“…The unexpected delight of the evening was violinist James Ehnes and harpist Heidi Krutzen in a Saint-Saens “Fantaisie” (Op. 124), which was all elegance and subtlety.”

The Seattle Times

“ …Sensuous, romantic and all but airborne, the Ravel drew sighs of enjoyment from [the] audience. A stellar ensemble was assembled for the Ravel: harpist Heidi Kruzen, flutist Lorna McGhee, clarinetist Frank Kowalsky, and a string quartet featuring Erin Keefe, Steven Copes, David Harding and Robert DeMaine. Krutzen’s performance was immaculate; the rest of the ensemble took graceful turns with the melodies.”

The Seattle Times

“…Commenta for solo harp…bears the mark of Pentland’s exciting work, especially in this incisive performance by harpist Heidi Krutzen.”

Wholenote Magazine [review of Disasters of the Sun CD]

“…Krutzen and McGhee, so vibrant and young, have boldly ventured into territory originally staked out by Robert Aiken and Erica Goodman and have emerged with wondrous stories to tell.”

Wholenote Magazine [review of Canada, New Works for fl & hp]

“….the mature, sensitive artistry of the Krutzen/McGhee Duo sets this disc [Canada, New Works for flute and harp] apart from and above many other flute and harp recordings. If you are a member of a duo, listen to this disc to hear how it should be done.”

The Harp Column Magazine

“…The virtuosic eight-minute Commenta requires a performer who can respond to the work’s substantial variety of textures and registral changes, as well as the extensive number of extended harp techniques. Harpist Heidi Krutzen tackles these passages with the utmost aplomb.”

CAML Review

“…two delectable contemporary rarities for flute and harp…..The evening opened with Astor Piazzolla’s “Histoire du Tango”….., a hugely entertaining work in two parts that varies from ebullience to intimate yearning. Flutist Lorna McGhee and harpist Heidi Krutzen were perfectly attuned to each other and to the music. They also presented the U.S. premiere of “Taheke,” by New Zealand composer Gareth Farr; it’s a musical representation of waterfalls, evocative and adventurous at once – a piece that deserves a place in the flute-harp repertoire.”

The Seattle Times

“The evenings biggest highlights, however, were both expected and totally unanticipated. The surprise came from a fresh work by young New Zealand composer Gareth Farr, whose recent Taheke was written for flutist Lorna McGhee and harpist Heidi Krutzen. This sensational Vancouver duo made the piece instantly familiar; it managed to evoke the French impressionism associated with those instruments while maintaining a contemporary edge.”

The Georgia Straight

‘…Their rendition of the Mozart Flute and Harp Concerto at the Gala Concert was the single most extraordinarily exquisite performance of that piece that I’ve ever heard, and it became the talk of the convention. This special duo breathed new life into this work ….they looked genuinely surprised when the audience rose to their feet in a standing ovation.”

The Flutist Quarterly

“…their understanding of each other is readily apparent….. “…McGhee with a gutsy, emphatic approach on the flute, and Krutzen, delivering a percussive sharpness on the harp, made the most of the piece, aligning their instruments with Piazzolla’s aesthetic. [Farr] gives the musicians much to do – quick and rapid passages to long, simmering phrases – which McGhee and Krutzen delivered with poise.”

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

“The shimmer of Maurice Ravel’s Sonatine launched the concert proper with a sensuality that only the combination of French music, flute and harp can create: pure decadence. Local duo Lorna Mc Ghee, flute, and Heidi Krutzen, harp were joined by violist Scott Dickinson of the U.K.-based Leopold Trio for an exquisite performance. Once you have heard this [Salzedo] arrangement, the original solo piano version will never satisfy again.

“…the Ravel held me in raptures…”

The Vancouver Sun

“…Only in a festival format can we hear live Ravel’s Introduction and Allegro for harp, flute, clarinet and string quartet. It’s hard otherwise to gather the players together, and rarely at such a polished level, as here. Harpist Heidi Krutzen, flutist Lorna McGhee, clarinetist Frank Kowalsky, violinists Erin Keefe and Steven Copes, violist David Harding and cellist Robert DeMaine drew out its dreamy, color-washed feel from the first gentle notes of the winds together to the equally exquisite harp cadenza near the end. …. another inspired pairing for harp, flute and viola followed with Krutzen, McGhee and Harding. Sofia Gubadulina’s “In the Garden of Joy and Sorrow” uses all the resources of the instruments to create the sense of a garden alive with growth and fluttering… the result was a wonderful mesh of instrumental colors.”

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

“…Flute, harp and viola are not natural companions, but McGhee, Harding and Krutzen made them seem so with a keen sense of ensemble. Separate voices blended readily but not to any sacrifice of their individuality. The sonata is the kind of Debussy that moves in its own particular Debussian universe, dissimilar to most composers around him. The three musicians had no trouble with those distinctions; in fact, they reveled in them.”

Seattle Post Intelligencer

“…Debussy’s unique Sonata for Flute, Viola and Harp opened the program….it was an innovative mix of sound, and the Trio Verlaine (flutist Lorna McGhee, violist David Harding and harpist Heidi Krutzen) made the most of Debussy’s 1915 score.

The San Francisco Classical Voice

“One of the happiest arrangements of Ravel’s music is one by the French master harpist Carlos Salzedo, of the early Sonatine for piano solo into a trio for harp, flute and viola. Flutist Lorna McGhee, harpist Heidi Krutzen, and violist Marcus Thompson made it sound as though Ravel couldn’t have written it any other way, bringing out the rippling-water effect that is one of Ravel’s trademarks. The harmonious meshing of timbres was sheer delight.”

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

“….This is a wonderful disc [Taheke, 20th Ce Masterpieces for flute and harp], and an excellent addition to the flute and harp discography. I find the Krutzen/McGhee Duo a very exciting and forward-thinking combination.

British Flute Society – Pan Magazine

“To say their performance last night was a glorious example of music making at its finest would be an understatement….the audience was treated to a stunningly beautiful and immensely expressive performance. Both musicians demonstrated complete mastery of their respective instruments at every turn of phrase.”

Flute List

“These two musicians [Lorna McGhee (flute), Heidi Krutzen (harp)] are to be celebrated for their superb musicianship…”

Oliver Chronicle

“…The Debussy Sonata, with Lorna McGhee (flute), Heidi Krutzen (harp) and David Harding (viola) , was a particularly happy combination of textures and beautifully balanced sound.”

The Seattle Times

“….For performance, sound and music, this is a splendid disc [Taheke, 20th Ce Masterpieces for flute and harp] all around”

The Vancouver Courier

“…Guest harpist Heidi Krutzen moved forward eight centuries with the willowy “Siciliana” by Ottorino Respighi, a solo that showcased lightening-fast fingerwork and the lovely timbre…of her instrument…..Krutzen demonstrated why she’s one of the city’s finest instrumentalists with an emotional rendition of Handel’s tricky “Prelude and Toccata.”

The Georgia Straight

Armanini does deserve thanks for his own contribution to the program: Green and Gold/Black and White/Red, in which yangqin (hammer dulcimer) player Vivian Xia and harpist Heidi Krutzen used the contrasting tones of their respective instruments to stunning effect. The yangqin is nasal and penetrating, the harp soothing and lush…”

The Georgia Straight