'muse'." 
--Audiophile Audition - Daniel Coombs
February 2012
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"With efforts such as Ms. Billock's disc of American female composers, "Muses Nine," we have a chance for a real connection to this music."
--Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Andrew Druckenbrod
December 29, 2011
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"Billock exhibits terrific tonal and rhythmic control in her commanding performance..."
--The Journal for the International Alliance of Women in Music - Nanette Kaplan Solomon
Fall 2011
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"Becky Billock is quite simply a great pianist...  [She] knows her material and her grasp of style and rhythm makes this an unforgettable listening experience."
--The Whole Note - Tiina Kiik
November 2011
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"Billock presents [the repertoire] capably and persuasively..."
--BBC Music Magazine - Anthony Burton
November 2011
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"[Becky Billock's] playing is rhythmically compelling and relentless in its concentration...    Her interpretations ... show pianistic prowess and artistic power. Her intelligence leads her through the most complex scores, and yet at the same time she has the grace to capture the simplicity of folk tunes. 
--Marina Horak, Professor of Piano,  University in Ljubljana - Academy of Music , Slovenia
July 10, 2011
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"Becky Billock has found that bed of Crimson joy in modern music that is lyrical and tonal in a fresh way.....  the performer's understanding of [the pieces] is deep and her rendition of them superb...  In all, this CD is a gem." 
--Augusta Art Examiner - Josef Patchen
(Review also appeared in the following examiner.com sindicates--San Jose classical piano, Los Angeles modern music, Macon modern music News)
May 17, 2011
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Performance Reviews

"Billock's hands scampered the full range of the keyboard faster than a tarantella on a blistering Arizona highway."
--The Journal for the International Alliance of Women in Music - Suzanne Knosp   
Performance review from Concert 8 at the Congress for the Internation Alliance for Women in Music.September 2011, Flagstaff, AZ