In a review published in Tuesday’s Philadelphia Inquirer, classical music critic David Patrick Stearns raved about the performances of the Temple University Orchestra and Combined Choir on Sunday at the Kimmel Center. Stearns called the world premiere of Reflections on the Mississippi, which featured the Philadelphia Orchestra's Carol Jantsch as tuba soloist, “a charmer” and said the group’s performance of Shostakovich's Symphony No. 9 “showed what a high standard the Temple orchestra consistently achieves.” He also lauded the choir’s “imposing sound and amazingly clear diction.”