William Susman
Scattered Threads
Released May 5, 2026
“…riveting…”
“…elegant…transporting…”
“…a composer who's forged his own style…”
“…Brancato and Hamme moving dynamically from one modulation to the next with authority, the changes especially impressively executed when the contrasts in tone, rhythm, and tempo are so pronounced.”
“… a terrific showcase for [Hamme’s] prodigious skill-set. The layered blend entrances from the outset, and his precise synchronization of the four parts makes for a riveting twelve minutes.”
– textura
PAST CRITICAL ACCLAIM
“… textually shimmering and harmonically ravishing …”
– Gramophone
“… crystalline music …”
– Fanfare“
… beautifully lyrical…”
– Harmonious World
“… profoundly expressive …”
– Interlude
“stillness and movement, simplicity and complexity, light and darkness”
– No Dead Guys
“The music shimmers, dances in ecstatic joy, quivering on the edge of silence.”
–Inactuelles, musiques singulières
“… a powerful emotional experience…”
– New Music Buff
“… hypnotic …”
– Spellbinding Music