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“Contemporary, experimental music developed from modernism and the avant-garde, questioning established aesthetic conventions; it can be profound and important.”
— Frank Rouse, Media Room - The Arts in Real Life
March 14, 2024

“Tiffany M. Skidmore Talks: experimentation at the heart of it”

— Schuyler Tsuda Podcast, S2E2
December 2, 2023

“Expanding the boundaries of instrumental music”

“Sheldon Johnson, a saxophonist, described the whole process as ‘dynamic. ‘Our performance grows like an organism,’ Johnson said. ‘Every time I come back to it, I notice something new and different…’”

— Mylien Lai, The Spectrum
September 13, 2023

”New Music + Technology Festival features handmade instruments, animated musical scores”
”Patti Cudd will premiere a new work for snare drum and electronics by Tiffany M. Skidmore.”

— Liz Gray, Virginia Tech News
April 27, 2023

“The highlights of this season included a performance…by Tiffany Skidmore of electro-acoustic opera called The William Blake Cycle: Unseen, Unbodied, Unknown at Virginia Tech ”

— Jason Whittaker, A Blakean Year: 2022
December 31, 2022

“New Music + Technology Festival showcases faculty and student innovation at the Cube”

“…a large-scale work by Virginia Tech composition faculty member Tiffany M. Skidmore called "The William Blake Cycle: Unseen, Unbodièd, Unknown."”

— Liz Gray, Virginia Tech News
November 30, 2022

Fanfare Review of “Resistance/Resonance”
”The 2016 piece cistern. anechoic. sonalucent by Tiffany M. Skidmore reflects on the empty space of an anechoic chamber…”
— Colin Clarke, Fanfare
July 17, 2021

The Whole Note Review of “Resistance/Resonance”
”…Skidmore, creates a distant shadow aura amid slow-moving whispers – a piece that is magnificent in its understated quality.”
— Adam Scime, The Whole Note
July 1, 2021

Percorsi Musicali Review of “Resistance/Resonance”
”…cistern. anechoic. sonolucent di Tiffany M. Skidmore è un gioco in controluce, abbagli incredibili dei suoni come risultato di una trasposizione di effetti acustici, il senso di larghezza di una cisterna rinchiuso poi in una camera anecoica…”
— Ettore Garzia, Percorsi Musicali
May 25, 2021

Take Effect Review of “Resistance/Resonance”
”’cistern. anechoic. sonolucent’… finishes with a dreamy 10 minutes that explores the serene side of the violin.”
— Tom Haugen, Take Effect
May 05, 2021

New Focus Recordings
”The closing work on the recording, cistern . anechoic . sonolucent by TIffany M. Skidmore is inward-looking, understated.”
— Kyle Bartlett, Composer
May 05, 2021

Midwest Record Review of “Resistance/Resonance”
”A fine passel of ars gratia artis, it’s so left leaning that dopers could almost adopt this as some new head music now that tea is getting more and more legal.”
— Chris Spector, Midwest Record
April 03, 2021

“‘The Golden Ass,’ Perplexing on the Surface, But Profoundly Confusing Underneath”
“If you are curious, if you like avant-garde, if you enjoy unusual music, you may find this challenging but enjoyable as well.”
— Rob Dunkelberger, The Stages of MN
February 22, 2020

“‘When Home Won’t Let You Stay’ opens at Mia; Balanchine’s ‘Jewels’ at Northrop”
“We’ve written earlier about interesting developments in opera in the Twin Cities. One of the most provocative will be on display this weekend at Nautilus...”
— Pamela Espeland, Minnpost
February 21, 2020

“Myth-busting composers will change the way you look at opera”
“It is one of the lesser-known myths of classical antiquity, and also one of the most morally questionable.”

— Terry Blain, Star Tribune
February 19, 2020

No Exit & Zeitgeist at the Bop Stop (Jan. 17)
“Tiffany Skidmore’s The Psyche and Cupid Miniatures I-IV are extremely brief excerpts — all less than a minute — from her opera-in-progress.”
— Timothy Robson, ClevelandClassical.com
January 22, 2020

No Exit and Zeitgeist present “Here and There 2020”
“... these are four miniatures that are packed with information.”
— Mike Telin, ClevelandClassical.com
January 14, 2020

Alumni Profile: 113 Composers Collective
“We’re creating a better context for much better work.”
— Katie Dohman, tutti Magazine

December 9, 2019

2018 McKnight Composer Fellows and McKnight Visiting Composers Announced
May 31, 2018

Interview with Tiffany Skidmore
— Tyler Schultz, Studio Z Blog
September 9, 2019

Interview with Tiffany Skidmore
“I’m struck by the qualities that unite these works: the slow-moving textures, the glacial tempi, the galactic solemnity, the heavy emotions felt at a distance.”

— Nina Dante, Fonema Consort
November 1, 2018

Tiffany Skidmore: Vocalist Composer
“Both prolific and versatile, Skidmore has produced an extensive catalogue of work that ranges from finely crystalline chamber music to gothic contemporary art song fused with electronics.”
— Tim Hanson, American Composers Forum
February 9, 2016

“One Night Art Gallery with Tiffany Skidmore”
— Verne Windham, Spokane Public Radio, KPBX
October 25, 2014

“Tiffany Skidmore wins music composition award”
“Skidmore won Opus 7's prestigious fifth annual award for composing a piece called "O rubor sanguinis."“
— Amanda Dickau, The Gonzaga Bulletin
March 31, 2004