Directors and Staff

Kate Klotz has become well known throughout Colorado for her work as a music educator and vocalist. She holds a Masters of Music from Colorado State University and received her undergraduate degree in Music Education from the University of Colorado at Boulder. Ms. Klotz holds all three levels of Kodály certification and has also completed Orff Schulwerk training. She has instructed students in private piano and voice, as well as teaching K-12 general music and choir in Colorado and Washington state public schools.

From 2013-2019, Ms. Klotz served as the Artistic Director of the Boulder Children's Chorale.  Under her leadership, the Boulder Children's Chorale grew from three to five ensembles, with over 100 singers. She has frequently collaborated with local and professional ensembles, coaching children's choirs and soloists for Carmina Burana, The Chichester Psalms, Bach's St. Matthew Passion, Mahler's Symphony No. 3 and The Nutcracker.  From 2011-2013, Ms. Klotz served on the artistic staff of the Spokane Area Youth Choirs in Spokane, Washington, where she directed elementary, middle and high school level choirs. 

Ms. Klotz is a sought after clinician and has presented for the Colorado and Texas Music Educator's Association Conferences. She also serves on the summer teaching staff for the Aspen Music Festival and School. An active vocalist and pianist, Ms. Klotz has performed with the Colorado Conductor’s Chorale, the Spokane Symphony Chorale, and Boulder-based Cantabile, Denver-based, Anima Chamber Ensemble, and NOCO Singers in Fort Collins, CO. 

Ms. Klotz has been recognized for her excellence in teaching and musicianship at the local and national level.  She is grateful to have been recognized as a 2024 Grammy in Music Education Quarterfinalist, a 2024 University of Colorado Outstanding Colorado High School Educator award recipient, the 2023 Impact on Education Award Recipient for Monarch High School, among others. 

Ms. Klotz lives in Louisville, CO with her husband, Nathan, and their poodle, Beau.