COMPOSER
GUITARIST
BROADCASTER
EDUCATOR
”The Music of Bret Williams has it all: fantastic playing, great recording quality, and compositions that will please classical, jazz, and general listeners alike.
ThisIsClassicalGuitar.com
DISCOGRAPHY
Seven Original Pieces for Solo Guitar (2020)
The Music of Bret Williams (2014)
Solo Guitar
(2010)
LaVita-Williams
(2006)
BIO
Raised in Central California, Mr. Williams studied with Terry Mills from the University of the Pacific. He went on to receive his Bachelors of Music from the University of Texas at Austin while under the instruction of Adam Holzman. After receiving numerous accolades, he continued his studies in New York City at the Mannes School. There he worked with Fred Hand, Michael Newman, and Terry Chaplain.
Soon after receiving his Masters Degree, he formed La Vita Williams Guitar Duo with Giacomo La Vita. He went on to record an album featuring various compositions for solo guitar and another featuring works he wrote for quartet (clarinet, violin, guitar, bass). His most recent release is Seven Original Pieces for Solo Guitar.
Following a robust concert schedule and multiple recordings, he was diagnosed with focal dystonia, restricting movement in the right hand, in 2012. He continues to work with professionals and colleagues on the issue, and since has developed a new style of playing and composition for the instrument.
”Alluring... accomplished
Classical Guitar Magazine
NOTABLE
CONCERT
APPEARANCES:
Brooklyn Academy of Music
Kimmel Center for Performing Arts
St. Peter’s Church
The Riverside Church
Shandelee Music Festival
and the Mannes Guitar Symposium
”energetic, warm and polished sound... wonderful precision.
Tony MorrisNPR’s Classical Guitar Alive!
BRET HAS TAUGHT AT:
Concordia College
Lucy Moses School
The School at Columbia University
Hostos Community College
Turtle Bay Music School
South Bronx Early College Academy
(as general music teacher)
Rodeph Sholom School
(last 14 years)
BRET IS SPONSORED BY:
