Katie
Ott “looks right at home embracing
the instrument she spent years mastering.” She began
her harp studies at the age of seven with Harriet Moore
of Depauw University and spend three summers in residence
at Interlocken Music Camp while continuing her studies with
Anne Benjamin. 
Today
she holds a Bachelor of Music in harp performance from the
University
of West Florida. As an active performer, her playing
has been described as having “a shimmering ethereal
quality that demonstrates why she is so much in demand by
orchestras along the Gulf Coast.” She currently plays
principal positions with the Mobile
Symphony Orchestra &
Opera, Pensacola
Symphony &
Opera, The
Philharmonic Orchestra of Northwest Florida, and The Gulf Coast Symphony Orchestra. As a soloist,
she has performed major works including Angel’s
Harp by
David Ott , Sacred and Profane Dances
by Debussy and Mozart's Concerto for Flute and Harp.
In 2003, she founded and directed The Premier Harp Ensemble
made up of 7 harpists from her private harp studio. In 2005,
Ms. Ott led a master class with the Gulf Coast Chapter of
the American
Harp Society. Her most recent engagement was with The
Symphony of the Americas performing Mozart's Concerto
for Flute and Harp with Eugenia Zukerman. She currently
teaches harp at the University
of West Florida and her private studio while residing
in Miramar Beach, Florida.
