Los Angeles Times

12/10/17- Review: An L.A. Phil Reminder that but a Mile, and Fate, Separate Disney Hall from Skid Row.       

“This year there was also an impressive work by a bass player, Benjamin Shirley, whose life fell apart through substance abuse and who spent two years homeless. He is now the Street Symphony’s first composer fellow, and the program included the premiere of his “We Need Darkness to See the Stars,” written for the occasion."

-Mark Swed

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