The Music
Kathryn began writing music for her grandson and her elementary students. Since then she has written many piano solos and duets. Her pieces explore various moods and will capture the imagination of those who perform them. Her music has a fresh sound exploring a range of harmonies and styles.
Music Selected for Events
In 2018 Kathryn’s duet, Let’s Have Fun, won the MMTA Teacher Original Duet Composition Contest and was performed by twenty-six students on thirteen pianos at the MMTA Honors Concert held at the Convention Center in Minneapolis on June 1, 2019.
In the fall of 2019 Kathryn’s duet, A Day in Spain, won the contest and was scheduled to be performed at the 2020 Honors Concert. Unfortunately this event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A Day in Spain, however was included in the Honors Concert in 2024.
In 2020 her duet, At the Fair, won the MMTA Teacher Original Duet Composition Contest and was performed in the 2021 Honors Concert. Again in 2022 her duet, Lazy Days, won the contest and was performed in the 2023 Honors Concert.
Most recently in 2026, Kathryn's duet, A Wild Ride, won the contest and will be performed in the Honors Concert in the spring of 2027.
In the spring of 2020 Kathryn’s intermediate piano solo, Gentle Rain, was chosen to be included on the MMTA Repertoire List for the 93rd Annual Piano Contest for 2021.
In the spring of 2022 Schmitt Music held its Spring Recital Workshop to showcase some of the best new music. Included were the piano duets, A Day in Spain and At the Fair, as well as the solos, A Sad Farewell, Takin' It Easy, A Merry Ride, and Swan in the Mist.