Accompanist Katie Johnson graduated from Mansfield University of Pennsylvania with a Bachelor of Music degree in piano performance, having studied piano and piano pedagogy under Dr. Eun-Joo Kwak.  Her accompanying experience includes the Mansfield University choirs, solo vocalists and instrumentalists, and various high school choirs.  She has performed and won awards in a number of venues including the 2022 Mansfield University concerto competition and the Dorothy Sutton performance festival.  Katie also has toured with the Mansfield University choirs, accompanying them at their Carnegie Hall performance in 2023.