Background
Kim has been performing for live audiences since she was 11 years old and began teaching vocal lessons in 1995.
Prior to her career as a voice instructor, she taught elementary and early childhood education in
Portland, Oregon. In college, she studied
Early Childhood and Elementary education
as well as voice and piano. She continued on
to play various musical roles since 1980.
In addition to Sacramento Performing Arts
Company, Kim teaches elementary music for
local public schools in the greater Sacramento
area. Kim has directed musical theater for the
past 20 years for local theater companies including River City Theatre Company, Lincoln Theatre Company, and Christian Youth Theater.
Accolades
She has been nominated 11 times since 2001 for Best Musical Direction of Young Peoples Theater by S.A.R.T.A. In 2016 Sacramento Performing Arts and Kim Cyrus made the Best of Sacramento A List for Best Musical Instruction by CBS. Most recently, Kim took 6 of her vocal students to compete at C.A.P.M.T Go For The Gold Vocal competition at Sacramento State University where 5 of her 6 students won high ranking scores, 3 of them taking 1st place overall in their age division.
