Biography
Throughout her lifetime career, Mary Budd Horozaniecki has been in equal demand as an outstanding violinist, distinguished scholar, classical performing artist and honored pedagogue. She has appeared nationally as a soloist and in collaboration with chamber ensembles and orchestras. A frequent master class presenter and guest artist at colleges and universities, Mary currently holds the title Lecturer in Music at Carleton College and teaches at Augsburg and Macalester Colleges in Minnesota.
Ms Horozaniecki is well known as a dynamic and dedicated teacher. While developing an immensely successful teaching career, Mary's students have gone on to lead active careers as orchestra directors, concert artists, and teachers. She was honored as the recipient of the prestigious Master Teacher Award by the Minnesota American String Teachers Association (MnASTA), in 1993. Mary has taught at the MacPhail Center for the Arts in Minneapolis, Minnesota and has served as faculty for numerous summer workshops including the Upper Midwest String and Chamber Music Conference.
Mary has been invited to present master classes, recitals, and lectures in Canada, New York, Florida, Oklahoma, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan. For the last several years, she has been a presenter at the National Conference for ASTA with NSOA and served as adjudicator for the national finals for MTNA and Schubert Club Competitions. Ms Horozaniecki is also a recent participant at the Starling-Delay Symposium on Violin Studies at the Juilliard School of Music in New York. Known for her scholarly research, Mary's work on violin duos, with colleague Dr. Sarah Hersh of the Crane School of Music, SUNY, Potsdam, was lauded in the article, "Vertical Climb" by James Reel; Strings Magazine, February 2006.
Also a champion of contemporary music, she has performed and recorded numerous world premiers including works by Philip Rhodes and pianist/composer Donald Betts on Inscape and Centaur labels.
Recognized as one of the areas favorite performing violinists, Mary Horozaniecki, celebrates 15 years as Artist in Residence for the Minnesota Valley Sommarfest Concert Series where she is also on the artist board of directors. On local stages, Mary has appeared as a soloist most recently with the St. Paul Civic Symphony and The Mississippi Valley Chamber Orchestra. As guest artist, Mary is a frequent performer at numerous universities and colleges throughout Minnesota and Wisconsin.
Ms Horozaniecki is a two-time fellowship winner at the Blossom Festival School, and has studied at the Meadowmount School of Music. She is an Honors graduate in the school of music at Indiana University where she was privileged to be mentored by the late Josef Gingold. Mary also studied with Margaret Pardee of the Juilliard School, Emily Austin and Menahem Pressler.
