"Art songs are a specialized genre. For maximum effectiveness they need singers who connect with audiences on an intimate-not grand-level, who make words clear and significant...Best of the singers was Debra [Scroggins], whose clear but full-bodied mezzo was allied to a lively presentation."-Kansas City Star, 7/94
"One of Kansas City's most soulful singers." (Listen to an audio clip of this performance!)-Kansas City Star, 6/23/00
"The voices of the seven soloists were sensitively matched to the words and music at hand. Most striking of the lot was Debra [Scroggins Sowerwine]'s ...ringing mezzo-soprano."-Kansas City Star, 4/93
"(Following) the pattern of a crystalline female voice floating above a syncopated bass ..(was)Debra Scroggins's lilting solo."-Kansas City Star, 4/30/02
"What made the Durufle worth its longuers was the solo "Pie Jesu" by alto Debra Scroggins... It scaled the heights of intensity befitting the text: "Merciful Lord Jesus, grant them rest!""-Kansas City Star, 3/14/00
"Mezzo-soprano Debra [Scroggins] certainly cleared the dust from the Civic Center auditorium Saturday night when she performed as guest artist with the Amarillo Symphony Orchestra.
Unlike other orchestra musicians, [she] held her arms and hands to her side while playing a powerful instrument of her own; an expressive voice that reached into the corners of the Civic Center.
A capable singer, [she] commanded her selections with control and competency... a purebred performance."-Amarillo Sunday News-Globe, 2/21/93
"Debra Scroggins brought a firm, appealing mezzo to the table."-Kansas City Star, 12/4/98
"(One) of the Washington area's finest vocal soloists." (Listen to an audio clip of this performance!)-Washington Post, 11/23/00
"...With the able assistance of mezzo-soprano Debra Scroggins, Gutheinz's work was brought to vibrant life...Scroggins's expressive vocals conveyed a full palette of musical colors."-Kansas City Star, 05/13/2004
"Guests will be awed by the clear and powerful voice of Debra Scroggins."-Plano Profile, 05/01/2004
""...it was the afternoon's choral works that stood out, chiefly for the expert vocalists the Texas Camerata assembled...mezzo-soprano Debra Scroggins...demonstrated a natural affinity for Baroque performance practice.""-Fort Worth Star Telegram, 04/11/2007
"It was a nice idea to program a whole concert with settings of Shakespeare texts by British and American composers. Of the three world premieres, the most satisfying was Debra Scroggins' "Orpheus With His Lute." Its folkish melodies, succulent harmonies and smooth-jazz accompaniment could pass for John Rutter..."-The Dallas Morning News, 03/27/2006