Black Violin

BRIGHT STAR SEASON 

BLACK VIOLIN 

Saturday, Nov. 14, 2026 at 7:30 p.m. 
Viterbo University Fine Arts Center Main Theatre  

Orchestra Pit: $79 
Main Floor: $59 
Lower Balcony: $59 
Upper Balcony: $49 
Plus a $3 convenience fee and $1 facility fee per ticket.  All orders will include a 5.5% sales tax.  
Group sales available: Buy 10 tickets or more at 10% off single ticket prices. Call 608-796-3100 or visit the Box Office.  

Tickets on Sale Monday, June 15 at 9 a.m. (online and in person)

High school friends Kevin Sylvester (Kev Marcus) and Wilner Baptiste (Wil B) met in a Fort Lauderdale performing arts program as teens. While Sylvester plays the violin, Baptiste plays the viola and together they create a distinct sound that rocked the hip-hop community. Despite attending different colleges, the two gravitated back toward one another and decided to try their hand at music full-time. Their first taste of stardom came when they performed alongside Grammy winner Alicia Keys at the 2004 Billboard Music Awards. The duo used this momentum to provide musical support on tour for artists such as Wu-Tang Clan and Kanye West. Baptiste also has musical credits on studio albums for hip-hop sensations Lupe Fiasco, B.o.B and Lil Wayne. In 2007, the duo released their self-titled debut album, and the follow-up, Classically Trained, a few years later. Their 2019 album Take the Stairs was nominated for a Grammy, the duo's first recognition. Most recently, Black Violin released their own spin on a Christmas album titled Give Thanks. In 2019, Sylvester, Baptiste and Phil Beaudreau founded their own label titled Di Versatile Music Group to promote the release of Take the Stairs, which debuted at No. 1 on Billboard's Classical and Classical Crossover charts, and cracked the Top 10 on the Top New Artists chart and Hip Hop and R&B Chart. 

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