Harpist Ann Lobotzke received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree with honors from the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. She continued her studies at the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music, receiving a Master of Music degree in harp performance.

Ms. Lobotzke is principal harpist with the Milwaukee Ballet Orchestra, and has played Second Harp for the Milwaukee Symphony since 1981. She has played for most of the city's major arts groups, including Present Music, Bel Canto Chorus, Florentine Opera, Skylight Opera Theater, and the Milwaukee Chamber Orchestra. She tours the country with flutist Linda Chatterton under the auspices of Allied Concert Services in the program The Romance of Flute and Harp.

She has played in the orchestras for many artists appearing in Milwaukee, including Luciano Pavarotti, Josh Groban, Johnny Mathis, Doc Severinson,, as well as the touring shows Chorus Line, Evita, South Pacific, The Producers, and Peter Pan. Other career highlights include the Milwaukee Symphony's East Coast Tour appearances at Carnegie Hall and the Kennedy Center, and the orchestra's historic Millennium Tour to Havana, Cuba.