A Havana drama with several happy endings. – New York Times
- Previously: MAKING GOOD MUSIC AND NEW FRIENDS: – Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel 12/18/99
- And: WHOOPS: Milwaukee Symphony watches as Havana’s air traffic controllers deny landing permission to a cargo plane carrying many of the orchestra’s larger instruments. – Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel 12/17/99
- And: SYMPHONIC DIPLOMACY: Since the fall of communism it’s been years since a visiting orchestra has come to Havana. – Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel 12/16/99
- And: Interview with Milwaukee music director – St. Petersburg Times 12/16/99