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Reynolds [approaches] the traditional concerto pattern of a solo virtuoso interacting with an ensemble through the double-mirror-like effect of … two responding agents, the ensemble and computer – together, they enhance the mercurial sense of personality projected by the piece. … In contrast to Personae, the purely acoustic Aspiration allows the ensemble to set the stage or scene on which the soloist enters. The result is more obviously orderly, linear, and lucid in comparison to the sumptuous density and multiplicity of Personae. … Reynolds describes the solo work Kokoro as “a collection of extreme and alternative worlds within which aspects of a common ancestorship emerge in perilous and unpredictable succession.”
