About our Director, Jeffrey Stein

Jeff hails from Merrick, NY, a small town on the south shore of Long lsland. His conducting debut was at St. Patrick's Cathedral in NY in 1975 directing excerpts from Ernest Bloch's Sacred Service. His debut as a pianist was at SUNY Albany in 1978 with a performance of the Rhapsody in Blue. He holds a BA in Music from SUNY Albany (piano and conducting) and an M.M. in piano performance and literature from the Manhattan School of Music where he studied with Seymour Lipkin and Gary Graffman. In 1980, he joined the faculty at the lnstitute of Audio Research in New York, a technical school specializing in audio engineering. Since 1986, he has been a member of the SUNY Albany music department faculty. Jeff has performed throughout the Northeast as conductor, recitalist and chamber musician for the past 30 years and has appeared on National Public Radio. Recent collaborations include performances with the Saratoga Choral Festival, Rockland Symphony, Capitol Chamber Artists, the Maude Baum Dance Company and members of the New York City Ballet, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Philadelphia Orchestra.