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| “…Pamela Decker, Professor of Organ and
Music Theory at the University of Arizona, Tucson, presented her dazzling
virtuosity on the three-manual Seifert organ with its 43 ranks.” |
Rheinische Post (Emmerich)
Emmerich, Germany, 10/08/01
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| “As I concluded in my previous Decker
review, we critics have been proven wrong over many centuries when
passing judgment on composers of our time, but I would hope that history
will find a place for this gifted musician.” |
Fanfare, September/October
2001 |
| “This riveting work, given a powerful
reading by Pamela Decker, was recorded at the University of Iowa in
1995.” |
American Record Guide,
January/February 2001 |
| “The final chords of the Fantasia leave
the listener with a sense of astonishment that is monumental and compelling…The
works of these two composers [Pamela Decker and Robert Bates] certainly
represented a pinnacle of talent for modern organ music.” |
The Diapason,
October 2000 |
| “Flores del Desierto…is in the
form of three tangos for organ, and follows Piazzolla’s transformation
of the dance into music for the concert hall. It is a very outgoing,
virtuoso, and high-impact work that explores the sheer power of the
instrument. Decker is a very free spirit in her stylistic allegiance…Her
works are academically well argued and constructed…Above all
there is a welcome fresh and invigorating quality that conveys an
immediate attraction.” |
Fanfare, September/October
2000 |
