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Passages

Fanfare Magazine, Issue 41:2 (Nov/Dec 2017)

Stephen Mattingly is a fine guitarist. He possesses a robust sound, but with no lack of sensitivity and imagination. He is a notable colorist, finding just the right tonal quality for each composition. Clearly Mattingly is an artist of taste and conviction.
Mattingly gives… a virtuoso performance, filled with expression and an underlying angst.
Stephen Mattingly is an artist to his fingertips. Dave Saemann

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With no offense intended to Segovia or Bream fans, I find Mattingly’s performance of the [Suite Compostelana] every bit equal to his legendary predecessors.
Stephen Mattingly is unquestionably a highly gifted guitarist, quite possibly one of the top four or five players on the scene today. Jerry Dubins

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