Kayla Williams

Musician


New York, NY
Viola
@thekaylabay
3 Followers
7 Played at 7 groupmuses!

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Upcoming groupmuses

Sound Off x Justice Committee @ The People's Forum: NYC 2022-2023 Season Finale!

  • Saturday, May 6, 2023, at 7:00 PM
  • Garment District New York, NY
  • $15 tickets ($10 for supermusers}

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Sound Off x Abolitionist Law Center @ Philadelphia Ethical Society: 2022-2023 Finale & Philly Debut!

  • Monday, May 8, 2023, at 7:00 PM
  • Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA
  • $15 tickets ($10 for supermusers}

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Violist Kayla Williams is an advocate for music, who hopes to diversify music through her own experiences as a Black woman.

Originally from Florida, Kayla’s music endeavors began on the violin at age four, joining the Tallahassee Youth Orchestra soon after. It wasn’t until age ten that she discovered her true passion, the viola. As a winner of the 2018 Lynn Concerto Competition, she made her concerto debut performing Bartok’s Viola Concerto.

Williams has been the guest of music festivals across a range of music genres including the Aspen Music Festival and School, Eastern Music Festival, and the Florida Folk Festival.

Williams received her Bachelor of Music degree in Viola Performance from the Lynn Conservatory of Music in Boca Raton, Florida and is now pursuing her Master of Music degree in Viola Performance at The Juilliard School in New York City.

Traditional Repertoire

In a typical performance, I love to showcase many genres! These genres include classical, jazz, bluegrass, and sometimes gospel!

Performed groupmuses (5)

Bach, Bluegrass, and the Blues: Kayla Williams, viola and Chris McCarthy, piano

  • Friday, May 7, 2021, at 7:00 PM
  • Brooklyn

This groupmuse happened almost 2 years ago

Composition for Abolition: Sound Off Changes the Times One Note at a Time

  • Saturday, February 27, 2021, at 7:00 PM
  • Online

This groupmuse happened about 2 years ago

Sound Off with Price and Lancaster: Live at St. John's in the Village

  • Thursday, June 16, 2022, at 7:00 PM
  • West Village New York, NY

This groupmuse happened 10 months ago

Goodbye NY: Music of Florence Price & Johannes Brahms (Livestream!)

  • Friday, August 20, 2021, at 8:00 PM
  • New York

This groupmuse happened over 1 year ago

Goodbye NY: Music of Florence Price & Johannes Brahms (In-Person!)

  • Friday, August 20, 2021, at 7:45 PM
  • Morningside Heights, New York New York, NY

This groupmuse happened over 1 year ago