“Carpenter’s conducting maintained a balance that allowed the attentive listener to relish both the overall ensemble and a host of significant passages reflecting the diversity of the instrumental sonorities.” - Stephen Smoliar

“Every concert under Carpenter’s direction feels like an invitation — intimate, visionary, and profoundly musical.” — Bay Area Reporter

“His programming is bold yet deeply human, pairing tradition and innovation in ways that reawaken audiences to the power of live music.” — Choral Journal