Laurel Zucker, flautist, is described by Gramophone Magazine 2005 "as polished and gratifying as Rampal and Galway. Zucker's interpretations are splendid all round. Her tone is airy and sweet, her virtuosity graceful!" In the same year Gramophone "strongly recommended" The Complete Telemann Fantasies for Flute and The Complete J.S. Bach Sonatas on Cantilena Records describing her performances as "intelligent, naturally phrased and highly musical with a rich sound beyond reproach." In the August 2003 book, Inspirational Stories from the World's Best Flute Players, Laurel Zucker is featured along side Sir James Galway, Julius Baker, Herbie Mann & Ian Andersen. Fanfare Magazine refers to Ms. Zucker "as a forceful advocate for 20th century music" and when she was awarded the Aaron Copland Fund for Music from the American Music Center to record the 1998 CD, Take a Walk on the Wilder Side-Flute Music by Alec Wilder, Fanfare Magazine stated 'this disc fills an important niche in American Music as well as flute literature."