2014–2015 Concert Series: “Purcell, Charpentier & ¡zarzuela!”
"Tempesta di Mare ... brought verve, grace, and spark to music that ... always benefited from it."
— Philadelphia InquirerReviews
2013–2014 Concert Series: “Elements”
"A perfect ending to Tempesta's season."
— Broad Street ReviewCD: “Comédie et Tragédie Volume 1”
"It’s reassuring to know that the English and Europeans don’t have a monopoly on world class period ensembles ... Tempesta di Mare is firmly in the vanguard. Volume 2 is eagerly awaited." -Amazon Review
CD: “Francesco Mancini Solos for a Flute”
"★★★★ ... music which charms as much today as when composed in 1724." -BBC Music Magazine, June 2014
CD: “Bach Six Trio Sonatas Re-Imagined for Chamber Ensemble”
“ The ensemble performs with a nuanced sensitivity that immediately reveals the appeal of the music ... Highly recommended.” -Early Music America, Winter 2014.
2012–2013 Concert Series: “Great Books”
"…Although the theme was “Great Books,” only listening, not reading, was required."
— Broadway World - Classical2012–2013 Artist Recital Series: Emlyn Ngai, violin
"…Playing on both a baroque, gut-strung violin and a metal-strung modern instrument, Ngai proved himself equally at home on both instruments and in both older and newer music."
— Chestnut Hill Local2012–2013 Series: “Handel’s Messiah”
" If Handel had been able to hear it, I think he might have said he wanted Tempesta di Mare and Choral Arts to play his second performance with him."
— Local Arts Live2012–2013 Series: “Art of the Prophets”
"Did so little happen during that half century between Heinrich Schutz (who died in 1672) and J.S. Bach's heyday in the 1720s? Tempesta di Mare is among a handful of baroque orchestras correcting that perception with colorful [scores] and terrific Tempesta playing."
— Philadelphia InquirerCD: “Fasch Orchestral Works, Volume 3”
“ ★★★★★… Tempesta di Mare has been making gorgeous Baroque music for a decade and is the only American group to record on the English Chandos label. This wonderful Fasch album shows us why.” Ariama, September 2012.