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Chris Williams, Percussion
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Chris Williams became the Baltimore Symphony's principal percussionist and assistant
timpanist in 1978. He received his Bachelors degree in music education from the University
of Delaware and earned a Master degree in music from the University of Michigan. He was
head of the percussion departments at the Peabody Conservatory of Music and the University
of Delaware. Mr. Williams has been a soloist with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra and
Baltimore Chamber Orchestra and was a recipient of the Distinguished Alumni Award in 1987
presented by the Delaware Music Educators Association. He is an active participant in the
BSO's Arts Excel program, which utilizes music and Symphony
musicians to teach subjects across the curriculum. He was a featured
performer in the acclaimed March 1996 youth concert, Music Talks,
and just recently on the March 2002 youth concert entitled
"Percussion Strikes Again." This is his fourth summer with AYO. |
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