“… a concert that dared actually feature composers from our own place and time qualifies as a momentous event. Which isn’t to disparage the remarkable efforts of one of the state’s most valuable performing arts ensembles, Fear No Music — in fact, it shows just how critical they are to Portland’s artistic vitality… FNM’s many concerts featuring works by young composers, women composers, composers from ‘shithole’ countries, and so on, cultivate a very Portland sense of civic art. “Think globally, act locally,” as the bumper stickers used to say.”
— Oregon ArtsWatch
“Fear No Music has been delivering brilliant musical experiences to Portland for over 25 years, and tonight this classically trained collective offers a program of fresh compositions responding to last year's senate confirmation hearings that elevated the dishonorable Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court… Come give witness to the power of creative transmutation as some of this town's finest musicians turn national heartache into unadulterated hope.”
— Portland Mercury
“Local new music group Fear No Music is known for two things. They’re some of the best classical musicians in town, and they bring that expertise to lovingly daring performances… they tend to collaborate with composers from Oregon and environs. That earns them an A+ from Arts Watch.”
— Oregon ArtsWatch
“Fear No Music is a civic treasure” — Oregon ArtsWatch
“One of the best concerts of the year” — Willamette Week
“Extraordinary intensity"— The Oregonian
"Never expect Fear No Music programming to be doctrinaire" — Seattle Weekly
"Intelligent taste in programming" — Seattle Post-Intelligencer
"Performed with energy, intelligence, and technical polish"— Tacoma News Tribune
"a soaring and diving musical exploration of the swifts, while touching on themes of home, immigration, and open borders" — Portland Monthly Magazine
"unimpeachable performance credentials, a love for local and contemporary composers, and a mature sense of social justice and responsibility” — Oregon ArtsWatch