Kathy's Bio

Kathy is the 2nd oldest of five children born to an Irish father and a first generation American mother (whose father was also from Ireland.) Music has always been a part of her life. Her mother was a singer - a soprano. In addition to singing around the house, she could be heard on Sunday mornings leading the soprano section of the church choir. Kathy's father also sang, but her memories are of him playing the piano accordion and the Jew's harp. She moved to Ireland as a girl and spent 6 years there with her family before returning to the States to finish High School.

Kathy holds both her Masters in Music and her Bachelors Degree in Music Education, Concentration in Voice from the Crane School of Music, (http://www.potsdam.edu/academics/Crane/) State University of New York at Potsdam. (SUNY Potsdam http://www.potsdam.edu/)

Currently a Soprano with the GRAMMY AWARD WINNING Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus (http://www.asochorus.org) and the ASO Chamber Chorus, Kathy also teaches music at St. Martin's Episcopal School in Atlanta and maintains a private voice & piano studio. She can be heard frequently as a soloist in the Metro Atlanta area.

In demand as a conductor, Kathy brings her many years as a chorister plus her passion for the art of conducting to every musical, concert, and church service that she leads. She is an avid student of conducting and can often be found researching archival footage of the great master conductors. From Broadway to Pop to Opera, Kathy includes a variety of genres when she takes the podium.

Kathy says, "Of all of my accomplishments, that which I am most proud is my beautiful daughter Jasmine."