Sylvia Villa studied Music Composition at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, graduating in 2019. She pursued her passion for writing ballet and dance music while at College, culminating in 'Looking Glass', an ensemble piece in collaboration with the choreographer and dancer, Kim Noble. This was showcased as part of  'Atmospheres' in 2019 in the Dora Stouzker Concert Hall in Cardiff. 

Her symphonic piece entitled 'Sortilege' (a foretelling by divination) was short-listed in the BBC New Orchestra of Wales, Competition Wales and was performed at Hoddinott Hall in Cardiff. This piece will be reprised by the Tunbridge Wells Symphony Orchestra for International Women's Day on Sunday 6th March 2022 at 3pm at the Assembly Hall Theatre in Tunbridge Wells, Kent. where, for the first time in their 100 year history, Alice Farnham, a female conductor will lead.

Her first commission since leaving RWCMD was from Ty Cerdd which has involved writing for classical guitar, an instrument largely neglected by modern composers. 'Shadowman', which evokes the abstract movements of a shadow's ebb and flow, was performed by Sean Shibe, the award winning classical guitarist in September 2021.

From 2020-2024, Sylvia was a Trustee and Membership Secretary of the London Ballet Circle, one of the oldest charitable trusts to honour ballet in all its forms. Her ambition is to conceive and compose a full length ballet and have it staged, a project she is currently in the process of completing. She has been gratefully supported by The William Strong Foundation.

In 2021, she finished and published a collection of seven solo piano pieces entitled The Keynote, inspired by the 1915 painting of the same name by William Chase. The album consists of a 'cabinet of curiosities' including the Cottingley Fairies, Splendid Fairywren and the Peacock Dress which have all informed the musical content.

In 2024, she has released a meditation music album entitled 'Empower' in collaboration with Ella Ringrose, an Irish healer and psychic intuitive. Consisting of eight ten-minute meditations, each track is inspired by nature, the universe and spirituality; this album offers a diverse array of meditation music including the pure tone of a rose quartz singing bowl, the grounding sounds of nature, the celestial and resonant light language and songs in celebration of Mother Nature.  

Her latest release, 'Mermaiden' is a suite of ambient pieces inspired by the folklore of mermaids and their underwater wonderland. A blend of sea sounds, whale song, and ethereal vocals, each track pulls you further beneath the waves, gradually revealing the darker intentions of the mermaids.