Angela Pickett

Biography

Canadian violist, Dr. Angela Pickett has enjoyed an incredibly vast and varied performance career. As the violist of acclaimed string quintet Sybarite5, Angela toured extensively, performed at most of the United States’ top venues and festivals including Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, and The Library of Congress, and presented guest masterclasses and lectures at numerous universities and conservatories including The Curtis Institute and the New England Conservatory of Music. In 2020, Angela became a founding member of a new string quartet, The Overlook. Described as “breathtaking”, and “paradigm-shifting” (New York Music Daily), The Overlook has emerged as a unifying, community-building force, whose dedication to a more representative musical tradition reverberates throughout the industry.

Angela is based in NYC where she maintains a freelance career playing chamber music and Broadway shows, and serves as the Chamber Music Director for Holland America’s “Lincoln Center Stage”. Angela holds a Conjoint Bachelor of Music in Viola Performance and Music History from The Memorial University of Newfoundland, a Master of Music from The Juilliard School, and a Doctor of Musical Arts from The Manhattan School of Music