Kaitlin Booth

Kaitlin Booth is a passionate cellist with an innate love for teaching. She works with students of all ages and finds it rewarding to witness her students grow as musicians! Her teaching style represents a gentle, organized, and practical approach to music that brings great results based on her professional knowledge and experiences. Kaitlin has received Pre-Twinkle Suzuki Teacher training, and especially loves working with beginning cellists between the ages of 5 and 10.

Kaitlin's own performance history started at the age of 11. While studying with renowned cellist and multi-style musician, Nicole Pinnell, her love of the instrument and profound dedication grew, leading her to participate in ensembles such as the Utah All-State Orchestra, and perform in masterclasses with artists such as Steven Doane, Ka-Wai Yu, and Tom Landschoot.

Kaitlin has a strong background in classical music and has performed in venues across the United States, Bulgaria, the Dominican Republic, and Brazil. In 2021, after winning Utah Valley University's Annual Student Solo Competition, she performed Saint-Saëns’ Cello Concerto No. 1 in A minor with the university's Symphony Orchestra. In January 2023, she had the honor of playing the West Coast premiere of Charles Mingus' Half-Mast Inhibition with the University of Utah Wind Symphony. Kaitlin made her international debut as a soloist in July 2024 in Vidin, Bulgaria, where she had the incredible opportunity to perform Schumann’s Cello Concerto in A Minor with the Sinfonietta Vidin.

In addition to her solo performances, Kaitlin has been featured as a multi-style cellist on a number of recordings for local artists and composers, including David Archuleta, Mykel, Detzany, Joseph Osterstock, Brandon J. Kim, and Gavin McMahan.

Kaitlin received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Cello Performance from Utah Valley University, where she studied under the tutelage of Cheung Chau and Walter Haman (2017-2021). In 2025, she will graduate with her Master of Music (MM) degree in String Performance and Pedagogy from the University of Utah, where she currently studies with Pegsoon Whang and John Eckstein.

Aside from her teaching and graduate school work, Kaitlin enjoys performing with her string quartet, Artiva Strings (artivastrings.com), making homemade sourdough bread, traveling, and spending time with her husband. She is also the proud owner and founder of Thrive Music Studio!

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Kaitlin teaches from her home studio in Eagle Mountain, Utah.