"…the new-music ensemble Signal, conducted by Brad Lubman, brought its customary authority to three works…brilliantly executed."
-NYTimes (May 14, 2012)
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"…Mr. Wuorinen’s pungent score, performed with aplomb by the excellent Ensemble Signal, conducted by Brad Lubman."
-NYTimes (February 21, 2012)
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"…a relaxing way to hear challenging modern music…The setting was ideal for Helmut Lachenmann’s Pression…Two little girls seated on the stage floor listened raptly, then talked quietly afterward to compare their reactions.”
-NYTimes (February 8, 2012)
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"...warm-hued performance by string players from the Signal Ensemble and the pianist
Michael Riesman, this music had a fleeting Mendelssohnian spirit at times…"
-NYTimes (January 30, 2012)
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"Brad Lubman, leading his superb ensemble Signal, closed the program with a passionate, focused account of Gorecki’s oddly titled “Kleines Requiem für eine Polka”.
-NYTimes (November 13, 2011)
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"...Signal did a superb job of highlighting the nebulous, tactile qualities of the Ligeti...”
-NYTimes (May 22, 2011)
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“Julia Wolfe’s ...“Cruel Sister” had its New York premiere on Thursday night at the Miller Theater, brilliantly performed by 18 players from the Ensemble Signal, conducted by Brad Lubman.”
-NY Times (February 4, 2011)
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“New music dream team” 
-Time out NY, Best of 2010 Classical and Opera (December 17, 2010) 
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“...Top Shelf...”
-NPR, 5 Best Genre Defying Albums of 2010 (Penelope) (December 8, 2010)
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“...expertly played by Signal...” 
-LATimes (August 22, 2010) 
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“The concert ended with “...zwei Gefühle...: Musik mit Leonardo”... the Signal Ensemble, conducted vibrantly by Brad Lubman. Mr. Lachenmann spoke the texts... the audience whooped and cheered after every work.”
-NYTimes (April 2, 2010)
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“Mr. Lubman conducted a clear, vital performance, and Signal made this dense, heavily syncopated score [Reich’s Double Sextet] breathe and dance.”
-NYTimes (June 24, 2009)
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“...one of the most vital groups of its kind...The directness and energy of the playing, heard at such close range, had a visceral power that was hard to resist.”
-NYTimes (May 19, 2009) 
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“Signal vividly demonstrated its affinity for Mr. Reich’s music, with Brad
Lubman leading vibrant, euphoric performances that seemed to electrify the remarkably youthful audience.”
-NYTimes (September 17, 2008)
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“Brad Lubman conducted (Signal)...with gripping vehemence.” 
-LATimes (June 10, 2008)
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“...deeply committed performances.” 
-Musical America (June 9, 2008)

“Years ago, Reich predicted that orchestras would need to change, to become more flexible in order to perform more than the extremely narrow band of repertoire we keep hearing over and over... With Brad Lubman’s Signal, composed of some of New York’s most accomplished music players, that day seems closer. In only its second official performance, the group nailed Eight Lines and Reich’s new-ish Daniel Variations.”
-San Francisco Classical Voice (June 10, 2008)