collaborative pianist & composer
I am a classically trained pianist, accompanist, organist and composer based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and have been performing
for over two decades. I am available for weddings, receptions, session recording, film and commercial projects, and music
theory tutoring. I have extensive experience as an accompanist for vocalists and instrumentalists, and love
performing for theater. I would love to work with you to provide music for your next event!
Kate
HORN, BASSOON, & PIANO RECITAL
July 12th 2025 · 2:00 pm
Join me and my friends Gina Goettl, horn, and Justin Windschitl, bassoon, as we perform works by Aubin, Clews, Larsson, and Hurlstone!
701 Summit Avenue
Saint Paul, MN 55105
LEGALLY BLONDE
June 10th - June 15th 2025
Omigod, you guys! Legally Blonde is coming to the Ordway and I'll be playing Keys 3 in the orchestra pit!
Ordway Center for the Performing Arts
345 Washington Street
Saint Paul, MN 55102
WAITRESS
April 17th - May 11th 2025
Happy to be back in the Artistry pit on Keys 2!
Music and Lyrics by Sara Bareilles
Book by Jessie Nelson
Amanda White, Director
Gabrielle Dominique, Choreographer
Bradley Beahen, Music Director
Artistry at Bloomington Center for the Arts
1800 W. Old Shakopee Road
Bloomington, MN 55431
LOVE SONGS 16 BAR BINGO
February 17th 2025 · 7:00 pm
So excited to be back on keys for this music trivia event featuring Lydia Prior, Joshua Row, Laura Rudolph, and Eric Morris!
The Hive Collaborative
677 Hamline Avenue North
Saint Paul, MN 55104
MUSICAL THEATRE LAB
February 10th 2025 · 4:00 pm
A space for performers at any level to work on music in front of an audience and get immediate feedback. Hosted by Anna Hashizume with accompanist Kate Brown.
The Hive Collaborative
677 Hamline Avenue North
Saint Paul, MN 55104
MUSICAL MONDAYS AT LUSH
February 3rd 2025 · 7:00 pm
So happy to be music directing the February installment of this monthly cabaret series!
LUSH Lounge & Theater
990 Central Avenue Northeast
Minneapolis, MN 55413
THE LITTLE MERMAID
December 3rd - December 29th 2024
Thrilled to be back in the Ordway pit for Disney's magical musical based on the beloved film with music by eight-time Academy® Award winner Alan Menken.
Ordway Center for the Performing Arts
345 Washington Street
Saint Paul, MN 55102
16 BAR BINGO
November 25th 2024 · 7:00 pm
So excited to be on keys for this fun music trivia event!
The Hive Collaborative
677 Hamline Avenue North
Saint Paul, MN 55104
MUSICAL THEATRE LAB
November 25th 2024 · 2:00 pm
A space for performers at any level to work on music in front of an audience and get immediate feedback. Hosted by Anna Hashizume with accompanist Kate Brown.
The Hive Collaborative
677 Hamline Avenue North
Saint Paul, MN 55104
ALYSSA G. SMITH, PERCUSSION
October 28th 2024 · 7:00 pm
So excited to be performing again with Alyssa G. Smith during her Tenth Annual Twin Cities Recital benefitting the Komen 3-Day.
Kellerman's Event Center
2222 4th Street
White Bear Lake, MN 55110
MUSICAL MONDAYS AT LUSH
October 7th 2024 · 7:00 pm
So happy to be music directing the October installment of this monthly cabaret series!
LUSH Lounge & Theater
990 Central Avenue Northeast
Minneapolis, MN 55413
PAVIA WIND QUINTET
September 28th 2024 · 3:00 pm
Performing Strauss' Till Eulenspiegel with my quintet friends! The program will also include works by Ravel and Stravinsky.
Schoenecker Center at University of St. Thomas
2210 Summit Avenue, Saint Paul, MN 55105
FIRST ANNUAL ARTISTRY BENEFIT
September 23rd 2024 · 5:30 pm
Excited to be music directing this event which will celebrate and support the impact Artistry makes in the community every day by showcasing highlights of their work and sharing plans for the future.
Hilton Bloomington
3900 American Boulevard West
Bloomington, MN 55437
DISNEY'S NEWSIES
July 18th - August 18th 2024
Music and Lyrics by Alan Menken and Jack Feldman
Book by Harvey Fierstein
Ben Bakken, Director
Renee Guittar, Choreographer
Kate Mariana Brown, Music Director
Artistry at Bloomington Center for the Arts
1800 W. Old Shakopee Road
Bloomington, MN 55431
MUSICAL THEATER LAB
May 20th 2024 · 4:00 pm
A space for performers to rehearse a piece in front of an audience, whether they're preparing for a performance, practicing an audition piece, or just need a safe space to try something new!
