Allan Kozinn of The New York Times praised the piece, describing it as "packed with shimmering string and woodwind textures yet with a changeability and bite that are among the most recognizable hallmarks of Mr. Stucky’s music."[3] However, James Roy MacBean of Berkeley Daily Planet was slightly more critical, opining that it "jammed a vast variety of orchestral colors into too small a musical space to do anything noteworthy."[4] Reviewing a 2014 performance with the San Francisco Symphony, music critic Kevin Chen remarked that the work "truly elicited a visual response, as [conductor] Valcuha and the orchestra brought almost a film-score atmosphere to the hall. Ultimately, the piece drew a few early standing ovations and whistles, and it was noted that the glockenspiel player in particular seemed to be having a lot of fun."[5]
