John Palmer's music reflects an amazing diplomacy of time, as in old and new, and space, as in east and west. He puts the seemingly incompatible happily together as in, for example, the way he brings a harpsichord into a world with electronic sounds and Middle Eastern drumming. His range includes melodic woodwind writing, cello and electronics combined, and violin and harpsichord duo; and his moods change from reflective to dramatic to playful. And whatever he does, he does with talent, refinement, and originality.

CDe Music, New York, Electronic Music Foundation