reviews

"I find the CD [Dedicatoria] tasteful, respectful of the composers, musical throughout and really well paced. What is most gratifying is that at every moment there's a clear idea of what Brandon is trying to do—the whole thing is convincingly thought through."

David Tanenbaum, Chair of the Guitar Department at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music

"Magical! From the moment the lights dimmed, the spell of Brandon’s music mesmerized the audience. It is impossible to the express the particular formula of control, interpretation, voicing, touch and color that separates the mediocre from the adroit guitarist; but Brandon not only found it, he produced a performance on a level but rarely realized."

Robert Pierson, Sacramento Classical Guitar Society

"Brandon Yip delivered an exciting and varied program with grace and technical mastery... meticulously phrased...beautifully played with tremendous attention to detail... outstanding energy, spirit, and lyricism... The audience was rapt- you could hear a pin drop... Seemingly possessed by the music, the manic energy he conveyed was spellbinding... outstanding technique, musical depth, and maturity."

Dave Weisbart, Orange County Guitar Circle

"Brandon completely won over his audience. He played... with a flowing delicacy, achieved only by a guitarist committed to thousands of hours of practice... glorious and musically coherent."

Jack Olver, South Bay Guitar Society

"Eloquent..."

Clarence Anderson, Palos Verdes Peninsula News

"Brandon Yip floored the audience..."

Daniel Roest, South Bay Guitar Society

"Wonderful playing... Brandon is one great guitarist... absolutely marvelous!"

Lawrence Ferrara, Chair of guitar, University of California at Berkeley

"Beautifully played, with a fresh spirit."

David Tanenbaum, Chair of Guitar, San Francisco Conservatory of Music

"The kind of volume, projection and tonal character Brandon achieves makes every melody he plays-even those audience members may be quite familiar with- standout as though being performed for the first time... exquisite sound..."

Arnie Williams- San Francisco Classical Guitar Society

"Artistic quality is very strong. Tone quality ... is particularly compelling."

California Arts Council

"Impressive... incisive."

William Glackin, The Sacramento Bee