"Exquisite...Magical" — Los Angeles Herald Examiner
"World-class Baroque flutist" — Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
"Simply enchanting" — Seattle Times
“Flute extraordinaire” — New Jersey Star-Ledger
"His playing is flawless" — Audiophile Audition
"Enviable fluency, tonal purity, brilliant" — Orange County Register
"Mesmerizing" — Davis Enterprise Weekend
"Dazzling" — Press-Telegram, Long Beach
"Sensational legato and unerring rhythmic attack" — San Francisco Examiner
"Celestial Solos" — San Jose Mercury News
"(Dance of the Blessed Spirits from Orpheus)… It shone with a serenity that really did seem beatific, and Stephen Schultz rendered the famous flute solo gorgeously." — San Francisco Chronicle
"Flutist Stephen Schultz took top solo honors for his phenomenal breath control" — San Francisco Examiner