​Mary-Hannah Klontz, D.M.A.
Conductor, Composer and Music Educator 

Dr. Mary-Hannah Klontz is an adjunct professor at the Northern Virginia Community College. She holds a D.M.A. in Choral Conducting from George Mason University, an M.M. in French Horn Performance from the Eastman School of Music, and a B.M. in Music Education in French Horn with a minor in Piano and Voice from the University of Akron. Klontz began as a professional horn player before teaching music at all levels from preschool to university. She was an Arts Education Specialist and teacher in the Arlington Public Schools before retiring from Charles J. Colgan, Sr. High School, a fine and performing arts magnet school. She also founded Excelsior Voices Youth Choir and directed the Chamber Chorale of Fredericksburg. Her choirs have performed at the White House, the National Cathedral, the Kennedy Center's Millennium Stage, and the Virginia Music Educators Conference. She also served as chair of the choral adjudicator certification program of the Virginia Choral Directors Association. She is a guest clinician, vocalist, composer, and sound engineer for the Conduct.her podcast, co-hosted by her daughters, Dr. McKenna Stenson (Florida State University) and Dr. Kyra Stahr (Syracuse University).  Her composition, “Point Me to the Stars,” is published with Hal Leonard, and "D.N.A" is published with MusicSpoke. In addition, she published a new critical edition of Arnold Schoenberg's "De Profundis" (Psalm 130), Op. 50B with Belmont Publishers, which is available as a digital download in PDF, MP3, and digital notation files.  ​She resides in Virginia with her amazing husband, Paul, who retired from the U.S. Army Band.