Robert Williams
Robert Williams has a long standing involvement with the performance and promotion of contemporary Australian music.His busy artistic life includes the co-ordination and direction of music festivals such as the Great Southern Sounds Festiva held at the National Gallery of Victoria (1995 / 6), working as a music journalist and critic, and restoring and rebuilding pianos.
Robert Williams is a Melbourne-based pianist who has collaborated with Ron Nagorcka since the early 1980s. His contribution to the development of this music during the 90s is considerable; encouraging a more disciplined approach with shorter, more fully notated pieces, and bringing professionalism to its performance. The interpretations of many pieces show his influence - such as Bunbundalui, Tarranyennah, Devils of the Night and in particular Noyenna (written by Williams on a Nagorcka theme) and Cockatoo where he wrote the piano part. Cockatoo is a unique achievement as it successfully juxtaposes an equal-tempered piano against one of Nagorcka's just intonation part.
After graduating from the University of Melbourne Conservatorium of Music and the Faculty of Education, Williams has worked in a wide range of musical activities earning him respect as a performer, composer and music educator. For many years he held the positions of Lecturer in Music and Music Therapy at Melbourne State College.
Williams has a long standing involvement with the performance and promotion of contemporary Australian music.His busy artistic life includes the co-ordination and direction of music festivals such as the Great Southern Sounds Festival held at the National Gallery of Victoria (1995 / 6), working as a music journalist and critic, and restoring and rebuilding pianos.
Robert Williams is featured on the following titles
Devils of the Night
On this, his first CD for Move Records, Nagorcka is joined by his long-time collaborator, the Melbourne-based pianist, educator and co-composer Robert Williams.
