While cellist Kamyron Williams has performed on stages across the Midwest and New England, he has become known for his focus on social change. His performance résumé reflects this focus. With Palaver Strings, he played with guest artists from the immigrant communities of Maine in a 2019 tour; with Exigence Vocal Ensemble, he premiered the SATB arrangement of “Seven Last Words of the Unarmed”; and with ArcaSōnica, he performed in its diversity-focused Ypsilanti Freight House concert series. During quarantine, he swapped concert halls for front porches, performing for the elderly in the Ann Arbor Camerata’s “Doorstep Serenades”. For his efforts, Kamyron has been profiled in the “American Black Journal” series on PBS and NPR Michigan Radio.  Much of Kamyron’s personal mission formed while working with the Sphinx Organization, both as a performer and leading its community outreach as Audience Development Coordinator. While he learned many of the joys of performing, he saw firsthand the challenges of equity, attendance, enthusiasm that classical music still struggles to overcome.  As a result, Kamyron began building infrastructure with future generations of underrepresented musicians in mind. As host of the radio show and podcast Voices Unheard, he spotlights underrepresented composers, overlooked repertoire, and those making a difference in local communities through music. As a performer and leader, Kamyron is a cellist and co-artistic director of Palaver Strings, a musician-led chamber orchestra and nonprofit organization based in Portland, ME. If not for a middle school friend not wanting to take orchestra class by himself, Kamyron may not have picked up a cello at all. Though it was luck that got him started, the high-quality mentorship and educational opportunities he received afterwards were responsible for his career in music. Thusly, education is personal to Kamyron, and his deep experience as an educator reflects that passion. Currently, he is a proud member of the current Community MusicWorks fellowship class, where he teaches and leads young musicians in Providence, Rhode Island. Previously, Kamyron brought El Sistema styled classical music instruction to the classroom during his role as a Michigan Artist Citizen, and also mentored students in Detroit Symphony Orchestra’s Civic Youth Ensembles and Crescendo Detroit.  Kamyron holds degrees from the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music (B.M.) and the University of Michigan School of Music, Theater & Dance (M.M. and Specialist Degree). When not on the road, he makes his home in Providence, Rhode Island.