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. She then 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 joined Access Contemporary Music during the 2006-2007 season and continues to perform and record locally as a freelance musician. In November 2008, she traveled to Paris, France with ACM’s Palomar ensemble to perform a program of American compositions, including two world premieres. Other notable collaborations include May 2009 and May 2010 live studio broadcasts with the Chicago Clarinet Ensemble for WFMT, a June 2009 Chicago Opera Vanguard production of Mark-Anthony Turnage’s 'Greek' with the composer in attendance, a July 2009 New Millennium Orchestra performance as part of the Ravinia Festival, and December 2009 and 2010 collaborations with the NMO and the Columbia College film composition program. KT was pleased to perform with members of Palomar for a January 2010 PianoForte recital, also broadcast live on WFMT, and an April 2010 recital at the Chicago Cultural Center. Recent appearances include a February 2011 rendition of John Elmquist's Hard Art Groop, an Elgin Opera gala with the NMO, and ACM's April 2011 Sound of Silent Film Festival. Upcoming projects include Composer Alive! Toronto with a June 2011 kick-off performance at Millennium Park's Pritzker Pavilion and an October 2011 tour to the University of Toronto and the University of Western Ontario.

In addition, 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 Orchestra, and the Orchestra Administrative Assistant/Performance Librarian for the Northwestern University Bienen School of Music. In April 2011, she was proud to join the Peninsula Music Festival team in Door County, Wisconsin as Music Librarian. Over the years, 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.