Catherine Harper was awarded a Scholarship to the Royal Academy of Music where she studied with Heather Harper C.B.E. She graduated with it's highest honour for performance , DIP. RAM.
Catherine has recorded for radio and television. She has given 6 Lunchtime recitals for BBC. Radio Ulster and has also recorded recitals for Bavarian Radio Munich, Radio Telefeis Eirann, Radio 4 and Lyric Radio. Catherine has also recorded television for Sky and BBC2.
Catherine has worked extensively for Opera Northern Ireland. Her roles include Papagena ( Mozart's Magic Flute.) Clorinda ( Rossini's La Cenerentola.) the Owl and Hen ( Janacek's Cunning Little Vixen.). She has also worked for Opera Theatre Company Dublin covering Clarice ( Haydn's Il Mondo della Luna ), and for Buxton Festival Opera where she covered Ninetta ( Mozart's La Finta Semplice ), and Clrice ( Haydn's Il Mondo della Luna ).
Catherine performs regularly in the newly opened Waterfront concert hall in Belfast, and she is also a member of the Live Music Now programme set up by the late Yehudi Menuhin.