Two world premières evoke the spirit of Anzac Day in Auckland By Simon Holden, 24 April 2015 The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra chose to mark […]
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Dr Michael Williams
Well, well. Just got word from Melbourne University that apart from some minor changes, my PhD is done and can graduate later in the year. I […]
Sympnony No.1 Letters from the Front
The premier of Letters from the Front took place on the 22nd May at the Michael Fowler Center in Wellington New Zealand with the NZSO and […]
Writing a Symphony
I am in the process of composing a new symphony for the New Zealand Symphony orchestra and have decided to start a blog. The piece […]
Creativity Sappers
There are people in this life who have the uncanny ability to sap creative energy and and inflict negativity and cynicism on me. I call […]
L’avvenire non è la guerra
Finally finished this piece yesterday. Now it goes on a trip to London to record the violin part with Jenny Bae, to Italy to record […]
The Future is not War
I will be setting the following poem “The Future is not war” by Renzo Nanni for a piece I have been asked to write for […]
Letters from the Front
I have recently been commissioned by New Zealand Symphony Orchestra to write a symphony for the Gallipoli Commemorations for 2015. This is a huge responsibility […]
Permanance in Motion
Project Developer and inaugural composer Michael Williams has written a composition of around 1 minute in duration. This has been forwarded toa composer of his […]
The Prodigal Child – The Opera
The Librettist Alan Riach was born in Larnarkshire, Scotland and holds degrees from the Universities of Cambridge, where he studied English as an undergraduate, and […]