Kathy Wikowski | Solo Tenor Horn
Kathryn (Kathy) Wikowski joined the Allegheny Brass Band in December, 2003
as Solo Tenor Horn. Kathy's primary instrument is the French Horn, which
she has played since the age of nine. At the age of 13, Kathy's parents
bought the French Horn that she continues to play today, which is an F.E.
Olds & Sons double horn, manufactured in 1958. The tenor horn which
she uses in the ABB is an English Besson and belongs to the ABB.
Kathy has been continuously involved in music most of her life, playing from grade school through college, and in various community groups over the past 40 years, including the North Suburban Symphonic Band, the North Pittsburgh Philharmonic Orchestra, the North Star Players Orchestra, the Praise Ringers Handbell Choir at North Park Evangelical Presbyterian Church and the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Side-By-Side Program in July, 2000, in which her Mom also participated as a violinist.
Kathy is a founding member of the North Suburban Symphonic Band, which was organized in 1992, and served on the Board of Directors as Secretary from 1992 to 2000. In 2000 she was elected to the position of President of the Board of Directors, a post she has held for the past nine years. She plays second chair in the NSSB horn section. Kathy attended Kent State University in Ohio, and has an Associates Degree in Interior Design from the Art Institute of Pittsburgh. She has 30 years of secretarial and business experience and currently works as an adiministrative assistant for a firm of food brokers.
Kathy lives in the North Hills. Leisure activities include a love of reading, gardening, basket-weaving, painting and, of course, music! Kathy credits her Mom, a violinist with the North Pittsburgh Philharmonic who has played since the age of 8, with developing her love and appreciation of music from an early age, and both parents for their encouragement and support of her musical activities throughout her life.
