Dustin Willetts - Artistic Director/Conductor
Dustin Willetts is the Artistic Director/Conductor for Cantabile Chamber Choir in Mount Vernon, Kulshan Chorus in Bellingham, and Sno-King Chorale in Edmonds.
Willetts has served on the Board of Directors for the Seattle Children’s Chorus for 6 years. As a saxophone player, Willetts has performed with musical royalty such as Allen Toussaint, Lizz Wright, and Sonny Turner. He is frequently a guest adjudicator and clinician in both choral and instrumental communities. When asked to articulate his truest passion, Willetts, who lives and breathes music, replied, “Immersing myself in other cultures. I love to see how a culture lives. Food, drink, music, dance - it’s all intertwined.”
Kaitlyn Ronstadt - Collaborative Pianist
Kaitlyn Ronstadt has served as the collaborative pianist for Cantabile since 2022. Kaitlyn completed her Master's in Music in Piano Performance at Western Washington University where she studied with Jeffrey Gilliam. She also graduated from Western Washington University with a Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance, studying under Judith Widrig.
Kaitlyn has a growing private piano studio and has been teaching in the Bellingham area since 2013. She currently serves on the board of the Bellingham Music Teachers Association and is the chair of the annual Music Literacy Program for the chapter. Please visit the Lessons page for more information about piano lessons.