Reviews
"Tate's connection to nature and the human experience was quite apparent in this piece...rarer still is his ability to effectively infuse classical music with American Indian nationalism."
Gail Wein - Washington Post
"...a new musical stream unsullied by Hollywood and tourist stereotypes."
New York Times
"...profoundly meditative and exquisitely restrained. Much of it has the feel of classical settings of the Latin mass, but it is distinctly aboriginal in tone...the lines could stand as a statement of will by an artist supremely confident of his intent...the whole orchestra sounds at times to be riding a bolt of lightning."
Longmont Times-Call
"His ear for colors produced vivid tonal images...the whole work is extraordinarily evocative..."
Classical New Jersey
"...an original voice...let's hear more."
Denver Rocky Mountain News
"...tinged with sadness and noble drama...delicate and poignant writing...the orchestra paints a vast landscape of sonorities and ethereal textures."
Cleveland Plain Dealer
"The music is quite virtuosic, dynamic and trance-like. It's quite a trip for the listener ."
Edwin Outwater, Conductor
"...evocative and skillfully written..."
Strings Magazine
"His music borrows from both traditions but is in debt to neither. Both traditions are richer for his efforts, and so are his listeners."
Billings Gazette
"Tate showed a keen sense of sound..."
Albuquerque Journal
"...rhythmic, forceful and entertaining."
Laramie Daily Boomerang
