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KATIE PUNTER


Appearing in: Scandinavia

As a member of Exeter College’s Chamber Orchestra Katie was a soloist when the orchestra won its section in the National Festival of Music for Youth in London’s Queen Elizabeth Hall. A recipient of many scholarships and awards for her playing, Katie is currently studying for a Masters Degree in Performance at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama under Richard Blake, Allison Mitchell and Janet Richardson (piccolo). In 2004 she won the RSAMD Governors’ Recital Competition and the John Macgregor Flute Prize. She performs regularly with the Academy’s orchestras as well as with a number of professional Scottish ensembles, including the RSNO, Scottish Opera and Edinburgh Grand Opera Company. She is also a frequent participant in the Academy’s Outreach Programme, bringing music workshops to schools.