Stephen Fazio, 22, has performed in concert venues in the United States ranging from the Colorado Plateau to New York City, and abroad in Europe. In 2011, Fazio was invited and awarded a full scholarship to participate in the Imani Winds Chamber Music Festival as a “Rising Star” at The Juilliard School, NYC. Fazio was awarded “Outstanding Undergraduate Student” for the 2010-2011 year at the University of Akron where he is now in his Junior year of study under world renowned guitarist Stephen Aron. In February 2012, Stephen won first prize in the James Stroud Classical Guitar Competition. Stephen will be competing again in Kentucky and North Carolina this spring and will also be touring the Southern United States this summer.