I am convinced of two things about Ric Flauding’s music that do separate him from the rest of the compositional world. First, he has the ability to express human emotion in a contemporary idiom. This fact alone makes his music worthy of serious consideration in a world that is seemingly losing touch with that ability. Secondly, his own personal integrity will simply not let him produce anything but his best efforts, both in the “commercial” field and also what still may be termed “classical”.

Robert Becker: Violist (New York String Quartet, Julliard School, LA recording session musician)