“Inspired by West African drumming patterns, Jessie Montgomery’s VooDoo Dolls is her contribution to a suite of dances each dedicated to different childhood toys, including Russian dolls, marionettes, rag dolls, and Barbie. Exceptional in this piece was the movement between and meshing of quick, staccato articulations and sliding pitch bends, which gave the music a visceral quality that sat naturally in the body, trapping the listener in its dissonance.”