Jupiter Chamber Players, Romping With the Classics
Tuesday, November 16, 2004; Page C07

"The highlight of their program at the National Academy of Sciences Auditorium on Sunday was a Rossini Duo for Cello and Bass, a wonderfully playful romp that had those two deep-voiced heavyweights engaged in scenes that could have been straight from one of Rossini's operas featuring arias, swordplay and coloratura posturing.

Cellist Ani Aznavoorian and bassist Kurt Muroki teased each other through the dance like finale, beginning each repetition of the dance barely audibly and, oh so slowly, gathering momentum and dynamic energy as they chased each other through to the blistering conclusion. Cellists are known for their technical agility but bassists are rarely challenged this way, and Muroki made it sound astonishingly easy."

-- Joan Reinthaler - Washington Post