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Alethea N. Kilgore holds a Bachelor of Music degree in vocal performance from the University of Cincinnati, College Conservatory of Music and a Master of Music and Doctor of Music degree in vocal performance from The Florida State University, College of Music. Kilgore has worked as a vocal instructor for over twenty years and served as an Associate Professor of Voice at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University from 2005-2023. 

Kilgore’s doctoral treatise, The Solo Vocal Works of Margaret Allison Bonds (1913-1972) serves as the only comprehensive publication to date, on the complete solo-vocal works of composer, Margaret Allison Bonds. March 2-3, 2013, Kilgore served as a lecturer and performer in the centennial celebration: A Symposium of Celebration: Margaret Allison Bonds (1913-1972) and the Women of Chicago, held on the campuses of University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and North Carolina Central University, an event sponsored by Videmus. Kilgore is the author of Illuminations of the Art Songs of Margaret Allison Bonds published by Aspen Music Festival and School for the 2020 virtual season. 

Kilgore has sung leading and supporting roles in Carmen, Così fan tutte, Don Giovanni, Le nozze di Figaro, Eugene Onegin, Orphée aux Enfer, and Tales of Hoffmann. She is a member of National Association of Teachers of Singing and from 2016-2018 served as the President of the North Florida Chapter. Kilgore's goal is to continue serving others as an educational leader, performer, and researcher in the field of music and higher education.