Sam Speer is a DMA student in choral conducting with a minor in composition at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. A native of the Rockies, Sam earned his M.M. and B.M. at Brigham Young University, where he conducted the University Chorale and taught conducting and sight-singing. Sam also sang baritone with the Madeleine Cathedral Choir in Salt Lake and was Company Manager for the Santa Fe Desert Chorale.