Worn as a "badge of honor", here is an early review from 1987 in The New York Times on Floating Falling for cello & timpani which premiered at Merkin Concert Hall. The music's rhythmic drive and minimal approach was a stark contrast to the other pieces on the program eliciting this response:
"...a trial - its repetitious style and scarcely varied timbres wearing out their welcome about halfway through this relatively brief piece."