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- ↑ Allan Kozinn, "A First Hearing for a Glass Symphony," New York Times, November 4, 2005
- ↑ Alex Ross, The Endless Scroll, The New Yorker, November 5, 2007, http://www.newyorker.com/arts/critics/musical/2007/11/05/071105crmu_music_ross