Facilitated by Anna Hashizume
Accompanied by Kate Mariana Brown
Artistry at Bloomington Center for the Arts
1800 W. Old Shakopee Road
Bloomington, MN 55431
HAIRSPRAY
March 13th - March 17th 2024
Broadway's Tony Award®-winning musical comedy phenomenon is back on tour and I get to sub for Keys 2 during four performances of their stop in Minnesota!
Ordway Center for the Performing Arts
345 Washington Street
Saint Paul, MN 55102
BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL
Opening March 1st 2024
So excited to be back subbing in the pit for this show!
Chanhassen Dinner Theatres
501 West 78th Street
Chanhassen, MN 55317
JAMECIA BENNETT & FRIENDS
February 23rd 2024 · 7:30 pm
Minnesota musical icon and Ordway Resident Artist Jamecia Bennett brings her 3-time Grammy Award-winning vocals to the Ordway’s Concert Hall stage this February. And I'm thrilled to be a guest accompanist for a song close to both of our hearts!
Ordway Center for the Performing Arts
345 Washington Street
Saint Paul, MN 55102
PAVIA WIND QUINTET
November 18th 2023 · 3:00 pm
Looking forward to performing Ludwig Thuille's Sextet for Piano and Winds and an arrangement of Respighi's The Adoration of the Magi from Three Botticelli Pictures.
Brady Education Center, University of St. Thomas
2115 Summit Avenue, Saint Paul, MN 55105
ALYSSA G. SMITH, PERCUSSION
October 23rd 2023 · 7:00 pm
Percussionist Alyssa G. Smith's Ninth Annual Twin Cities Recital benefitting the Komen 3-Day with special guests Megan Waltz, voice, and Kate Brown, piano.
Kellerman's Event Center
2222 4th Street
White Bear Lake, MN 55110
THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE
October 5th - October 29th 2023
Happy to be back in the orchestra pit for this awesome show!
Music and Lyrics by William Finn
Book by Rachel Sheinkin
Tyler Michaels King, Director
Raymond Berg, Music Director
Artistry at Bloomington Center for the Arts
1800 W. Old Shakopee Road
Bloomington, MN 55431
PAVIA WIND QUINTET
August 19th 2023 · 3:00 pm
Excited to join the quintet to perform an arrangement of The Planets by Gustav Holst!
701 Summit Avenue
Saint Paul, MN 55105
HORN, BASSOON, & PIANO RECITAL
July 8th 2023 · 2:00 pm
Join me and my friends Gina Goettl, horn, and Justin Windschitl, bassoon, as we perform Six Bagatelles by Paul Basler, Evening Reveries by Usamah Mustafa, and Nino Rota's Bassoon Concerto, among others!
701 Summit Avenue
Saint Paul, MN 55105
INTO THE WOODS
June 17th - August 13th 2023
I'm so thrilled to be Assistant Music Director for this incredible show!!
Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Book by James Lapine
Directed by Sarna Lapine
Guthrie Theater
818 South 2nd Street
Minneapolis, MN 55415
JERSEY BOYS
June 16th 2023 - February 24th 2024
So excited to be a keyboard and conductor sub for this show!
Chanhassen Dinner Theatres
501 West 78th Street
Chanhassen, MN 55317
MARIMBA & PIANO RECITAL
April 27th 2023 · 7:00 pm
Percussionists Alyssa Smith and Kyle Swan will join me in this benefit recital in memory of my friend and classmate Hans Fredrickson. Pieces will include Steffen Wick's Piano Particles and Bob Becker's Prisoners of the Image Factory, among others.
Nazareth Chapel, University of Northwestern
3003 Snelling Avenue North
Saint Paul, MN 55113
MUSICAL MONDAYS AT LUSH
April 10th 2023 · 7:00 pm
So happy to be music directing the April installment of this monthly cabaret series!
LUSH Lounge & Theater
990 Central Avenue Northeast
Minneapolis, MN 55413
THE PROM
February 10th - June 10th 2023
So excited to be a keyboard and conductor sub for this show!
