March 9, 2026
Contact Mary Ellen Haupert at 608-796-3770 or mehaupert@viterbo.edu

LA CROSSE, Wis. – Outstanding pianist and Viterbo University alumna Dr. Katelyn Bouska will return to her alma mater to perform a piano recital of works by female Czech composers at 7:30 p.m. Monday, March 16 in the Fine Arts Center Nola Starling Recital Hall. She will also give a presentation on Czech women composers at 5 p.m. in the Fine Arts Center Hospitality Suite. Both events are free and open to the public.

An academic and an advocate, Bouska is passionate about uncovering music lost to the passage of time. In her programming, she explores the boundaries between audience and performer, the past and the present. She brings to life these composers drawing from her deep research, cultural explorations, and innovative programming. The main interests driving her research is her Czech-American heritage, women in music, and her desire to expand the canon of classical music. Currently based in Prague, she is finishing her book for Karolinum Press, Czech Women in Music, and teaching remotely at the Curtis Institute of Music.

Bouska earned a Bachelor of Music in piano performance from Viterbo University, a Master of Music in piano pedagogy and harpsichord performance from Temple University, and a Doctor of Musical Arts in piano performance from Temple University.

An active performing artist who attempts to connect to audiences where they are, in recent years Bouska’s programs have taken her to traditional venues such as the Kennedy Center, Carnegie Hall, or the Rudolfinum in Prague but also intimate house concerts, art galleries, or streaming online musical conversations at her home piano.

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