Monica Czausz has been appointed assistant organist for the Parish of Saint Vincent Ferrer and Saint Catherine of Siena on New York City’s Upper East Side. Czausz will work with director of music and organist James Wetzel and the professional Schola Cantorum in a music program that offers over 500 sung services annually, including weekly vespers and a concert series.
Czausz received first prizes at several competitions including the 2015 American Guild of Organists Southwest Regional Competition for Young Organists and the 2015 Schweitzer Competition in the Young Professionals’ Division. She is currently pursuing an Artist Diploma at The Curtis Institute of Music, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where she studies with Alan Morrison. She obtained her Bachelor of Music and Master of Music degrees in organ performance at Rice University, Houston, Texas, where she worked with Ken Cowan and graduated summa cum laude. While in Houston, she served as organist at Christ Church Cathedral alongside director Robert Simpson.
She has been featured at several Organ Historical Society and AGO conventions, as well as the East Texas Organ Festival. Upcoming performances for the 2018–2019 season include the Eccles Festival in Salt Lake City, Meyerson Symphony Center, Dallas, the AGO Mid-Atlantic regional convention, and international festivals in Helsinki and Lahti, Finland.
Monica Czausz is under the management of Karen McFarlane Artists, Inc.
For information: www.monicaczausz.com.
