Recent & Upcoming Events
6 May 2012
- NMC: Microcommissions and 20th-Century Milestones
- Time: 8:00pm
- Venue: Weigel Hall
- Location: Columbus, OH (Map »)
- Details: Premiere of Tease, "microcommissioned" by the OSU New Music Collective and performed by saxophonist Michael Torres.
8 March 2012
- Rushing-Hamilton Duo Piano Recital (Postponed)
- Time: 7:30pm
- Venue: Jean Pittman Williams Recital Hall
- Location: Clinton, MS (Map »)
- Details: Pianists Michael—my colleague at Mississippi College—and Anna premiere Sleuthhound for four-hand piano.
1–3 December 2011
- Festival of Lights
- Time: 7:30pm
- Venue: Provine Chapel
- Location: Clinton, MS (Map »)
- Details: Premiere of The Incarnate Word, commissioned and performed by the Mississippi College Singers directed by Jamie Meaders.
20 November 2011
- "Composers I Know"
- Time: 3:00pm
- Venue: Provine Chapel
- Location: Clinton, MS (Map »)
- Details: Organist Bob Knupp—my colleague at Mississippi College—performs Mediation for violin and organ.
9 September 2011
- Sclater Chamber Series I
- Time: 7:30pm
- Venue: Jean Pittman Recital Hall
- Location: Clinton, MS (Map »)
- Details: Performance of The Eve of Autumn by Benjamin and Emily Williams with cellist Stephanie Maisel.
17 April 2011
- Symphonic Winds Concert
- Time: 3:00pm
- Venue: Swor Auditorium
- Location: Clinton, MS (Map »)
- Details: Performance of Corporis Mysterium.
13–14 April 2011
- Spring Band Tour
- Location: MS
- Details: Premiere of Corporis Mysterium by the Mississippi College Symphonic Winds, directed by Craig Young.
6 April 2011
- Michael Torres: Saxophone Recital
- Time: 6:00pm
- Venue: Weigel Hall
- Location: Columbus, OH (Map »)
- Details: Premiere of Trappings of Boyhood, commissioned by Michael Torres.
10 October 2010
- New Brunswick Chamber Orchestra
- Time: 3:00pm
- Venue: Donaldson Park
- Location: Highland Park, NJ (Map »)
- Details: Premiere of Raritan River Suite, specially commissioned for this concert.
21 May 2010
- OSU New Music Collective
- Time: 8:00pm
- Venue: Weigel Hall
- Location: Columbus, OH (Map »)
- Details: Premiere of Feast of Michaelmas by saxophonist Michael Torres with members of the OSU Wind Symphony under the direction of Russel Mikkelson.
15 February 2010
- New Music Festival
- Venue: University of Nebraska at Kearney
- Location: Kearney, NE (Map »)
- Details: Performance of A Girl's Songs.
18 October 2009
- Synaxis
- Time: 8:30am
- Venue: Weigel Hall
- Location: Pataskala, OH (Map »)
- Details: Premiere of Worship at the Throne.
14 June 2009
- Johnstone Woodwind Master Series IV
- Time: 5:00pm
- Venue: Weigel Hall
- Location: Columbus, OH (Map »)
- Details: Premiere of When I Am Gone Away.
30 April 2009
- OSU Symphony Orchestra
- Time: 8:00pm
- Venue: Weigel Hall
- Location: Columbus, OH (Map »)
- Details: The Ohio State University Symphony Orchestra will premiere Exodus, which was composed in the Spring of 2009 as part of the OSU School of Music Composer-in-Residence program.
15 April 2009
- Contemporary Music Festival
- Time: 8:00pm
- Venue: Weigel Hall
- Location: Columbus, OH (Map »)
- Details: The High Street Four will premiere Mechanizations, Williams' first string quartet.
28 March 2009
- Denison Tutti New Music Festival
- Time: 10:00am
- Venue: Denison University
- Location: Granville, OH (Map »)
- Details: Nelson Harper performs Mirrored Pursuit.
