“Alabama Symphony’s stirring ‘Messiah’ made even grander by conductor Stephen Stubbs’ dramatic push (music review)” ~ Michael Huebner, December 2013
“Visionaries have always done what they want to do when the moment is ripe for them…such is Stephen Stubbs” ~Seattle Post Intelligencer
“The sorcery of “The Return of Ulysses” owes much to…. the musical excellence of Seattle’s Pacific MusicWorks led by musical director Stephen Stubbs” ~The San Francisco Chronicle
“Stubbs paced the performance with a sure sense of flow and contrast”~ Crosscut