Location of Birth: Annapolis, MD

Katie first picked up at cello at the age of twelve. At Annapolis
High School in Annapolis, MD, Katie was invited to play with the Baltimore
Symphony Orchestra and was 4th chair on the Maryland All State
Orchestra. At the University of Maryland, Katie studied with Evelyn Esling,
professor of Chamber Music, Kenneth Slowicik of the Smithsonian Early
Music Program and David Sawyer of Guarneri String Quartet. Katie played
in the University of Maryland Symphony Orchestra and Musical Theater in
such productions as Music Man and How to Succeed in Business Without
Really Trying. She received a scholarship to The San Francisco
Conservatory of Music in 2005, where she was principal cellist of the
opera for Cendrillon and The Last Five Years. There she studied under the
teaching Jean Michel Fonteneau and Mark Sokol. Other productions with
the Conservatory include St. John’s Passion. After the Conservatory, she
returned to the University of Maryland to play principal cellist on Jane
Eyere, the world premieres of Green Bird and Ash Girl. She continues to
perform in various orchestras and ensembles around the DC, Maryland
and Virginia area as well as teach cello, piano, violin and viola with her
company Kinship Music Studios.

“BRINGING THE CLASSICAL LIFESTYLE TO YOU”
CELLIST, AMERCIAN FEDERATION OF MUSICIANS, LOCAL 161-710, MEMBER SINCE AUG. 2009
EDUCATION
San Francisco
Conservatory of
Music
2003-2005
• Masters of Music, Cello Performance
• S.F.C.M. Opera Orchestra, Principal Cellist, Massenet
Cendrillon
• S.F.C.M. Symphony, various positions and works
• S.F.C.M. Baroque Ensemble, J.S. Bach St. John Passion
and other works
• S.F.C.M. Musical Pit, Principal Cellist, BrownThe Last Five
Years
• Teachers:
◦ Jean-Michel Fonteneau, Mark Sokol, Paul
Hersh, Axel Strauss, David Conte, David
Garner
San Francisco, CA
University of
Maryland, College
Park
1999-2003
• Bachelors of Music, Cello Performance
• UMD Symphony Orchestra, various positions and works
• UMD Musical Pit, WillsonThe Music Man, Gordon Jane
Eyre
• Teachers:
◦ Evelyn Elsing, David Soyer, Peter Wiley,
Gerald Fischbach, Rita Sloan, Kenneth Slowik,
James Stern, James Ross, Edward Maclary
College Park, MD
WORK EXPERIENCE
T.V. & Notable
Performances
• “HOWL” reading with Anne Waldman, BusBoys & Poets
Smithsonian Enrichment Program, Story Readings with
Tigger Foundation
Strathmore with Artist in Residence, Victoria Vox
• Kennedy Center, Millennium Stage, Victoria Vox
Style Network, Whose Wedding Is It Anyway?
• Home And Garden T.V., I Want That!: Tech Toys
July 2010
Sept 2010-May 2011
Sept 2009
Aired Oct 2009
Aired Sept 2006
Symphony • Roanoke Symphony Orchestra, 2007 to present
• Capitol City Symphony, 2010 to present
Anne Arundel Community College Symphony Orchestra,
Principal Cellist, 2007-2009
• Londontown Symphony Orchestra, Principal and Asst.
Principal Cellist, 2006 to present
• Symphony in C, 2006 to present
Roanoke, VA
Washington, DC
Arnold, MD
Edgewater, MD
Haddonfield, NJ
Musical Theater &
Opera Orchestra
• Tantallon Players The Last Five Years
• U. of MD Green Bird Premier Ash Girl Premier
• Natural Theatricals Will You Know Its Me? Premier
• Kensington Arts Theatre A Funny Thing Happened On
The Way To The Forum
Fort Washington, MD
College Park, MD
Alexandria, VA
Gaithersburg, MD
Arnold, MD
• Anne Arundel Community College Pirates of Penance,
Amahl and the Night Visitors, The Telephone, The
Medium, The Death of the Bishop of Brindisi
• Howard County Community College A Funny Thing
Happened On The Way To The Forum
• Anne Arundel County Public Schools Wizard of Oz, How
To Succeed In Business…, Cinderella
Columbia, MD
Anne Arundel
County, MD
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Kinship Music
Studios
2009-Present
• Founder, Teacher and Performer
• provide private lessons in students homes for cello,
piano, violin and viola
• perform for events, recordings, and live shows
• write up contracts for clients
Annapolis, MD
Other Teaching
Positions
Levine School Of Music, String Faculty Cello Summer
Session
• Mitchellville Community of the Arts, String and Chamber
Music Faculty
• Anne Arundel County Public Schools, String Faculty,
Senior Staff Arlington Echo Summer String Camp
• Joe’s Movement Emporium, String Faculty and Class
Piano
• B&B Music Lessons, String and Piano Faculty
Washington, DC
Bowie, MD
Annapolis, MD
Mount Rainer, MD
Washington, DC