Cello with Katie C.

Katie​ ​ ​is​ ​an​ ​accomplished​ ​and​ ​passionate​ ​cellist​ ​and​ ​teacher.​ ​Broadway​ ​World's​ ​Evann Normandin​ ​calls​ ​her​ ​“an​ ​exquisite​ ​player​ ​in​ ​every​ ​sense”​ ​and​ ​her​ ​playing,​ ​called​ "heavenly"​​ ​by Joel​ ​Markowitz.​ ​Katie​​ ​has​ ​played​ ​on​ ​various​ ​television​ ​shows​ ​and​ ​at​ ​many​ ​prestigious venues​ ​such​ ​as​ ​Lincoln​ ​Center,​ ​The​ ​Kimmel​ ​Center,​ ​The​ ​Strathmore​ ​and​ ​The​ ​Kennedy​ ​Center Millennium​ ​Stage.​​ ​Katie​ ​has​ ​also​ ​recorded​ ​and​ ​performed​ ​with​ ​various​ ​singers​ ​and​ ​songwriters,​ ​including Victoria​ ​Vox,​ ​Javon​ ​Inman,​ ​Matthew​ ​Hemerlein,​ ​Jordan​ ​Page​ ​and​ ​Randall​ ​Williams.​ ​Katie​ ​is known​ ​for​ ​her​ ​unique​ ​improvising​ ​knowledge​ ​and​ ​extensive​ ​recording​ ​and​ ​performance experience,​ ​winning​ ​awards​ ​including​ ​the​ ​Washington​ ​Area​ ​Music​ ​Award​ ​in​ ​2011,​ ​for​ ​her​ ​work on​ ​the​ ​album​ ​Vox/Ukulele/Cello. Katie​​ ​is​ ​also​ ​very​ ​proud​ ​of​ ​her​ ​work​ ​with​ ​and​ ​for​ ​children.​ ​In​ ​2009,​ ​Imagination​ ​Stage premiered​ ​"Wake​ ​Up,​ ​Brother​ ​Bear!"​ ​theater​ ​for​ ​the​ ​very​ ​young​ ​with​ ​music​ ​composed​ ​by​ ​Katie.​ ​Katie ​is​ ​teaching​ ​with​ ​the​ ​DC​ ​Youth​ ​Orchestra​ ​Program​ ​and​ ​has​ ​an​ ​active private​ ​teaching​ ​studio. She​ ​graduated​ ​with​ ​her​ ​undergraduate​ ​degree​ ​in​ ​cello​ ​performance​ ​from​ ​University​ ​of Maryland,​ ​College​ ​Park​ ​and​ ​a​ ​master's​ ​in​ ​cello​ ​performance​ ​from​ ​San​ ​Francisco​ ​Conservatory​ ​of Music.