Steven is a conductor, cellist, and music educator.  He studied at Christopher Newport University, earning his degree in Music Education, and has attended conducting workshops at the College-Conservatory of Music at the University of Cincinnati and at the Peabody Conservatory.

Since 2013, Steven has served as the founding Music Director for the Hampton Roads Philharmonic and as conductor for the Bay Youth Concert Orchestra since 2016.  Throughout his career, he has also served as the Music Director for Tidewater Opera Initiative, conductor for Symphonicity's production of The Nutcracker, and conductor for Capitol Opera Richmond.

As a proponent of new music, Steven regularly commissions works and collaborates with  composers.   In 2010, he conducted the world premiere of David and Glass, an opera by Chris Lamb.  Since then, he has conducted and performed in the premier of over a dozen new works, including the 2016 concert premier of The Snow Maiden of Appalachia by Andrew H. Austin.

Steven lives in Norfolk, Virginia, and teaches with The Academy of Music and Ghent Montessori School.  He is a member of the National Association for Music Education, Omicron Delta Kappa, Pi Kappa Lambda, Alpha Chi, and Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia.