▁Re ception ▁Review ing ▁a ▁recording ▁of ▁St roke , ▁the ▁music ▁critic ▁Les lie ▁Wright ▁called ▁it ▁" a ▁very ▁well ▁constructed ▁piece ▁that ▁g ri ps ▁one ▁throughout ▁its ▁nearly ▁ 2 0 - min ute ▁length ." ▁ ▁He ▁added , ▁" I ▁am ▁quite ▁im pressed ▁with ▁this ▁work ▁and ▁think ▁it ▁deser ves ▁a ▁place ▁on ▁any ▁contemporary ▁programme , ▁especially ▁if ▁it ▁were ▁performed ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁it ▁is ▁here ." ▁ ▁Rec ording ▁The ▁Nash ville ▁Sym phony ▁launched ▁a ▁K ick st arter ▁campaign ▁on ▁August ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁to ▁raise ▁$ 1 5 , 5 0 0 ▁for ▁a ▁recording ▁of ▁St roke , ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁Tower ' s ▁Chamber ▁Dance ▁and ▁her ▁Vi olin ▁Con cer to , ▁to ▁comm emor ate ▁the ▁composer ' s ▁ 7 5 th ▁birth day . ▁ ▁The ▁campaign ▁closed ▁on ▁September ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁having ▁successfully ▁raised ▁$ 1 5 , 5 8 5 . ▁ ▁The ▁recording ▁was ▁released ▁through ▁N ax os ▁Records ▁in ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁and ▁was ▁subsequently ▁nominated ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁Gram my ▁Award ▁for ▁Best ▁Class ical ▁Contempor ary ▁Com position . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Com pos itions ▁by ▁Joan ▁Tower ▁Category : 2 0 1 0 ▁compos itions ▁Category : Com pos itions ▁for ▁sym phony ▁or chestra ▁Category : K ick st arter ▁projects