KT Somero, a California native, earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Clarinet Performance and received the Gluck Fellowship from the University of California, Los Angeles in 2003. Later that year, she moved to Chicago to begin graduate studies at DePaul University, and in 2005 completed a Master of Music degree in Clarinet Performance.

Her principal mentors include clarinet legends Gary Gray and John Bruce Yeh. KT is a founding member of the Chicago-based, all-female ensemble `claraconbrio,` a member of the Chicago Clarinet Ensemble, personnel manager of the Chicago Philharmonic, and the Orchestral Administrative Assistant/Performance librarian for Northwestern University. She has also worked as a professional instrument tester for the Leblanc/Conn-Selmer Corporation, played in a rock band, and maintained an active teaching studio.

KT joined Accessible Contemporary Music as a new member for the 2006-2007 season, served as Board President in 2008, and continues to perform and record locally as a freelance musician. In November 2008, KT traveled to Paris, France with Palomar to perform a program of American compositions, including two world premieres. Other recent collaborations include a May 2009 live studio broadcast with the Chicago Clarinet Ensemble for WFMT, a June 2009 Chicago Opera Vanguard production of Mark-Anthony Turnage`s `Greek,` and a July 2009 New Millennium Orchestra performance as part of the Ravinia Festival.