​Dr. Viola Voilà (she/her) aka Dr. Kasey Calebaugh (he/him) is a violist, Suzuki music educator, and drag entertainer. He completed a Doctorate of Music Arts degree in Viola Performance from the Hartt School, graduating with the Regents’ Honor Award - the most prestigious award that the University of Hartford bestows on graduate students. Dr. Viola’s published doctoral research, titled “Color in Music: An Analysis of Joan Tower’s Purple Works for Viola,” won in the 2020 Dalton Research Competition and is published through The American Viola Society’s Journal. He completed Suzuki Violin & Viola, long-term training throughout all degrees, and currently teaches full-time at the Suzuki School of Newton outside Boston, MA. She regularly films drag story hours and interviews local residents at Ipswich Community Access Media, performs with the Cape Ann Symphony and Nonconformist Orchestra (the first and only transgender/non-binary, LGBTQ+ and minority inclusive professional orchestra), and serves on the Ipswich Cultural Council Board. As an active LGBTQ+ professional, Viola has been invited to speak and perform in drag at Buckingham Browne & Nichols in Cambridge, MA and Landmark High School in Beverly, MA, headline Hamilton-Wenham HRC Pride Picnic 2025, ​World Pride in Washington DC 2025, and countless other events & venues across greater Boston and the world.

 

I regularly perform with the Non-Conformist Orchestra, teach at Suzuki School of Newton as full-time faculty member, and serve on  the Ipswich Cultural Council.

 

Specializing in Suzuki education and performance, I am committed to providing the highest quality performance for all ages and for diverse groups of people!