Steven L. Rosenhaus

Steven L. Rosenhaus is a New York City-based composer, arranger, conductor, author, educator and clinician, performer, and dramaturge for musicals. His concert music has been called “clever, deftly constructed and likable” by The New York Times, and the Sächsiche Zeitung (Dresden, Germany) declares it “expressive...Its song-like melodic sequences and balladic aspects give it a lyrical beauty, within a newer soundworld.” His over 200 compositions and arrangements for a wide range of genres are performed by such musicians as the New York Philharmonic, the U.S. Navy Band, the Band of His Majesty’s Royal Marines Plymouth (UK), pianist Laura Leon, the Meridian String Quartet, and educational ensembles throughout the U.S. Dr. Rosenhaus holds a Ph.D. from New York University, where he serves as Adjunct Professor of Composition. He also gives master classes and clinics across the U.S. and Europe, and is frequently hired as a dramaturge for musicals headed to Broadway or off-Broadway. He is the author of “The Concertgoer’s Guide to the Symphony Orchestra” (The Music Gifts Company) and “The Concert Composer’s Business Handbook” (Rowman & Littlefield), and he is co-author with Allen Cohen of “Writing Musical Theater” (Palgrave Macmillan).