Principal Conductor Paul Hostetter was an alert, responsive, and emotionally espressive maestro, who expertly supported the differeing interpretations of the various soloists with an almost telepathic rapport, eliciting ravishing playing from his superb orchestral instrumentalists (from the NY Concerti Sinfonietta).SherwinEpoch Times

Mr. Hostetter certainly is the best of America.The Royal Gazette

Mr. Hostetter, obviously relishing every note of this (Copland's "Rodeo") exuberantly mirthful score, produced an incredibly joyful performance from the orchestra….all together, a masterful account of the work.The Royal Gazette

All the while, Mr. Hostetter coaxed rich tonal colouration and texture from all sections of the orchestra. Bermuda is fortunate to have attracted a conductor of such caliber...The Royal Gazette

Paul Hostetter drives orchestra to musical heightsLentNew Jersey Recorder Newspaper

(Mahler's Ruckert Lieder) was captured flawlessly in the performance under Hostetter's baton... it is hard to remember a live performance this lovelyAbramsNew Jersey Recorder Newspaper

I double dare you to sit in a room with Paul Hostetter and fail to be energized. The conductor, who officially begins his tenure as the sixth music director of the 55-year-old Colonial Symphony in Morristown on Saturday, is the embodiment of enthusiasmConradNew Jersey Star Ledger

By no means workmanlike, Hostetter let Beethoven (Symphony No. 5) do the talking and did not burden the listener with added schmaltz posing as artistic feeling. The interpretation was enhanced by the clean sound of the Colonial Symphony, which permitted a glimpse into the inner workings of what can be a loud and proud warhorse… his economical 5th was a crisp delight.FinaneNew Jersey Star Ledger

The performance was compellingly led by Mr. Hostetter's energetic conducting.KozinNew York Times

Where Crows Gather was given an arresting performance by the Sequitur players and conductor Paul Hostetter.TommasiniNew York Times

...the ensemble, conducted by Paul Hostetter, gave an assured and vividly colored performance.TommasiniNew York Times

Lew Spratlan recording named Top Five of 2005.TommasiniNew York Times

Harold Meltzer recording named Top Five of 2010TommasiniNew York Times

Clarinetist Michael Lowenstern caught the spirit of the evening perfectly in the opening Kya (also from 1959), and expertly conducted by Paul Hostetter...Again, Hostetter’s calm imagination knew just how to drive this piece...HodgesS&H International Concert Review

Downbeat Critics Choice 2002, Jim Hall soloist. (Paul Hostetter conductor, members of the Orchestra of St. Lukes). On Telarc Label.Downbeat Magazine

Works by Carter, Meltzer, Rakowski, & Musgrave 
Sara Laimon (harpsichord), Steven Beck (piano), Daniel Grabois (horn), Daniel Panner (viola), Sequitur/Paul Hostetter, Conductor

Performance: 5 stars
Sound: 3 starsBBC Music Magazine