* "Thank you both so much for a wonderful and truly inspiring day. Students and faculty were so overwhelmed with you as musicians and as warm, caring individuals."

* "I can hardly recollect when our piano students have had master classes that were so filled with keen insight and helpful comments."

* "Your musicianship, your dedication, your ability to communicate will always be a source of wonderment and inspiration."

* "I don’t know how you were able to penetrate to the students’ capabilities and character so quickly!"

* "You bring such high ideals and musicianship to our students."

* "One student said it was 'awesome' which I assume, in the parlance of today’s youth, is the highest praise. Thanks from the bottom of my heart for all you did."

* "Your thoughts were extremely soul-searching for all of us in the field of teaching music."

* "Our students benefitted tremendously from your parallel observations. The students were inspired and enthusiastic. No one could ask for more!"

* "Your kind and generous encouragement will be a high point of our students’ educations."

* "The master classes were just great — perhaps more of an inspiration to me as a struggling piano teacher than anyone. It gave me new and fresh ideas both as to musical and technical problems. It was just what the doctor ordered."