Kahayla Rapolla is an American bassoonist residing in Portland, Oregon. As an orchestral musician she has performed with ensembles such as the Eugene Opera, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Malmö Symphony Orchestra, Faroe Islands Symphony Orchestra, and the Copenhagen Philharmonic. Kahayla completed her Master’s Degree in Music Performance while studying with Sebastian Stevensson and Audun Halvorsen at The Royal Danish Academy of Music. She also studied with William Ludwig at The Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, where she received a full-tuition scholarship as a Jacobs Scholar for her Bachelor’s Degree.

In 2022, Kahayla received first prize for the First Culture and Arts Festival held by the Association of Chinese Students and Scholars of Denmark and was a finalist in the American Virtuoso International Music Competition. Her other accolades include first prize for the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music Woodwind Concerto Competition, which led to her solo performance of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Bassoon Concerto in B-Flat Major KV. 191 with the IU Symphony Orchestra. She has also worked with notable conductors such as Krystof Penderecki, Thomas Søndergård, Johan de Meij, and Carl St. Clair.

Kahayla currently plays on a Heckel Crest with a Heckel CC1 bocal.

See Kahayla’s resume here.