EDITORIAL REVIEWS
Excerpts from Michael Torke's music for a comic ballet by James Kudelka. "Torke's stylish, exuberant music brings a smile to the face.[it] beguiles the ear. Torke's refreshing lack of neurosis, genial wit and breezy musical charm are often exhilarating."-Gramophone. "The work is set in motion by the sparkling effervescence of Michael Torke's score." -Toronto Sun. "An Italian Straw Hat is graced with a marvelous score by Michael Torke. Conductor Ormsby Wilkins and the ballet orchestra practically effervesce performing Torke's ear candy." -The Globe and Mail ".[It is] brilliantly orchestrated and wonderfully performed by the National Ballet of Canada Orchestra." -The National Post.