Steve Milloy is the artistic director and conductor of the San Diego Gay Men’s Chorus. He is the former artistic director of the Cincinnati Men’s Chorus, the Martin Luther King Coalition Chorale, the DiverseCity Youth Chorus in Cincinnati, and most recently, MenAlive – Orange County’s Gay Men’s Chorus. Steve has spent over three decades coaching and directing singers in schools, churches, theaters, and concert stages across the Midwestern United States. He has performed in many venues: theme parks, entertaining troops overseas, TV and radio, and with the acclaimed a cappella octet, Pieces of 8.

Steve has been commissioned to compose or arrange pieces for hundreds of church and community choruses in the US and UK. His masterful piece Bayard Rustin: The Man Behind the Dream, commissioned by One Voice Mixed Chorus (St. Paul), has been performed nationwide. His newest work, Sincerely Yours, Pauli Murray, had its premiere in March of this year and is currently being performed all across the United States through 2026.

Steve has directed choruses and theater troupes in St. Louis, Minneapolis, St. Paul, Indianapolis, and Cincinnati. With Dr. Charles Beale, he coauthored the books Popular Voiceworks 1 and 2 for Oxford University Press. Steve received a BA in Music from Miami University and a MM in conducting from the University of Cincinnati/College-Conservatory of Music. He is a member of the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers and serves on the board of the Gay and Lesbian Association of Choruses.