Katherine Burr
Performer, Teacher, Arranger, Musical Director
About
Katherine holds a First Class Honours Degree in Popular Music Performance, specialising in Vocal Performance, from the Institute of Contemporary Music Performance (ICMP) in London. Since graduating, she has worked in the London area as a professional musician, across many areas of the industry, including performance, education, film and TV and community projects.
Currently, she performs, arranges and musically directs her new group, London A Cappella Collective, as well as working on her own projects of original music. She has performed at festivals, such as the Isle of Wight Festival and Cambridge Folk Festival, on Sky’s Sing: Ultimate A Cappella, Asda’s 2023 Christmas advert and at venues such as the Clapham Grand and the O2.
In 2023, she conducted the Bexley Music Primary during the televised Kings Speech, broadcast on Christmas Day.
Teaching Experience
Singing & Piano Teacher, Whole Class Music Teacher, Senior and Junior Choir Director
Bexley Music
Alongside regular teaching with the music service, I also co-ordinate the large scale vocal projects, arranging, recording and conducting the repertoire at massed choir events.
Singing Teacher, Musical Director
Stagecoach Saffron Walden
Delivering high quality singing lessons in a stage school, arranging music for West End Performances, recording group vocals, operating sound desks
Project Director and Choral Animateur
Dartford Choral Project
Planning an annual project across 17 primary schools in Dartford, leading a team of animateurs to deliver massed choir concerts in the Orchard Theatre. Choosing and arranging repertoire, conducting, event management and co-ordination, logistics
Singing and Piano Teacher
Self-employed
Preparing students for exams, performances and auditions.
Musical Director
London A Cappella Collective
London 2025 – Present
Bexley Junior Choir
Bexley, 2022 – Present
Bexley Senior Choir
Bexley, 2019 – Present
ProVoc
London, 2016 – 2020
Noclor Christmas Choir
St Pancras, 2018, 2019
Winterville Orchestra
Clapham Common, 2017
Spice Girls on Strings
Clapham Grand, 2017
St Neots Singers
St Neots, 2010 -2013
St Ives Community Choir
St Ives 2010 -2012
For arrangements and orchestrations, and other projects, see my previous work page.
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