The Guardian, 18 th November, 2003
Music of Today: Philharmonia, Royal Festival Hall
Reviewed by Geoff Brown
Youth had a ball earlier when two promising composers in their mid-twenties, Emily Hall and Anna Meredith, shared the platform in the Philharmonia's occasional series, Music of Today. We heard four pieces, none longer than eight minutes, all with substance, bite and a refreshing desire to connect with an audience.
Clear points of reference helped, from a drunken jazz trumpeter in Hall's Chatelet to the minor ninth interval that haunts Meredith's The Seventh Door. Music with a human face , ebulliently performed. More from both, please.
The Guardian, Saturday January 29, 2005
London Sinfonietta, LSO St Lukes
Reviewed by Andrew Clements
Emily Hall's Think About Space, sounded fresh and distinctive.
The Times, Saturday January 31, 2005
London Sinfonietta, LSO St Lukes
Reviewed by John Allison
It was good to hear the angst-free sound-scape of Emily Hall's think about space. Disjointed rhythms jostle each other in this short piece, to which a reedy melodeon and electric guitar lend strong colour.