Kurt Sander's compositions have been performed in fourteen countries on five different continents. Much of his choral and instrumental work takes its inspiration from the sublime dimensions of the Eastern Orthodox faith and its rich artistic traditions. His sacred choral work has been recorded and performed by professional ensembles throughout the world including Cappella Romana, the Kastalsky Choir (Russia), the Cincinnati Camerata, the Cantata Singers of Ottawa (Canada), the St. Romanos Cappella, the Clarion Choir, Archangel Voices, the Patriarch Tikhon Choir, and The Orthodox Singers (Russia) and the PaTRAM Institute Singers. In 2017, he received a commission by the Patriarch Tikhon Russian-American Music Institute (PaTRAM) for a new English-language setting of the Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom. This 90-minute work was recorded by the PaTRAM Institute Singers under the direction of Peter Jermihov and  released as a 2 CD set on Reference Recordings label in 2019.  The CD of this work was nominated for a Grammy in 2020 under the Best Choral Album category.

Sanders currently serves as professor of music and coordinator of music theory and composition at Northern Kentucky University. He holds degrees in composition from Northwestern University, the Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music and Cleveland State University where he studied with Bain Murray, Alan Stout, Rudolph Bubalo and Andrew Imbrie.

Sander's music is published through Musica Russica and Media Press, Inc.