... a dramatic intensity which lasted the evening.   The Organ (website), November 2005

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Though the chorus are important to the emotional context of the narrative, it is the soloists who carry most of the weight and here Michael Williams and his forces were very fortunate. Nicholas Mulroy was magnificent as Septimus - the coloratura lucid and flowing, ornamentation always apt - an ideal Handelian voice. Helen Groves and David Gould were well matched as the condemned pair, bringing fine emotional contrasts and intensity without any loss of beauty of line. Susanna Spicer’s Irene and David [Somerville] Wright’s Valens impressed, creating a dramatic intensity which lasted the evening.	Handel Theodora Buxton Musical Society Michael Williams	The Organ (website), November 2005
David Somerville Wright can always be relied upon to give a good performance; the exquisite quality of his voice was perfect for these songs, which he imbued with great warmth and tenderness.	Vaughan Williams Five Mystical Songs Oxford Millennium Orchestra / Arcadian Singers of Oxford University Matthew O'Donovan	Oxford Times, February 2003
The cantata In Guilty Night introduced the vocal talents of Jenny Bacon (soprano), William Purefoy (alto) and David Somerville Wright (baritone)... Both men produced a strong, well-rounded sound, resonant and technically assured.	Bach Collegium Oxford Francis Knights	Oxford Times, February 2003
The two basses, David [Somerville] Wright and Thomas Hertford [sic], achieved a better balance, singing their duet The Lord is a man of war with authority.	Handel Israel in Egypt Oxford Pro Musica Singers / Oxford Company of Musicians Michael Smedley	Oxford Times, ????
It is certainly rich and distinguished and it brought out some stirring solo singing by sopranos Helen Ashby and Liz Moxon, alto Chrissy Eastwood and tenor Philip Fine with David [Somerville] Wright providing a dark, mahogany bass voice.	Vaughan Williams Mass in G minor Commotio Matthew Berry	Newbury Weekly, January 2003(?)