Suzzette Ortiz

Suzzette Ortiz is an accomplished pianist, composer, arranger, choral conductor, recording artist and music educator. Her work as a music teacher has been well recognized, with countless awards and commendations for empowering inner-city students through choral music. Suzzette retired from full-time teaching after 32 years of service; 27 of those in the City of Camden, New Jersey. Her high school choirs achieved first and second place awards in Italy, Prague, Puerto Rico, Ghana, Poland, Virginia, Nashville, Tennessee, New York City, New Orleans and Orlando, Florida.

Suzzette continues to serve as an advocate of music education in her community. She is the former Artistic Director at Artistas y Musicos Latino Americanos (AMLA) music school in Philadelphia. Suzzette strives to create social change through music. She is a certified music practitioner and provides harp comfort music at bedsides in hospitals, nursing facilities and hospice.

Suzzette holds a Bachelor degree in piano performance with a minor in composition from the Conservatory of Puerto Rico, and a Master Degree in music education from Temple University in Philadelphia.

She has arranged and composed choral music for Hal Leonard, J.W.Pepper, La Voz Publishing company, GIA, Oregon Catholic Press and World Library publications. Some of her work has been commissioned by Chorus America, Eugene Rodgers, Rollo Dillworth and Singing City in Philadelphia.

Overcoming many social and cultural obstacles to share her message of hope and love though music, Suzzette Ortiz is truly making a difference!

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