Catherine McGlasson was a resident of Lexington, Kentucky for many years where she was violinist in the University of Kentucky Collegium Musicum, The Center for Old Music in the New World, the Christ Church Cathedral Chamber Players and the Lexington Philharmonic Orchestra. Moving to St Petersburg, Florida in 2001, she formed a private violin studio, was Artistic Director of St. Petersburg Suzuki Strings,  played with the Florida West Coast Symphony,

Florimezzo, many chamber groups and was active as a recitalist in the area.  Her pianist and chamber music partner, Duncan MacMillan, composed a violin/piano Serenade for her which they premiered at the opening concert of the St. Petersburg Chamber Music Festival on January 30^th, 2006.  She moved to Kingsport in June 2007 to teach violin, viola and piano for Suzuki Talent Education of Appalachia.

She received her Bachelor and Master of Music degrees from the University of Kentucky, studied with Peter Schaffer and Peter McHugh, concertmaster of the Louisville Orchestra, trained with Shinichi Suzuki in 1976 in Matsumoto, Japan, and did additional study at the University of Illinois with Paul Rolland. She was Instructor of Strings and orchestra conductor at Berea College and was founder and director of the Suzuki Violin program at Midway College.

She began teaching for Lexington Talent Education as violin/viola instructor in 1972.  She has taught Suzuki violin and teacher-training courses in the U.S., Canada and France. Ms McGlasson’s former students have received college and graduate scholarships, have attended conservatories, hold positions in major orchestras and many have established teaching studios of their own.  She also holds degrees in piano and harpsichord and enjoys kayaking, yoga and cooking.