“...the scoring was so well judged that verbal clarity was never sacrificied and the union of violin, cello, and piano with the voices of a chamber choir sounded entirely natural. 

“Kuzmenko's concerto, "Sea Without a Shore'", was well received. It's a good work, solid in construction with some effective orchestration. The slow finale .. is a highly evocative expression of the depth of Kuzmenko's imaginary sea. The orchestral textures are rich and dark, yet strangely still and chilling. 

“Kuzmenko's exciting, absorbing and intriguing score made vivid programmatic work of the story components.