Suzzette Ortiz is a passionate pianist, composer, choral conductor, and educator who has overcome social and cultural obstacles to share her message of hope and love though music since her humble beginnings in Bayamón, Puerto Rico.

Suzzette earned her bachelor’s in piano performance at El Conservatorio de Música de Puerto Rico and a master’s in education and composition at Temple University, Philadelphia. Her quest to grow as a musician and educator has resulted in two trips to study Latin piano, rhythm, and composition in Cuba, many national and international choral workshops, and a workshop on vocal improvisation with Bobby McFerrin and his Voicestra.

Suzzette completed certification as a music practitioner through the Music for Healing & Transition Program (MHTP), where she provides harp comfort music at bedsides as well as hospice. She is writing her first book of memoirs which documents her 32 years of teaching music from the perspective of a performer who evolved into an educator.