Katie Wychulis, principal harp of the Lincoln Symphony, Boulder Philharmonic and Sioux City Symphony, is a native of Omaha, Nebraska.  She graduated cum laude from the Cleveland Institute of Music, studying with Alice Chalifoux and Yolanda Kondonassis, and received her Master of Music degree from Rice University as a student of Paula Page.  A Fulbright grant recipient in 2001, Katie traveled to Australia where she studied with Alice Giles at the Australian National University in Canberra.  She has performed nationwide as an orchestral soloist and harpist, chamber musician, and recitalist. Katie teaches at the University of Nebraska-Omaha and Omaha Public Schools, gives masterclasses nationwide, and maintains a private studio in Omaha.

An active supporter of arts non-profits, Katie has served on the board of the Omaha Chamber Music Society and the Great Plains Harp Chapter.  She currently resides in Omaha with her husband and three daughters.