Catherine Krause is a highly trained musician with an Undergraduate and Graduate degree in Viola Performance at DePaul University in Chicago and a Certificate in Chamber Music Performance at the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee. She has been teaching since 2008, and currently teaches at Be Sound Music Studio and in her home. In addition to teaching, Catherine performs with the Sheboygan Symphony Orchestra as co-principal violist, Wisconsin Philharmonic, and Lakefront String Quartet.