Katya Jarmulowicz, from Minneapolis, Minnesota, began playing horn at age nine. She is currently studying with Dr. McBride-Harris at St. Olaf College, where she is earning her Bachelor of Music in Horn Performance. She is currently principal horn of the St. Olaf Orchestra and enjoys playing in various chamber music ensembles there. This past fall she performed the Strauss Horn Concerto No. 1 with the St. Olaf Orchestra on their annual tour. Additionally, last summer she attended Eastern Music Festival.

Katya is the recipient of The Michael L. Barnett Scholarship Fund, The LaPenna-Koch Scholarship, and The Reed Family Scholarship.