“Moreover, the lyrical episodes that are scattered throughout… are pure gold, shot through with tenderness and grace.”
Joshua Kosman
San Francisco Chronicle, April 24, 2017
San Francisco Chronicle, April 24, 2017
“Constant variation yet constant repetition flows forward in ecstatic yet mournful phrases that are at once deeply romantic yet unsentimental.”
Jay Derderian
I Care If You Listen, September 21, 2017
I Care If You Listen, September 21, 2017
“Music from ‘A Story Within a Story’ by Gregory Wanamaker, a composer whose music I have admired before…is evocative and often quite lovely.”
Ronald E. Grames
Fanfare Magazine, Issue 41:2 (Nov/Dec 2017)
Fanfare Magazine, Issue 41:2 (Nov/Dec 2017)
“Gregory Wanamaker’s ‘Elegy’...is an achingly beautiful work, with harmonic tensions resolving like a high Renaissance motet.”
Ken Keaton
Palm Beach Daily News, March 17, 2015
Palm Beach Daily News, March 17, 2015
“On the quieter side, ‘Three Episodes’ by Greg Wanamaker has a playful, jazzy feel to it that I admired, as do a lot of Wanamaker’s works...”
Daniel Coombs
Audiophile Audition, February 20, 2014
Audiophile Audition, February 20, 2014
“...Greg will be remembered as a very important contributor to our repertoire someday, and I’m proud to be his friend and one of his champions.”
Timothy McAllister
Sax on the Run, Fanfare Magazine, 34:2 Nov/Dec 2010
Sax on the Run, Fanfare Magazine, 34:2 Nov/Dec 2010
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Matthew Younglove’s “Night Set” Wins Silver Medal in the Global Music Awards
July 12, 2023
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Wishing my friend and collaborator Matt Younglove heartfelt congratulations! His debut solo album, Night Set, won a Silver Medal in the Album Category from the

Carrie Mae Weems: Reflections for Now (Including A Story Within A Story – Holocaust Memorial) at the Barbican
June 26, 2023
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Carrie Mae Weems: Reflections for Now is showing at the Barbican in London. I am proud that my music from our 2013 collaboration “A Story

Duo Sonata – 21 Years Later
February 20, 2023
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21 years ago this month, Timothy McAllister and Alan Woy premiered my Duo Sonata at The Crane School of Music in Potsdam, NY. Since then,
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