Critical Reaction

Critical Reaction

"A gloriously formal cantata composed in the vocabulary of popular music and performed with such joy and energy that it literally takes your breath away. ...An enthralling expression of both the best and the worst sides of the transcendent and enduring American character."
– Talkin' Broadway

"Timeless in its pursuit of universal truths... hauntingly effective... a variety of musical styles"
– Weekly Variety

"The method of The Civil War, in its lyrics and historical allusions as well as in its music, is to strike chords with which even an elementary school student would be familiar."
– The New York Times