Katie Walda

Katie Walda, staff accompanist at Sycamore Strings Academy, has been a professional accompanist for over 25 years. She is staff accompanist at Las Positas College in Livermore and the Director of Music/Organist at the Centerpointe Presbyterian Church in Pleasanton. Katie has performed with Choral Groups and Orchestras throughout the Bay Area, including the Valley Concert Chorale and The Classical Philharmonic. She has a degree in Organ Performance and has performed Organ Concerts in venues throughout the world, including Westminster Abbey in London, St. Ignatius in Rome, and Grace Episcopal Church in San Francisco. This is her third year working at the Crowden Suzuki Workshop, where she provides accompaniments for students and teachers at workshop classes, rehearsals, recitals, and concerts.