Katy Byrd
  • Instrument Viola

Katy is a violinist and violist from the Kansas City area. Currently, she resides in Wisconsin, where she is pursuing a DMA in Viola Performance under the guidance of Sally Chisholm at UW-Madison.  

Katy has most recently had opportunities to substitute with the Lake Placid Sinfonietta and the Fox Valley, Racine, and Madison Symphony Orchestras. Additionally, she hustles back to KC to play for musicals as often as she can get away with it. The 2022-23 season will be her first year with the Des Moines Symphony.