"Imagine a HUGE GOB of remarkable artistic talent squeezed into a zip-lock bag, and that bag then compressed even further until the only possible outcome is a most excellent energetic explosion of creative spewage."
- The Ryder, December 2008
"There's nothing grander than a mind-bending rip through some sonic twister or dramatic labyrinth of emotional complexity."
"Doerries had the ensemble singing to every dramatic point."
- Peter Jacobi, Herald Times - Bloomington, IN 13 April 2010
"He’s no ordinary musician. Mark has the type of creative mind that looks toward the future—constantly searching, experimenting, and creating projects that bring together his many interests."