Composer/conductor Rand Steiger's compositions have been performed and commissioned by many leading ensembles and organizations including the American Composers Orchestra, Ircam, La Jolla Symphony, Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, San Diego Symphony, Southbank Sinfonia, St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, and the Los Angeles Philharmonic. His compositions and performances are recorded on the Centaur, CRI, Crystal, Einstein, Koch, Mode, New Albion, New World, and Nonesuch labels, and new projects are in development for Bridge and EMF. Steiger is also active as a conductor specializing in contemporary works, and has conducted the Arditti Quartet, Aspen Chamber Ensemble, Ensemble Sospeso, La Jolla Symphony, Los Angeles Philharmonic New Music Group, New York New Music Ensemble, Nouvel Ensemble Contemporain (Switzerland), and the California EAR Unit, of which he was the founding artistic director. He served as the Center's 2010 panel chair in music and as a 2012 music LOI panelist.