Nathan Williams

Clarinetist

Photo courtesy of ROCO.

  • “Williams is a highly effective soloist.”

                          …The New York Times

  • “Nathan Williams is superb: brilliant, sweet of tone, and technically flawless.”  …Ronald E. Grames/Fanfare

  • “With a sound as silky and velvety as créme Anglaise and virtuosic control, he embodies what it means to have an instrument feel like an extension of the body.”  …CultureMap Houston

  • “ . . . showcasing his silky sound, superhuman control, and tireless energy.”  …CultureMap Houston

  • “Mr. Williams, through dauntless technical prowess, showered the audience with splendorous fireworks”…Shelter Island Reporter   

  • “Williams was in complete command of his instrument, with solid technique and an operatic touch” …The Washington Post   

  • “There is a sound one needs on clarinet to play Mozart, a sound with a great deal of sweetness but at the same time plenty of presence and clarity, and Williams has it….Mozart, I think, would have loved it.”  …Solares Hill  

  • “…technical finesse surpassed only by his intuition for musical concept and shape”…“most exquisite and expressive playing…”  …San Juan Tribune

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Birthday and Season Finale with ROCOPictured after our last ROCO performance are principal winds (L-R) Brook Ferguson (flute), NW, Kristin Wolfe-Jensen (bassoon), and Alecia Lawyer (oboe and founder of ROCO)

Birthday and Season Finale with ROCO

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This week marks both the ROCO season finale (May 4) and my birthday (May 2)!  I loved spending my birthday making music with dear friends and colleagues, and what a wonderful program of music this is.  In keeping with the season’s theme, Games People Play, […]

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