Listen to this interview with the Aureole Trio on WWFM radio, August 29, 2019.

“Aureole trio’s intoxicating blend of flute, viola and harp…gives a deep satisfaction that increases with repetition. The trio’s members play with effortless technique and a fine sensitivity to the music and to one another. Their performance is, as chamber music should be, like a conversation among friends.” 
Washington Post

“Their performances in this attractive collection are just about flawless, providing the kind of interaction and mutual support which is the essence of chamber music”
Fanfare

“The Aureole trio took every musical opportunity for their technically flawless, expressive playing and brought to this audience a musical experience that won’t be forgotten for a long time”
Woodstock Times

“The Aureole took the audience into another world as they skillfully captured the ethereal atmosphere of the sonata” 
Asheville Citizen-Times

“Aureole’s reading was nothing short of extraordinary. Indeed throughout the evening….(they) proved to be first- rate musicians who work in total consonance as an ensemble. Their stage presence was superb…They emanated grace and elegance, but also a robust vitality when needed…” 
Palm Beach Daily News

“Aureole offers an elegant and animated performance of Debussy’s piece. It flows as naturally as naturally as a mountain stream met by a few wild thorns and bumble-bees along the way…Aureole demonstrates what these instruments can do dramatically as well as harmonically.”
American Record Guide

“…as the beautifully played concert…by the well-known Aureole Trio illustrated, music written for the combination of the three voices often explores dark, sometimes tragic, and always intriguing subjects…For anyone who thinks music cannot be graphic, the brilliant interactions of flutist Laura Gilbert, violist Mary Hammann and harpist Stacey Shames easily dispel such a belief.”
Oak Ridge Times

“Debussy’s Sonata…is taken in a way that emphasizes its clear-eyed sadness. Indeed these three artists give the work a moving tenderness, and this is a fine performance” 
Gramophone

“The three fine musicians of the Aureole ensemble, playing flute, viola and harp, are regular visitors to the Metropolitan Museum’s Christmas tree, and on Tuesday evening they were there to present a program of Christmas music…Among (the pieces) was happily included a movement from the great work written for their combination, the Debussy Sonata. They played it beautifully, too.”
The New York Times

“The players proved bold beyond belief.” 
Charleston Daily Mail

On Suenos de Amor :
“This 2004 release…planted itself immediately on my happy-to-have and listen often lists. The first track…signals that we are in for a ride as colorful and beguiling as a boat trip down the Amazon…This is honest, authentic music made by skilled, committed musicians who are at the top of their game.” 
St. Petersburg Times