Jay Julio @jayjulio
Viola/Violin
About
Originally from Uniondale, New York, first-generation Filipino-American Jay Julio (b. 1997, they/them) is a multi-instrumentalist, teacher, and composer-arranger currently serving as the Viola / Violin III chair on Hamilton (Angelica tour), Assistant Principal Violist of the Opera Philadelphia Orchestra, and substitute violist with orchestras such as the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia, the American Composers Orchestra, and the Dallas Symphony. Recent solo appearances include concerto performances with the Ocala Symphony, the Marquette Symphony, and the Brooklyn Youth Chorus. They have shared the stage with Broadway singers, pop stars, and classical music’s hottest young talents in performances from Washington D.C. to the Philippines, and can be heard on violin and viola on Parma, Nonesuch, and Broadway Records, including the 2025 Grammy Award-nominated release The Blind Banister with Timo Andres and the Metropolis Ensemble.
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"The performance by Jay Julio and Shushana was amazing!"
- Rosette B., past guest at Viola and Piano Chamber Music in an intimate setting -
"Jay and Shushana played a wonderful program that kept everyone entertained. People were totally into the music, and Shushana made our piano SING!!!"
- George K., past guest at Viola and Piano Chamber Music in an intimate setting
Music
Bela Bartok - Violin Duets, String Quartets
Arnold Bax - Elegaic Trio, Fantasy Sonata
Ludwig van Beethoven - String Quartets, String Trios
Johannes Brahms - String Quartets, String Quintets, Viola Sonatas
Claude Debussy - String Quartet, Sonata for flute, viola, and harp
Antonin Dvorak - Terzetto, String Quartets
Gabriel Faure - Piano Quintet No. 2 in C Minor
Phillip Glass - String Quartets
Joseph Haydn - String Quartets
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - String Quartets, Piano Quartets
Fanny & Felix Mendelssohn - String Quartets
Florence Price - String Quartets, art songs
Sergei Rachmaninoff - String Quartets
Franz Schubert - String Quartets, String Trios
Robert Schumann - Marchenbilder
Dmitri Shostakovich - Piano Quintet, String Quartets
Joseph Bologne St. Georges - String Quartets
Maurice Ravel - String Quartet
Videos
Ensemble profiles
- Instrument: String Ensemble
- Location: New York, NY
- 16 groupmuses played
Programs
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- Musician profile: Jay Julio
- Instruments: Violin/cello and viola/cello
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- Composers: Clara Schumann, Luis Fonseca
- Instruments: Viola, double bass, piano
- Musician profile: View player profile
- Composers: Clarke, Shaw, Beethoven, + more
- Instruments: Viola + cello
- Musician profile: View player profile
- Composers: Brahms, Montgomery, Saariaho
- Instruments: Voice, viola, piano
- Musician profile: View player profile
- Composers: TBD!
- Instruments: Voice, viola, piano
Past groupmuses (51)
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Living room
Sunday, Nov 24, 2024 5:30 PM EST
- Neighborhood: Center City West, Philadelphia
- Instruments: Violin/cello and viola/cello
- Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event
Happened about 1 month ago
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Living room
Viola and Piano Chamber Music in an intimate setting
Friday, Jun 21, 2024 7:30 PM PDT
- Neighborhood: Blanco - Culver Crest, Culver
- Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event
Happened 6 months ago
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Living room
Viola & Piano Duos at Lukas Violins with Jay Julio and Ari Livne
Wednesday, May 1, 2024 7:30 PM EDT
- Neighborhood: Upper West Side
- Instruments: Viola and piano
- Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event
Happened 8 months ago
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Living room
Saturday, Mar 9, 2024 6:30 PM EST
- Neighborhood: Crown Heights
- Instruments: Violin and viola
- Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event
Happened 10 months ago
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Sound Off 2023-2024 Season Opener @ The People’s Forum!
Friday, Nov 10, 2023 6:30 PM EST
- Neighborhood: Garment District
- Composers: Angelica Negron, Steph Davis
- Instruments: string quartet
- Price: $15 tickets ($10 for Supermusers)
Happened about 1 year ago
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Massivemuse
Sound Off x Abolitionist Law Center @ Philadelphia Ethical Society: 2022-2023 Finale & Philly Debut!
Sunday, Jul 9, 2023 6:30 PM EDT
- Neighborhood: Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia
- Composers: Florence Price, Tanyaradzwa Tawengwa
- Instruments: String quartet
- Price: $15 tickets ($10 for Supermusers)
Happened over 1 year ago
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Massivemuse
Sound Off x Justice Committee @ The People's Forum: NYC 2022-2023 Season Finale!
