“A scintillating solo debut....Hospelhorn’s pop-adjacent experimental folk features her lovely, elastic vocals, her flute, and her intricately programmed electronics, along with standout performances by guests such as Katinka Kleijn and V.V. Lightbody.”
— Chicago Reader
“evocative and soul-stirring ”
— Wax Vinyl Records
“A marvel of restraint, precision and quiet....like a folktale turned oddly, surreally modern, a magical realist scenario set in the right now.” —Dusted Magazine”
— Dusted Magazine
“Ensemble dal Niente commissions and selects new music that earns the designation “new” not just because it’s freshly composed; it also challenges both players and audiences to experience performance in new ways.”
— Bill Meyer, Chicago Reader
“Dal Niente keep their fingers firmly on the pulse of living music.”
— The Wire
“The instrumentalists were exemplary in the seemingly unlimited sounds they elicited, with pianist Winston Choi and bass flutist Emma Hospelhorn standouts in their respective parts which ranged from the delicate to the bombastic.”
— Chicago Classical Review
“a superb contemporary-music collective”
— The New York Times
“the wonderful flute of Emma Hospelhorn on The Ocean Door lend[s] a new dimension to the music.”
