Kaitlyn Vest has played throughout the US, as well as in China and Indonesia. She was a Lecturer in Cello and Chamber Music at Universitas Pelita Harapan in Tangerang, Indonesia, as well as taught and performed in the Jakarta area.

 

Kaitlyn was the Visiting Instructor of Cello at Sewanee: The University of the South for nine years, and adjunct cello faculty at UT Chattanooga for four years.

 

Additionally, she is a faculty teaching artist and String Coordinator at the Bay View Music Festival, and was previously the Chamber Music Coordinator of the String Academy at the Sewanee Summer Music Festival. 

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A section cellist with the Nasville Opera Orchestra, Knoxville Symphony Orchestra and Huntsville Symphony Orchestra, Kaitlyn also plays with the Alabama Symphony Orchestra, Chattanooga Symphony and Opera, and Memphis Symphony Orchestra.

 

In her exploration of non-traditional chamber music settings, Kaitlyn performs with Nashville-based ensembles Intersection and Chatterbird. She has also enjoyed playing with such artists as the Eagles, Indigo Girls, Josh Groban, Aaron Neville, Olivia Newton-John, Amy Grant, Trans-Siberian Orchestra, and the touring Broadway production of Hamilton.

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Kaitlyn received her BM in Cello Performance from the University of Memphis and her MM in Cello Performance from Carnegie Mellon University.

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In addition to cello, Kaitlyn enjoys yoga, reading, and exploring trails with her dog, Luna.