About | Hockenbury CV

Bio

Hello! I am Kathryn Hockenbury, a Fulbright UK/Bangor University Fulbright Award Recipient. I completed my Master's degree by research on Welsh Triple Harp Makers of the Nineteenth Century in 2021. Now that it has been submitted, I hope to publish work on this topic. My interests include Musicology, Organology, Music Instrument Repair, and Education.

Honors and Awards

Education

Fulbright Award Recipient; Fulbright/Bangor University Award to Receive Master's by Research in Music (Fulbright UK, 2018-2019)
Barbara June Kettering Award (Lebanon Valley College, 2018)
Graduated Summa Cum Laude (Lebanon Valley College, 2018)
Dean’s List (Lebanon Valley College, every semester)
Bronze Community Service Award (2018)
Member of Sigma Alpha Pi Honor Society (2016-2018)

Masters by Research, Music [Completed]
Bangor University; Bangor, Wales, UK

Dissertation Research: Welsh Triple Harp Makers in the Nineteenth Century

Conferences:

Celtic Congress, UK, July 2019: The Influence of the Modern Pedal Harp on the Welsh Triple Harp in the Nineteenth Century

AMIS 2021 Annual Meeting, virtual, June 2021: The Triple Harps of Bassett Jones: An Iconic Welsh Instrument and its Revivals

Ensembles: Bangor University Symphony Orchestra, Bangor University Music Society Orchestra

Bachelor of Arts [Completed]
Major: Music, Concentration in Bass Clarinet

Minor: Business

GPA: 3.774/4.0
Lebanon Valley College, Annville, PA

Ensembles: Pride of the Valley Marching Band, LVC Clarinet Choir, LVC Symphony Orchestra, LVC Symphony Band, New Music Ensemble

Additional Courses: The Recording Industry, Calculus I, Spanish I and II, Woodwind Techniques, Brass Techniques, Percussion Techniques, String Techniques, 3 Week Instrument Repair Workshop, Physics I and II, Principles of Conducting, Advanced Instrumental Conducting, Instrumental Pedagogy: Clarinet, Instrumental Literature: Clarinet

Employment

Instrumental Lessons Instructor; Malvern School of Music (Malvern, PA; 2019-current)

Head of Administrative Team; Blue Buddha Healing Arts (Exton, PA; 2020-current)

Data Entry Clerk; Theodore Presser Company (King of Prussia, PA; 2018)

Beauty Associate; Kohl's (Exton, PA; 2017)

Beginner Trombone Lessons; Self Employed (Malvern, PA; 2015-2016)

Independent Study (on instrument repair and lessons); Marty’s Music with Gary Emery (Annville, PA; 2015-2017)

Camp Counselor; East Whiteland Township Summer Camp (Malvern, PA; 2015)

Performer; Malvern Farmer’s Market (Malvern, PA; 2015-2017)

Kathryn Hockenbury

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