The St. Augustine Music Festival Presents Bach to Blacknotes featuring Kyle Walker

During Black History Month, the St. Augustine Music Festival is proud to feature Kyle Walker, a critically acclaimed pianist and the 2021 recipient of the Chamber Music America “Ensemble Forward” career grant.  His solo performance, Bach to Blacknotes, features the works of J.S. Bach juxtaposed with the music of neglected composers who speak to issues of oppression and inequality. In addition to Bach’s Keyboard Partita No. 1 in B-flat  BWV 825, his program includes the composers Cecile Chaminade, Irene Britton Smith, Margaret Bonds, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, Coleridge-Taylor and Florence B. Price.

He recently made waves in the music industry when he performed at the 2023 SXSW Music Festival in Austin, TX, marking the debut of classical piano music at the festival. Walker invites all to join him on his musical journey, “Where every note resonates with a purpose, and every listener finds their place in this harmonious world of music.”

This concert will last about 90 minutes with an intermission during which refreshments will be available.

Admission is $20. Purchase online or at the door.