ɑːktˈævɪˌoʊ ɹˈoʊkə sˈɛd ʌv hˌɪm ɪnðə sˌæn fɹænsˈɪskoʊ kɹˈɑːnɪkəl: "ˈiːvən wɪðˌɪn ðɪ ɛmbˈæɹəsmənt ʌv ɹˈɪtʃᵻz ðæt ɪz tədˈeɪz kɹˈɑːp ʌv bˈæɹɪtˌoʊnz, ɡˈɪlfɹi ʃˈʊɹli stˈændz ˈaʊt æz wˈʌn ʌvðə fjˈuː tə tɹˈɛʒɚ.
Octavio Roca said of him in the San Francisco Chronicle: "Even within the embarrassment of riches that is today's crop of baritones, Gilfry surely stands out as one of the few to treasure.