(1958– )
Cathy Moklebust has developed and directed handbell music
programs in several churches since 1983 and is active as a handbell clinician,
conductor and composer with numerous publications to her credit. She earned
B.A. and M.Ed. degrees at South Dakota State University in her hometown
of Brookings, SD. She has taught instrumental, choral and general music
in grades K-12 and has performed as principal percussionist with several
professional bands and orchestras. She also has worked for several years
in the music publishing industry and now operates a music engraving service.
Cathy and her family reside in rural Eagle Grove, Iowa, on her husband's
100-year-old family farm.