Kyla Surajbali

Kyla is an early career educator from Long Island, New York, and works full time with Young People’s Chorus of NYC as a conducting fellow. She previously taught middle school chorus and general music, including directing the Junior Voices ensemble at the Hoff-Barthelson Music School, working with the Westchester Children’s Chorus as conducting associate and social media manager, and teaching vocal and piano lessons with the Long Island Studio of Music.
Kyla graduated summa cum laude from Hofstra University with a B.S. in Music Education, where she sang with the Chorale and Chamber Choir and served as the ensemble manager. A past president of the Hofstra chapter of the American Choral Directors Association, Kyla is continuing service with NY-ACDA as social media manager. She pursues her love for choral singing with the eVoco Voice Collective under the direction of Dr. David Fryling, and also serves as the publications director. Kyla is Filipino and Guyanese, and her professional teaching goals include affirming her students’ identities through music. When not working on choral projects, Kyla loves to go rock climbing and spend time outdoors!

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