Dr. Kathryn received this award on Wednesday February 4 in front of a crowd of students who were spellbound by her speech.  This will be interesting to anyone who is curious about music, improvisation, and education.  Did you know that Dr. Kathryn struggled to find a school who were willing to support her musical instrument of choice, the bass clarinet?  Snobby classical musicians felt the bass clarinet, invented in the 1800s, was too “new” an instrument.  Bach never wrote for bass clarinet, for example.  Hear about the struggle and the tenacity that it takes to follow your musical dreams in a world that doesn’t like to accept new things.  This is a fascinating talk.  Please enjoy.