Profile:Evan Williams
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Evan Williams is currently studying Composition at the Conservatory of Music at Lawrence University (Appleton, WI). Besides composition, Evan’s musical interests include conducting, the trombone, singing tenor, music history and film music. His compositional activities include orchestral works, concertos, operas, song cycles, chamber works, works for piano, trombone, tenor saxophone, tuba, flute, trumpet, violin, and cello. In the near future, he plans to do some graduate work in conducting and/or composition. He hopes to become a professional conductor and commissioned composer on the world stage.
Influences
Beethoven, Chopin, Mahler, Rachmaninoff, Hindemith, Ives, Schoenberg, Adams, and Stravinsky.
Compositions
- Four Waltzes for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 1
- Suite, for Four Trombones or Trombone Choir, Op. 2
- Concerto in G, for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 3
- The Not-So-Well Tempered Piano, 24 Character Pieces for Piano, Op. 4
- Concerto for Tenor Saxophone and Orchestra, Op. 5
- Two Psalms, for Mezzo Soprano or Baritone, Op. 6
- The Reminiscences of the Pied Piper for Unaccompanied Flute, Op. 7
- Parade Music, Four Marches for Chamber Wind Ensemble, Op. 8
- Weeping may endure for a night..., for Chamber Orchestra, Op. 9
- The Fall of the House of Usher, An Operetta in One Act, Op. 10a
- String Quartet No. 1- "Prometheus," Op. 11
- Overture, the Year 2009, Op. 12
- Sonatina for Trombone and Piano, Op. 13
- The Fairfield County One-Man Marching Band Machine: Miniature for Solo Tuba, Op. 14
- Ozymandias, for Trombone Choir, Op. 15
- The Tapestry of Philomel, Op. 16
- Symphony, No. 1 in C minor, "Tyrant" Op. 17
- Four Sacred Songs, for Mixed Choir and Organ, Op. 18
- Four Poems, A Cycle of Original Poems for Soprano and Woodwind Quintet, Op. 19
Some Works in Progress
- The Fall of the House of Usher and Other Stories, Four Operettas based on Short Stories by Edgar Allen Poe:
- The Fall of the House of Usher
- The Tell-Tale Heart
- The Cask of Amontillado
- The Masque of the Red Death
- Piano Trio No. 1
- Sonata for Tuba and Piano
- Sonata for Alto Saxophone and Piano
- Lenore, A cycle of poems by Edgar Allan Poe
- The Library of Babel, a tone poem based on the story by Jorge Luis Borges
Links/Contact
You can listen to samples on his MySpace Page
You can watch videos on his YouTube Channel
To contact via e-mail evanwilliamsmusic@gmail.com
