Larry Williams (horn player)
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Larry Williams is an American
horn player
. He has distinguished himself as a multifaceted musician whose artistry led the late Philip Farkas
(former Principal Horn of the Chicago Symphony and master teacher), to describe him as "an outstanding artist-soloist with fine tone, excellent intonation, superb accuracy, and superior musicianship".
Ebony
magazine listed Mr. Williams as one of the "50 Leaders of Tomorrow" in 1995.
The Maine Sunday Telegram described Larry as "a phenomenally good horn player, with the brilliance for solo work and the ear to blend perfectly with a string quartet that has been playing together for years".
Williams is currently an active soloist, recitalist, and member of the Lyric Brass Quintet http://www.lyricbrass.com, Rodney Mack Philadelphia Big Brass http://www.classactsontour.com, and serves as Principal Horn of The Soulful Symphony, and is a member of The Sphinx Symphony Orchestra http://www.sphinxmusic.org. Williams formerly served as Principal Horn of the New World Symphony Orchestra
under the direction of Michael Tilson Thomas
, and has performed with the Baltimore, Pittsburgh, and San Francisco Symphony Orchestras. His wide range of musical styles includes solo and chamber repertoire, jazz, pop, contemporary, gospel, film, and commercial music. Williams has toured and performed with Jazz and Popular music greats: Frank Sinatra
, Ray Charles
, Gloria Estefan
, and Arturo Sandoval
.
Mr. Williams teaches horn and is a member of the chamber music faculty of the Peabody Institute
, where he also serves Director of Adult & Continuing Education and Chair of the Preparatory Brass & Winds Department. In addition to teaching at Peabody, Williams also serves as Instructor of Horn at Morgan State University
.
Honors and awards include:
United States
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horn player
Horn (instrument)
The horn is a brass instrument consisting of about of tubing wrapped into a coil with a flared bell. A musician who plays the horn is called a horn player ....
. He has distinguished himself as a multifaceted musician whose artistry led the late Philip Farkas
Philip Farkas
Philip Farkas was principal hornist in the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for many years; he left in 1960 to join the music faculty at Indiana University Bloomington. He wrote The Art of French Horn Playing which is considered by many to be the seminal work for horn players...
(former Principal Horn of the Chicago Symphony and master teacher), to describe him as "an outstanding artist-soloist with fine tone, excellent intonation, superb accuracy, and superior musicianship".
Ebony
Ebony (magazine)
Ebony, a monthly magazine for the African-American market, was founded by John H. Johnson and has published continuously since the autumn of 1945...
magazine listed Mr. Williams as one of the "50 Leaders of Tomorrow" in 1995.
The Maine Sunday Telegram described Larry as "a phenomenally good horn player, with the brilliance for solo work and the ear to blend perfectly with a string quartet that has been playing together for years".
Williams is currently an active soloist, recitalist, and member of the Lyric Brass Quintet http://www.lyricbrass.com, Rodney Mack Philadelphia Big Brass http://www.classactsontour.com, and serves as Principal Horn of The Soulful Symphony, and is a member of The Sphinx Symphony Orchestra http://www.sphinxmusic.org. Williams formerly served as Principal Horn of the New World Symphony Orchestra
New World Symphony Orchestra
The New World Symphony is the United States' only full-time orchestral academy preparing musicians for careers in symphony orchestras and ensembles...
under the direction of Michael Tilson Thomas
Michael Tilson Thomas
Michael Tilson Thomas is an American conductor, pianist and composer. He is currently music director of the San Francisco Symphony, and artistic director of the New World Symphony Orchestra.-Early years:...
, and has performed with the Baltimore, Pittsburgh, and San Francisco Symphony Orchestras. His wide range of musical styles includes solo and chamber repertoire, jazz, pop, contemporary, gospel, film, and commercial music. Williams has toured and performed with Jazz and Popular music greats: Frank Sinatra
Frank Sinatra
Francis Albert "Frank" Sinatra was an American singer and actor.Beginning his musical career in the swing era with Harry James and Tommy Dorsey, Sinatra became an unprecedentedly successful solo artist in the early to mid-1940s, after being signed to Columbia Records in 1943. Being the idol of the...
, Ray Charles
Ray Charles
Ray Charles Robinson , known by his shortened stage name Ray Charles, was an American musician. He was a pioneer in the genre of soul music during the 1950s by fusing rhythm and blues, gospel, and blues styles into his early recordings with Atlantic Records...
, Gloria Estefan
Gloria Estefan
Gloria María Milagrosa Fajardo García de Estefan; known professionally as Gloria Estefan is a Cuban-born American singer, songwriter, and actress. Known as the "Queen Of Latin Pop", she is in the top 100 best selling music artists with over 100 million albums sold worldwide, 31.5 million of those...
, and Arturo Sandoval
Arturo Sandoval
Arturo Sandoval is a jazz trumpeter and pianist. He was born in Artemisa, in the newest renamed Artemisa Province, Cuba....
.
Mr. Williams teaches horn and is a member of the chamber music faculty of the Peabody Institute
Peabody Institute
The Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University is a renowned conservatory and preparatory school located in the Mount Vernon neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland at the corner of Charles and Monument Streets at Mount Vernon Place.-History:...
, where he also serves Director of Adult & Continuing Education and Chair of the Preparatory Brass & Winds Department. In addition to teaching at Peabody, Williams also serves as Instructor of Horn at Morgan State University
Morgan State University
Morgan State University, formerly Centenary Biblical Institute , Morgan College and Morgan State College , is a historically black college in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. Morgan is Maryland's designated public urban university and the largest HBCU in the state of Maryland...
.
Honors and awards include:
- King/Parks/Chavez Visiting Professor, U. of Michigan School of Music, 2008, 2006
- 1st Prize, "Catch The Rising Stars" Solo Recital Competition, 2000
- Ebony Magazine, "50 Leaders of Tomorrow", 1995
- New World Symphony Orchestra Fellowship, Principal Horn, 1990–1992
- Soloist, Peabody Conservatory Commencement Ceremony 1990
- 2nd Prize, Yale Gordon Concerto Competition, 1989
External links
- Larry Williams Website (requires Adobe Flash PlayerAdobe Flash PlayerThe Adobe Flash Player is software for viewing multimedia, Rich Internet Applications and streaming video and audio, on a computer web browser or on supported mobile devices. Flash Player runs SWF files that can be created by the Adobe Flash authoring tool, by Adobe Flex or by a number of other...
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