"We just wanted to say that was fabulous, brilliant, gorgeous, amazing, unbelievable! Good Work!"

Jim Green, former Vancouver City Councilor

"An immensely enjoyable and equally unusual concert experience"

Alex Varty, Music Critic, The Georgia Straight

"The event was way above and beyond our expectations. We were completely awed…."

Lureau Lansel, Administrator, St. Paul's Labyrinth

"I found it one of the most remarkable and enjoyable musical presentations ever presented at the library."

Brian Campbell, Director at the Vancouver Public Library

"Staff at the VPL's central branch enjoyed the 2004 debut of the Vertical Orchestra so much that they've repeatedly invited it back."

Alex Varty, Music Critic, The Georgia Straight

"Birds In The Atrium was a huge success! It was an excellent use of the space. I was very inspired by the event -- you created some magic in the midst of everyday life. The whole space was enlivened. Bravo."

Lorna McGhee, Flutist; Faculty of the UBC School of Music

"Concerts like this one provide an excellent opportunity to present contemporary music to a broad and appreciative audience. Your performance was stunning and very well received by Gallery visitors."

Marie Lopes, Head of Public Programs,
Vancouver Art Gallery

"The magical setting would have been enough, but the five pieces were also beautiful, each in its own unique way. Altogether a most memorable experience."

Kathryn Cernauskas, Flutist;
Faculty of Douglas college of music

"I particularly loved watching the general public's reactions as they would walk through the atrium unaware of the performance - their dawning awareness and subsequent delight was wonderful to watch. Many literally were stopped in their tracks. Thanks for a delightful afternoon!"

Kim Robinson

"It is so nice to see the promenade being used for such an inspiring program."

Barbara Edwards,
Community Relations Librarian Vancouver Public Library

"I want to thank you for organizing the Vertical Orchestra series. I've now attended two of them, and both were heavenly. The VPL Atrium is a wonderful venue with the sound just rising and filling up the space (I do mean heavenly), and the music you've programmed has fit perfectly. At the last concert, I was standing in the entrance to the library, looking up at the musicians, and a woman appeared next to me and said, "Oh my, I thought they were birds." How's that for a perfect reaction to Birds in the Atrium? Keep the music coming!"

Linda Uyehara Hoffman

"Tiresias performed this meaty program with tremendous flair and intensity"

Robert Everett-Green, Globe and Mail