Reviews

27th Sep 2010 by Kenneth Young
"I enjoyed performing and recording Yvette Audain's 'Eulogy' for narrator
and orchestra very much. Such a warmth of texture and harmonies which
created a sympathetic palette for Olivia Macassey's word painting." -
Kenneth Young, conductor, APO Graduate Composers' Workshop 2010/2011
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27th Sep 2010 by Katherine Hebley
"Yvette's music always has a freshness of her own, often a quirky sense of humour, and an artistic freedom, especially in the more Eastern-style pieces I've heard or played in other Auckland performances, such as APO composition
workshops, APO commissioned arrangements for youth concerts, 175 East, APO's Remix, APOPS ensemble concerts, and the Clocktower Concerts of The Committee."
- Katherine Hebley, cellist, Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra and 175 East
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27th Nov 2010 by Erinc Yikar
“'Hazine (Treasure)', for me, sits comfortably in the contemporary classic genre in its avant-garde, boundary-pushing montage.” “'Meditations Upon Nasreddin Hoca'… has a lot of warmth and soul”. – Erinc Yikar, saxophonist, having performed both these works
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Email 31st Mar 2011 by Jim Drake
Just a brief note to tell you how much I admire your reading of "Petite Fleur," which I saw recently on YouTube. As you hardly need me to tell you, your security of technique throughout the instrument's range is most impressive. Your reading of "Fleur," as I experienced it, blends the repressed freedom that I find inherent in the music (a sort of yearning for freedom, if you will) which you underscored by adding, in my estimation, just the perfect amount of "bite" and wail in the tone where appropriate. Such was my experience hearing and seeing you play "Petite Fleur," and I merely want you to know how much I thoroughly enjoyed it.
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Facebook 6th Nov 2011 by Damon Key, saxophonist
From a co-performer in the premiere of Yvette Audain's saxophone quartet no. 1, 'bulletproof petals':
"Soprano Sax. Exposed solo lines in the upper register. This was a bastard to play, but awesome."