Kathryn Bartlett began her musical training as a Junior Exhibitioner at Trinity College of Music, and then went on to study at Kingsway Princeton College on the Young Musicians course, incorporating ‘A’ levels and playing the flute with the London Schools Symphony Orchestra. She took her degree at Colchester Institute specialising in performance, and then returned to Trinity College of Music as a post- graduate on the accompanists’ course, studying with Christine Croshaw. She has appeared in masterclass with Roger Vignoles and Geoffrey Pratley, and accompanied a recital with Willard White. She now combines piano teaching both in schools and privately with freelance accompanying, and is the regular accompanist for the Orpington Chorale and Bromley Œcumenical Singers.