About Catherine Ramirez

Flutist Catherine Ramirez - recognized for her “sensitive and artistic” (Flute Talk Magazine) performances as “a communicator through music” (American Record Guide) - has captivated listeners from her desert roots along the U.S. Southern border to audiences around the world. Winner of three international competition prizes in Italy, First Prize and a New York Debut from the New York Flute Club Young Artist Competition, a Sallie Shepherd Perkins Prize for Best Achievement from Rice University, a McKnight Fellowship for Musicians - in recognition of artistic excellence and a distinctive musical voice - and a Sphinx MPower Artist Grant, Catherine aims in performance to harness the power of music to invite hope, connection, healing, and inspiration.

As a soloist and chamber musician, she has performed at such renowned venues as the Teatro del Giglio in Italy, Beijing Concert Hall, the Chicago Cultural Center’s Preston Bradley Hall, The Kennedy Center’s Millennium Stage, and Carnegie’s Weill Recital Hall, while also sharing her music in such varied locations as public schools, mental health clinics, rural libraries, and urban artist lofts. Equally at home with orchestras, Catherine has performed with such groups as the Sunriver Music Festival, Vermont Mozart Festival, El Paso Symphony, Juarez Symphony, Minnesota Sinfonia, Minnesota Opera, Minnesota Orchestra, and The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra.

A dedicated educator of flute and chamber music, Catherine has been an adjudicator and coach for the Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition, has taught youth to graduate flute students in masterclasses in the United States, Italy, Colombia, and China, has mentored young adults through the National Flute Association and Posse Program, and holds a Special Appointment as Artist-in-Residence at St. Olaf College.