Born and bred in the East Midlands, Kate King studied music at Birmingham University and the art of accompaniment at the Birmingham Conservatoire. Kate studied piano with the Beryl Chempin, the Double Bass under Tony Morgan and was selected as both the accompanist to and as a singing pupil of renowned singing teacher Barbara McGuire.
Having gained her B.Mus(Hons), Kate returned to Loughborough as a specialist music teacher in primary school, and has since been in demand as a rehearsal and music examination accompanist. As an instrumentalist she also plays the tenor horn in a number of brass bands and regularly plays in theatre orchestras. As a singer she has taken part in a large variety of musical theatre including Guys and Dolls, Kiss Me Kate, Patience, Yeoman of the Guard (Dame Carruthers), La Belle Helene, Die Fledermaus, Merry Widow, Masked Ball and Carmen and even as a session singer for Barry Manolow on one of his European tours!
Such is Kate's endless musicianship that she is also a respected Musical Director in her own right having carried the baton for Patience, Yeoman of the Guard, Trial by Jury, HMS Pinafore, Pirates of Penzance, Jesus Christ Superstar, Sweeney Todd and for the amateur premiere of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying. She is currently the Conductor of Christchurch Gilbert and Sullivan Society, their next production being "Iolanthe" at the end of March/beginning of April of this year.
She has returned more seriously to singing in recent years and is currently studying the voice with Jennie Saunders. Kate's next stage role is Amneris in Charnwood Opera's production of "Aida" in Loughborough Town Hall Theatre at the end of June. The production of Madame Butterfly marks Kate's debut in the role of Suzuki and her first major principle role with operahouse.