Work & Mission
Explore the documentary and recital programs that bring Kyle’s artistic work beyond a single performance. Watch a film sample, hear music from the programs, and follow each project in more detail.
Documentary Film
The film follows Kyle P. Walker as he searches for the lost story of the Negro Symphony Orchestra and considers what its legacy means for classical music today.
Through research, conversations, performance, and scenes from Kyle’s family life, the film shows the person behind the musical mission. Watch the film sample here.
Learn MoreRecital Program & Recording Project
Bach to BlackNotes is both a concert program and a recording initiative tracing the evolution of keyboard writing from J.S. Bach through the piano music of Black American composers.
The program is available for booking as a solo recital. A recording project is in development.
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Recital Program · Booking for 2027–28 and Beyond
Kyle P. Walker brings Beethoven's piano music into conversation with the inventive works of Thomas “Blind Tom” Wiggins. The recital invites audiences to hear both artists beyond the stories that have shaped their reputations.
Available as a solo recital, lecture-recital, or residency program. Repertoire and running time can be tailored to the engagement.
Learn MoreThe Larger Work
The concert hall has always been a site of cultural argument. These projects take that argument seriously — not as activism, and not as sentiment, but as the actual work of deciding what music is worth playing and why.