Ave Maria

Gratias tibi is an overwhelming torrent of sound, infectiously energetic at the beginning and end, and again using intricate canon as a means of reflection in the quieter central section. * Rosemary Broadbent Church Music Quarterly September 05 *
Four compositions by the 26-year-old Tarik O'Regan reveal a fertile musical imagination and meticulous attention to detail. Ave Maria, with its delicate, imploring lyricism and influence of plainchant, would present a good youth or chamber choir with an interesting challenge. * Music Teacher, July 2004 *
At just 25, Tarik O'Regan already has an established reputation as a rising star. The half-a-dozen works published in New Horizons give some indication of what the fuss is all about . . . A straightforward, four-voice setting of Locus Iste does not offer much personality, but O'Regan's eight-voice Ave Maria is more satisfying, combining simplicity with a gentle sense of the music's logical unfolding. * Matthew Greenall, The Singer, Feb 2004 *