Dr. Winteregg holds degrees in music from the Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, Wright State University, and The Ohio State University. He studied composition with William Steinohrt, Gregory Proctor, and Thomas Wells.

Steven Winteregg has received dozens of awards in composition He has been a recipient of the Raymond Hubbell/ASCAP Award, and for the last sixteen years, he has received a Standard Award in Composition from ASCAP. He has also received Individual Artist Fellowships from the Montgomery County Cultural Arts District and the Ohio Arts Council, a Music Citation from the Ohioana Library Association, and an Ohio Senate Resolution commending him for his contribution to the arts in Ohio. Most recently he received First Prize in the International Trumpet Guild’s 2002 Composition Competition and was a Semi-Finalist in the 2003 Sackler Music Composition Prize Competition.

He is the composer of three full-length ballets, the most recent, America’s Robin Hood, was premiered by The Dayton Ballet in April, 2003.
Winteregg's compositions have been performed throughout the world and by orchestras such as the Cincinnati Symphony, the Columbus Symphony, the Czech Radio Symphony, the Delaware Symphony, the Indianapolis Symphony the Milwaukee Symphony and the Symphony of Augsburg. His compositions have been recorded by various groups such as the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra, the Czech Radio Symphony, the United States Air Force Singing Sergeants and the Cantecor Trio. Recordings of his music have been released on the Albany, MMC, Integra, and Equilibrium labels. His compositions are published by Bocal Music, Edition Musicus, Pasticcio Music, The Hornists' Nest, Integra Music, MMB Music, Roger Dean Music, Southern Music and The Tuba Press.