Professor Alan Williams

Professor of Collaborative Composition

Office Times

Tuesday 1400-1600

Biography

Alan Williams is a composer and writer on contemporary music and culture. He studied at the Universities of Edinburgh and Manchester and at the Liszt Academy, Budapest. His music has been performed by world leading ensembles such as the BBC Philharmonic, the BBC Singers, the Philharmonia, and  Psappha, and has been broadcast on BBC Radio 3, MDR (Germany), NEC (Brazil) and Bartók Rádió (Hungary). As Professor of Collaborative Composition he is leading research partnerships with the Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro (UNIRIO), in Brazil, and with contemporary music group Psappha. He has also translated work from Hungarian, French and other languages.

Blog: http://alanwilliams123.wordpress.com/

Teaching

Composition

Contemporary Music

20th Century Music History

Research Interests

Composition

Artistic Collaborations

Contemporary Music and Musicology

Qualifications and Memberships

Member of Editorial Board, Contemporary Music Review

Publications