Huw Williams
Organist and choral conductor Huw Williams is the director of music at England's Bath Abbey in South West England and is frequently heard as a touring player. He has also been active in the U.S. and has made recordings both as an organist and as a choir director.
Williams was born in Swansea, Wales, in 1971. He attended the Ysgol Gyfun Ystalyfera school in Wales, studying piano, and he was forbidden to play the organ at a local chapel for fear he might damage the instrument. His performing career began on piano at Eisteddfod Welsh music festivals, but a teacher suggested that he return to the organ, and the young Williams, anxious for the multiple-times-per-week exposure organists often received, agreed. He attended Christ College, Cambridge, as an organ scholar and went on for further study at the Royal Academy of Music. In 1993, he served as an organ scholar at St. Paul's Cathedral in London. His first professional job was as assistant organist at Hereford Cathedral, where he served from 1995 to 1998. In 1999, Williams made his recording debut, appearing on the Hyperion album The English Anthem, Vol. 7. That year, he became Sub-Organist at St. Paul's, performing and recording on its organ. His solo debut, Christmas Organ Music from St. Paul's Cathedral, came in 2004 on the Priory label. Two years later, he released Organ Spectacular from St. Paul's Cathedral on the Guild label.
In 2008, Williams moved to the U.S. to become Director of Music at the Church of the Redeemer in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, outside Philadelphia. He remained active in Britain, recording with the famed small choir The Sixteen as accompanist. In 2017, he was named the director of music at Bath Abbey, performing on its new organ and taking charge of its multiple choirs. He remained in that position as of the early 2020s. Williams has continued to record, accompanying the Choir of the Chapel Royal on the 2016 album Adeste Fideles: Christmas Carols from Her Majesty's Chapel Royal. In 2022, Williams made his first recording with the Choir of Bath Abbey, releasing the album Caritas: Music of Love, Hope, Charity and Consolation on the Regent label.
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Discography
10 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Organ Spectacular from St Paul's Cathedral
Klassiek - Released by Guild GmbH on 1 aug. 2006
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Bath Baroque Christmas
The Choir of Bath Abbey, Réjouissance, Huw Williams
Klassiek - Released by Regent on 7 dec. 2023
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Ikon (Music for the Spirit & Soul)
The Sixteen, Harry Christophers, Huw Williams, Charles Fullbrook
Vocale muziek (wereldlijk en religieus) - Released by Decca (UMO) on 1 jan. 2006
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Christmas Organ Music from St. Paul's Cathedral
Klassiek - Released by Priory Records on 16 jan. 2002
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Magnificat & Nunc dimittis, Vol. 7
Hereford Cathedral Choir, Huw Williams, Roy Massey
Klassiek - Released by Priory Records on 17 nov. 1995
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Great Cathedral Anthems, Vol. 9
The Choir of Hereford Cathedral, Dr. Roy Massey, Huw Williams, Unknown Artist
Klassiek - Released by Priory Records on 20 nov. 2020
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Extreme Dubstep
Huw Williams, Alexander Bachell, Samuel Sutton
Electronic - Released by Electronic Dance Series on 1 feb. 2012
24-Bit 48.0 kHz - Stereo -
Caritas
The Choir of Bath Abbey, Huw Williams
Klassiek - Released by Regent on 11 nov. 2022
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Euphoric Electro Rock
Rock - Released by Bleach Productions - BMG Production Music on 21 mrt. 2024
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