Elizabeth Mueller Grace, NCTM, enjoys a multi-faceted career as performer, teacher, clinician and adjudicator. An award-winning pianist, her performances have been praised for their “depth of sound, intelligent interpretation and fluid technique.” ~Omaha World Herald
As a collaborative pianist, Ms. Grace has been featured on the Chamber Music Tulsa Series, Upper Midwest Flute Association Conference in Minneapolis, and the Ruel Joyce Recital Series in Kansas City. She has also performed at the University of Texas/Austin, Drake University, Gustavus College and the Lawrence (WI) Conservatory, often with Barbara Leibundguth (flute) and Sally Dorer (cello) as the Capriole Trio. She has served as Keyboardist in the Houston Symphony, Topeka Symphony and as Principal Keyboardist in the Omaha Symphony. For fifteen years, she was a member of the performing artist faculty of Rocky Ridge Music Center in Estes Park, Colorado and served as the Center’s Music Director for eight years.
Ms. Grace is an MTNA nationally certified teacher and was selected as a Steinway and Sons Top Teacher in 2016 and 2021. She is also the winner of the 2014 Kansas Outstanding Teacher of the Year and has taught at Rice University, Houston, Texas and Creighton University, Omaha NE. Through the Golandsky Institute in New York City, Ms. Grace was awarded the Master Level of Certification for teaching the Taubman Approach and is renowned for teaching the principles of injury prevention and recovery. She has taught students from all over the world, and has Studios in New York City, and the Kansas City metropolitan area.
Ms. Grace graduated summa cum laude with a Master of Music degree from the Eastman School of Music (M.Mus.) and Nebraska Wesleyan University (B. Mus.). She was the first recipient of the Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society Fellowship Award given for advanced musical study.
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