The Hamilton Spectator
"Pianist Heather Schmidt was cool, poised and utterly musical in a performance that completely enchanted…"

The Calgary Herald
"Schmidt is certainly as much a pianist in the professional sense as she is a composer. Her program featured an elegant balance between traditional piano music and contemporary repertoire…A beautifully poetic account of Liszt's Consolation in D-flat…She brought to her performance [of the Liszt B minor Sonata] a full understanding of the work's complex musical structure which emerged with clarity and unusual musical force…The concert finished with a gripping account of Prokofiev's 7th Sonata…"

The Chicago Tribune
Her Chaconne was "neo-romantic, expansive and lushly-textured…her playing was a study in vim and vigor."

American Record Guide
"Heather Schmidt, an accomplished pianist who earned a doctorate in composition from Indiana University at age 21 and has been garnering prizes ever since… …her Piano Quintet showed a remarkably confident handling of the medium…"

The National Post
"…Schmidt keenly feels the compositional consequences of every choice that a composer makes as the piece unfolds. In Schmidt's own compositions, one is struck first of all by the distinctiveness and appeal of her primary musical ideas…and by the vigour and irresistibility of her rhythm. Her orchestration is bold and confident."

Red Deer Advocate
"She thrilled the patrons with her musicianship and verve as she performed Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 5. Schmidt was warmly applauded by the musicians and was also accorded a standing ovation by the audience at the thrilling end of the concerto."

Winnipeg Free Press
"It was refreshing to hear a new music composer who also happened to be an instrumentalist - and a very good one at that… Even from the declamatory opening bars, it was clear that this was going to be a riveting performance."

The Vancouver Sun
"[Her Cello Concerto] is an elegant, seamlessly crafted mainstream work that has the mark of sincerity all over it. It is, if there's any justice, destined for a long life."

The Ottawa Citizen
"The big news yesterday evening was the premiere of Delphinidae by Heather Schmidt… evocative…one can think readily of dolphins and other beautiful things while listening to this music."

Edmonton Journal
"Both [de Falla and Albeniz] were given life and energy by Schmidt…it was everywhere rich, colourful and accurate."

The Hudson Gazette
"Schmidt's [Serenade for string orchestra] was at once striking and intriguing as interpreted by the Montreal Chamber Orchestra… [As a pianist] Schmidt received standing ovations for her performances. The talented player and composer excelled in the performance of both a classic and modern repertoire. She was absolutely amazing."