An active soloist and chamber musician, American pianist Kate Boyd has performed solo recitals at Weill Hall at Carnegie Hall, Schubert's birth house in Vienna, the National Concert Hall in Dublin, the Musikhalle Hamburg, in addition to many places throughout the US, Europe and Canada.
She has recorded two solo CDs of music by American composers: Music for the End of Winter (Ravello) and Sonatas and Interludes by John Cage (Navona).
Boyd has presented at conferences worldwide, including the International John Cage Conference in Malaysia and the European Piano Teachers Association Conference in Germany. She regularly gives invited masterclasses and workshops to students through teacher organizations and universities.
Boyd received the 2019 Teacher of the Year award from the Indiana Music Teachers Association and the 2017 Outstanding Professor of the Year award from Butler University, a Creative Renewal Fellowship from the Arts Council of Indianapolis, and an Indiana Arts Commission Grant. Other awards and prizes include a Fulbright scholarship and fellowships at the Tanglewood Center, Blossom Music Center, the Banff Centre for the Arts, and Prussia Cove (England).
Boyd received her Bachelor of Music from Oberlin Conservatory, her Master of Music and Doctor of Musical Arts from Stony Brook University, and a Diploma from the Hannover (Germany) Academy of Music. She also received a Fulbright Grant to attend the Cologne (Germany) Academy of Music.
In 2021, Dr. Boyd started a YouTube Channel, The Piano Prof, where she uploads instructional videos geared toward piano teachers and high school, collegiate, graduate, and adult amateur pianists. She also writes a weekly newsletter, Notes from the Piano Prof, with practice tips, behind-the-scenes insights, and resources for pianists.
Kate Boyd is Professor of Piano and Piano Area Coordinator at Butler University in Indianapolis, Indiana. For eleven summers she taught at the internationally-renowned Interlochen Arts Camp in northern Michigan. She currently serves as president-elect of the Indiana Music Teachers Association.
