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Katie Otwell

Katie Otwell
Applied Instrument: Violin
Secondary Instruments: Piano
Campus: Online, Buford
NSM Faculty: Since 2020


Kathryn G. Otwell began violin at the age of three under the tutelage of her mother, Valerie B. Gardner (graduate of Curtis Institute of Music). Kathryn continued her study in violin receiving both her undergraduate and masters in violin performance. Since the age of sixteen, she has soloed with various symphonies and won multiple scholarships. She has performed internationally with various ensembles and has instructed nationally in numerous violin workshops. Kathryn has been teaching privately for over twenty years and continues to instruct violin and piano in her home and at Jackson Music Store. She has performed most recently with Georgia Philharmonic (concert master), Atlanta Ballet Symphony, Atlanta Pops, Atlanta Opera, and Asheville Symphony Orchestra (principal second). When not working, Kathryn enjoys riding horses, reading, spending time with her family, and teaching martial arts at her local YMCA.