"They're very engaging and a lot of what they're after in terms of personality is the opposite of being staid and passive."

Catherine Fahy quoting Robert Merfeld
The Inquirer and Mirror (Nantucket, MA)
9 December 2004


"Spotless finger work, sensitive linear phrasing, crisp accents and a thoughtfully blended tone quality that never obscured main melodies contributed to an ideal listening experience."

"...gave exposed passages with assurance and sensitivity."

"This woodwind quintet paid scrupulous heed to clean ensemble playing. Not a musical hair was mussed during the entire program."

David Cleary
The Enterprise (Brockton, MA)
20 September 2004


"... the day of the woodwind quintet may be dawning...They played with muscular thrust and individualized character in Nielsen's Quintet, Opus 43, a piece that rewards assertive solo thinking."

John Henken
The Los Angeles Times
2 May 2000



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