Maelstrom

Very nice... I like the opening. It seems to set the mood of the rest of the piece. The horn and piano mixing near the beginning was very beautiful. The climax was very well placed and fit in with the rising action. The piece is very well written, though there seems to be too much time in the middle of the piece where nothing except few lyrical ideas are going on. The piece is very well orchestrated.

If you had a score, I could target some specific areas.

I don't understand what the role of the piano is... Is it an orchestral color?

Some of the chord progressions 2/3 of the way through seemed abrupt. The climax and trumpet lines seemed very short-lived and like an outburst.

Most of the piece seems to be very quiet... That isn't necessarily good. The piece has its triumphant moments, but most of it is in peace and quiet. If this is a movie score, that would work very well. The piano comes in on and off... I'm not really sure what its purpose is.

The climax near the end is very very majestic, and I liked the ending.

Good orchestration... I couldn't get a sense of real development of the theme though. Quite long. Some really triumphant sections. A lot of quiet sections. Good work.