"Joëlle Morton gave a thoughtful and spirited performance of Dutch composer virtuoso Johannes Schenck's Sonata in a. I'd never before heard music by Schenck, but Morton's performance left me wanting to hear more." Nancy M. Tooney, June 2002, The New York Recorder Guild Early Music Newsletter

"Morton was not one to plug through the continuo and let the singer do all the work. Morton's cello-like viola da gamba... echoed Taranto's hot feeling or egged her on as it filled gaps in the vocal line. Morton draws an uncommonly meaty sound from the usually shy viol...getting in the fastest divisions of the beat in Thomas Balthazar's variations on John Come Kiss." Tom Strini, February 18, 2002, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

"The outstanding and virtuosic instrumental solos were well handled on authentic copies of baroque instruments...Joëlle Morton gave fine support." Nathalie Plotkin, August 1998, Carmel Pine Cone

"A highlight of the Carmel Bach Festival...John Butt conducted a well-rehearsed string ensemble - Catherine Emes, Joseph Tan, Nancy Lochner, Paul Rhodes, and Joëlle Morton from the organ." Eleanor Selfridge-Field, August 1999, San Francisco Classical Voice

"The edition [of Christopher Simpson's 6 Ayres for Lyra Viol and Bass] is clear and easy to read, with the tablature well spaced and in a sensible font...The introduction (with a clear textual commentary) gives a short life of Simpson and places the pieces in context...These pieces are a useful addition to the repertoire." Andrew Kerr, January 2001, Viola da Gamba Society of Great Britain Newsletter

"I want to compliment Joëlle Morton for her accessible and accurate account of the G violone's history and repertoire in her article Back to the Future. All too often, the G violone's role is underestimated, but Morton and other modern day virtuosi of the violone are showing us what our predecessors knew - that the G violone is a flexible instrument, equally at home in technically challenging solo repertoire as well as stylistically demanding ensemble literature." Jerry Fuller, Spring 2001, Double Bassist Magazine

"Joëlle Morton's article presents an informative view of the G violone for the bass player interested in tracing the history of the double bass...Thanks for making this the featured article of the Spring edition." Patricia Ann Neely, Autumn 2000, Double Bassist Magazine

"It was a rich learning experience for all of us to see and hear your presentation of the violone and the gamba. Your playing and your lecturing were as enjoyable as they were instructive and your audience was most grateful." David Walter, regarding a presentation at Juilliard School, October, 1998

"I was impressed by your depth and breadth of knowledge of stringed instruments. Such a well-rounded presentation! From the instruments themselves, to iconography, repertoire, history, socio-economic issues, periods and areas of provenance, treatises, live musical examples, recorded musical examples, handouts, tuning issues, instrument construction, string making technologies - do you think you could possibly cover a few more bases next time? Just kidding!" Dan Rippe, concerning a lecture/demo at Peabody, April, 1999

"Thank you so much for coming to Hartt and giving us your wonderful presentation. It was great - so full of information and presented in an engaging and clear way. You stimulated a lot of interest and discussion among the students and made a lasting impression." Robert Black, after a demonstration at the Hartt School of Music, November, 1999