“After a harplike flourish and a drum fill, gliding magical strings and a subdued 16 th-note hi-hat rhythm appear.”

“Ms. Brewer's accompanist, Craig Rutenberg, contributed superb playing to this recital, notably in the Strauss Wiegenlied, with its perpetual motion of harplike arpeggiation.”

“Its most important instrument is the kora, a harplike instrument made from a dried and hollowed-out gourd.”