Katie Lodge

Katie Lodge is currently in her first year of her Master of Arts degree at the Royal Academy of Music after reading music at Emmanuel College, Cambridge. She found a love for the trumpet at age 8, and has since been involved with many orchestral organisations and projects, at a regional and national level. Katie participated widely in the musical life of Cambridge, holding the position of principal trumpet for both of the University’s flagship orchestras and performing Richard Rodney Bennett’s Trumpet Concerto with the Cambridge University Wind Orchestra. She also is a founding member of the Cambridge University Trumpet Ensemble, with whom she has played for Professor Stephen Hawking and Ban-Ki Moon. Aside from her academic study, Katie’s membership of the National Youth Orchestra and London Symphony Orchestra’s Brass Academy gave her the opportunity to be tutored by many idols of hers and play in prestigious venues including the Barbican and the Royal Albert Hall as part of the BBC Proms season. She was awarded the Bulgin Medal from the National Youth Orchestra in 2014. Katie has played with the Royal Academy of Music’s Symphony Orchestra and Symphonic Brass Ensemble, and has taken part in masterclasses with Huw Morgan, John Wallace and Markus Stockhausen. She frequently plays with orchestras based in London and is committed to working with the community, taking part in projects such as Resonate Art’s Music for Thought programme, Glyndebourne’s Raise Your Voice initiative and visits to children’s wards in the Royal London Hospital. Katie is also studying towards the Royal Academy of Music’s Teaching Qualification. Katie’s studies are supported by the Countess of Munster Musical Trust. Photo credit: Tom Porteous 2016