Bess Hieronymus
Associate Professor
Organ

(210)458-5678

Dr. Bess Hieronymus, currently a professor of Music at The University of Texas at San Antonio, received a Bachelor of Music degree with a major in piano and an Artist's Diploma in piano from The University of Mary Hardin-Baylor. She completed a Master of Arts in Music from Smith College where she wrote her thesis under the direction of one of the world's greatest authorities on Mozart, the eminent Dr. Alfred Einstein. She was the first person to receive a Doctor of Musical Arts in Organ Performance and Musicology from the University of Texas at Austin, Texas. On December 9, 1995, Dr. Hieronymus was given an honorary Doctor of Humanities from The University of Mary Hardin-Baylor.

Dr. Hieronymus has had a many faceted career. She has performed extensively as a pianist and as an organist, toured as a chamber music performer, appeared as featured soloist with symphonic orchestras both as a pianist and as an organist, conducted choral and instrumental groups and has appeared as a recitalist at four Regional Conventions of the American Guild of Organists. She has played recitals in Spain, Italy, Switzerland, France, Germany, England, Russia, Holland, Austria and the Czech Republic.

The Russian Musical Society and the Soviet Composers awarded her the third non-Russian membership. She has received many other awards such as the J.C. Penney Award, The Headliner Award, Texas Teachers Award, Outstanding Alumni Award for Professional Achievements, two Halls of Fame for exceptional talent, and the Hieronymus Endowment has been established in her honor at The University of Texas at San Antonio. The Texas House of Representatives has passed a resolution thanking her for her musical contributions to the State of Texas.

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