Faculty Bio: Katie Weber

Mezzo Soprano Katie Weber is a dynamic and moving performer, with a commitment to text, musicality, and communication through music. "Weber possesses a formidable instrument, with a highly melodious but penetrating timbre.”(Rochester Democrat and Chronicle). Member of Actors Equity Association since 2017, her non-linear career has spanned musical theater showcases, performing in workshops of new musicals and operas, recording new works and singing for studio sessions. She made her Off-Broadway Debut in Sweetee: A New Musical directed by Emmy Award Winner Pat Birch at Signature Theater in NYC. Katie performs across the country with arts organizations and music festivals, and is a regular soloist for The Syracuse Orchestra. She founded the Syracuse Youth Chorus in 2022, a non-profit choir for young people in grades 3-8 whose focus is creating excellent musical experiences to foster the next generation of fine musicians in Central NY. Born and raised in Syracuse NY, Katie received a double bachelors from the Eastman School of Music in Voice Performance and Music Education. She just received her Masters of Music in Voice Pedagogy from Syracuse University Setnor School of Music.