Soprano Jessica Williams, Final Performance

Graduate student Jessica Williams will be giving her Graduate Voice Recital a second time on Friday, May 16, 2008 at Orvis Auditorium at 4:00pm. The recital will include a variety of pieces by Verdi, Rossini, Brahms, Berlioz, Britten, and many more!

Miss Williams has decided to perform her successful recital again for her family members that were unable to attend the April 20th recital and would like to open the performance to the public.

Miss Williams will be graduating in May of 2008 from the University of Hawaii at Manoa with a Masters of Music in Vocal Performance.

Although Miss Williams has only been in Hawaii since the fall of 2006, she has accomplished much. She sought and achieved a position as an associate member of the Mae Z. Orvis Opera Studio. She won second place in both the National Association of Teachers of Singing in 2007 and the National Society of Arts and Letters Hawaii Chapter in 2008.

Miss Williams has performed as the feature soloist at the University of Hawaii’s Spring 2007 Graduate Commencement Ceremony and has been invited back to perform at the upcoming May 2008 ceremonies. Miss Williams has been invited to sing at the master classes of world renowned opera baritone Samuel Ramey and tenor Kurt Ollman. She has been privileged to receive private musical training from coaches Jill Gardner and internationally celebrated baritone Jake Gardner and Mark Morash, the San Francisco Opera’s director of musical studies.

Miss Williams has been awarded various scholarships from the Orvis Vocal Music Endowed Scholarship as well as with a full time Masters-level Graduate assistantship allowing her to assist with the University of Hawaii’s choral program.

Miss Williams will also be performing in three scenes at the University of Hawaii’s upcoming Opera Workshop in Concert on April 25, 2008 at Orvis Auditorium at 7:30pm. Her roles will include Frasquita from Bizet’s French opera Carmen, Susanna from Mozart’s opera buffa Le nozze di Figaro, and Adina from Donizetti’s L'elisir d'amore.

Miss Williams received her Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance from George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia, in 2004. During her undergraduate years and up to her arrival in Hawaii, Miss Williams worked in the Fairfax County Public School system as a part time choral teacher. She also established a private piano and voice studio of twenty students ranging from beginner to intermediate levels.

After the completion of her Masters degree in May of 2008, Miss Williams looks forward to returning to her home in Northern Virginia to serve as one of the choir directors at the 10,000 congregation Mclean Bible Church as well as continuing her pursuit of a career in vocal performance.

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UH Music Department, Manoa

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UH Music Box Office, 956-8742, jewillia@hawaii.edu, http://www.hawaii.edu/uhmmusic

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