"...Pergolesi's Stabat Mater was most movingly and superbly realised.
The soloist Lucy Crowe and the young countertenor David Bates
were outstanding both singly and in duets..."

MUSICAL OPINION, MAY / JUNE 2004

"...David Bates was the smooth toned countertenor..."

RODNEY MILNES - OPERA, FEB 2003

"...It was Bates, who had performed with consistent winning charm..."

INVERNESS COURIER May 2005