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Colin Williams
Artist-in-Residence
in Trombone
Appointed
Principal Trombone of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra in 2003, Colin
Williams joined the faculty at Kennesaw State University in 2004. Prior
to his arrival in Atlanta, he played three seasons as Principal
Trombone with the San Antonio Symphony. Under the instruction of Douglas
Wright, Mr. Williams took a strong interest in music in high school.
He continued his studies in New York with David Finlayson at the Manhattan
School of Music and Joseph Alessi at the Juilliard School. A participant
in the Music Academy of the West, the Grand Tetons Music Festival, and
a fellow at the Tanglewood Music Center, Mr. Williams is the winner
of several solo competitions, including the Boston Symphony Orchestra
Youth Concerto Competition, the Juilliard Concerto Competition, and
the International Women's Brass Conference Trombone Competition. As
a result, he has given concerto performances with the Boston Symphony
Orchestra, the Juilliard Orchestra, and the U.S. Military Academy Band.
Additionally, Mr. Williams has performed concerti in subscription concerts
with the San Antonio Symphony and the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra.
Mr. Williams joined the Atlanta Symphony Brass Quintet in 2003.
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