Yamaha Piano Artist Steven L. Rosenhaus (b. 1952) is respected as a composer, lyricist, arranger, conductor, author, educator, and performer.  His concert music has been called "clever, deftly constructed and likable" by The New York Times, and Back Stage magazine has called his music and lyrics for the off-Broadway show Critic "sprightly, upbeat, and in the ballad repertory, simply lovely."  His works have been played throughout the world by such performers as the United States Navy Band, the U.S. Naval Academy Band, the 108th Army Reserve Band, pianist Laura Leon, violinist Florian Mayer, conductor Milko Kersten and the Dresden Sinfonietta, the New Hudson Saxophone Quartet, the Meridian String Quartet, conductor Paul Popescu and the Ploiesti Symphony Orchestra (Romania), and the Chicago Chamber Orchestra, Dieter Kober conductor.

        Dr. Rosenhaus is Adjunct Assistant Professor of Composition at New York University (NYU), and also serves on the faculty at Nassau Community College.  He holds a Ph.D. from NYU, as well as M.A. and B.A. degrees from Queens College, C.U.N.Y.; his composition mentors included George Perle, and Hugo Weisgall.  Dr. Rosenhaus has conducted a wide variety of service, professional, amateur, and educational instrumental and choral groups, including the 108th Army Reserve Band, the U.S. Naval Academy Band, the United Choral Society (2001-2002) and, in 1998, the New York premiere of Sussex Celebration for orchestra on the main stage at Carnegie Hall.  He currently has over one hundred original works and arrangements in print with E.F. Kalmus, Alfred Publishing, Music-Print Productions, and others; recordings of his works can be found on the Richardson, Capstone, Music for a G'Day, and MPP labels.

        Steven's recent works include The Brave and the Bold for concert band, Undercurrents for saxophone quartet; In the Cave of Aeolus for flute quartet; Symphony for Band ("Academy"); Waltz Rhapsody for piano; music for the film Ashes by David Mack (Infinity Dog Productions); incidental music for the play Secrets of Columbine by Lance Laytner; and the musical Free-the-Music.Com (script and lyrics by William Strauss, music by Bo Ayars and Steven Rosenhaus).

        The book "Writing Musical Theater" by Allen Cohen and Steven L. Rosenhaus is published by Palgrave/Macmillan. William Squier's review for MusicalWriters.Com calls the book an "appealing....practical guide for beginning and journeymen writers....[It is] thorough without being condescending and detailed without being overwhelming."

        Steven Rosenhaus has received numerous awards and grants from ASCAP, the American Composers Forum, and Meet The Composer, Inc.