Kathleen Kastner currently is Professor of Music at Wheaton College Conservatory of Music in Illinois.



A member of the Percussive Arts Society (PAS) since approximately 1974, Kathleen Kastner has invaluably served PAS in many roles through the years, including PAS Board of Directors, Scholarly Research Committee Chair, Associate Research Editor for Percussive Notes, Historian, Illinois Chapter President, and longtime New Music/Research Committee Member.



In 2012 Kathleen Kastner was recipient of the Outstanding PAS Service Award.