

Evocative and Gripping - My Symphonic Poems review
Having never heard McEncroe's work before, Mel Martin at Audiophile Audition, is now keen to hear more of his work. In this month's online review of MY SYMPHONIC POEMS, Martin writes: "From the spry energy of That Old Indian Summer, to the majestic dignity of Movements in the Night, McEncroe’s talent for creating compositions that evoke both image and emotion is on vibrant display. This is a very nice and listenable collection of music from a talented composer that has eluded

Nostalgic Symphonic Poems by McEncroe - Album review
"A Romantic, filmic flow with a style that seems to be a parallel to Howard Shore’s scores with touches of English Impressionism and mid-20th Century orchestral style", writes Steven A. Kennedy at Cinemusical in his November review of McEncroe's album "My Symphonic Poems". The double album offering comprises 10 works in which the Janacek Philharmonic orchestra, conducted by Anthony Armore, explores purely orchestral music. Describing the pieces in turn as "an interesting comb

Music Pared to its Essence - My Symphonic Poems album review
In their November review of McEncroe's latest album "My Symphonic Poems", Textura.org describe Mark's composition as splendid, "presented without unnecessary ornamentation, the music pared to its essence to communicate without obfuscation and with clarity and immediacy... "McEncroe's gift for melody regularly surfaces, from the folk-like motif voiced by multiple instrument groups in “That Old Indian Summer” to the wistful theme that flows so gracefully through “Movements in t