MM, Piano Performance Emphasis, Wichita State University
BM, Piano Performance Emphasis, University of Utah
Year of focused piano and composition studies at Musik-Akademie der Stadt Basel, Switzerland

Biography

Kimberly earned a Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance from the University of Utah, where she studied piano with Lenora Brown, Gladys Gladstone, and Rolf Mäser. She received her Master of Music from Wichita State University, studying with Julie Bees.

As a teenager and college student, Kimberly performed as a pianist with the University of Utah New Music Ensemble and as a concerto soloist with local orchestras, including the Utah Symphony, the Salt Lake Symphony, and the orchestras of the University of Utah and Brigham Young University. More recently, she has worked as a collaborative pianist, accompanying and coaching high school and university musicians.

Kimberly began composing at a young age and has studied composition with renowned composers Bruce Reich, Joel Feigin, Rudolf Kelterborn, Morris Rosenzweig, and Walter Mays. She continues to compose and arrange music for local church and school performances. Salt Lake Choral Artists recently featured one of her choral arrangements.

Dedicated to music education, Kimberly has studied teaching methods for young children and received training in Suzuki, Music Together, and Harmony Road. In previous roles at a K–12 charter school and the University of Utah’s Tanner Dance Fine Arts Preschool, she taught music history, AP Music Theory, children’s choir, and imaginative music summer camps.

At the Peterson School of Music, Kimberly has taught conservatory music theory, preschool music, private piano lessons, and general music for Guadalupe School. She has also served on the board and music committee of the Bountiful Davis Art Center, helping promote community experiences in art and music.

Kimberly and her husband, David, live in Bountiful, Utah. They have two adult daughters.