Kayla Williams
Musician
Kayla Williams
Musician
New York, NY | |
Viola | |
@thekaylabay | |
3 | Followers |
7 | Played at 7 groupmuses! |
Contact Kayla Williams
Ask about an upcoming show, or see if they're available to play a groupmuse at your place!
Send Kayla a messageUpcoming groupmuses
Sound Off x Justice Committee @ The People's Forum: NYC 2022-2023 Season Finale!
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Sound Off x Abolitionist Law Center @ Philadelphia Ethical Society: 2022-2023 Finale & Philly Debut!
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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
Composition for Abolition: Sound Off Changes the Times One Note at a Time
Sound Off with Price and Lancaster: Live at St. John's in the Village
Goodbye NY: Music of Florence Price & Johannes Brahms (Livestream!)
Goodbye NY: Music of Florence Price & Johannes Brahms (In-Person!)