Kathleen Moniaci enjoys a multi-faceted career as a performer, teacher and repair woman in Indianapolis. She earned degrees from the University of Michigan and the University of Cincinnati where she studied with Richard Beene and William Winstead, respectively. After graduate studies Kathleen attended the Band Instrument Repair program in Red Wing, Minnesota and then began apprenticing with the renowned bassoon restorative artist Paul Nordby. Kathleen maintains this apprenticeship as well as her own repair business, Moniaci Woodwinds.
Kathleen performs throughout the greater Indianapolis area with the Carmel Symphony, Lafayette Symphony, Danville Symphony, Anderson Symphony, Kokomo Symphony, Orchestra Indiana and the woodwind quintet Impressaria Winds. Kathleen is a founding member of the bassoon and harp ensemble ‘Voices in the Wood.’
Kathleen’s students consistently achieve gold ratings at solo and ensemble and perform with All-State and All-Region ensembles as well as youth orchestras.