Press

Below are some articles, press kits, and reviews where things I have contributed to are mentioned.

Prisms, Cycles, Leaps - Derrick Spiva, Jr.

The LA Chamber Orchestra live premiere of the title track from our premiere album has been receiving rave reviews by several press outlets:

"...with its recycling cells and overlapping rhythms, and of Alan Hovhaness’ controlled chance methods in which players repeat patterns freely [...] Yet most crucially, Spiva’s piece was enormous fun to listen to." - Richard S. Ginell, L.A. Times

"A clever and compelling piece, it was full of off-kilter rhythms and exotic musical scenery [...] the piece was a hit, and the composer was in the house to receive the well-deserved applause." - Laurie Niles - violinist.com