​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 and teaches private lessons. She was a teacher and Arts Education Specialist in the Arlington Public Schools before retiring from Charles J. Colgan, Sr. High School, a fine and performing arts magnet school in Manassas, Virginia. She founded and oversaw Excelsior Voices and directed the Fredericksburg Chamber Chorale.  She graduated from George Mason University with a D.M.A. in Choral Conducting, the Eastman School of Music with an M.M. in French Horn Performance, and the University of Akron with a B.M. in Music Education in French Horn with a minor in Piano and Voice. Klontz started out as a professional horn player before pursuing a career in education, teaching at all levels from preschool to university. Dr. Klontz's ensembles have won the highest honors and been asked to perform at the White House, the National Cathedral, the Kennedy Center's Millennium Stage, and the Virginia Music Educators Conference. She is active as a guest clinician, vocalist, and composer. Klontz is also co-chair of the choral adjudicator certification program of the Virginia Choral Directors Association and is the sound engineer for the Conduct.her podcast.  Her composition, “Point Me to the Stars,” is published with Hal Leonard as part of the Henry Leck Choral Artistry Series and "D.N.A" is published with MusicSpoke. In addition, she is the editor of a new critical edition of Arnold Schoenberg's "De Profundis" (Psalm 130), Op. 50B that is available as a digital download in PDF, mp3 and digital notation files.  ​