Catherine Peterson

2nd/Assistant Principal

Catherine Peterson is second/assistant principal flutist of the Colorado Symphony Orchestra, and was principal flutist with the Central City Opera. During the summers Cathy enjoys playing with the Strings Festival in Steamboat Springs, CO, and the Chintimini Chamber Music Festival in Oregon. Cathy was a semi-finalist in the Heida Hermanns International Woodwind Competition, the 2003 Houston Symphony Ima Hogg National Young Artist Competition, and the 2000 Concert Artists Guild Competition in New York. She placed second in the 1999 National Flute Association Young Artists Competition in Atlanta. She received a Master of Music from the University of Michigan, and a Bachelor of Music from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. Her teachers include Jeff Zook, Leone Buyse, Tim Day, and Walfrid Kujala. You can learn more about Cathy on her website www.catherinepeterson.com.