Steve Dunn has worn numerous musical hats in his professional life. He has been conductor, teacher, performer, composer/arranger/orchestrator, author and minister musician. While he has extensive choral experience, his focus has been primarily in the area of instrumental music – experience he currently shares with students at the University of Mobile as Associate Professor of Music, Director of Instrumental Studies. Before moving into academia, Steve spent more than 25 years in full time music ministry and served as a director of orchestras, bands and other instrumental groups at churches in New Mexico, Texas and Alabama.

As a composer/arranger/orchestrator, Steve has approximately 300 works in the catalogs of numerous publishing houses. These include works for orchestra, choir, concert band and other mixed ensembles. He has also written for recordings, radio and television commercials, and recently worked as an orchestrator for recording artist Steven Curtis Chapman’s first ever concert at Carnegie Hall. Over the years, he has often been in demand as a guest conductor (choral and instrumental), speaker and teacher for schools, churches, universities and various conferences at the local, state and national level. Additionally, he has contributed as an author on the subject of church instrumental music for various music ministry periodicals.

Steve has music degrees from Jacksonville State University (BA in Music, brass performance) and the University of New Mexico (MM, composition), and has done additional graduate study in church music at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.

Steve has been married for over twenty-eight years to Betsy and they have four children.