Gabriel Williams - Composer
Gabriel Williams, emerging British composer, draws inspiration from a diverse array of influences. His composition weaves the intricate threads of micro-polyphony from high modernism with the rugged heterophonic singing styles of the Anglo-sphere into an expressive musical tapestry. Throughout their musical journey, the evocative power of melody and the human voice has remained a central pillar in their work.
Gabriel’s concert work has been heard in places such as Wigmore Hall and St. Martin-in-the-Fields; winning him first place in several international composition competitions, most notably the Bruno Maderna Competition and The KLK New Music: Musica Per Archi Competition. In addition to their concert work, Gabriel has dedicated their musical efforts to visual arts, composing the score to the award-winning independent film Once Upon A Time in Bolivia, and having their installation work featured in the Saatchi Gallery.
Gabriel is an alumnus of the Sibelius Academy, University of York and Royal Academy of Music. He currently works with The Max Trust promoting the life and music of Peter Maxwell Davies.
Latest Releases
Performances of Note
· NED ENSEMBLE - The Thirteenth Blackbird for soprano and mixed ensemble performed at Festival Delle Arti Contemporanee in Verona, Italy 2023
· TRIO MAZZOLINI – Piano trio written for the Trio Mussolini and recorded 2023
· HILL QUARTET - Codices Cosmographiae, album for string quartet, recorded and filmed 2023
· ECHEA QUARTET – Work for string quartet premiered at the Royal Academy of Music 2022
· NASH ENSEMBLE – Mark Anthony Turnage 60th Anniversary Concert work commissioned for Nash Ensemble side by side with Royal Academy of Music players 2021
· CHROMA ENSEMBLE – Sound and Vision Festival CHROMA side by side with Royal Academy of Music players at the Sound and Vision festival
· HIC LEO NOSTER – Album of String Work self-released album of string work performed and recorded in the UK and Finland (2018)
· BRUNA MADERNA COMPETITION – FIRST PRIZE string quartet piece premiered in Lviv Ukraine (2018)
· MUSICA PER ARCHI COMPETITION – FIRST PRIZE string orchestra piece premiered in Lviv Ukraine (2017)
· MATE FESTIVAL – Concert Work for Voice and Tape premiered at the Helsinki Music Centre (2017)
· KLANG FESTIVAL – Uusinta String Quartet premiered at the Helsinki Music Centre (2017)
· LIGETI QUARTET – Premiered at York University (2018)
· DIOTOMA QUARTET – Premiered at York University (2016)
· ST MARTIN IN THE FIELDS – Song cycle composed for a student ensemble (2014)
