"Abbie Betinis' music is always interesting, always adventuresome, and, most importantly, always effective."
- Dale Warland, editor of G. Schirmer's Dale Warland Choral Series

"Debussy’s Yver, vous n’estes qu’un villain (Winter, you’re only a scoundrel) was paired with Abbie Betinis’s Cedit, Hyems! (Begone, Winter!) . . . Betinis punctuated bright, high quailing with an arhythmic flute obbligato (nicely played by Vanessa Holroyd).
- Janice Weber, The Boston Musical Intelligencer (Robert Levin, editor)

"This challenging work for SSAA choir and solo flute was the highpoint for me of our 2010 Christmas concert. It is a revoicing of a work originally written for the Dale Warland Singers. . . Whispering and singing in quick alternation were at first a challenge for the singers to coordinate but once the basics were solid I could feel them enjoying this crisp and invigorating piece. The audience reacted with a gasp at the end of both performances, followed by enthusiastic applause. A very good, mature youth choir could perform this, but I expect it will mostly be taken up by adult women's choirs. You need the best professional flute player you can find if you want to perform the piece anywhere close to the stated tempo. I look forward to hearing from other conductors who do this piece. I know Elektra will be performing it again soon, probably not waiting for the Christmas season since I feel the text is suitable for any time of year.
- Morna Edmundson, artistic director, Elektra Womens Choir