Raised in Los Angeles, Katherine received her bachelor of arts degree from Williams College in Massachusetts where she studied composition with Ileana Perez Valezquez and David Kechley and voice with Brad Wells. She earned her Masters of Music in Composition at the University of Oregon, studying with Robert Kyr and David Crumb. While at the University of Oregon, she co-founded Sospiro, an ensemble dedicated to the performance of vocal music composed by students and faculty members. She also performed in the premieres of several new compositions as a vocal soloist. Katherine currently studies composition with Joel Feigin at the University of California - Santa Barbara. She is also the director of the UCSB New Century Voices, a choral group dedicated to the performance of new music. Visit her website at: www.katherinesaxon.com