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

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,

Sonograma magazine has posted a great review of McEncroe's Dark Clouds in Life. "El resultat musical és d’una bellesa fràgil..." "Un excellent treball per escoltar i reescoltar, i descobrir i redescobrir." -- Joan Carles Abelenda. The volume features "Natalie's Suite", a highly personal work with two very long movements written mostly as a catharsis, and McEncroe is quite moved by the fact that many people seem to like it, the way it resonates with them. Read the full review