The concert caught fire with American composer Z. Randall Stroope's "Lamentationes de Jeremias," a searing lament with forceful, crashing chords. Greenville News

The concert concluded with “In Paradisum” by Z. Randall Stroope, which is dedicated to…..It is a touching composition in a colorful pantonal language with rich dynamic contrasts, including swelling crescendos and gently reflective pianissimo passages. [Review of The Manhattan Choral Ensemble] Sequenza 21/

[Canterbury Choral Society] The evening's highlight was a three-movement work by Z. Randall Stroope titled, "Hodie." This attractive work employed the chorus, children's chorus, organ, brass and percussion. Stroope's skill as a composer was well demonstrated in this lively work that incorporated brass fanfares, passages of mixed meter and powerfully resonant climaxes. The Oklahoman

If you've heard this choir [Bel Canto under direction of Z. Randall Stroope] before, you know what to expect here - lustrous ensemble sound, crisp, clear, clean articulations, irresistible rhythmic energy, keen intonation, and impressive command of some very challenging music. Classics Today

Z. Randall Stroope’s We Beheld Once Again the Stars concluded the evening, a setting of text from Dante’s Purgatory for heaven. [This] fared particularly well at this concert in Boston’s Hayden Planetarium. The Boston Musical Intelligencer