Robert Maggio’s “Aniara” with The Crossing and Klockriketeatern named one of the Best of Classical Music 2019 in the Philadelphia Inquirer

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The Crossing: Aniara. This lost-in-space story of a ship blown hopelessly off course became the Crossing’s major foray into theater — in a deluxe package in June at the Christ Church Neighborhood House with great computer graphics and programs resembling passports. The piece itself felt conceptually flawed (too little context), but the score by Philadelphia composer Robert Maggio showed just how accomplished he has become in his ability to dramatize most any situation with just the kind of music that’s warranted. And yes, the Grammy-winning Crossing choir knows how to handle itself onstage. — David Patrick Stearns, Philadelphia Inquirer