Thomas Cooley Praised For His Expertise in Messiah

"The first singer heard from the vocal quartet was tenor Thomas Cooley, who is well experienced in works from the baroque and classical eras. Cooley demonstrated this expertise by taking his time on the ornaments inherent in this music, and sang the comforting Part I recitative text delicately. He executed vocal runs with ease with imaginative phrasing and changed characters well to fit the aria and story." - Princeton Town Topics

"Notably, tenor Thomas Cooley’s creamy lyricism and eager sensitivity was well suited to early music ornamentation in “Comfort ye,” while “He that dwelleth” was sung with dramatic passion." - NJArts.net