05/13/2026
Kathleen Stevens Bahena is a professional violist and violinist from Reading, PA. She is the cofounder and principal violist for the Berks Sinfonietta, an intergenerational chamber orchestra that focuses on performing underrepresented music and promoting local talent. She also performs with Reading Symphony, Lancaster Symphony, PA Philharmonic, PA Sinfonia, Brandywine Valley Symphony, Fulton Theater, Servant Stage, and many other regional ensembles as both a violist and violinist. She is also a teacher for Orchestra Zone, a program funded by the Reading Symphony, which provides free lessons to instrumental students in the Reading School District.
Her program balances power and beauty—from the fiery Légende by Wieniawski to the haunting, modern echoes of Pulitzer Prize-winner Caroline Shaw.