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A native of Canton, Ohio, Sam Alhadid is an arranger, composer, educator, and vocalist. He earned his Bachelor of Music degree in Jazz Studies and Music Education from Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, Michigan in December of 2015.

 

During his time at Western Michigan University, Alhadid studied voice under Duane Davis, Diana Spradling, and Greg Jasperse.  He has also worked with numerous visiting artists such as Fred Hersch, Edward Simon, Johnaye Kendrick, Sunny Wilkinson, Nancy Harms, Darmon Meader, Peter Eldridge, Janis Siegel, Alon Yavnai, Jamey Haddad, and Sara Gazarek. As a member of Western Michigan University’s award winning vocal jazz ensemble, Gold Company, Sam has performed with talents such as the New York Voices, the Real Group, and Ben Folds.

 

In 2015, Alhadid was named the DownBeat Student Music Award Undergraduate College Winner in the Vocal Jazz Soloist category. He is a founding member of Out of State, a vocal jazz quartet that was named the 2015 DownBeat Student Music Award Undergraduate College Winner in the Small Vocal Jazz Group category.

 

Alhadid's writing is making its way to the forefront of the choral world. His arrangements have been featured in several All-State Vocal Jazz Ensembles and have been performed by several vocal jazz groups of all levels. His choral composition "Home" was premiered at the 2016 ACDA Central Division Regional Convention in Chicago, IL by Western Michigan University's Cantus Femina.

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Alhadid has been working as a music educator since 2016. Most recently, he is serving as the Choir Director for Cuyahoga Falls High School in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. In addition to this role, in 2021 Alhadid was named as an Adjunct Professor at Kent State University in Kent, Ohio, where he directs the collegiate vocal jazz ensemble "Nova Jazz Singers." Alhadid has served as the Ohio Choral Directors Associations' Vocal Jazz R&R Chair since 2021.