Union Church of Pocantico Hills, a non-denominational community of faith institution, is delighted to welcome Katia Kravitz as the new Music Director. Kravitz’s first Sunday at Union Church was Sunday, October 13th, 2024, at 10 am ET.
Kravitz is an accomplished pianist, organist, and choir director with a Doctorate in Organ Performance from Rutgers University and extensive experience as both a teacher and a performer.
Kravitz has been the Assistant Music Director at Temple Beth-Abraham in Tarrytown for 11 years and she will continue in that position. Pastor Patricia Callahan adds that the position works very well alongside our own needs at Union Church, and “we are excited to share this special relationship with our neighbors.”
Kravitz’s bio:
Pianist, organist, and chamber music clinician Kravitz is currently based in New York City. She has performed as a soloist and chamber music collaborator with distinguished musicians across Israel, Europe, and North America. Born in Moscow, she began studying piano at the age of six. At twelve, she immigrated to Israel with her family, where she attended Thelma Yellin High School of the Arts.
Kravitz has been recognized for her artistry both as a soloist and chamber musician in the United States, Europe, and Israel. Her diverse repertoire spans from early Baroque to contemporary works, performed on both piano and organ.
As a collaborative freelance musician, Kravitz has performed at prestigious venues, including the Goethe-Institute and Arlington Street Church in Boston, Massachusetts; the National Arts Club and Church of St. Ignatius Loyola in New York City; the Nuevo Laredo Cultural Center in Mexico; St. Stephen’s Church in Wilmington, Delaware; and the Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart in Newark, New Jersey.
Kravitz holds a Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) degree in Organ Performance from Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers University, New Jersey; a Master of Music degree in Piano Performance from the Buchmann-Mehta School of Music at Tel Aviv University; and a Graduate Performance Diploma in Piano Performance from The Boston Conservatory at Berklee, where she also served as a vocal accompanist and collaborative pianist.
A dedicated educator and chamber music coach, Kravitz is a member of the faculty of the New York Youth Symphony’s Chamber Music Program (CMP). She is also in the faculties of the Browning School and Riverdale Country School and maintains an active private studio for piano and organ instruction.
Kravitz is a member of the American Guild of Organists. In 2023-2024, she served as Interim Director of Music at Christ Church in New Brunswick, New Jersey, and she has been Assistant Music Director at Temple Beth Abraham in Tarrytown, New York, since 2013.
