Reviews of Compositions by Tania Gabrielle French

From The Los Angeles Times: "One senses the composer's technical mastery — the piece abounds in unlabored counterpoint and imaginative, unforced sonorities — and her ability to say what she means and stop. She favors granitic textures and exhilarating rhythms. Yet, for all the familiarity of the style, the themes are refreshing, the effect convincing and the result immediately accessible."

The Cleveland Plain Dealer proclaims: "French is a creator who melds clarity of design with emotional depth. Her writing is as concise as it is compelling. French is well-versed in string techniques, which she always uses to superb dramatic effect. There is no fat or ambiguity. She takes the strings through a poetic and suspenseful odyssey that bears a distinctive stamp."

From the Orange County Register: "She believes music should be clear and communicative on first hearing. She feels music can put humans in touch with a notion of beauty and that it can be a path to understanding an inherent balance in the universe. French not only pursues these ideas but succeeds at making them tangible and persuasive, which is a goal of any art form."

The American Record Guide writes: "Tania Gabrielle French's music is urbane and sophisticated. Neo-classical in style, with attractive melodies, forward-moving rhythms, and idiomatic instrumental writing, French occupies a space where balance is everything. While her music is always expressive, it is never overwrought; the emotions are not on the sleeve. Each instrument is given its chance to shine in the constantly shifting textures."

From the The Los Angeles Times: “French makes abundant use of rhythmic repetition and ostinato figures to convey insistent, even frenetic energy, or to set up hypnotic figures over which mournful melodies can soar. She favors granitic textures and exhilarating rhythms. Yet, for all the familiarity of the style, the themes are refreshing, the effect convincing and the result immediately accessible.”