- Piccolo, San Francisco Symphony
- Faculty, San Francisco Conservatory of Music
- San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra Flute Coach
Catherine Payne joined the San Francisco Symphony as piccolo player in 1996. She previously performed with the Boston Symphony as acting second flute and served as principal flute of the Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra of Boston and associate principal flute and piccolo player with the Portland Symphony. A native of Hartford, Connecticut, Ms. Payne graduated from New England Conservatory and Tufts University. She currently serves on the faculty of the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, and is a flute coach for the SF Symphony Youth Orchestra.