G R A C E M A R Y W I L L I A M S Welsh classical composer (1906-1977)
G R A C E M A R Y
W I L L I A M S
Welsh classical composer (1906-1977)
A B O U T T H I S W E B S I T E
Grace Mary Williams was one of the first professional Welsh composers of the twentieth-century to attain significant national recognition, and is now recognized as one of the greatest female composers of the XXth Century.
Her large output encompasses two symphonies, several symphonic suites and symphonic poems, concertos for piano, violin, trumpet and oboe, as well as large-scale choral works, numerous vocal works and chamber and solo instrumental pieces.
On this website, you'll find an extensive biography of her, a detailed list of her compositions and a complete discography, as well as around forty recordings of her works freely available, a photo gallery, several handwritten manuscripts, and more...
N E W S
Release of the CD "MY LAST DUCHESS" (LORELT LNT140) featuring the songs of Grace Williams:
Jeremy Huw Williams, baritone
Paula Fan, piano & harpsichord
Rachel Kay Green, harp
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Last-Duchess-Songs-Grace-Williams/dp/B077HKSWR8
"The Correspondence between Elizabeth Maconchy and Grace Williams, 1927-77" (420 pages), compiled and edited by Jenny Doctor and Sophie Fuller, is to be published by Routledge in April 2019.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Correspondence-between-Elizabeth-Maconchy-Williams/dp/140942412X
E V E N T S
December 1, 2017
Release of the CD "My Last Duchess: The Songs of Grace Williams"
LORELT LNT140
Jeremy Huw Williams, baritone
Paula Fan, piano & harpsichord
Rachel Kay Green, harp.
March 8, 2019
Release of the CD "Grace Williams: Chamber Music"
Naxos 8571380
Madeleine Mitchell, violin & director
London Chamber Ensemble
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Williams-Madeleine-Mitchell-Ensemble-Madelein/dp/B07MWXTTJL/
March 23 - March 27, 2020
BBC Radio 3 broadcasts a series of Afternoon Concerts featuring the BBC National Orchestra of Wales and including works by Grace Williams.
All recordings are available on the Grace Williams YouTube channel.
March 26, 2022
Live performance of Grace Williams' Violin Concerto.
Fenella Humphreys, violin
Ealing Symphony Orchestra