Katherine Sharp is a New York City based performer from Cincinnati, OH.

Her love of performance began at a young age. At 13 years old she sang the national anthem at a sold out Cincinnati Reds game at Great American Ballpark. That same year participated in the College Conservatory of Music Prepatory program taking acting/improv classes with Jon Baca and voice workshops with Janet Vogt. In the summer, Katherine participated in film workshops and coachings with manager, Lori Knight. Knight would later host a film acting summer camp called, Camp Hollywood in Cincinnati, in which Katherine also participated.

A few years later, Katherine received Most Promising Sophomore and Second Prize at the Schmidt Competition for classical voice in collaboration with Miami University voice department. In her final year of high school, Katherine won First Prize at the Overture Awards Scholarship competition in the Classical Voice category (Cincinnati Arts Association). She also participated in the Schmidt Vocal Institute at Miami University for young artists at a two week summer intensive.

She studied Classical Voice at her undergrad, Northern Kentucky University, earning a Bachelor of Music. She performed in several shows while there including: Signor Deluso as Célie, Gallantry as Announcer, La Canterina as Apollonia, and Lynne in A Grand Night for Singing.

Katherine was admitted to Canto Vocal Programs based in Louisville, KY and directed by Lucy Arner and Liora Maurer from the Metropolitan Opera, and Sharon Mohar from Les Maîtres Sonneurs and IVAI. The program provided roles for her as Maria in The Sound of Music, Prima Conversa in Suor Angelica, and Chorus in Act I of La bohéme. There she received coachings with professors from Boston Conservatory, New England Conservatory, and Mannes School of Music.

Katherine spent two years studying at the University of Cincinnati - College Conservatory of Music in the Commercial Music Production program. There she learned how to use DAWs such as LogicProX and Protools, and expanded her songwriting, production, and self-marketing skills as an independent artist. Katherine has posted her original song demos on SoundCloud and enjoys songwriting with other artists. While at CCM Katherine collaborated with a local Cincinnati band, Tastefull, on their single “Oxygen” now on Spotify, by adding background vocals.

This year, Katherine will graduate from New York University with a Master of Music in Vocal Performance Musical Theater within the Steinhardt program. After straddling Opera and Musical Theater for most of her educational journey, she has found home somewhere in the middle as she truly enjoys classical musical theater. While studying at Steinhardt, Katherine had the honor of working with Broadway conductor, Ted Sperling, on a Broadway Orchestra performance of Street Scene.

This past December Katherine was a featured vocalist in a holiday themed cabaret at New York venue, Green Room 42.

Recently she completed her Master of Music Recital and will participate in NYU Steinhardt’s Musical Theater Showcase April 17th at the New World Stages before graduation.