Bio
Catherine Fields (b. 2000) is Northern Virginia based composer and pianist with a diverse body of works for wind band, symphony orchestra, voice, piano, and chamber ensemble. By way of melodic lyricism and an evocative timbral and harmonic palette, she seeks to transport her listeners into an experience. She is intrigued with the way music creates deeper communication and understanding between people, and aims to foster meaningful collaborations through her music.
Catherine has received commissions from the Akropolis Reed Quintet, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Concert Band and the Waynesboro Symphony and composed select works for the American Festival Pops Orchestra, Mason Wind Symphony, Mason Percussion Ensemble, Hub New Music, and more. Additionally, she is a contributing author to the book, The North American Wind Symphony (Inspiring a Renaissance in North American Music, Wind Band, and Instrumental Music Education), conceived and edited by Mark Camphouse and published by GIA.
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As an educator, Catherine taught theory, composition, and aural skills privately and at the collegiate level. She maintained a sizable studio of piano and composition students during her undergraduate years. During her graduate work, she taught theory and sight-singing for music theater majors, and a course in the fundamentals of music for non-majors. She also taught composition elective where she guided 14 students of varying levels through various composition projects. She also has given clinics and masterclasses at George Mason University and Black Hawk Community College.
Catherine holds a M.M. in Music Composition from Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music where she studied with Michael Fiday. She holds a bachelors from George Mason University where she studied composition with Mark Camphouse and piano with Anna Balakerskaia.
When she is not composing, you might find her in the company of friends, on a nature hike, or singing in her church choir. She is also fascinated with the mind and brain, and holds a minor in Neuroscience.