“It was above all a piece for bass clarinet by Ross Lorraine which aroused interest. Here you could hear the quality which distinguishes the best of contemporary British music: it doesn’t mess about…it’s upfront music – unspoilt and direct” - Süddeutsche Zeitung
“I most enjoyed Ross Lorraine’s Melos, with it’s long-breathed melody gradually coalescing from fragments" - The Times
“Ross Lorraine’s new work was even more gripping in it’s Feldman-like aura of quietly focused intensity” - musicweb
“Lorraine is his own composer, producing work which, while receptive to external influence, expresses a notable consistency and independence of thought… Lorraine is a composer with something to say, and I (for one) am curious to hear how he will choose to say it next” - BMIC Counterpoints
I discovered Ross Lorraine while arranging Harrison Birtwistle’s Love Cries in 1998-99. He was working on the score, and Birtwistle said ‘He’s very interesting, I think you should give him a commission’ – so I did” - Michael Berkeley, 2001 Cheltenham Festival programme