Biography
Kate Janzen is a multi–award-winning composer, director, and pianist whose career centers on bringing people together through music. She began working professionally at age 17 accompanying a local community choir and has been collaborating and making music ever since.
Kate holds a Bachelor of Music from CSU Sacramento’s School of Music, with a double emphasis in Jazz Arranging and Classical Theory & Composition. Known for her versatility, she works across genres as a composer, music director, accompanist, and performer.
A passionate advocate for singers, Kate believes the voice is a direct line to the soul. She encourages vocalists to stand in their truth, creating musical spaces where people connect more deeply with themselves and with one another.
Kate currently resides in Colorado, focusing on commissions and composing new music for choirs and vocal jazz ensembles, music directing at The Spark Performing Arts Center and for the Superior Community Choir, performs with The Key of She, and is developing her first full-length musical.
"Get to know Kate Janzen"
From an interview with WhyYouProductions in 2016
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