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Violinist Anna Marie Williams continues to win over the hearts of audiences and critics alike, with her
-onsoloist and chamber musician. Her playing
has been described as "truly amazing", and as having "sent a tingling sensation up my spine" by Fanfare
Magazine. Her performances have been praised as
a talented
by the Boston Globe and have been cited as among the Best Classical Music Performances by the
Boston Musical Intelligencer,
Ms. Williams has performed as featured soloist and recitalist in some of the finest concert halls across
North and South America, the UK and Europe. Recent solo engagements include appearances at New
Jordan Hall, The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, The Boston Opera House,
Hall, and "Laguna Beach Live!", Black Heath Halls (UK) and Samoilov Museum
(Russia). Recent solo engagements with orchestra include concerts with the Fall River Symphony,
California Chamber Orchestra, Rhode Island Youth Philharmonic, the San Diego State University
Symphony Orchestra, the Antigua Symphony Orchestra (Guatemala) and the New England String
Ensemble, and will include upcoming performances with the Brown University Symphony Orchestra,
among others. Ms. Williams has also had the privilege of both premiering and recording solo works
written expressly for her, including She Moves With The Music: A Violin Concerto by Panamanian
composer, Jorge Bennett as well as Fields of Gold for Violin and Piano by American composer, Lisa
Heffter.
A first-place winner of the Lillian Fuchs Chamber Music Prize, Ms. Williams is a founding member of the
critically acclaimed Neave Trio.
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the Neave Trio enjoys concert and recording success across
the United States and abroad, performing on some of the finest chamber music series. Recent notable
appearances include performances at the 92nd Street Y, the Rockport Chamber Music Festival, the
Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center/La Jolla, Music at Kohl Mansion, Syracuse Friends of Chamber
Music, the Kalliroscope Gallery Chamber Music Series, and the Chamber Music Society of Utica. Recent
live radio broadcasts include those on WGBH, WQXR, and WCNY radio stations, as well as other stations
across the country.
-produced recording, Earth and Sky was met with critical acclaim, picked as
Magazine. The Neave Trio will release their first album for the renowned Chandos Label in November of
2016. Also in the 2016/2017 season, the Neave Trio will record new arrangements of works by Astor
Piazzolla for the Grammy-Winning Azica Record Label as well as recording Klee Musings for Piano Trio, a
new work by celebrated American composer, Augusta Read Thomas. Additionally, The Neave Trio will
produce
a boundary-crossing music video, featuring the music of Astor Piazzolla, in
collaboration with Blythe Barton Dance Company and celebrated filmmaker, Bridget Palardy.
The Neave Trio has enjoyed numerous residency opportunities, including residencies at the Banff
Centre, (Canada), the Walnut Hill School for the Performing Arts, the Chamber Music Connection, the
Gann Academy, Concord Academy,
Providence College, among others. The Neave Trio was the first ever Fisch/Axelrod Trio In Residence at
San Diego State University and will continue as both Trio In Residence and Visiting Artists In Residence
at the ArtsAhimsa Music Festival and Brown University, respectively.
Constantly striving to engage both audiences and musicians of tomorrow in new and innovative ways,
that celebrates music being written today, Ms. Williams serves as Artistic Director for both the STEIN2.0
Series and Music Side By Side Festival. STEIN2.0 is a salon style, multimedia/interactive concert series,
which sets itself apart by championing new works by living composers while integrating cutting-edge
technology to fully engage audiences of today. Music Side By Side, an annual, weeklong, chamber
music seminar, seeks to bring musicians of all ages and levels of ability together for a week of side-byside chamber music study and performance.
Ms. Williams is a passionate teacher, having served as Teaching Assistant to the world-renowned
pedagogue, Patinka Kopec at the Manhattan School of Music (Pre-College). She has also served on the
faculties of the Longy School of Music of Bard College, Wellesley College, San Diego State University and
The Castleman Quartet Program. In addition, Ms. Williams has taught at the Gillispie School, the Villa
Musica Community Music School, the Performing Arts Center of MetroWest, the Needham High School,
the Gateway School, Belvoir Terrace, the St. Marks International Chamber Music Institute and Festival, as
well as the LyricaFest, and ArtsAhimsa festivals.
The recipient of the Joseph Fisch/Joyce Axelrod Award, Ms. Williams holds degrees from the Manhattan
School of Music (BM), the Longy School of Music of Bard College (MM, GPD, Chamber Music
Ambassador) and San Diego State University (Artist Diploma). Ms. Williams is a graduate of the Walnut
Hill School/New England Conservatory joint program. Festival appearances have included Yellow Barn,
National Arts Centre (under director, Pinchas Zukerman), the Banff International Centre (Canada),
Bowdoin International Chamber Music Festival, and Niagara on the Lake, among others. Principal
teachers include Patinka Kopec, Irina Muresanu, Laura Bossert, and Magdelena Richter.
For Ms. Williams concert schedule, please visit: www.AnnaMarieWilliams.com