Cathryn was the first female trombonist ever to be accepted into, and graduate from, the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester, England.
Before graduating, Cathryn was offered the position of sub-principal trombonist in the Natal Philharmonic Orchestra (now the KwaZulu-Natal Philharmonic Orchestra) in Durban, South Africa. She accepted the position and later returned to England to complete her degree and further her studies.
After spending three years in South Africa, Cathryn won the trombonist position in the musical 'Some Like It Hot', in London's West End (England's prestigious equivalent of Broadway).
In 1998 Cathryn came to the US to work with Carnival Cruise Lines, as one of the first female instrumentalists to work for any cruise line.
Cathryn now resides in Melbourne and is active as a freelance trombonist in the area. She also teaches low brass at Brevard Community College, and Satellite High School.
Throughout her career Cathryn has freelanced with many symphony orchestras, big bands, brass bands, brass ensembles, dance bands, big bands and wind orchestras and worked with many renowned musicians, e.g. Sir Charles Groves, Louis Fremeaux, Terence Nagle, David Lloyd-Jones, Sian Edwards and Richard Hickox, to name but a few.
If you are interested in taking lessons from Cathryn, please visit her website: www.cathrynleasure.com