Kayla Williams
Viola
About
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.
Music
In a typical performance, I love to showcase many genres! These genres include classical, jazz, bluegrass, and sometimes gospel!
Programs
Host one of these programs in your space!
- Musician profile: Kayla Williams
- Composers: Mozart, Bach, & Wayne Shorter
- Instruments: Viola, Voice, Piano and Bass
- Musicians: Kayla Williams, Chris McCarthy & Dan Pappalardo
Past groupmuses (9)
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Planetary Music
Kayla Williams at Kọ Cafe - Live Music Monthly
Thursday, Apr 18, 2024 7:30 PM EDT
- Neighborhood: Bergen-Lafayette, Jersey City
- Price: Free to reserve, $20+ at event
Happened 8 months ago
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Massivemuse Outdoors Planetary Music
Kayla Williams Quartet: Bluegrass, Jazz, & Classical
Thursday, Apr 11, 2024 7:00 PM EDT
- Neighborhood: East Williamsburg
- Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event
Happened 9 months ago
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Living room
Please join us for an amazing show by the Kayla Williams Trio in an historic Brooklyn home
Wednesday, Mar 27, 2024 7:00 PM EDT
- Neighborhood: Prospect Park South, Brooklyn, NY
- Composers: William Grant Still/Beach/Horace Silver
- Instruments: Viola, Voice, Piano and Bass
- Price: $5 to reserve, $15+ at event
Happened 9 months ago
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Planetary Music
Thursday, May 18, 2023 7:00 PM EDT
- Neighborhood: Bergen-Lafayette, Jersey City
- Composers: Stevie Wonder, Chaka Khan, Alicia Keys
- Instruments: String Quartet
- Price: Free to reserve, $15+ at event
Happened over 1 year 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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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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Planetary Music Virtual Premiere
Bach, Bluegrass, and the Blues: Kayla Williams, viola and Chris McCarthy, piano
Friday, May 7, 2021 7:00 PM EDT
- Neighborhood: Brooklyn
- Composers: Mozart, Bach, & Wayne Shorter
- Instruments: Viola and Piano duo!
- Price: $5 to reserve, $10+ at event
Happened over 3 years ago
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Planetary Music Virtual Livestream
Composition for Abolition: Sound Off Changes the Times One Note at a Time
Saturday, Feb 27, 2021 7:00 PM EST
- Neighborhood: Online
- Composers: Florence Price, Yaz Lancaster
- Instruments: String quartet
- Price: $5 to reserve, $10+ at event
Happened almost 4 years ago