American flutist Catherine Winters Boyack is known for her thrilling performances and thoughtful explorations of sound, connecting the classical music world to lived human experiences. Hailed as a "formidable" flutist (Scherzo), she enjoys a dynamic career as a musician, teaching artist, and educator in New York City. Semifinalist in the Kobe International Flute Competition in 2021, Boyack was the first prize winner of the National Flute Association's Young Artist Competition, and has won prizes in the Music Teachers National Association Woodwind Performance Competition and Jefferson Symphony Young Artists Competition. 

An avid chamber musician, Catherine is a co-founder of flute and percussion ensemble Coriolis Duo with percussionist Oliver Xu. She is a fellow of Carnegie Hall’s Ensemble Connect, performing chamber music in New York and Europe. In recent seasons, she has performed and recorded with the Chelsea Music Festival and the Da Capo Chamber Players. Catherine is an advocate for commissioning new music and has given many premieres, including music by composers Katherine Balch, Katie Jenkins, and Hannah Ishizaki.  Her newest solo project, On Reclaiming, centers conversations around mental and emotional health in a large-scale, interdisciplinary set of commissions for solo flute and multimedia. As a concerto soloist, she has appeared with contemporary ensemble AXIOM, the Lake Forest Symphony, and the Utah Symphony. A frequent recitalist, Catherine has appeared in concert at the National Flute Association Convention, the New York Flute Festival, and the Utah Flute Festival.

Deeply devoted to music education, Catherine has led master classes at the Flute Center of New York, the Massachusetts Flute Festival, the Sacramento Flute Club, and the Utah Flute Association, and has served as a faculty member at Northern California Flute Camp. Through Ensemble Connect, she partners with schools in New York City,  bringing interactive performances to students of all ages, as well as teaching instrumental skills and facilitating student-led creative projects in music classrooms. Catherine is a sought-after flute clinician and maintains a private studio teaching students of all ages and levels.

As an orchestral musician, Catherine has performed with the Metropolitan Opera, Opera San Antonio, Juilliard Orchestra, AXIOM, New Haven Symphony, and New Juilliard Ensemble. 

Catherine is a Haynes Young Artist and plays on a 14K custom flute. She earned her MM in Flute Performance from the Juilliard School, and was awarded Juilliard's Benzaquen Career Advancement Grant upon graduation. BM, Brigham Young University. She is deeply indebted to her mentors Gretchen Pusch, Carol Wincenc, April Clayton, Elizabeth Weissman, and Ronald Staheli.