BIOGRAPHY

Cathryn was the first female trombonist ever to be accepted into, and graduate from, the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester, England. (A Juilliard equivalent music school.)

Before graduating from the Royal Northern College of Music, Cathryn was offered the position of sub-principal trombone in the Natal Philharmonic Orchestra (now the Kwa-Zulu Natal Philharmonic Orchestra) in Durban, South Africa. She accepted the position and later returned to England to complete her degree and further her studies.

After spending 3 years in South Africa, and then returning to England to complete her music degree, Cathryn won the trombonist position in the musical 'Some Like It Hot’ in London’s ‘West End’ (England's prestigious equivalent of Broadway).

In 1998 Cathryn came to the US to work with one of the world's leading cruise lines as one of the first female instrumentalists to work for any cruise line.

Cathryn now resides in Melbourne, Florida and is an active freelance trombonist and low brass instructor in the area. She performs regularly with the Space Coast Symphony Orchestra and Central Florida Winds.

She is the trombone/euphonium instructor at Brevard Community College and low brass instructor at Satellite High. She has also taught at Merritt Island High.

Cathryn has taught many All State trombone/euphonium players including: David Wright, Adam Torma, Kevin Lee, Dillon Swift, Murray Ludwig, Haley Rohrer, Scott Willis, Elliott Dickinson, Vincent DeFrancesco, William Brant, Ross Kerley, Matthew Saunders, Matt Ignacek.

Cathryn's student Dillon Swift was chosen to play with the London Symphony Orchestra at their visit to Daytona Beach in 2007.

Throughout her career Cathryn has worked with, and freelanced for, many symphony orchestras, big bands, brass bands, brass ensembles, dance bands, wind orchestras, and pit orchestras, and has had the privilege of working with many world renowned musicians:

Sir Charles Groves (conductor) - UK
Sir Malcolm Arnold (composer) - UK
Derek Bourgois (composer and clinician) - UK
Louis Fremeaux (conductor) - South Africa
David Lloyd-Jones (conductor) - UK
Sian Edwards (conductor) - UK
Richard Hickox (conductor) - UK
David Tidboald (conductor) - South Africa
John Lill (concert pianist) - UK
Andrew Berryman (principal trombone, Halle Orchestra) - UK
Adrian Morris (bass trombone, Ulster Orchestra & Halle Orchestra) - UK
John Challis (principal trombone, Tenerife Symphony Orchestra and Bilbao Symphony Orchestra) - UK
Don Waldrop (session trombonist - bass trombonist on all the Star Trek movies and series) - US
Don Staples (Lawrence Welk trombonist) - US
Barry Bignold (West End Conductor) - UK
Lawrence Goldberg (Broadway Conductor) - US

Cathryn has obtained sub musician status with the following orchestras:
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, UK
Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra, FL
Springfield Orchestra, OH

As a student Cathryn attended master classes with:
Dudley Bright (principal trombone Philharmonia Orchestra and London Symphony Orchestra)
Christian Lindberg (trombone soloist)
Ian Bousfield (principal trombone, London Symphony Orchestra, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Halle Orchestra)
Terence Nagle (principal and bass trombonist, Halle Orchestra)
Howard Snell (principal trumpet, London Symphony Orchestra)
Don Lusher (Don Lusher Big Band and session trombonist)
Roger Harvey (co-principal trombone Halle Orchestra, principal trombone Philip Jones Brass Ensemble)
Stuart Kempster (solo trombone clinician)

Shows in Florida:
The Music of Led Zeppelin
The Irish Tenors Christmas Show
South Pacific
Michael Amante
Johnny Mathis

Solo performances:
Royal Northern College of Music - Ragwitz Sonatine for Trombone
Royal Northern College of Music - Larsson Trombone Concertino
Central Florida Winds Soloist - Cameos, Scott Noel Stevens
Melbourne Band Soloist - Rimsky Korsakov Trombone Concerto