Catherine Cahill has been an active orchestral and chamber musician in Perth for many years. She has been an augmenting player with the West Australian Symphony Orchestra for 30 years and has also enjoyed playing with the Malaysian Philharmonic and Singapore Symphony Orchestras. Catherine regularly plays principal clarinet with Perth Symphony Orchestra, where she has been featured as a soloist in Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto.
Catherine studied at the University of Western Australia, graduating from the Bachelor of Music Performance before heading overseas for six years. Her postgraduate studies included lessons in London and New York, studying with Ricardo Morales from the New York Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and clarinettists from the London and Royal Philharmonic Orchestras. Winning a scholarship from the Mannes College of Music in New York, Catherine completed the Graduate Diploma in Professional Studies.
A champion of chamber music, Catherine’s career has seen her perform with new music ensembles Etica and Guapo. She was also the founder of the critically acclaimed Elandra Ensemble.
Since returning to Perth in 2000 Catherine has lectured in clarinet studies at WAAPA and the UWA Conservatorium of Music as well as working with students in the Gifted and Talented program for the WA Department of Education. It is with a great sense of pride that Catherine now teaches and performs alongside many of the students she has tutored.
Catherine is a member of Wind Quintet Plus: https://windquintetplus.com.au/
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