Australian flutist Catherine Gregory graduated with honors from the Queensland Conservatorium at Griffith University under the tutelage of Gerhard Mallon. After receiving her master’s degree with high distinction, Catherine was awarded a Fulbright scholarship, Brisbane City Council’s Young and Emerging Artists Fellowship, and American Australian Association’s Dame Joan Sutherland Fund grant. These awards supported her pursuit of an artist’s diploma at Carnegie Mellon University as a student of Alberto Almarza and Jeanne Baxtresser.

Catherine has performed with the Queensland Symphony Orchestra, as well as the Paris Opera Ballet on their Australian tour. She has performed for both the Governor and Premier of Queensland, and was a featured soloist at the 60th Anniversary of the Australian-American Fulbright Commission in Washington, DC. As a major winner of the Pittsburgh Concert Society competition, Catherine was a featured recitalist and was invited to teach and perform at the 10th International Flute Festival of Chile. Catherine has won several prizes including the James Carson Flute Competition, Carnegie Mellon University Baroque and Concerto competitions, and the 2011 Golden Key Visual and Performing Arts Achievement Award. As part of her Academy program, Catherine teaches in Manhattan at PS/MS 46 Arthur Tappan.