Stephanie M. Honz is a performer, teacher, and church聽musician in the Rochester area. She holds degrees in聽organ performance from the University of Wisconsin聽Superior and the Eastman School of Music, as well as聽further studies at the Conservatory of Rueil-Malmaison聽in Paris under the direction of Marie Claire Alain.聽Some of her past accomplishments include winning the聽Gold Cup at the 1998 International Baroque Music聽Competition in Dresden, Germany, the 1999 Gold聽Medal at the European Guild of Music Competition in聽Vienna, Austria, the 2000 Prix D'Excellence at Esterhazy, Hungary, and the聽2003 Musika Acadamie Europa "Artist of the Year" award in Florence, Italy.
Stephanie has enjoyed an avid international concert career under the聽management of Meuller Associates of Germany. She has recorded for the聽BBC and has performed throughout Europe, the UK, China, North Africa,聽Israel, Canada, and the USA. Stephanie serves as Pastoral Associate for聽Music and Liturgy at St. Louis Catholic Church in Pittsford, NY, a position聽she has held since 1991. She has organized multiple church choir tours聽abroad, and has served as a clinician and recitalist for national and regional聽AGO, NPM, and MTNA conventions.
Over the years Stephanie has built a reputation in the Rochester area for
enthusiastically fostering the interest of keyboard study in students of all
ages. Besides the joy she finds in teaching others, she is committed to the
continuous process of learning, and has recently taken up the harp.
School of Music聽Responsibilities
Education
University of Wisconsin聽Superior, B.M.