Chanhassen Dinner Theatres
501 West 78th Street
Chanhassen, MN 55317
JAMECIA BENNETT AT THE DAKOTA
January 21st 2023 · 7:30 pm
Thrilled to be accompanying local theatre and music icon and three-time Grammy winner Jamecia Bennett on a very special song during her new show, A Soulful Saturday of Jazz, Rhythm & Blues.
The Dakota
1010 Nicollet Mall
Minneapolis, MN 55403
BEAUTY & THE BEAST
November 30th - December 31st 2022
I'm thrilled to be rehearsal pianist and keyboard sub for this incredible show!
Ordway Center for the Performing Arts
345 Washington Street
Saint Paul, MN 55102
PAVIA WIND QUINTET
November 19th 2022 · 3:00 pm
I'm looking forward to performing Summer Hours by Kenji Bunch with the quintet! The program also includes Maslanka's Quintet for Winds No. 2, Shaw's Dear Tessie!, and Gershwin's An American In Paris.
Brady Education Center, University of St. Thomas
2115 Summit Avenue, Saint Paul, MN 55105
CLASSICAL GUITAR RECITAL
September 16th 2022 · 7:00 pm
Enjoy a free evening of Ludwig van Beethoven, Franz Schubert, Joaquín Rodrigo, and more!
Jared Waln, guitar
Joan Griffith, guitar
Kate Brown, piano
Brady Education Center, University of St. Thomas
2115 Summit Avenue, Saint Paul, MN 55105
SHREK THE MUSICAL
July 16th - August 14th 2022
Music by Jeanine Tesori
Book & Lyrics by David Lindsay-Abaire
Angela Timberman, Director
Anita Ruth, Music Director
Artistry at Bloomington Center for the Arts
1800 W. Old Shakopee Road
Bloomington, MN 55431
HORN, BASSOON, & PIANO RECITAL
June 25th 2022 · 3:00 pm
I'll be accompanying my friends Gina Goettl, horn, and Justin Windschitl, bassoon, as we perform works by Eugène Bozza, Jane Vignery, Camille Saint-Saëns, and Wenzel Neukirchner.
701 Summit Avenue
Saint Paul, MN 55105
PAVIA WIND QUINTET
November 20th 2021 · 3:00 pm
I'm so excited to be back performing with my friends for their winter recital. I'll be joining them for Cascadian Concerto by Eric Ewazen, and the program also includes Valerie Coleman's Afro-Cuban Concerto and Carol Barnett's Shaker Suite. This event will be virtual - a Zoom link will be posted to the Facebook event page below closer to the event.
LITTLE WOMEN THE BROADWAY MUSICAL
November 5th - November 28th 2021
Music by Jason Howland
Lyrics by Mindi Dickstein
Tamara Kangas Erickson, Director
Anita Ruth, Music Director
Artistry at Bloomington Center for the Arts
1800 W. Old Shakopee Road
Bloomington, MN 55431
SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD
September 10th - September 26th 2021
Music and Lyrics by Jason Robert Brown
Directed by Vanessa Brooke Agnes, Colleen Somerville, and Max Wojtanowicz
Anita Ruth, Music Director
Artistry at Bloomington Center for the Arts
1800 W. Old Shakopee Road
Bloomington, MN 55431
SONGS FOR FEELING BETTER: A VIRTUAL VARIETY SHOW
Fridays April 17th - May 29th 2020 · 8:00 pm
A live, virtual cabaret-style variety show featuring some of the Twin Cities most hilarious and talented performers. Join Colleen Somerville and friends each week for songs that will definitely make you feel better. So happy I get to collaborate virtually with so many friends each week!
PARK SQUARE THEATRE: SPRING MISCHIEF GALA
April 8th 2021 · 6:30 pm
For the first time in over a year, I was able to step out onto a stage to accompany friends for this virtual cabaret and it felt so wonderful to be a part of this awesome event. Register to watch for free or enjoy the cabaret and auction over an at-home meal from one of three St. Paul restaurants.
SONGS THAT LET ME RAGE
February 23rd 2020 · 7:00 pm
Colleen Somerville singing her heart out backed by a full band and sharing the stage with a cast of Twin Cities musical luminaries. The fact that I get to play keys for this is almost too much excitement to handle.
Bryant Lake Bowl & Theater
810 West Lake Street, Minneapolis, MN 55408
THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY
January 24th - February 16th 2020
Delighted to be playing piano for this phenomenal regional premiere.
