Paul Steffan

Paul, tenor, a native of Rockford, IL, grew up singing in numerous choirs and served as a musical director for regional theater. He has sung previously with the University of Illinois Chorale, Yale Repertory and Recital Choruses, the Yale Camerata, and the University of Oregon Collegium Musicum. Opera credits include Die Fledermaus (Alfred), Xerse (Ariodate), L'Etoile (Ouf), and La Didone (Iarbas). Paul was the founding conductor of the Timothy Dwight College Community Chamber Orchestra and directed the Harmony Men's Singing Society, a member of the Norwegian Singers Association of America. He has trained with Janna Baty, Barrington Coleman, Eric Mentzel, and currently studies with Sonja Bruzauskas. Paul believes in community music and music education, serving as the president of Kantorei, a non-profit music organization in his hometown. Paul is a first-year graduate student in the M.D./Ph.D. program at Baylor College of Medicine. He graduated summa cum laude from Yale College in 2016 and is a member of Phi Beta Kappa. This is Paul’s first season with the Houston Chamber Choir.