Katia Osorio

Bassoonist

Katia Osorio is a Honduran-American bassoonist from Houston, TX. Passionate about advocacy and minority representation within classical music, she uses her platform as a musician as an opportunity to challenge and broaden the standards that systematically exclude marginalized artists through performance, concert curation, and other creative projects. 

In 2018, Katia organized and directed UT Austin’s first ever Hispanic Heritage Month Concert, an event showcasing student performances of repertoire written exclusively by Hispanic/Latinx composers. She is also the Co-Founder and Managing Director of Exposure, a digital database that focuses on filling the void of available resources for works by minority composers. Katia is a recipient of the 2018-19 Richard E. Rainwater Innovation Grant, and has presented at multiple panels and podcasts, including the 2020 Meg Quigley Vivaldi Competition Summer Series, New Music Gathering, and “Classically Untrained” podcast.

Katia earned her Bachelor’s from The University of Texas at Austin studying with Kristin Wolfe Jensen, and her Master’s from Yale University, under the tutelage of Frank Morelli. In addition to being the 2nd prize winner of the 2023 Meg Quigley Vivaldi Competition, Katia has made appearances at the Round Top Festival Institute, Colorado College Summer Music Festival, and the Blackburn Music Academy at Festival Napa Valley, and has performed with the River Oaks Chamber Orchestra, Salt Marsh Opera, Orchestra New England, and Eastern Connecticut Symphony. When not bassooning, she enjoys trying new food recipes and loving on her sweet tortoise cat, Venus.