Katie Jenkins

Resident Composer of Pointeworks

Katie Jenkins is a multi-award-winning Welsh composer based between the UK and New York City, renowned for her distinctive sound—evocative of her Welsh heritage and infused with the energy of New York City. A dedicated cultural ambassador, Jenkins has made it her mission to bring Welsh classical music and identity to the forefront of the global stage at the highest level. She was commissioned by the Welsh Government to create the official musical gift from Wales to the United States of America, marking 250 years of American independence. The work features an exceptional ensemble of Welsh and international artists, including Sir Bryn Terfel, Ellen Williams, Grammy-winning pianist Chloe Flower, the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Pendyrus Choir, and Cor Ifor Bach. She conducted the world premiere in August 2026 at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., in a landmark celebration of the enduring cultural relationship between Wales and the United States. The premiere featured the Royal Air Force Band alongside a choir from the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama.

In 2026, she released her orchestral debut single A Solar Symphony, recorded by the London Symphony Orchestra at Abbey Road Studios with Musica Solis. Her work has been presented at major international institutions including NASA’s Kennedy Space Center (feature film score for Wright of Passage), New York Fashion Week (runway music for designer Bad Binch Tong Tong), and the New York Choreographic Institute at the New York City Ballet (with choreographer Julia Feldman).

Her orchestral compositions have been performed and commissioned by renowned ensembles such as the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra at Abbey Road Studios; The Academy of St Martin in the Fields at AIR Studios (Dance of The Caribou), where she collaborated with internationally acclaimed pianist Chloe Flower (Cariad); the Juilliard Orchestra at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center; and the Hallé Youth Orchestra (Awakening). She has also worked with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and San Diego Symphony Orchestra, orchestrating Shaggy: Mr. Symphonic in collaboration with David Ludwig; the Albany Symphony Orchestra (This Land of Ours: Song Cycle); the Dallas Symphony Orchestra (Music for a Voyage), the Butler Symphony Orchestra (Hiraeth); and the Second Ending Ensemble at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Appel Room (A Solar Symphony).

She has been commissioned by leading dance organizations including Pointeworks, where Jenkins is now Composer-in-Residence (starting in 2026), collaborating with choreographers from companies such as Ballet West, Texas Ballet Theater, and Houston Ballet. Other dance collaborations include Revolve Dance Project, Stefanie Nelson Dance Group, and Chamber Dance Project. Jenkins was recently awarded the American Prize in Composition for her original musical This Land of Ours (2024).

Jenkins earned both her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in composition from The Juilliard School, where she studied under Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Melinda Wagner and held the Henry Mancini Fellowship. She was on faculty at Juilliard Pre-College until 2026, where she taught screen scoring and music production and recently began as an adjunct composition professor at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. 

Jenkins is currently under commission from the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, with a Carnegie Hall debut scheduled for November 2026. She is represented by Keynote Artists Management.