The Guardian: Top 10 ‘Hidden Gems’ of 2021
“A top-speed musical exchange… allusive, sparkling and emphatically rhythmic.” (Read more)
Fiona Maddocks, 18th December 2021

BBC Radio 3: Record Review
“A great introduction to Latimer’s cheerfully anarchic musical world, from the high energy cartoon inspired Antiarkie, to the piano and percussion duet Slink & Stride, through to his theatrical response to Melville’s Moby Dick… An excellent showcase.”
Andrew McGregor, 30th October 2021

BBC Music Magazine ★★★★★
“Latimer’s offering impresses for its breadth and quality.”  “Antiarkie… clatters, sparkles and guffaws.” (Read more)
Claire Jackson, 28th October 2021

Planet Hugill ★★★★☆
“Playful, complex, brightly characterful with a vivid sense of rhythm, this new portrait disc from NMC paints a vibrant picture of Ryan Latimer’s music” (Read more)
Robert Hugill, 24th November 2021

Records International
“Latimer identifies creative playfulness as an essential feature of his artistic credo, and his energetic, hugely enjoyable, sometimes anarchic, tonal scores, full of humor without precluding sideways glances at serious subjects, add up to a body of work of great originality and unmistakable individuality of approach…” (Read more)
October 2021

Classical Music Magazine
Slink & Stride
“Ryan Latimer’s deliciously playful and childlike ‘Slink and Stride’ offers a light compositional touch…” – July 2019

The Islington Gazette
Frigates & Folly
“Latimer has created an engaging and hugely enjoyable short piece. A jolly, spirited opening, plenty of novelty percussion and brass—even a spoken part delivered via megaphone. Well constructed and great fun”. (Read more)
David Winskill, 1st November 2018

Telegraph ★★★★☆
Gorilla and Orange Sun 
“A perfectly judged piece full of chunky, colourful effects. From a striding start it was never over-scored, though, and the Gershwinesque syncopations all registered vividly.” (Read more)
John Allison, 16th April 2016

BBC Radio 3: Hear and Now
“Anarchic and cartoonishly fun” – Sara Mohr-Pietsch, 30th April 2016

Birmingham Mail
“Gorilla and Orange Sun with its somewhat hallucinatory title reveals Latimer’s vivid imagination for orchestral colours, its hobgoblin opening progressing into a moto perpetuo of irresistible momentum and New World jazziness. It would make a good curtain-raiser for many a programme.” (Read more)
Christopher Morley, 16th April 2016

The Rookie Review
“The CBSO kicked off the night with the magically-sounding “Gorilla and Orange Sun”, composed by Latimer to mark the 25^th Birthday. This piece combined delicate pizzicato string sections with fairylike xylophone melodies to create a wonderfully eclectic mix of sounds that perfectly reflected the composer’s intentions to draw influence from author and illustrator Anthony Browne, and his ‘playful and unpredictable storytelling’. Enhanced by the Hall’s world-famous acoustics, this piece of music perfectly set the scene for tonight’s concert and certainly seemed to whet the musical appetite of everybody in the audience.” (Read more)
The Rookie Review, 26th April 2016

Bachtrack ★★★★☆
“The Britten Sinfonia–Wigmore Hall co-commission Divertimento, written by young composer Ryan Latimer as part of the OPUS 2013 composition competition, had a unique style, though it fitted into the programme remarkably well. Like Britten and Bridge, Latimer seems to have a fine understanding of each instrument, as well as their roles in various ensemble types. He, too, combined conventional harmony with dissonance and advanced techniques, though there was far more of the latter here. A string quartet, plus harp and oboe, were used in various combinations during the piece. The audience seemed to understand it from the off; and, with Britten Sinfonia’s excellent playing (and serious approach to preparation, it seemed), it was most enjoyable, too.” (Read more)
Julia Savage, 8th April 2013

Classical Source
Divertimento
There was an earthy feel to the folksy exchanges between Nicholas Daniel and Jacqueline Shave, but after a full-blooded tutti the music subsided and explored unusual sonorities, with ticking pizzicato and some very subtle interplay between the instruments, using the harp in particular with clever economy. How refreshing to hear a new piece that doesn’t need to shout, and the graceful performance helped Latimer’s music make a deep impression.” (Read more)
Ben Hogwood, 3rd April 2013