Steven Sametz, composer

Steven Sametz is the Ronald J. Ulrich Professor of Music and director of Lehigh University Choral Arts, one of the country's premiere choral programs. He also serves as Artistic Director for the elite a cappella ensemble The Princeton Singers and is the founding director of The Lehigh University Choral Composer Forum, which mentors emerging choral composers. Sametz has received commissions from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Santa Fe music festival, among others, creating new works for Chanticleer, the Dale Warland Singers, Philadelphia Singers, Pro Arte Chamber Choir and the King of Thailand.