8 March 2009
- Kimono as Art—Songs from the Japanese
- Time: 2:00pm
- Venue: Cable Recital Hall
- Location: Canton, OH (Map »)
- Details: VOCI premieres Songs of Creation co-written with Dennis Roden.
6 March 2009
- NACUSA National Conference
- Time: 7:30pm
- Venue: Chowan University
- Location: Murfreesburo, NC (Map »)
- Details: Performance of A Child's Garden by tenor Jeff Prillaman.
2 March 2009
- UCM New Music Festival 2009: Innovation
- Time: 5:00pm
- Venue: Utt Music Building
- Location: Warrensburg, MO (Map »)
- Details: Performance of Eastern Pinnacle.
19 November 2008
- OSU Symphonic Band
- Time: 8:00pm
- Venue: Weigel Hall
- Location: Columbus, OH (Map »)
- Details: OSU Symphonic Band premieres Cyclone.
15 November 2008
- Ithaca College 30th Annual Choral Composition Contest
- Time: 7:00pm
- Venue: Ithaca College
- Location: Ithaca, NY (Map »)
- Details: Niagara Wheatfield Senior High sings Love is Enough.
10 October 2008
- 2008 SCI Student National Conference
- Time: 10:00am
- Venue: Sursa Performance Hall
- Location: Muncie, IN (Map »)
- Details: Performance of Eastern Pinnacle.
10 October 2008
- 2008 SCI Student National Conference
- Time: 8:00pm
- Venue: Sursa Performance Hall
- Location: Muncie, IN (Map »)
- Details: Conundrum performs A Child's Garden.
29 June 2008
- Synaxis
- Time: 8:30am
- Venue: Jersey Baptist Church
- Location: Pataskala, OH (Map »)
- Details: Synaxis Choir premieres You Are There with soloist Emily Williams.
1 May 2008
- Johnstone Woodwind Master Series III
- Time: 5:00pm
- Venue: Weigel Hall
- Location: Columbus, OH (Map »)
- Details: Colleen Tryon premieres Eastern Pinnacle.
25 April 2008
- University of Akron Men's Chorus
- Time: 8:00pm
- Venue: Akron Main Library
- Location: Akron, OH (Map »)
- Details: Premieres of Life Sculpture and Two Dead Men by the UA Men's Chorus. Commissioned by Jesse Lange, Director.
1 March 2008
- CHASM Festival
- Time: 10:30am
- Venue: Florida State University
- Location: Tallahassee, FL
- Details: Performance of Mirrored Pursuit.
21 February 2008
- 2008 SCI National Conference
- Time: 3:30pm
- Venue: Kopleff Hall
- Location: Atlanta, GA (Map »)
- Details: Performance of Mirrored Pursuit.
12 October 2007
- Electronic Music Midwest (EMM) Festival
- Time: 8:00pm
- Venue: KCKCC Music Department
- Location: Kansas, KS (Map »)
- Details: Performance of Mirrored Pursuit.
11 October 2007
- Kentucky New Music Festival
- Time: 8:00pm
- Venue: Singletary Center for the Arts
- Location: Lexington, KY (Map »)
- Details: James Praznik premieres Mirrored Pursuit.
29 April 2007
- University of Akron Chamber Choir
- Time: 8:00pm
- Venue: Guzzetta Recital Hall
- Location: Akron, OH (Map »)
- Details: UA Chamber Choir performs Forever, Love.
1 April 2007
- New Music Festival
- Time: 8:00pm
- Venue: University of Nebraska at Kearney
- Location: Kearney, NE (Map »)
- Details: Performance of A Child's Garden.
10 February 2007
- SCI Region VI Conference
- Time: 3:00pm
- Venue: Utt Music Building
- Location: Warrensburg, MO (Map »)
- Details: Central Brass perform A Golden Bough.
8 February 2007
- SCI Region VI Conference
- Time: 3:00pm
- Venue: Utt Music Building
- Location: Warrensburg, MO (Map »)
- Details: Performance of A Child's Garden.