Susanna Steigerwald

A native Texan, Susanna Steigerwald-Orap performs liturgical music on organ and piano. Beginning at age 6 and continuing into high school, she received piano instruction at MACSA under the tutelage of A.J. Collins and Kenneth Thompson. As a high school student, she studied organ privately under Dr. David Heller, professor at Trinity University. The Butler School of Music at the University of Texas at Austin awarded Susanna a full-tuition scholarship to study organ performance under Matthias Maierhofer. She later transferred to the Hochschule für Musik in Freiburg, Germany to continue organ studies. Susanna currently serves as Principal Organist at St. Andrew the Apostle Catholic Church in Gibbsboro, New Jersey