Katherine Hughes is a versatile musician who has played the violin for

almost forty years. Twenty-five of those years have been spent as both a 

professional performer in and a contractor for a broad range of groups. 

She has appeared with such internationally known artists as Burt Bacharach, 

Tony Bennett, George Benson, Andrea Bocelli, Michael Bolton, Garth Brooks, 

Ray Charles, Natalie Cole, Dennis DeYoung, Celine Dion, Josh Groban, Lyle Lovett, 

Bobby McFerrin, Yo-Yo Ma, Johnny Mathis, Bernadette Peters, and Barry White. She 

was a member of and toured with Corky Siegel's Chamber Blues, 

and may be heard on CD with that group. Other CD credits include Rain, 

featuring original music written by Ms Hughes and Collins Trier, and the 

four seasons, a project produced and co-written by Ms Hughes.  

Katherine also appears on the CD’s Jazz String Quintet with James Gailloreto, and 

Together with George Flynn.  She has produced a rock video, TV Sages, which was shown 

on MTV. In the more traditional arena, Katherine is a regular member of the chamber groups 

Parallax Trio and the Hawk String Quartet.  She is also known for premiering works of

contemporary composers both at universities and with some of Chicago’s finest new music 

groups. Ms Hughes performs on many commercials for radio and television.