“The aria from the virtually forgotten “Riccardo Primo” compares the faithfulness of a bird to that of the singer’s beloved and, not surprisingly, features an obbligato recorder. Lisa Saffer and recorder player Sarah Cantor wove delicious intertwining vocal garlands.”
-The Boston Globe
“For me the most successful performance (out of all 6 Brandenburg concertos) was #4 which featured violin virtuoso Eugene Drucker (who is the lead violinist of the Emerson Quartet) and recorder players Aldo Abreu and Sarah Cantor. The violin writing moves from delicate understatement to savage difficulty and Drucker’s understanding, attack and subdued dynamics never allowed his instrument to dominate the softer recorders. Abreu has performed here in past years and his technique and tone were flawless. Sarah Cantor, a newcomer to the series, complemented Abreu’s bright tone with a beautiful liquid voice.”
-The Berkshire Record
“Dear Sarah, I can’t tell you how impressed, how moved I was by your concert. Never have I heard so musical a recorder as yours. And you certainly know how to put a program together and which musicians to assemble to play it.”
-Letter from William Sloan Coffin
“The Great Recorder Relay of the American Recorder Society reminded the listener of the special artistry of Sarah Cantor’s collaboration with gambist Angus Lansing in a program of Scarlatti, Schop, and Blavet interlaced with arrangements of Bach two-part inventions.”
-Early Music America
“Ms. Cantor’s delightfully liquid, warm tone was a perfect compliment for Mr. Abreu’s somewhat more forceful sound.
-The Berkshire Record
“Ms. Cantor brings to the work a kind of heightened sensibility and energy that forsakes nothing of its lyrical demeanor.”
-John Bell Young of Vivaldi concerto with Sarasa
“The ensemble Saltarello presented “Les Plaisirs Redoubles,” a rewarding collection of music from the French court by Couperin, Leclair, Forqueray, Braun, and Rameau. The three players continually found ways to interact and communicate musically, especially with a light, alert playing in the movements of a “Suite de ballet” arranged by Saltarello from three Rameau operas, Platee, Castor et Pollux, and Dardanus.
-The American Recorder Magazine
“Sarah Cantor returned on Saturday for a solo tour de force. Bassano’s Ricercata Quarta, Bach’s flute partita in A minor (in c minor for alto recorder), and Pete Rose’s Bass Burner. Throughout her tone was warm and tuning accurate. The dance feeling in the Bouree Anglaise of the Bach was delicious, and Bass Burner, performed with gusto on a Yamaha knick bass entirely from memory, brought the house down”
-The American Recorder Magazine
“Our faculty has been joined by Sarah Cantor, who besides being an excellent teacher, is a superb recorder player whose recitals have enjoyed a rapidly growing following”
-Daniel Rostan’s fund raising letter
Executive Director of the Brookline Music School
“Dear Sarah, “The performance was superb….everyone loved it. All was beautifully executed, down to each minute detail. The board obviously gloated over our choice of you; thank you for a wonderful evening”
-Alta Varney Head of the Winthrop Bean Award for Theatre Arts