“Also heard was the premiere of Frenzy...a gyrating whirlwind of a piece. Imagine Stravinsky in his ''Rite of Spring'' mode writing music for the dance at the gym scene in ''West Side Story'' and you will get the idea...” - The New York Times

“The crowd-pleaser of the concert was Mallamud’s “Folies Requiem,”....The work comes in snippets of music from the singers and the orchestra and is alternating snappy and saucy, corny, touching and tragic. The singers delivered with torchy French, cabaret-style accents, and the piece was cleverly written with lots of surprises." - The Daily Gazette

“An old-fashioned pop sensibility came from David Mallamud’s “Parlor Songs,” a set of six faux 19th-century ballads and dances. Mostly in three-quarter time, they were clever, sweet and sophisticated in a manner that seems long lost." - Times Union