Biography

Kaitlin DeSpain enjoys a varied career as an educator, conductor, and performer. As an educator, Kaitlin has served as the Choral Director at middle schools and high schools throughout West Virginia, Kentucky, and Texas, where she has directed concert choirs, pop choirs, and taught courses in music history, music theory, and piano. Kaitlin also frequently appears as a clinician and presenter for teachers and music education students. As a conductor, Kaitlin has worked with a wide variety of ensembles including choir at the University of Houston and University of Kentucky, the Houston Chamber Choir, the Houston Symphony Chorus, and the Symphony of Southeast Texas Chorus. As a performer, Kaitlin has extensive experience with an array of ensembles including professional, collegiate, community, and symphony choirs.

Kaitlin DeSpain is completing her doctoral studies in Choral Conducting at the University of Houston studying with Dr. Betsy Cook Weber. She received her Master of Music in Choral Conducting from the University of Kentucky under the tutelage of Dr. Jefferson Johnson and Dr. Lori Hetzel and her Bachelor of Music Education degree from Marshall University.