From Oxnard, California, harpsichordist and organist Stephen Gamboa-Diaz has performed for audiences around the United States, as well as in Germany and Italy. He was a laureate of the 2012 Westfield Center International Harpsichord Competition and his harpsichord duo Zweikampf, was a finalist in Early Music America’s inaugural Baroque Chamber Performance Competition.

This spring, he can be heard performing English music from before 1500 and early Scottish music with Elm City Consort in New Haven, playing solo Bach on harpsichord and Soler with strings from the Baroque Chamber Orchestra of Colorado in Denver. In March, Gamboa-Diaz will perform J. S. Bach’s Well Tempered Clavier, Book 1 as part of New Haven’s celebration of Bach in the Subways.

Recent notable projects include Handel’s “Messiah” at Washington National Cathedral (Washington, D.C.), a collaboration for Gotham Early Music Scene and Americas Society (New York City) with tenor Jean-Bernard Cerin and soprano Melissa Joseph, and a benefit concert with baroque violinist Daniel Lee for New Haven’s East Street Arts. Past appearances include Phoenix Early Music Society, Iowa City Early Keyboard Society, Barefoot Chamber Concerts (Berkeley, California), and the Baroque Room (Minneapolis, Minnesota). He teaches organ and conducting at Southern Connecticut State University and has directed church music programs on Long Island and in Connecticut.

Gamboa-Diaz holds degrees from UC Berkeley (B.A.), Stony Brook University (M.M., M.A., D.M.A.), and the Yale School of Music (A.D.).