Katherine Calvey

Katherine Calvey is delighted to return to her hometown- Cleveland, OH after serving as the principal flutist of The Camerata de Coahuila where she collaborated musically with prominent artists such as Rene Fleming and Jose Carreras. In Latin America, Katherine served as the principal flutist in The Barranquilla Symphony and later in The Sinfônica del Valle, Colombia. She was principal flutist in The Acapulco Philharmonic followed by The Chihuahua State Philharmonic. She was guest principal flutist in The Monterrey Symphony Orchestra and played piccolo and flute in Mexico City’s Minería Symphony. Ms. Calvey was also guest principal flutist in China.

Ms. Calvey's orchestral career led to important venues such as Carnegie Hall with The National Youth Guild Orchestra (due to the guidance of Dr. Laycock) and to Europe with The American Wind Symphony. She also performed in Battle Creek Symphony, MI; Cleveland Choral Arts Society Orchestra; Comic Opera Guild of Ann Arbor, MI; Mansfield Symphony, OH; Ohio Light Opera; Pueblo Symphony, CO; Rochester Symphony, MI; Traverse City Symphony, MI; and Warren Symphony, MI.

As a concerto soloist, Katherine has appeared with the national symphonies of El Salvador, and of Peru, OSIJUT Orchestra, Sonora State Symphony and Manizales Chamber Orchestra, She has performed recitals in locations such as Curacao and Hawaii; chamber music concerts in Italy, Mexico and Colombia; and in international music festivals in El Paso, TX Mexico City, Monterrey and Quito, Ecuador.

Ms. Calvey began her studies with members of The Cleveland Orchestra while playing in The Inaugural Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra, under the direction of Dr. Jahja Ling, and The Baldwin Wallace Preparatory Orchestra under the direction of Rand Laycock. She received master classes with renown flutists such as Sir James Galway. At sixteen years old, Katherine won The Inaugural Littmann Music Competition in New York. The following year she won The Cleveland Rotary Club Music Competition proceeded by winning The Agnes Fowler Wind Competition of The Ohio Federation of Music Clubs; The Tuesday Music Club Competition; and The Mid-Atlantic Flute Competition in Washington D.C. She holds a Bachelor of Music degree in Flute Performance from The Peabody Institute of Music Johns Hopkins and Master of Music degree from The University of Michigan, where she studied as a full scholarship student of Leone Buyse.

She has taught flute on four continents. Nearly all of her former students hold professional music positions. She was the flute professor and head of the wind instruments department at The Conservatory of Music in Chihuahua and the head of the flute department at The University of Cauca in Colombia. Ms. Calvey founded and directed the CEMT Symphony Orchestra and was the guest conductor in Saltillo Mexico. She thanks Dr. Laycock for his support in preparing for the directing opportunities.

Ms. Calvey has recorded three compact discs, “Flute Fantasia”; “Silent Night”- with flute and guitar; and, “Canyon Echo”- repertoire for solo flute recorded live inside Namurachi Canyon, Mexico.

Currently Ms. Calvey is freelancing and teaching music in the Greater Cleveland area.