ABOUT
Kate Warren is an internationally acclaimed hornist and music educator currently serving as the principal horn for the Northwest Florida Symphony Orchestra and 4th horn for the Tallahassee Symphony Orchestra. Prior to these appointments she was the featured French horn soloist for the Tony and Emmy award winning Broadway show Blast!, served as a College Lecturer in Music at Ocean County College, and was the 2023 Yaffe Post-Graduate Teaching Fellow for the Yale School of Music's Music in Schools Initiative. Kate has previously toured with the Dallas Brass and held positions with the Tallahassee Symphony Orchestra, the Northwest Florida Symphony Orchestra, and the Sinfonia Gulf Coast.
As an educator Kate is passionate about creating resources for music students and works extensively within social media to promote music and music education through her instagram page @katewarrenmusic. Recently Kate published her second book, 3 Week Fundamentals Boot Camp, and worked with Conn & Selmer and SmartMusic to develop and record a comprehensive beginner french horn curriculum. Kate is an in-demand lecturer and researcher, regularly presenting on gender and equity in brass playing as well as social media and entrepreneurship in music.
Kate is currently pursuing a Doctorate of Music at Florida State University and holds a Masters of Musical Arts degree from Yale University, a Masters of Music in horn performance from the New School, and a BM in horn performance from Florida State University. Her primary teachers include Michelle Stebleton, Erik Ralske, and Bill Purvis. Kate is a regular freelancer in north Florida, and is available for private lessons and remote recording work.​​
Kate also has extensive pageantry arts experience and has previously taught brass at the Blue Stars Drum & Bugle Corps, Connecticut Hurricanes Drum & Bugle Corps (2022 and 2023 DCA Open Class Champions), and the Hawthorne Caballeros Drum & Bugle Corps. She has taught visual for the Blue Devils Drum & Bugle Corps (2023 DCI World Champions and John Brazale winners), Carolina Crown Drum & Bugle Corps, the Arizona Academy Drum & Bugle Corps, and Ancient City Percussion, as well as worked with the University of New Haven Charger band and numerous high school programs.
Kate was the horn and mellophone soloist for Blast! in 2024 and marched four summers of DCI playing mellophone, two with Carolina Crown (2017, 2018) and two with the Boston Crusaders (2015, 2016). On February 10th, 2023 Kate performed Ryan Williams' mellophone concerto: Shades of Red with the Yale band. Outside of music she enjoys rock climbing, crochet, and salsa dancing.
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