“Brilliant young organist…rapidly being recognized as one of Canada’s best and brightest performers on the organ….A triumphant success…Virtuosic playing…Brilliant and fluent performance.” (Pipelines, RCCO Ottawa Centre journal)
"A dizzying display, but spellbinding...a brilliantly played program. Demers has my ear, and she should have yours too." (FANFARE, Jerry Dubins)
“Diminutive [in stature], she became a giant once she started to play….Her playing was technically strong; nearly perfect, in fact [and] she played completely from memory.” (Gregory Sullivan Isaacs, www.theaterjones.com, 2010)
"Her performance at the AGO 2008 national convention surprised and delighted the crowd of 2,000. Her composure, conviction, and compelling musicianship held the audience spellbound."
(Michael Barone, Pipedreams host)
"Another success. The strong impression left by Isabelle Demers' two previous concerts at Notre Dame earned her an audience of a rather impressive size...her Bach remained grandiose....[The Messiaen] breaks out like thunder, and the same applies just as well to Ms. Demers' interpretation of the work, despite her apparent frailty. Standing ovation."
(La Presse, Montreal, 2009)
"All that anyone could hope for. Her technique was flawless. She played with incredible energy, registered imaginatively, and her musicianship was of the highest order."(Donald Ingram, Program Committee
Eastern New York Chapter, AGO)
"Isabelle displayed all of the majesty, fire, and sweep that music of truly epic proportions demands....Isabelle's blazing technique, always in the service of good taste, meticulously reinforces the unrestrained passion which she brings to her music...the sort of performer who is invited back again and again." (Paul Dixon, St. Petersburg College, Florida, presenter)
"Isabelle Demers is tiny but mighty! She has it all-exciting technique, awesome artistry, refreshing charm, and an incredible gift for arranging and transcribing." (Rebecca Ogle, Neighborhood Church, Palos Verdes Estates CA, presenter)
"Not only does Isabelle Demers give outstanding performances of the great works for organ, but she makes challenging transcriptions of some of the popular works for large orchestra, which uniquely enliven her recital programs." (Robert W. Miller, Chamber Orchestra of he South Bay CA, presenter)
"Her performance was stellar. Hers is the kind of performance that leaves the listener breathless." (Bob & Jan Bittner, audience members in Hartford CT)
" A delight...Reports of her commanding technique were, if anything, understated, but they were always applied in service to the music and towards communicating with her listeners....the most exciting and lucid performance I have ever heard of this work [Reger]." (John Rose, Trinity College, Hartford, presenter)
"The Astonishing Isabelle Demers...much more than a perfect performance; she brought to that technical perfection a rare spirit of adventure, daring, and deep conviction, seeming to manufacture whole worlds before our eyes and spiritual imaginations. It's as if she took it upon herself to re-establish, this night and once and for all, that the organ remains today what it was in Machaut's time--the reigning king of all instruments. She fully succeeded." (Jeffrey Tucker, posted on ChantCafe.com)
“One of the most remarkable recitals of the [national AGO] convention…brilliant technique served always to make the music soar. The audience was dazzled by her magnificent performance.” (The Diapason, 2011)
“At just more than 5 feet tall, Isabelle Demers may be diminuitive in stature. But the petite 28-year-old produces a powerhouse of soul-stirring music when seated at an organ. ‘Isabelle is rivaling the top organ players in the field,’ said the concert organizer, “She is a fearless and extraordinary performer. She’s just amazing.’” (Amarillo-Globe News, TX, 2011)
“Supersonic chops and insightful wit…it was breathtaking to watch Demers play…a fascinating concert.” (lucidculture.wordpress.com, 2011)
“The young Isabelle Demers enchants the entire audience with her vittuoso performance.” (ISO Journal)