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Receiving her Bachelors in Music Education from Fredonia State University and her Masters in Arts
Education from Stony Brook University, Kate is recognized as a performer, recording artist, conductor,
Director, administrator as well as an innovative visionary in arts education. Kate holds certifications
from a medley of states in both Music and Theatre Education. A native New Yorker, Kate has
designed, composed and presented performances and performing arts curriculum in a variety of venues
and for a variety of causes throughout her career.

Kate also has had the pleasure of working together with such notables as Harry Chapin, Peter Perret,
Michael Tilson -Thomas, Sir David Willcocks, Paul Leddington Wright, Chris McDaniel, Mark
Stevick, Bruce Adolphe, Craig Schulman, Ted Vigil and, as you visit this web site, you can catch a
glimpse of an impromptu singing duet with classic pop icon and Broadway composer, Barry Manilow.

Kate has designed, implemented and presented performing arts curriculum for all learners and in a
variety of school and regional theatre organizations. As a performer, Kate has toured and recorded five
children’s albums to date for the MZA Label and has performed her children’s concerts at venues all
through the east coast from New York to the Mid-Atlantic States including performances at The
Capital Children’s Museum as well as The Ronald McDonald House. While a music student at The
Royal School of Church Music in the UK, she also had the privilege of singing for Her Majesty the
Queen for the 150th celebration ceremony of the YMCA held in Westminster Abbey.

As conductor, educator, adjudicator and lecturer, Kate has had the pleasure of taking her choirs on tour
throughout the US and abroad and featured as guest conductor at Chautauqua Institute’s All County
Festival and Westfield Chamber Music Festival, under the direction of 2014 Grammy Award Winner
Kent Knappenberger. Kate presented her chancel choir at The International Church Music Festival in
Bern, Switzerland under the baton of Sir David Willcocks. Kate was the founding Choral Director of
The Smithtown Arts Council Community Choir, Blue Velvet and Satin and Suede Show Choir and
Indigo Blues and received awards for these choirs at various competitions and festivals within the US.

In 2015, her high school choir at Mt. Greylock received a WGBY Regional Award in Springfield, MA.
Kate has adjudicated for NYSSMA as well as owning and operating her own voice and theatre studio,
Music and Masque over the last three decades and now, offering virtual lessons. She has seen the
many artistic accomplishments of her educational expertise through the paths of previous students that
have extended their vocal careers in a performing arts/ educational direction. She does dedicate her
new book, “Da Capo” (Authorhouse 2014) book link to those students that made a difference in her
life.

Kate continued her work as a performing arts educator and choral director for over seven years with
The North Adams Public Schools. She was the founder and director of Drury Stage Company, located
also within the North Adams Public School District. Kate continues to spread her talents in sacred
music ministry as organist and choral director for The First Congregational Church of Dalton. Kate
continues to be an active musician, playing tenor drum for The Berkshire Highlanders.

Kate’s artistic talents explore not only her own musical arrangements for choir, but extend to creating
and designing two musical theatre community service performance project- the first entitled, “The Rite
of Passage” and the second, “The Traveler”. This endeavor falls under one component of “The W’
holistic Performing Arts Project”, a collaborative concept designed by Kate and Ted Kastrinos, which
is inclusive of performing arts, education and community engagement. Music, media, prose, dialogue,
and movement, this project is designed to include and embrace community in the arts. This
contemporary musical passion play had its world premiere November, 2018 in The Berkshires.

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