"I couldn't help but find myself smiling and tapping my foot or slapping my thigh." Leonard added, "The seats in the recital hall restrained the audience unnaturally — we should all have been dancing." ~ Dan Kipp, The Kenyon Collegian September 15, 2011 (read the entire review here)
"This was an infectious and utterly captivating concert that obviously resonated with the sizable number of people in attendance." ~ Edward Reichel, Reichel Recommends September 12, 2011 (read the entire review here)
"All [pieces] were entertaining, appealing and done superbly well with a sense of informality and fun. Not to be outdone by all that plucking, bowing and blowing of instruments, the soprano used a wide range of textures with her fine voice, altering it as the context demanded." ~ Jann Benson (Early Music Colorado Quarterly Fall/Winter 2006-7)
"The Mississippi Academy of Ancient Music has scored again, with this wonderful presentation which was greatly appreciated by the unusually large and enthusiastic audience." ~ Glen A. Gentry (The Continuo Review 1/2007)
"The two-hour presentation was done with fully professional aplomb - some of the music carrying a snappy rhythmic thrust, onto which I could groove." ~ Tom Aldridge (Nuvo Arts Magazine of Indianapolis 6/2005)
Houston Chronicle Preview 9/22/02
"Performances of the sung music were consistently high." ~ Charles Ward(Houston Chronicle Review 9/30/02)
"Istanpitta took such upbeat material and played it with enthusiasm and an enjoyment that filtered throughout the audience." ~ Robi Polgar (Austin Chronicle review 10/04/02)
"The energy the musicians put into the tunes and their obvious delight in playing them kept this show from being a mere educational exercise in early musical forms. This music lives and breathes and stamps its feet, showing little sign of its advanced age." ~ Michael Toland (High Bias Review 2/23/02)