Benjamin Williams

Teaching

Assistant Professor of Music

Mississippi College Department of Music

Currently holds this position

Graduate Teaching Associate

The Ohio State University School of Music

Music Theory, Aural Training, Keyboard Harmony, Composition (Private Lessons UG/G)

August 2008–June 2010

Composition/Theory Instructor

The Ohio State University School of Music

Summer Band Clinic

July 2008–July 2009

Graduate Teaching Assistant

The University of Akron School of Music

Theory and Musicianship I–II, Introduction to Music Theory, Fundamentals of Music

August 2005–May 2007

Commissions

New Brunswick Chamber Orchestra

In progress

Victory Choir, Steve Scott, Director

Weep No More (2010)

Voices of Canton, Inc. and the Learning Language Arts Class at Kent Stark

Songs of Creation (2008), co-written with Dennis Roden

The University of Akron Men's Chorus, Jesse Lange, Director

Life Sculpture (2008), Two Dead Men (2008)

Awards

Johnstone Woodwind Master Series III Composition Competition

1st Place (2008)

APSU 21st Annual Young Composer's Competition

3rd Place (2007)

National Federation of Music Clubs, ASCAP/Victor Herbert Award

2nd Place (2006)

Activities

Editor

Society of Composers, Inc., Newsletter

2008–present

Conference Organizer

Society of Composers, Inc., Student National Conference

2008

Editor

The Ohio State Online Music Journal

2008–2010

Affiliations

Education

The Ohio State University

Doctor of Musical Arts, Composition

2007–2010

The University of Akron

Master of Music, Composition

2005–2007

The University of Akron

Bachelor of Music, Composition

2001–2005