Stephen Holowitz, from Thunder Bay, completed a B.Mus. in Performance (Pipe Organ, Church Music and Piano) and a B.Ed (Music, Dramatic Arts) at The University of Western Ontario. He teache music at A.B. Lucas Secondary School, and is the Director of Music for St. James (Westminster) Anglican Church.
A well-known pianist in jazz and pop styles, Steve has performed with the London Encore Concert Band (Duke Ellington and Hoagy Carmichael), the Amabile Choirs, London ProMusica, Brassroots, soloist Denise Pelley and frequently with the Karen Schuessler Singers (Missa Gaia/Earth Mass, Road to Freedom, et al). He is keyboardist and co-composer for the Antler River Project, an ensemble that blends jazz, world music, and contemporary compositions into a unique musical experience.
He has recorded two CDs of original arrangements of hymns and gospel music, in addition to playing piano on many recordings by various ensembles in London.
Stephen composed music for the Grand Theatre’s world premier of ‘North’ by Greg Nelson (2000) as well as ‘The Wind in the Willows’ (1998) and ‘Anne’ (1999). He frequently arranges pop songs for choirs.
Steve recently was Steven Hardy’s pianist of choice for his tribute, A Salute To Songwriter Steven Hardy, at Wolf Hall.