IN CONCERT:

"A dynamic playing style" ROME DAILY AMERICAN (Italy)

"An admirable concert...Polished phrasing, clear voicing and crisply delineated rhythms helped to make it in many ways an object lesson in how to present a guitar recital...The second half abandoned itself to joyous Sud-Hispanicism, with Roland Dyens’ Saudade No. 3 played by Vincea McClelland with clarity of style and firmly delineated rhythms."
Colin Cooper, CLASSICAL GUITAR MAGAZINE

“The charismatic Vincea McClelland...” GUITAR SOCIETY OF TORONTO (Canada)

"Vincea you were fantastic in St Catharines, there was a high degree of inspiration that is still being felt here as a result of your wonderful playing and sympathetic teaching".
Jonathan Earp, GUITAR NIAGARA (Canada)

"Vincea took the stage for some superb solos. Two Rodrigo pieces, Tiento Antiguo and Junto al Generalife were both very enjoyable...followed by Misionera and a blistering arrangement of Bernstein's America."
SOUTHAMPTON CLASSICAL GUITAR SOCIETY (England)

"I have to say it was a concert I will not forget in a hurry. A really lovely evening..." Sarah Fry, DORSET GUITAR SOCIETY (England)

"McClelland is a subtle player with pristine tone and impeccable fingers... As she played she tuned us all in to her wavelength, where all the subtlety in the world could not conceal her sensitive, expressive playing... Few audiences listen as hard as this one did. McClelland rewarded them by adding a charming arrangement of America from West Side Story, which fitted perfectly into the programme."
HALIFAX CHRONICLE-HERALD (Canada)

"McClelland brought to intriguingly intricate guitar parts a skill and sensitivity..."
MONTREAL GAZETTE (Canada)

"Sublime" EL LIBERTADOR (Argentina)

"I just wanted to say how very much I enjoyed your concert today. What a delight it was to sit and simply be transported away on those beautiful notes..."
Audience member Brian Whitfield (Ontario, Canada)

"Thanks for a wonderful concert."
Nils Hahn, EDMONTON CLASSICAL GUITAR SOCIETY (Canada)

"We enjoyed the concert very much and look forward to having you play again..."
Martin Shaw, FEDERATION OF GUITAR SOCIETIES (Great Britain)

RECORDINGS:

"Lively, energetic phrasing...very clean and musical...An enjoyable international tour of guitar music."  SOUNDBOARD (USA)

"I like everything about this CD, the excellent choice of repertoire, the quality of the performance, the sound and the recording. It deserves only the best of receptions. Bravo!" Bernard Maillot, President of SAVAREZ (France)

"Especially admirable is the sensitivity of Vincea McClelland's playing, her precision which makes a perfect marriage with virtuosity...she is completely convincing”
GUITARE CLASSIQUE (France)

"I enjoyed listening to this disc very much and I'm sure our listeners will love it too, thank-you!" François Paré, CJPX RADIO CLASSIQUE, Montreal (Canada)

"I have just finished reviewing your CD Intermedio for Classical Guitar Magazine and wanted to say how much I enjoyed it all. Wonderful playing and wonderful programme. Best wishes." Steve Marsh (England)

"Musicality, technique, beautiful sound and a very good program...Vincea and Raymond are great players" JORGE MOREL

"Intermedio is an enjoyable recording and those who may have missed it can confidently add it to their priority wish-list... A highlight is the beautiful Milonga by Jorge Cardoso...
This rendition by McClelland is most enjoyable and transcends a previously favoured version by Göran Söllscher...The accompanying booklet represents a production standard which equivalent publications rarely reach." MusicWeb INTERNATIONAL

"The CD begins with Jorge Morel's transcription of America from West Side Story performed with gusto by Vincea McCelland. There is another transcription of Morel's, admirably performed as a solo by Vincea McCelland: Misionera by Fernando Bustamante.
The Canadian is then joined in duo by Raymond Cousté for a heartfelt performance of the graceful Suite Latina by Alfonso Montes, a Venezuelan composer...In their performances the listener can experience the beautiful warm tone and the deep feeling of the two performers, both in the solos and duos, with a dash of brilliant virtuosity in Tango en Skaï by Dyens, played with lightness but with a touch of irony by McClelland. A really nice CD!" GUITArt INTERNATIONAL (Italy & USA)

"In her solo performances, Vincea McClelland shows considerable vitality and nice sound... In the duet pieces, the two guitars are very similar in colour and the perfect team-work manifests itself in simultaneous dynamics and phrasing...This is a CD pleasant to hear!" Zbigniew Dubiella, SWIAT GITARY (Poland)

"Right from the start, the artist displays her winning qualities: vigorous energy, luminous tone, a fine sense of phrasing and a brilliant technique. A find is the Sonata for Guitar by the Canadian composer Harry Somers...This CD is a worthy addition to any record collection and an indispensable one to any guitar lover's collection." GUITARES... (Belgium)

"A programme which is eclectic and consistently of very high quality, the playing showing great mastery and variety throughout...A masterful performance of Invocation et Danse...Vincea McClelland has, without doubt, enormous class. Her playing is energetic, precise and clear and her technique flawless...This is the CD of a great lady of the guitar."
LES CAHIERS DE LA GUITARE (France)

"I have been enjoying the disc immensely ever since it resurfaced...Among such more expected names as Joaquín Rodrigo and Agustín Barrios Mangoré, the disc includes works by Lennox Berkeley and distinguished Canadian composer Harry Somers..."
WholeNote Magazine (Toronto)