Katrina Cox
Assistant Professor of Music
kcox@wmcarey.edu
(601) 318-6180
Katrina L. Cox, a native of Laurel, MS earned her B.M. degree at William Carey University in vocal performance, where she studied with Dr. Connie Roberts, sang with Chorale, traveled with Carpenter’s Wood to South Korea and played the Maid in The Boor and Cinderella’s Mother in Into the Woods. She was a state and regional finalist at NATS (National Association of Teachers of Singing) and served as president of Delta Omicron. As a senior she won the coveted Jenkins-Chastain Award, the highest honor given to a WCU student. Katrina earned a Master of Music at the State University of New York-Binghamton where she studied with Mary Burgess, In New York she had the honor to perform for comprimario tenor Nico Castel, Tri-Cities Opera, and the Big Band Jazz Ensemble, Harpur Jazz. She continued her post degree vocal studies with Marchesi specialist, Mary Lou Muratori. As a studio artist with Opera North in New Hampshire, she performed Frau Fluth in Die Lustigen Weiber von Windsor, sang in a masterclass with Metropolitan Opera singer Claudia Waite and appeared in Turandot and Falstaff. Continuing as a professional oratorio and recital singer, Katrina also started a jazz band named “The New Standard”, which performed in various venues throughout New York’s Southern Tier. In 2012, Katrina returned to her native town, Laurel, MS. She worked for Laurel School district as an elementary music teacher and the high school choral director from 2013-2018. In 2015, Katrina was a featured Artist at the Delta Omicron International Conference in Chicago, IL. Katrina played the roles of Muzzy van Hossmere in WCU’s production of Thoroughly Modern Millie and Shug in The Color Purple with Meridian Community College in 2019. Katrina is a doctoral candidate in vocal performance at The University of Southern Mississippi where she studies under the tutelage of Dr. Kimberley Davis. She has performed with the Southern Opera and Music Theater as the title role Carmen and Octavian from Der Rosenkavalier in opera scenes and Dame Doleful in the English Comic Opera, Too Many Sopranos. She has been featured as a jazz vocalist for the Partners for the Arts Gala 2019-2020 and the Mississippi Opera Fundraising Gala 2021. Recently, she appeared as a featured vocalist in the Miss Hospitality Mississippi Pageant. Katrina is an Assistant Professor of Music at William Carey University where she directs Carpenter’s Wood and musical theater productions.
