Steven Berlanga

Bass-baritone and conductor Steven Berlanga lives in Philadelphia, PA where he freelances and maintains a private studio. Studying primarily conducting, voice, opera, and choral music, he is finishing his doctorate at Indiana University. He has also studied at College-Conservatory of Music, University of Cincinnati, California State University – Long Beach, and Cabrillo College. As a soloist in opera, oratorio, musical theater, and concert repertoire, Mr. Berlanga has worked with organizations such as Choral Arts Philadelphia, Independent Sounds Philadelphia, Musica Tevere, Bach Choir of Bethlehem, West Bay Opera, Cabrillo Stage, New Voices Opera, Arizona Philharmonic, and Santa Cruz Symphony. As a choral artist, has sung with professional chamber choirs in the United States, such as The Crossing, Santa Fe Desert Chorale, The Thirteen, Kinnara, Exigence, and the Vocal Arts Ensemble of Cincinnati. As an educator he has worked with the Snyder School of Singing, Youth Orchestra Salinas, the Williston Northampton School Choirs, Indiana University Choirs, University of Cincinnati Cabaret Singers, CSULB Bel Canto Chorus, and Cabrillo Youth Chorus. Passionate about accessibility through breaking barriers and traditions within classical music, Mr. Berlanga often works with organizations and programming centered around change within the industry, such as BorderCrosSing, El Sistema, Elevate Vocal Arts, the Sphinx Organization, and the Santa Cruz Opera Project.