Faculty

Stephanie Pizza, Assistant Director of Mannes Prep, is a sought after flutist, music educator, and arts administrator. Stephanie made her Carnegie Hall solo debut in 2011 as a winner of the Alexander and Buono International flute competition.  Stephanie has had continued success as a flutist performing in some of America’s and Europe’s most prestigious venues including: The Concertgebouw, The Mozarteum, The Musikverein, The Grand Ole Opry, New Jersey Performing Arts Center, Merkin Hall, Lincoln Center, and Boston’s Symphony Hall. Stephanie currently performs with the New Jersey Wind Symphony and was on the sub list with the Chamber Orchestra of the Triangle in Durham, North Carolina for the 2024-25 season. Most recently she was selected as a winner of the Bergen Philharmonic Young Artist Competition where she performed as a soloist with the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra.  She was also a performer with the Professional Flute Choir at the 2023 National Flute Association Convention in Phoenix Arizona where she performed with soloist Viviana Guzman at Phoenix’s Symphony Hall. In 2022 Stephanie was named a  finalist in the Music International Grand Prix Competition. In 2021 she was also recognized as the second place winner in the American Protege Woodwinds and Brass Competition where she performed in the winners recital at Carnegie Hall. Stephanie is a 2022 graduate of The Mannes School of Music where she earned her master's degree in flute performance with Ms. Judith Mendenhall and a 2020 graduate of Boston University where she earned her bachelor's degree in flute performance and music education under Ms. Linda Toote.