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"Schneider, whose gracious stage personality is the opposite of Partch's, nevertheless manages to convey the composer through his own voice, which is exactly what all lasting music must be capable of sustaining, even in such unique works as Barstow and excerpts from PartchÕs journal, Bitter Music....Enthralling, as well, was the entire ensemble which has impressively mastered Partch's instruments......performances lyrical and theatrical, emphasized the musical side of a composer too often known for his quirkiness"
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times

"World-class tribute....Just Strings managed their exotic gadgetry with appealing skill.... John Schneider – guitarist, composer, baritone, microtonal guru...delivered a pretty good facsimile of the old boy's stentorian growl...as long as there are John Schneiders to re-create passably the sounds of Partch, we'll have a tenuous grip on this unique byway in the annals of American innovation"
—Alan Rich, LA Weekly

"Just Strings performs with such elegance and élan as to put one's reservations quite beyond the pale....A delight, a treat, and, for those who care, an education (or a basis for debate)." —Fanfare