Katie Jenkins
Composer
Katie Jenkins is a multi-award-winning Welsh composer based between the UK and New York City. A dedicated cultural ambassador, Jenkins has made it her mission to bring Welsh music and identity to the forefront of the global stage at the highest level. In 2026, she released her orchestral debut single A Solar Symphony, recorded by the London Symphony Orchestra at Abbey Road Studios. Her music has been performed and recorded by leading ensembles including the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Juilliard Orchestra, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, San Diego Symphony Orchestra, Butler Symphony, Hallé Youth Orchestra, and Albany Symphony, and she has collaborated with artists such as Chloe Flower and Shaggy.
Her work has been presented at major international institutions including NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, New York Fashion Week, and the New York Choreographic Institute at the New York City Ballet. In dance, she serves as Composer-in-Residence with Pointeworks for 2026, collaborating with choreographers from companies such as Ballet West, Texas Ballet Theatre, and Houston Ballet.
Jenkins is the recipient of The American Prize in Composition for her musical This Land of Ours (2024) and is currently under commission from the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, with a Carnegie Hall debut scheduled for November 2026. She is also developing a new symphonic commission for the Welsh Government, A Gift of Music, celebrating 250 years of American independence, written for soloist Sir Bryn Terfel and the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, with lyrics by the National Poet of Wales.
Jenkins earned both her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in composition from The Juilliard School, studying under Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Melinda Wagner and holding the Henry Mancini Fellowship. She is currently on faculty at Juilliard Pre-College, where she teaches screen scoring and music production, and at The Juilliard School where she produces the Art of The Score program. She also serves on the NYC steering committee of the Society of Composers and Lyricists.
