Steve Danielson, Composition R&R Chair

Dr. Steve Danielson is currently directing choirs at Mountain View High School in Meridian, ID. He earned a DMA in Choral Conducting from the University of Washington under the mentorship of Dr. Geoffrey Boers and Dr. Giselle Wyers, an MM in Choral Conducting from the University of Memphis, and a BA in voice from BYU. Most recently, he spent 5 seasons as the Conductor and Artistic Director of the Ensign Symphony & Chorus in Seattle, WA. He was the director of vocal music at Germantown High School in Germantown, TN from 2005-2016, director of choirs at Jefferson Middle School in Olympia, WA from 2020-2023. Steve is also a composer with self-published works as well as pieces published through Two Bridges Music Press. In addition to conducting and composing, he also hosts a successful podcast, Moveable Do, where he interviews living composers about their lives and music. Recently, he began producing and hosting the ACDA Podcast. He and his wife, Angi, have seven children and one grandchild.