Saturday, Jul 8, 2023 6:30 PM EDT
- Neighborhood: Garment District
- Composers: Florence Price, Tanyaradzwa Tawengwa
- Instruments: String quartet
- Price: $15 tickets ($10 for Supermusers)
Happened over 1 year ago
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Eleventh Hour: Music for Harp and Viola at Kuro Kirin!
Saturday, May 27, 2023 8:00 PM EDT
- Neighborhood: Inwood
- Composers: Florence Price, Ulysses Kay, Arnold Bax!
- Instruments: Harp-viola duo
- Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event
Happened over 1 year ago
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Spring muse! Music for viola, mezzo-soprano and baritone, and piano
Sunday, Apr 23, 2023 8:00 PM EDT
- Neighborhood: Spruce Hill, West Philadelphia
- Composers: Brahms, Montgomery, Saariaho
- Instruments: Voice, viola, piano
- Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event
Happened over 1 year ago
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Massivemuse Planetary Music
Courtney Bryan's "Yet Unheard": A Sound Off x PMM x PROTESTRA x VOCAL-NY Massivemuse
Sunday, Feb 12, 2023 7:00 PM EST
- Neighborhood: NoHo
- Composers: Bryan, Wilson, Dixon, Tillis
- Instruments: Chamber orchestra!
- Price: $30 tickets ($25 for Supermusers)
Happened almost 2 years ago
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Saturday, Feb 4, 2023 7:00 PM EST
- Neighborhood: Spruce Hill, West Philadelphia
- Composers: Poulenc, Piazzolla, Abelardo, Handel
- Instruments: Voice, viola, piano
- Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event
Happened almost 2 years ago
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A4 Collective presents Jay Julio, Sam Zagnit, and Po-Wei Ger | Prospect Heights, Brooklyn
Thursday, Dec 22, 2022 7:00 PM EST
- Neighborhood: Prospect Heights
- Composers: Clara Schumann, Luis Fonseca
- Instruments: Viola, double bass, piano
- Price: $20 tickets ($15 for Supermusers)
Happened about 2 years ago
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Sound Off x Red Canary Song: @ The People's Forum
Saturday, Nov 19, 2022 6:30 PM EST
- Neighborhood: Garment District
- Composers: Dai Wei, Rhiannon Giddens
- Instruments: String quartet, voice
- Price: $10 tickets ($5 for Supermusers)
Happened about 2 years ago
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Sound Off with Price and Lancaster: Live at St. John's in the Village
Thursday, Jun 16, 2022 7:00 PM EDT
- Neighborhood: West Village
- Composers: Florence Price, Yaz Lancaster
- Instruments: Piano quintet & strings (play-in!)
- Price: $5 to reserve, $10+ at event
Happened over 2 years ago
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Tea with Beloved Cafe: Musician Jam Session
Monday, Dec 13, 2021 6:30 PM EST
- Neighborhood: Lower East Side
- Composers: Amadeus Mozart, Philip Glass
- Instruments: String quintet, quartet
- Price: Free to reserve, $5+ at event
Happened about 3 years ago
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Virtual Livestream
Goodbye NY: Music of Florence Price & Johannes Brahms (Livestream!)
Friday, Aug 20, 2021 8:00 PM EDT
- Neighborhood: New York
- Composers: Florence Price, Johannes Brahms
- Instruments: String quartet & sextet
- Price: $5 to reserve, $10+ at event
Happened over 3 years ago
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Goodbye NY: Music of Florence Price & Johannes Brahms (In-Person!)
Friday, Aug 20, 2021 7:45 PM EDT
- Neighborhood: Morningside Heights, New York
- Composers: Florence Price, Johannes Brahms
- Instruments: String quartet & sextet
- Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event
Happened over 3 years ago
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Virtual Livestream
Goodbye NY: Music of Florence Price & Johannes Brahms
Friday, Aug 20, 2021 4:45 PM PDT
- Neighborhood: New York NY
- Composers: placeholder
- Instruments: placeholder
- Price: $5 to reserve, $10+ at each event
Happened over 3 years ago
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Virtual Livestream
Quartets from NYC: Teagan, Yoonjung, Camille, and Jay!
Thursday, May 20, 2021 8:00 PM EDT
- Neighborhood: New York
- Composers: Beethoven, Britten, Caroline Shaw
- Instruments: String quartet
- Price: $5 to reserve, $10+ at event
Happened over 3 years ago
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Virtual Livestream
Sound Off: Live from Broadway Presbyterian Church
Friday, Apr 30, 2021 7:00 PM EDT
- Neighborhood: New York
- Composers: Bonds, Simon, Perry, and more!
- Instruments: String & piano quartet
- Price: $5 to reserve, $10+ at event
Happened over 3 years ago