"Ultimately it was the youthful vitality of Anderson that made this performance click."
-Paul Horsley, Kansas City Star

"Andy Anderson's conducting drew the ears into the story."
-Paul Horsley, Kansas City Star

"Music Director Andy Anderson set an authoritative tone with the orchestra, coaxing a rich, full sound from his players."
-Robert Eisele, Kansas City Star

“The music was wonderful and included a welcome number of marvelous orchestral interludes, played with passion by the Civic Orchestra under the direction of Andy Anderson.”
-Timothy McDonald, Johnson County Sun

“I heard a blend between soloist and orchestra that was as fine as you get in any theater in Kansas City.”
-Paul Horsley, Kansas City Star

“The concerto’s central slow movement was particularly sensitive and lyrical, and the orchestra, under the direction of Andy Anderson, responded well to the soloists songlike approach.”
-Timothy McDonald, Johnson County Sun