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Kathlene Ritch loves to sing.
That is all.

Seriously, her mom says Kathlene could carry a tune at 18 months. Being raised in a musical family, it was the norm to go around singing and harmonizing with the family and to sit in her dad’s lap and “play” the piano, until at age 4, she started taking lessons herself. Ever since, she has been fortunate to do what she loves, connecting with audiences through song.

Biography

Kathlene is comfortable performing in many different genres – early music, choral, and sacred, to musical theater and cabaret. From having grown up in church choirs and summer stock, with a year in Salzburg studying music after high school, to the halls of the University of Texas in Austin, Kathlene found a common thread in whatever style she was performing…the connection with the audience.

“When I sing, I have an emotional story that I need to convey through the words and music. And it is my job as the singer to help the audience connect, and therefore experience the story through these emotions. If they don’t feel anything, I haven’t done my job.”

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Upcoming Engagements

Tri-M Productions: “Little Women”

Date: March 29, 2024
Location: The Lab Theater (aka Actors Lab), 1213-B Parkway Drive, Santa Fe, NM

The Lab Theater, Santa Fe, NM (Music Director/pianist)

Santa Fe Desert Chorale, Summer Season

Start date: July 16, 2024
End date: August 3, 2024
Location: Multiple locations