Katrin Meidell, Viola

Violist Katrin Meidell, DMA, enjoys a prolific career as a performer, pedagogue, and lecturer. She is a Karen Tuttle Coordination pedagogue and performer whose diverse abilities have taken her across the USA, to Canada, Finland, Austria, Poland, Brazil, and New Zealand. A strong proponent of new music, she consistently premieres works commissioned by and written for her. In addition to frequent solo and orchestral engagements, she performs chamber music on a regular basis, often with Violet (www.duetviolet.com), of which she is a founding member with Dr. Elizabeth Crawford, clarinet. Their self-titled debut album will be available on Albany Records’ Classical Music in Fall 2018. Dr. Meidell has been published in the Journal of the American Viola Society and now serves as a proud board member for the organization. She holds degrees from Boston University, New England Conservatory, and the University of North Texas, and taught at Ball State University from 2013-2018. She is delighted to have joined the faculty of the Schwob School of Music, Columbus State University, in Fall 2018. When not working, she enjoys outdoor activities and amigurumi knitting. For more, please visit www.katrinmeidell.com.