With a five octave voice described as "enchanting" and a "sheer beauty of sound," American soprano, Pia Broden Williams, is a gifted and versatile musician. Williams grew up singing gospel, jazz, and R&B, but has since gone on to sing with various opera companies and ensembles, including the Flint Symphony Orchestra and Michigan Opera Theatre.

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On the classical music stage, Pia Broden Williams made her European orchestral debut in Limonest, France, and in Austria, where she captivated concert audiences with her performance of Olympia’s “Doll Song” from The Tales of Hoffman. In Graz, she was a semi-finalist in the annual International Meistersinger Vocal Competition. She has enjoyed singing such roles as Olympia, Adina (cover), Serpina, Laetitia, and Lauretta.

 

In addition to performing classically, she has appeared in musical theatre productions including Ain’t Misbehavin’ and All Night Strut. Williams was also the female singer for 1930’s/40’s style big bands throughout her career and has appeared with several jazz ensembles and jazz festivals, both nationally and internationally.

 

Williams greatly enjoys collaborating with the skilled musicians around the thriving music community of southeastern Michigan! She currently performs with various metro-Detroit based jazz ensembles. She is one part of a new jazz vocal trio, The Birdland Babes, delivering nostalgic tunes in the Andrews Sisters' style.  She is also a part of the jazz trio RPM along with Ray Urena (guitar) and Michelle Urena (woodwinds). Additionally, Williams is the female vocalist for the Stardusters Big Band, 2024 and 2025 winners of the Detroit Battle of the Big Bands, and  she is the lead vocalist for the Brazilian Music Collective, Canja de Boa and the North Oakland Dixieland Band. 

 

Besides performing, Pia Broden Williams is a voice instructor and coach. Many of her students have gone on to lead successful careers in music. Williams proudly served on the voice faculty of the Flint School of Performing Arts, where she taught students of all ages for over 15 years and has taught voice at Michigan State University and choir at Mott Community College. 

 

Soprano Pia Broden Williams holds a master's degree in vocal performance from Michigan State University and two bachelor's degrees from the University of Michigan, in vocal performance and philosophy.