Steven Payne

Executive Director

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Steven Payne joined the Youth Orchestras of San Antonio as Executive Director in February 2007. A native of Bournemouth, England, he earned his bachelor's degree in music at the Royal Welsh College of Music of the University of Wales and his master's in music in clarinet performance at Indiana University.

While at Indiana, he served as Executive Director for the fourth triennial USA International Harp Competition. He also worked in the administrative offices of the Britten-Pears School, an international school for young artists in Aldeburgh, England and at the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra. Before moving to San Antonio, Steven served as the Executive Director of the Pacific Symphony Youth Orchestra (PSYO), which is affiliated to the professional Pacific Symphony based in Orange County, California. During his tenure, the Youth Orchestra moved its concert series into the internationally acclaimed Renee and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall (opened September 2006) to great success.

Steven Payne has served on the Music Steering Committee for San Antonio's Luminaria 2010, is currently Vice Chair of the Youth Orchestra Division Board of the League of American Orchestras and serves on the National Advisory Team for El Sistema USA.