Conductor Gerry Cornelius ... leading the orchestra in a performance of the 7th Symphony that had both technical and musical mastery.  Whether the music was dramatic, pastoral, naïve or dance-like, the sound pictures were always expertly painted, whilst never losing an overall concept.  This was an outstanding performance of one of the most taxing and demanding pieces in the orchestral repertoire. Hertfordshire Mercury [David Smith] Hertford Symphony Orchestra Bruckner - 7th Symphony ... breathtaking effects, ravishing tunes and spinetingling ensembles by the massed choruses of local children and residents were impeccably marshalled by the conductor Gerry Cornelius. The Times [Richard Morrison] On Spital Fields The cantata is a brilliant kaleidoscope of colour and mood and its exhilarating performance here a glowing tribute. With the conductor Gerry Cornelius solo singers Mark Wilde and Mary Plazas as linchpins.   The Daily Telegraph [Geoffrey Norris] On Spital Fields The 10 singers and 15players conducted by Gerry Cornelius were excellent one and all.   The Sunday Times Birds Barks Bones This being only the second major concert with its new conductor, Gerry Cornelius, attractive, skilful and thematic programming looks set to be the order of the day.  It is clear that the Hertford Symphony Orchestra has come quickly to feel at home with its new mentor.  His knowledge of the score and technical clarity of his conducting were rewarded throughout the evening with purposeful, musically shaped and very precisely focused playing.   Hertfordshire Mercury Hertford Symphony Orchestra The conductor of the Oxford Sinfonia’s concert at the University Church last Saturday was Gerry Cornelius, whose decisive style, which was bold without being flamboyant, inspired the orchestra to some memorable playing.   Oxford Times Oxford Sinfonia