"...DeMaris's skillful phrasing supported the singers and quite miraculously he managed to conquer the dry accoustics of the black box theater."
                 -Thuomas Hil, theaterscene.net


"Ash Lawn's small orchestra... conducted by Brian DeMaris... makes surprisingly rich and robust work of Puccini's plush orchestration."
                 - Clark Bustard, Richmond Times-Dispatch