Catherine Forbes

Catherine Forbes’ multi-faceted career as soloist, chamber musician, orchestral player and pedagogue has taken her throughout the U.S. and to Canada, Mexico and Europe. 

Ms. Forbes completed her graduate studies at the New England Conservatory of Music, where she served as teaching assistant to Heidi Castleman. Forbes was assistant principal violist of the Boston Philharmonic and the Santa Fe Chamber Orchestra, and was principal violist of the Cullowhee Chamber Orchestra and the Abilene Philharmonic.  An enthusiastic chamber musician, she served as violist of the Andover Chamber Players in Massachusetts, the Cullowhee Resident String Quartet at Midwestern State University, NC and the Abilene Chamber Players.  She performed as guest artist with the West End Chamber Players and Spectrum Chamber Players, and toured New England with Musica Nova, premiering newly commissioned chamber music pieces to the acclaim of the Boston Globe.  She performed at the XXVII International Viola Congress in Guelph, Canada.  While living in the Dallas area she has performed regularly with the Dallas Opera, the Dallas Chamber Orchestra and the Dallas Symphony Orchestra.  Catherine Forbes is currently based in Arlington, Texas where she is viola professor at The University of Texas at Arlington and recent recipient of the National Founder’s Award for excellence in performance, teaching and service to the American Viola Society.

Contact Information:

Catherine Forbes
Arlington, TX 76012
817-261-5211
cforbes@uta.edu