For the last 27 years, he has taught choral music, music theory, and music composition at East Stroudsburg High School South in PA and is also the adult choir director at Stroudsburg United Methodist Church. Mr. Lantz is a regularly performing jazz vocalist, pianist, and bassist and is an active guest conductor, adjudicator and leads reading sessions. He also has an extensive background in the music publishing industry as an editor, music typesetter, orchestrator, studio musician, and publisher.