Bassoon

Katelin Coleman, born in Burnaby, B.C. in 1989, is a distinguished bassoonist. She studied with Julia Lockhart in Vancouver, and later with Martin Mangrum and Stéphane Levesque at McGill University, completing her Bachelor’s in bassoon performance in 2012. She earned her Master’s degree at the Staatlichen Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst in Mannheim, Germany, under Ole Kristian Dahl.

Katelin has an extensive freelancing career across Europe, playing with notable orchestras such as the Kammerphilharmonie Mannheim, Heidelberger Sinfoniker, Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, and Het Gelders Orkest. She has held positions with the Danish Radio National Symphony Orchestra and the Odense Symphony Orchestra, and freelanced with the Aarhus Symphony Orchestra, Malmö Symphony Orchestra, and Finnish Radio Orchestra. Returning to Canada in 2016, she has performed with various ensembles, including the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Vancouver Opera, and the Regina Symphony Orchestra, where she served as acting principal bassoon for the 2022/2023 season.

As a passionate chamber musician, Katelin has collaborated with players from the Danish Radio, Malmö Symphony, Copenhagen Philharmonic, and the Loïc Dequidt Ensemble. She is a member of Ventos Wind Quintet in Vancouver and has performed with MuzeWest, Little Chamber, and Redshift Music Society. Katelin is also the founder and artistic director of Artemis Musicians’ Society, a chamber ensemble of professional musicians who are survivors of sexual violence.