Performer Biography

Zoe Stier

Zoe Stier is a graduate of the Cleveland Institute of Music, where she earned a Bachelor of Music degree in Flute Performance under the tutelage of Mary Kay Fink. Currently, Zoe is also pursuing a Master’s degree at CIM, where she will graduate in the spring of 2024. Zoe has flourished in the orchestral atmosphere, and has had great success performing as a part of the CIM orchestra. Outside of CIM, Zoe performs as a substitute musician to regional orchestras such as the Firelands Symphony Orchestra, Lakeside Symphony Orchestra, and Mansfield Symphony Orchestra. 

Most notably, Zoe has studied under Nancy Stagnitta, Mary Kay Fink, and Jessica Sindell. She is a recipient of two Mu Phi Epsilon Foundation scholarships: the Jean Louise Martin Scholarship and the Madge Cathcart Gerke Collegiate Artist Scholarship, as well as being the recipient of two named scholarship at CIM: the Susan Palm Waller Scholarship for Flute and the Patience Cameron Hoskins Scholarship fund for Flute.  In the fall of 2022, Zoe was also one of two winners in CIM’s ‘Imperfect Pitch’ entrepreneurship contest. Today, Zoe enjoys her diverse musical career doing administrative work for the Canton Symphony Orchestra, pursuing freelance recording work, privately teaching, and performing with regional orchestras.