F'loom Reviews

"It was such a success and delight to have the three virtuoso musicians of F'loom perform at Juilliard. Rarely has there been such an open and jubilant response in our building, as our senior Juilliard musicians recognized the serious musicianship within the wildly original forms and inventions of F'loom. The language compositions are challenging, fascinating, and utterly delightful."
— Juilliard School of Music

"F'loom combines poetry, prose, social commentary, intellectual humor, philosophy, political humor, puns, sarcasm, wit and whim, into unforgettable kinds of vocalized musics; a fest for the ears, eyes and mind. I love what they do; it is intense and refreshing."
— Eastman School of Music

"Satire and wit that would make Stockhausen, Zappa, and Firesign Theater proud."
— NPR Weekend Edition

"What a marvel! F'loom has created something new – a lovely, jolting, soothing, witty music."
— Brown University

"They lived up to their press, exhibiting both their inimitable antics and amazing virtuosity."
— Hobart and William Smith College

"Whether they are performing their own compositions, or works by other writers, what F'loom does with poetry and the spoken word is amazing and without equal. It's as if the fire and discipline of a fine Baroque musical consort were brought to bear on the performance of language – only it's not just 'as if' for these classically trained musicians/poets."
— University of Rochester

"Perhaps it might help to think of them as a cappella rappers with classical training, jazz sensibilities and PhDs in English ... noteless harmonies, senseless sonnets, and schizoid scherzos."
— Globe & Mail (Toronto)

"F'loom delightfully challenges both the ear and the intellect – building and breaking words into a vocal performance that left audiences on their feet shouting for more."
— Utah Arts Festival

"From the first moment when F'loom came before the audience in single file, 'shushing' in the uncanny snakelike fashion, through all the immensity of the rest of the program, hilarious, shocking, saddening, uplifting (inadequate word) to the end, the final Beckett/murmuring, it really was like nothing I've ever seen or heard. F'loom is wonderful."
— John Hawkes

"Bravo! F'loom had the first and last word."
— Wells College