Sammy Salvador received his B.A. in Music Education and his Single Subject Teaching Credential in Music from Cal State Fullerton. He is currently the choir director at Dr. Augustine Ramirez Intermediate School in Eastvale, and the Director of Music at Church of the Foothills in Santa Ana. He also currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Southern California Vocal Association as the Middle School/9th Grade Honor Choir Chair. Sammy has been asked to lead Elementary School Honor Choirs, and Middle School All-District choir events. Sammy has served as section leader at the Idyllwild Summer Arts Camp and the Pacific Chorale Choir Camp. Sammy has been a staff singer with the Grammy Award Winning Pacific Chorale for the past six years and has been featured as a soloist in several concerts and recordings. Sammy has had the opportunity to travel all around the world, performing in concerts in Paris, New York, Sweden, Estonia, Finland, Russia, Spain, Austria, Germany, and the United Kingdom. Sammy has been honored to be a featured soloist in works such as Claudio Monteverdi’s Vespers of 1610, Tarik O’Regan’s The Ecstasies Above, George Frideric Handel’s Messiah and Israel in Egypt, Herbert Howells’ Requiem, David Lang’s The Little Match Girl Passion and in Dale Trumbore’s debut album How To Go On. Sammy has performed with the Pacific Chorale, Long Beach Camerata Singers, and Choral Arts Initiative. Sammy lives in Anaheim, and in his free time, enjoys trying new restaurants with his partner!
