

Musical Discourse Built from Pure Sensitivity - My Symphonic Poems album review
Sonograma online have just published another great review of McEncroe's latest album "My Symphonic Poems". "Everything is subjective, real and forceful. Mark John McEncroe has a well-defined style. The musical discourse of the Australian composer is built from pure sensitivity. The conductor Anthony Armore plays the music with an orchestral palette full of colors and shades. Armore transforms this interpretation of the Janacek Philharmonic Orchestra into a prodigy of balance,

Grand string themes and lyricism - My Symphonic Poems Album review
Here's another review of McEncroe's album "My Symphonic Poems" from the InfoDad team:
"All 10 of the symphonic poems by Mark John McEncroe heard on a two-CD Navona release show the composer’s ability to craft effective music for a large instrumental group, and all look to the past in the sense in which they are emotionally evocative rather than mired in compositional fads or techniques of the moment. They are nevertheless quite contemporary in their aims, with some speaking


The Inside Story: Mark John McEncroe and MY SYMPHONIC POEMS
Mark is the Oct 19th featured artist in PARMA Recordings “The Inside Story,” a blog series exploring the inner workings and personalities of their artists. Read on to learn about Mark’s one performance experience, and why it was his first and last performance… Read the full story on the Parma blog and enjoy! #PARMArecordings #MarkJohnMcEncroe #featuredartist #blog #composer #australiancomposer #artist #classical #interview #music #nature #NavonaRecords #newalbum #newrelease #


No Gimmicks - "My Symphonic Poems" album review
McEncroe's latest release, "My Symphonic Poems" has been reviewed on Pizzicato Magazine, the internet music journal of Luxembourg's Remy Franck. "McEncroe... writes music that sounds romantic on the one hand and like film music on the other. He is thus a contemporary who does not sound contemporary. " "One thing one can not reproach the composer for: to look for external brilliance or to make a gimmicky statement. That honors him." Read the full review here: https://www.pizzi


Lovely, Memorable Melodies - "My Symphonic Poems" Album Review
Another great review of McEncroe's album "My Symphonic poems" can be found at Records International Online: "These tone poems succeed admirably in these aims, on their own terms; they ably illustrate the picturesque subject matter of their evocative titles,..." "[McEncroe] is adept at coming up with lovely, memorable melodies..." "The results will at different times recall Brahms, Dvorak, Beethoven, occasionally Sibelius and other obvious Romantic models, and are thoroughly e


The secret sauce is the punk rock spirit - Album Review
Check out this short and sweet review of McEncroe's latest album "My Symphonic Poems". Chris Spector of Midwest Record online writes: The secret sauce behind this double CD of well played, well written contemporary classical is the punk rock spirit lurking under the surface. Not classical trained and not wanting to make a statement, McEncroe is only concerned with making music that speaks to him. With the Janacek Philharmonic Orchestra bringing his notes to life, this set cou