Katie Seidel is currently the second bassoonist of Sinfonia da Camera, Illinois Symphony Orchestra and The Prairie Ensemble. Additionally, she is the substitute bassoonist for neighboring orchestras in the Midwest, which includes Peoria Symphony Orchestra and Terre Haute Symphony Orchestra. As a performer, Katie has toured throughout the United States, Brazil and China. She has performed live on the "The Show" (WRFU-LP) with the Mascaix Woodwind Quintet (which has since separated). Katie has participated in summer festivals as well as numerous master classes, notably with Jeff Kessecker, Kristen Wolfe Jensen, L.Hugh Cooper and Robert Barris.

Katie has six years teaching experience including beginning bassoon, instructing advanced players, and coaching ensembles at the university level. Katie received her Bachelor of Music in Bassoon Performance and a Women Studies Minor from Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, Michigan, and just completed her Master's in Bassoon Performance at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Her primary teachers include:

Recently, Katie was recognized with a nomination for the Krannert Center Debut Artist Competition and as an alternate for the University of Illinois School of Music Concerto Competition. Katie is currently residing in Champaign-Urbana, teaching privately, performing and substituting with orchestras.

Katie Seidel plays on a Fox 660 with a Heckel CC 2 XL bocal.

Upcoming Performances

02/06/2010
Sinfonia da Camera

02/12/2010
Illinois Symphony Orchestra

02/13/2010
Illinois Symphony Orchestra


"If we were a medical school, and you were here as a med student practicing appendectomies, you'd take your work very seriously because you would imagine that some night at two AM someone is going to waltz into your emergency room and you're going to have to save their life. Well, my friends, someday at 8 PM someone is going to walk into your concert hall and bring you a mind that is confused, a heart that is overwhelmed, a soul that is weary. Whether they go out whole again will depend partly on how well you do your craft"
-Quote taken from an address given to parents of incoming students at The Boston Conservatory