 His song cycle, "The Mountain & Tidewater Songs" (also on texts by Epstein), has been performed throughout the United States (including Carnegie Hall) since 2006.Tim Smith of the "Baltimore Sun" calls Ferrante's music "focused and colorful...with an unexpected, decidedly poetic touch".Geoffrey Himes of "Baltimore City Paper" states, "If the tune has the elegance of traditional opera, the harmonization is very modern as the vocal lines climb and descend the melodic staircases that Ferrante has constructed for them".