Music and Lyrics by Jason Robert Brown
Benjamin McGovern, Director
Anita Ruth, Music Director
Artistry at Bloomington Center for the Arts
1800 W. Old Shakopee Road
Bloomington, MN 55431
A NEW BRAIN
October 18th - November 9th 2019
Can't wait to play piano for this rarely-produced musical gem!
Music and Lyrics by William Finn
Benjamin McGovern, Director
Anita Ruth, Music Director
Artistry at Bloomington Center for the Arts
1800 W. Old Shakopee Road
Bloomington, MN 55431
FOOTLOOSE
July 19th - August 18th 2019
Music by Tom Snow
Lyrics by Dean Pitchford
Benjamin McGovern, Director
Anita Ruth, Music Director
Artistry at Bloomington Center for the Arts
1800 W. Old Shakopee Road
Bloomington, MN 55431
BAND CABARET: SONGS I'LL NEVER SING
June 24th 2019 · 7:30 pm
So happy to be the accompanist for this incredible night of music and support for StandUp for the Kids, an organization helping homeless and at-risk youth. This cabaret is about un-typecasting - giving performers a chance to knock out some song material that they’d otherwise never have an opportunity to.
Bryant Lake Bowl & Theater
810 West Lake Street, Minneapolis, MN 55408
VICTOR / VICTORIA
April 6th - May 5th 2019
Very excited to play accordion onstage and in costume for this regional premiere!
Music by Henry Mancini
Lyrics by Leslie Bruce
Michael Matthew Ferrell, Director & Choreographer
Anita Ruth, Music Director
Artistry at Bloomington Center for the Arts
1800 W. Old Shakopee Road
Bloomington, MN 55431
NOT FAIR, MY LADY!
March 8th @ 7pm, March 9th @ 9pm,
and March 10th 2019 @ 5pm
I'm absolutely thrilled to be the pianist for this all woman, company-created musical theatre parody review which is an expanded version of the 2018 Minnesota Fringe Festival favorite that Star Tribune called "One of the 2018 Festival's most buzz-worthy shows."
Minnsky Theatre
1517 Central Ave. NE Minneapolis, MN 55413
SHE LOVES ME
January 26th - February 17th 2019
I'm so excited to play both piano and accordion in the orchestra pit for this show!
Music by Jerry Bock
Lyrics by Sheldon Harnick
Benjamin McGovern, Director
Anita Ruth, Music Director
Artistry at Bloomington Center for the Arts
1800 W. Old Shakopee Road
Bloomington, MN 55431
MARY POPPINS
October 6th - November 4th 2018
Incredibly happy to be back in the orchestra pit for this classic!
Music and Lyrics by Richard M. Sherman & Robert M. Sherman
Joel Sass, Director & Scenic Designer
Anita Ruth, Music Director
Artistry at Bloomington Center for the Arts
1800 W. Old Shakopee Road
Bloomington, MN 55431
PAVIA WIND QUINTET
October 1st 2018 · 7:30 pm
I'm excited to perform Libby Larsen's Blue Windows After Marc Chagall as well as Jennifer Higdon's Summer Shimmers with the quintet! The program also includes works by Dvořák and Beach.
Sateren Hall, Augsburg University
1977 S. 7th 1/2 St. Minneapolis, MN 55454
LEGALLY BLONDE
July 21st - August 19th 2018
I'm legally thrilled to be part of the orchestra for this amazing show!
Music and Lyrics by Laurence O'Keefe and Nell Benjamin
Angela Timberman, Director
Anita Ruth, Music Director
Artistry at Bloomington Center for the Arts
1800 W. Old Shakopee Road
Bloomington, MN 55431
PAVIA WIND QUINTET
May 11th 2018 · 7:00 pm
This program is titled "Postcard from Paris" because the quintet is performing works by French composers including a piece by Françaix for wind quintet and piano.
James J. Hill House
240 Summit Ave. St. Paul, MN 55102
FOLLIES
April 14th - May 6th 2018
So happy to be back in the orchestra pit for Artistry's spring show!
Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Benjamin McGovern, Director
Anita Ruth, Music Director
Artistry at Bloomington Center for the Arts
1800 W. Old Shakopee Road
Bloomington, MN 55431
PAVIA WIND QUINTET
March 18th 2018 · 2:00 pm
I'm so happy to be performing again with Pavia Wind Quintet! This recital is called "And Friends" because the quintet is inviting other instruments to join them for works including Maslanka's Blue Mountain Meadow for wind quintet and piano.
Hennepin Avenue United Methodist Church
511 Groveland Ave. Minneapolis, MN 55403