Selected Comments:

1. ✓I am a pianist, if that makes a difference. I really prefer Bach but have new appreciation for Glass. The incredible contrasts in the Mad Rush were really like LIFE ITSELF - I can see why the Dalai Lama appreciated this. I was...surprised and overwhelmed. Thank you!
   

2. ✓Always loved Bach, never knew Glass. Felt bad for some guy Glass going against Bach. Wow! Blew my mind. Thanks for introducing me to Glass!
   

3. ✓This was one of the most wonderful concerts I have ever been to. Aside from the wonderful compositions and beautiful piano playing, the interactive format was something that enhanced the experience. If there had been a 4th round, I think there would have been a tie - very difficult decision to make.
   

4. ✓Thank you so much for such an extraordinary, amazing, talented and innovative performance!!!!!!
   

5. ✓Overall choice Bach, but really enjoyed Glass more than I expected. Great format, loved the comparisons
   

6. ✓First impression of Glass - Too repetitive. First impression of Glass - Too repetitive. But his work definitely grew on me.
   

7. ✓I found music by Glass more interesting than anticipated, but minimalism is too limited and technical to sustain a whole evening. Glass is also locked into the piano’s mid-range.
   

8. ✓While Bach won (for me) in each category, I was surprised how much I liked some of the Glass pieces - especially Metamorphosis Four and Mad Rush. Thanks for making me think about Glass in a new way!
   

9. ✓In my opinion Bach had less funk, change, rhythm that I like, but Glass has my type. [10 years old]
   

10. ✓I was very surprised that I enjoyed listening to music by Philip Glass [70 years old]
    

11. ✓Bach is exquisite. Glass makes you listen in a new way. Chiu brings them both to life as though they were here.
    

12. ✓Amazing job!! had me hooked the entire time.
    

13. ✓Amazing! Although Glass is mesmerizing, Bach is Beautiful. And you are a delight.
    

14. ✓While I certainly love the Metamorphosis, Bach holds a large place in my heart. Then again, Oberlin tends to split people down these lines.
    

15. ✓Love the smackdown format! Promotes interest and provides information about both composers.
    

16. ✓I was astonished by the Glass you presented, which had subtleties I couldn’t have imagined beforehand. The 1st two Bach pieces seemed sooo Rococco. But overall Bach does more and has directions to go in that seem denied to Glass.
    

17. ✓Bach won for me in every category but I was surprised at how much I liked some of the Glass pieces.  Thanks for making me think about Glass in a new way
    

18. ✓I’m going to stick with Bach.
    

19. ✓Excellent!
    

20. ✓I felt like Glass was writing today’s pop-music starting in the 1920’s and 1930’s. I love the layering because of the complexity and meaningfulness it contributes to a piece.
    

21. ✓Bach should have won. Glass cheated.
    

22. ✓Tough choice! Everything was beautiful.
    

23. ✓Philip Glass is so hypnotic! and energetic! I love that you’ve exposed so many to Glass!
    

24. ✓Round 1: I wanted less notes on the Bach and more notes on the Glass. But Glass’ sensibility is more to my heart - a main theme without clutter. Round 2: Very tough choice. Both showed way more oomph, which I loved. The 2nd Glass piece really picked up. Round 3: Loved both. The Glass was like raindrops. Thanks for this concert. I lost my dad a few weeks ago - he was a musician and composer, albeit an unknown one, his whole life. I’m sad I can’t talk to him about the show - I think he would have really dug it. However, listening to the last Glass piece helped me feel a lot more at peace about his passing, more of an acceptance. A question on the methodology: I can’t help but feel that who’s played last has an influence on the voting, like an argument at a trial - the last lawyer who speaks has a little more sway because it’s fresher in the mind. Again, thanks. What a fun show and exercise.
    

25. ✓Surprised to discover Glass in this way - he speaks for our time in a very touching way.
    

26. ✓The performance was amazing! The format was really engaging for the whole audience!
    

27. ✓What I loved about Glass (in the 2nd/3rd piece you played) was how it erupted into MAGNIFICENCE! The repetitive meditation was broken all at once with this frenzy of overwhelming emotion. I enjoyed Bach on a more intellectual level. But, Glass strikes something deeper. Thank you! Fantastic!
    

28. ✓Great as always. Studied Bach this year along with Glass. While Bach was technically stronger, Glass had a modern sound that won me over.
    

29. ✓Outstanding!!! I had not been as familiar with Glass prior to tonight. I found the layering very enjoyable.
    

30. ✓I felt Glass was too dark, brooding and repetitive. Bach seemed lighter and more varied and interesting.
    

31. ✓Why do you keep banging the same themes on the piano over and over, Mr. Glass? Because it sounds so good when I stop.
    

32. ✓My father may be rolling over in his grave. He loved Bach. [voted straight Glass ticket]
    

33. ✓It was lovely. I chose Glass for everything because I hear similarities with so many other things I listen to.
    

34. ✓Thank you! You and the music touched my soul.
    

35. ✓I felt like Glass was speaking to me, Bach was speaking to ... you? The instrument? God? Thought I could tell, then I couldn’t.
    

36. ✓I always adored Bach - and loved playing his pieces. I never really listened to Glass - so you have opened my eyes (ears - maybe even fingers one day again)! What a treat to be here this evening! Not sure where to go with my overall choice. However, as a “Traditionalist” in many ways (including grammar - as an English teacher) - I’m going to stick with Bach. Thank you so much!
    

37. ✓I chose Bach overall on the basis of other favorites - as a singer I adore Bist du Bei mir & I love the Brandenburg Concerti (I am a psychologist and a singer).
    

38. ✓Expected “Modern” classical to be atonal. Pleasantly surprised. Never “heard” the piano that way before listening to Glass. Like taking it to a new place. Exciting but repetitive enough to be comforting. Feel guilty [straight Glass ticket] because I grew up playing Bach and love some of his pieces.

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