Valerie Kilpatrick is the new accompanist for the Bytown Voices and continues to accompany the Seaway Valley Singers in Wiliamsburg.  She received a Mus.B and teaching diplomas from Manchester University and the Royal Manchester College of Music in England, and later, a Master’s degree in Music Therapy from New York University.  Valerie teaches piano students of all ages and levels and is currently organist and choir director at St. James United Church, Avonmore - close to her former home. She is a member of the Ontario Registered Music Teachers Association and the Royal Canadian College of Organists.