“Paul Alan Levi’s oratorio Dayenu is a work which really does soar through its music, and was given a sumptuous Carnegie Hall premiere by the New York Choral Society.”
— Aufbau
“Mr. Levi has a natural flair for theatrical choral music.”
— New Music Connoisseur
“...vigorous...Evocatively scored…inventive choral effects…clever…reflective and controlled.”
— Chorus!
“...gradual transformations of harmony, melodic fragmentation, and rhythmic alteration…skillfully handled…quite sensuous.”
— The Boston Herald
“...music of magic and fantasy.”
— Sonneck Society Bulletin
“...a work of impressively individual profile, full of piquantly arresting thematic and structural material…successfully balanced between the lyric and crusty…beautifully voiced for the ensemble.”
— The New York Daily News
“...writes knowingly for the instruments…compelling and dynamic…”
