Seth Custer

Seth Custer, a Minnesota native, grew up studying the saxophone and piano. He earned his Ph.D. in composition from the University of Iowa in 2009, where he studied with composer David Gompper. Custer was selected by the Music Teachers National Association as the Distinguished Composer of 2010 for his saxophone quartet, Touch & Go. He remains active as a performer, composer and clinician, and is the head of the theory and composition department at Bob Jones University in Greenville, SC. In addition, he is the program director of the National Federation of Music Clubs Junior Composers Institute, held annually in Minneapolis, MN, and for the past two years has served as the coordinator of the South Carolina Music Teachers Association Commissioned Composer program. Recent commissions include works for brass sextet, saxophone/electronic media, youth orchestra, and saxophone quartet.

Additional information can be obtained at the composer's web site: www.custermusic.com