[Somewhere Far Away: The Music of Julius Williams; Dvorak Symphony Orchestra; Julius Williams, conductor; Videmus/Albany Records (2008)]
The African American composer, conductor and professor Julius Penson Williams, who is profiled at AfriClassical.com, was born in the Bronx, New York City, in 1954. He was educated at Lehman College of the City University of New York, Hartt School of Music and the Aspen School of Music. Williams has held faculty posts at several colleges and universities and is now Professor of Composition and Conducting at Berklee College of Music in Boston. He is also a co-director of the Videmus Recording Company. His website is http://www.juliuspwilliams.com/ where he has announced the forthcoming release of a new CD, Somewhere Far Away: The Music of Julius Williams, featuring the Dvorak Symphony Orchestra under his direction.
Somewhere Far AwayDvorak Symphony Orchestra
Julius Penson Williams
Videmus/Albany CD
African American Composer
African American Conductor
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