Press Quotes

“Duo Fujin’s performances are brilliant and fresh – their sensitivity and virtuosity are an inspiration to contemporary composers.”

- Sarah Zipperer Gaskins, composer

“Misty Theisen is a musician of truly outstanding ability. Her virtuosity and interpretive artistry as a flutist is extraordinary. I have rarely had the occasion to have my music performed with such sensitivity, integrity and skill. I know she will find great success as a performer wherever her talents lead her.”

- Stephen Dankner, composer

“Duo Fujin plays with an amazing metronomic precision and a wide emotional palette. Individually, both Misty Theisen and Marc Ballard have an impressive musical vocabulary which makes their duo a tour de force as interpreters of 21st-century music. It has been a pleasure to write music for such a high-quality chamber ensemble.”

- Neil Anderson-Himmelspach, composer