Teaching Artist Profile

Kendall is one of the newest board members of City Lore as well as a teaching artist with City Lore. As a teaching artist he is able to connect with the students through the cultural engagement of steel pan history and performance applications from Trinidad and Tobago while adding a unique perspective to convey to his fellow board members. Kendall has over thirty years of experience in steel pan while still pushing the limits through compositional experimentation, writing and educational tools, and continuous performances to bring awareness to his passion and talents. He graduated from Florida Memorial University with a BA in Music performance specializing in steel pan and holds an MM in Music Theory and Composition from New York University. Kendall has since returned to New York University as an adjunct lecturer while teaching Caribbean Carnival at Brooklyn College. He is also a current Teaching Assistant at Princeton University while he completes his Ph.D. in Music Composition.

To find out more about Kendall and support his work check him out at www.kendallkwilliams.com