Catie Hickey (she/her) is a trombonist, educator and arts advocate based in Chicago. Committed to expanding the role of the 21st century musician, she is the founder of Brass Beyond Binaries, a non-profit organization dedicated to expanding opportunities for female and gender expansive brass musicians through workshops and performance. An in-demand educator, Ms. Hickey currently serves on the faculties of Loyola, DePaul, and North Park Universities.
As a performer, Catie’s professional experience spans almost every situation where a trombone can be welcomed. Catie gained her road chops touring with the Foothills Brass Quintet from 2010-2013 (ask her about Saskatchewan). Putting her master’s degree to work, she has performed with the symphonies of Calgary, St, Louis, Rochester, and Culiacan, Mexico. At home in the Midwest, she performs in theater pits throughout the Chicago area with the Chicago Federation of Musicians Local 10-208, and with her Southeast Asian brass Band Butter Chicken. In addition to co-founding Taller de Trombones Panama, Catie is a frequent guest of Trombonanza, Urubrass and many other brass workshops in Latin America. She is a graduate of Eastman School of Music (Bachelor of Music, Jazz and Contemporary Media/Applied Trombone) and Rice University (Master of Music, Trombone Performance).