Steven Lorenz

About Steven

Steven Lorenz is the director of choirs at Ann Arbor Pioneer High School in Ann Arbor, Michigan—the 2011 National GRAMMY Signature School—where he directs five curricular choirs and oversees five extracurricular choirs. In addition, Lorenz conducts Measure for Measure, a 95-voice community tenor-bass choir based in Ann Arbor.

Choirs prepared by Lorenz have appeared at central and state conventions of the American Choral Directors Association, the Intercollegiate Men's Choruses National Seminar, Michigan Music Conference, All-State Festival, and Michigan Youth Arts Festival. In 2023, 2022, 2019, 2015, & 2014, the Ann Arbor Pioneer High School A Cappella Choir was named the Outstanding Choir in Michigan by the Michigan School Vocal Music Association. In 2015, the Ann Arbor Pioneer High School A Cappella Choir was featured in Dr. Jerry Blackstone’s DVD Did You Hear That?, produced by GIA Publishing.

Lorenz has conducted regional and state honors choirs in Michigan, and prepared choruses for the Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra, Flint Symphony Orchestra, and the Detroit Chamber Winds and Strings. Lorenz has served on the executive boards of the Michigan School Vocal Music Association, Michigan Music Conference, and American Choral Directors Association and currently serves as Vice President of the Intercollegiate Men’s Choruses, Inc.