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- "...Latham has made a handsome addition to his impressive list of compositions, and to the literature of chamber orchestra, with his EXCELSIOR K2...exploitation of orchestral colors that is both craftsman like and inspired...Melodic invention is infinite...The musical vocabulary...is not new, but its emotional content pushes neoromanticism into a whole new area..."
Wayne Lee Gay, Fort Worth Star Telegram, Sept. 14, 1994.
- "...SINFONIETTA, a work in the neoclassical vein that sounds remarkably fresh..."
Michael Flemming, Ft. Worth Star Telegram, Apr. 29,1982.
- "...The World premiere of Symphony No. 2 (SINFONIETTA) proved it to be a vivid concise score by a talented American..."
Dorothy Fee, Musical America, Oct., 1955.
- "...As a composer he excels in sacred choruses; in his concert band music he boldly experiments with modern techniques, as exemplified in his DODECAPHONIC SET, and most spectacularly in FUSION..."
Nicolas Slonimsky, Baker's Bio. Dictionary of Musicians.
- "...BRAVOURE is a high class contemporary work...it is as demanding as it is pianistic...a virtuoso's showpiece..."
Robert Pincus, San Antonio Express News, Sept. 19, 1976.
- "...AMERICAN YOUTH PERFORMS...is an exciting contemporary piece which can literally raise the listeners to their feet,...and so it did..."
Betty Utter, Ft. Worth Star Telegram, Sept. 7, 1969.
- "...TE DEUM is a work of remarkable beauty...the instrumental elements are blended, not to support one another but to complement..."
Harriet Simpson, Raleigh, N.C. News and Observer, May 7, 1964.
- "...CONCERTO GROSSO...is an impressive work...the saxophones are ingeniously interwoven with the orchestra, with a net effect that is often quite sumptuous.."
Harvey Southgate
Rochester, N.Y., Democrat and Chronicle,
July 3, 1963.
Rochester, N.Y., Democrat and Chronicle,
July 3, 1963.
- "...this Concerto is of an altogether exquisite charm and a most unusual example of American music at its best..."
Sigurd M. Rascher, letter, Sept. 15, 1962.
- "...SILVER ANNIVERSARY...a gem in formal construction...abundant melody and superb band scoring - an exciting new addition to the repertoire..."
John Paynter, The Instrumentalist, Apr., 1962.
- "...FIVE ATONAL STUDIES...proved unexpectedly charming,...the 'row' without its inevitable discordant harmony lends itself to lovely melody...does not seem restricted in its flight..."
Walter Whitworth, Indianapolis Star New, Feb. 22, 1955.
- "...SONATINA...clever portrayal of changing moods sustained the interest of the listener to the very end. The composer...has something to say and says it well..."
Elena de Sayn, Washington, D.C., The Phillips Gallery, Oct. 19, 1953.
- "...THE LADY OF SHALOTT...the music...is of estimable quality...refreshingly free from 'influences'...The writing is clear, economical and unpretentious..."
Frederick Yeiser, The Cincinnati Enquirer, Mar. 9, 1941.
- "...a meticulous performance of Latham's tone poem (THE LADY OF SHALOTT)...a composition worthy of note for its delicately refined atmosphere..."
Valeria Adler, Musical America, Mar. 25, 1941.