Katherine Jetter

Symphony and Low Strings

Dr. Jetter teaches the following:

Applied Low Strings Non-Western Music

Music Theory

Symphony Orchestra

Accomplishments include:

• Received both the Bachelor of Music degree in Cello Performance and the Bachelor of Arts degree in Applied Mathematics from East Carolina University
  
  
• Dr. Jetter then earned the Master of Music and in 2003 the Doctor of Music degree in Cello Performance from Florida State University.
  
  
• Dr. Jetter did her primary musical training with Selma Gokcen, Andrew Luchansky, and Lubomir Georgiev.
  
  
• She has performed in master classes of Janos Starker, Tsuyoshi Tsutsumi, Channing Robbins, and Stephen Doane.
  
  
• Dr. Jetter ’s chamber and solo experiences include:
  • performances with the International Cello Festival Master Classes in Kronberg, Germany
  • the Killington Chamber Music Festival
  • the Alfred Chamber Music Institute
  • the Florida State New Music Festival
  • the Red Shoe Trio(Fort Lewis Faculty Trio)
  • the Alexander Murray Recital Series
  • the -Shelly Ensemble.
    
    
• She was the cellist for the Camellia String Quartet for two years during which time the ensemble placed in the finals of the Carmel Chamber Music Competition.
  
  
• In the position of principal cellist Dr. Jetter has played in:
  • the Florida State Symphony Orchestra
  • the Showcase Chamber Ensemble
  • the San Juan Symphony
    
    

Other orchestras Dr. Jetter has been a member of include:

• the Tallahassee Symphony
• the New Carolina Sinfonia
• the Tar River Orchestra
• the National Opera Company Orchestra
• the Music in the Mountains Festival Orchestra
• the Santa Fe Symphony
  
  

Dr. Jetter shows her performance versatility when playing electric cello as a member of Formula 151, a rock band founded in Durango. Formula 151 recently competed in the BoDog Battle of the Bands, making it through three levels and placing in the top 25 bands out of over 600.

In addition to her duties at the college she actively teaches in the Four Corners area through private lessons at Katzin Music and the Conservatory Music in the Mountains.

Dr. Jetter is an active participant in the area of educational outreach for enriching the community by:

• Organizing an area honor’s chamber orchestra festival
• Hosting in-service days for area string teachers
• Sponsoring guest clinicians such as the Raphael Trio, the Eroica Trio, the Trio con Brio, Crystal Plohman, and others
  
  

Her performance schedule is filled with solo recitals, Red Shoe Piano Trio recitals, the San Juan Symphony, the Showcase Chamber Ensemble, and the national touring -Shelly Ensemble.

She is the secretary of the Colorado ASTA with NSOA chapter and is an active clinician in Colorado and New Mexico.

During the summer of 2003 Dr. Jetter presented a clinic on c ello pedagogy at the CASTA conference and in 2004 she presented a session on "Versatile Cellists" at the National Studio Teachers Forum. She has done extensive research on contemporary techniques in string literature and cello pedagogy.

Contact Information: Jones Hall 214
Phone: (970)247-7377
jetter_k@fortlewis.edu