Degrees: DMA, 2006, SUNY Univ Cntr Stony Brook; MM, 2001, Univ Missouri Kansas City; MM, 1999, Fryderyk Chopin Acdmy of Music

Bio:

Dr. Luiza Raab-Pontecorvo (horn, piano)- born and raised in Poland, Mrs. Raab holds double major degree in french horn and piano performance. Mrs. Raab has appeared in recitals, as a soloist, chamber and orchestral musician throughout the United States, Europe, England, China and Korea. She can be heard on horn with Contemporary Chamber Players Ensemble on Meyer Kupferman Orchestral Music Vol. XVI- CD released by Soundspells Production and as a pianist/ choir accompanist on two life recordings with Nassau Music Educators Association, All-County Festival Choir released by McIver Recordings.

Education belongs to the top priorities of Mrs. Raab. In 2005 she founded Maestri di Musica, Inc.- Music Studio and designed an enriched program of individual and group classes for piano and horn students. To find out more about the artist and her organization, please visit www.luizaraab.com.

Despite her busy music life she continues developing her other interests, which include foreign languages (French, Italian, Russian, and German), horseback riding and Martial Arts Training (Black Belt in Tae Kwon Do and Orange Belt in Jiu-jitsu). She is an Instructor in Atomic Tae Kwon Do Health and Fitness Center, which she owes with her husband Bart Pontecorvo.

EDUCATION

• Doctor of Musical Arts
  State University of NY at Stony Brook
• Masters of Music in Performance
  University of Missouri in Kansas City
  F. Chopin National Academy of Music in Warsaw (Poland)
• National Teaching Certificate
  F. Chopin National Academy of Music in Warsaw (Poland)
• B.M. in Horn and Piano Performance (With Distinction)
  J. Zarebski National Music School in Inowroclaw (Poland)
• Bachelor in French Language and Social Science
  Queen’s Jadwiga College in Inowroclaw (Poland)

PROFESSIONAL TEACHING POSITIONS

• University of Missouri in Kansas City
  Teaching Assistant in Horn Studio
• State University of NY at Stony Brook
  Elements of Music- Theory Course (Mus.119) - Main Instructor
  Music of Jan Sebastian Bach (Mus.305) - Teaching Assistant
  Music Cultures of the World (Mus.105) - Teaching Assistant
• Maestri di Musica, Inc.- Masters of Music Studio in Centereach, NY
  President/Founder/Piano and Horn Instructor
• East End Community School of the Arts in Riverhead, NY
  Horn and Piano Instructor
• Overland Park Music School in Kansas City
  Horn and Piano Instructor
• NMEA Choir Festival
  Piano Accompanist
• Hibernian Festival Singers
  Piano Accompanist
• Maestri di Musica Brass Quintet and Quinte Essentia Woodwind Quintet
  Seminars and Master-classes

ORCHESTRAL POSITIONS

• Smithtown Center for the Performing Arts, NY
• Gateway Classical Music Society in Greenwich, CT
• Albany Symphony Orchestra, Albany, NY
• Staten Island Philharmonic, NY
• Horizon Symphony Orchestra (1st horn/ horn soloist)
• North Shore Symphony Orchestra, LI/NY
• Ridotto Theater Company, LI/NY
• Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra in Poland
• The Symphony Orchestra of Polish Radio and Television in Warsaw, Poland
• Gateway Playhouse in Patchogue and Bellport, NY
• Broadway and off-Broadway productions

CHAMBER AND SOLO POSITIONS

• Maestri di Musica Brass Quintet
• Stony Brook Camerata Singers, Horn Soloist
• Royal Brass
• Quinte Esentia Woodwind Quintet
• Long Island Composers Alliance
• Long Island Performers Club
• Celebration Brass
• SUNYSB Symphony Orchestra (Horn Soloist: Schumann- Konzertstücke
• Espezzatura Woodwind Quintet, SUNSYSB
• Mineola Choir (Piano Soloist- J. Brahms- German Requiem for Piano and Choir)
• Contemporary Chamber Players, SUNSYSB
• North Shore Pro Musica Society – Horn Soloist

OTHER MUSIC POSITIONS

• Congregational United Church of Christ in Farmingville, NY
  Organist and Choir Piano Accompanist
• The First Presbyterian Church in Smithtown, NY
  Choir Accompanist, Organist and Pianist
• Christian Science Church in Patchogue, NY
  Organist and Pianist

FESTIVALS AND GUEST PERFORMANCES

• International Horn Society Symposium (Beijing, China)
• East West International Symphony Orchestra (Altenburg, Germany)
• Music Festspiel Treffen (Bayreuth, Germany)
• Jeunesses Musicales Symphony Orchestra (Salzburg, Austria)- 1st horn
• European Mozart Academy in Mala Wies (Poland)
• Trinity Chamber Orchestra (London, England)
• International Summer School of Music in Dartington (England)
• Narvic Peace Symphony Orchestra (Narvic, Norway) - 1st/3rd horn
• Aspen Music Festival