"It was a pleasure to meet you last night.  Your musical compositions are filled with story, emotion and humanity.   Your sensibility is so compelling.  You have inspired me." 

-Randi Matushevitz, artist

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"Michelle Green Willner’s stormy and dissonant waltz, 'Garden of Love,' bellowed forth with great fury..."

- Jesse David Corti, Los Angeles Music Review: VOICES OF LOS ANGELES: SONGS OF EXPERIENCE (Hollywood Master Chorale)

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“...It sparkles with chromaticism. It sparkles with syncopated rhythm...I am very thrilled to be presenting it.”  

-Dr. Stephen Pu, Artistic Director,

Hollywood Master Chorale

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"Another plus is a setting of Sim Shalom, composed by Michelle Green Willner. This setting is one that I found had artistic merit as well as commercial possibility."

-Jewish Post, Indianapolis, Marion County

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"Thoughtful, well crafted...her compositions always inspire both performer and audience. She is truly an amazing and versatile talent!"

-Dr. Noreen Green, Conductor,

LA Jewish Symphony

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“The piece is magnificent!  It's a movie! It evoked so many images in my mind, like an 1940s Cecil B. deMille biblical extravaganza.

I loved it. I hope it has a rich future and will be performed again in many places!”

-Corinne Joy Brown, Author

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"A pleasure to listen to your music.  Your work has a natural quality, beautifully shaping phrases with an organic structure.  Your Holocaust themed works are powerful and moving."

-Mark Kligman, Professor

Mickey Katz Endowed Chair in Jewish Music, UCLA

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"What an amazing day!! Thank you SO much for putting in so much time to give us a fantastic presentation today. We had such a wonderful time learning from you and hearing your music. You have given us a great memory that we will cherish through our lives. I am thankful for our new friendship."

-Skye Angulo, Professor

Long Beach City College on Invited Lecture

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"I have to say right off the bat that I thoroughly enjoyed this piece of music. It is challenging, engaging, thought-provoking and full of emotion. Also, the performance and recording is superb!... I am honored to award Reverberations (In Memoriam: Ellie Wiesel) 1st place."

-Judges' comments (excerpt), 2024 Biennial Music Competition, Nat'l League American Pen Women