Trombonist, Educator & Soloist
Who is Colin Williams?
“I want to be able to communicate something profound to the audience when I perform. I want to be able to transcend the barriers of language and have a shared emotional experience as a group.”
New York Philharmonic
Colin Williams joined the New York Philharmonic as Associate Principal Trombone in September 2014.
The Southeast Trombone Symposium
The Southeast Trombone Symposium is held for one week every Summer in the world class facilities of the Schwob School of Music at Columbus State University in Columbus, Georgia. Trombone players may choose to attend as a Performer, Participant, Artist, or Auditor to take part in the exciting and inspirational masterclasses, concerts, and performance opportunities.
Media
Star Wars Emperor's Theme - STS Professors Choir at ITF 2018
The STS Professors Choir performs Jim Nova's arrangement of Star Wars - Emperor's Theme from Return of the Jedi at the 2018 International Trombone Festival. The STS Professor's Choir is under the direction of Dr. Bradley Palmer. The ensemble's debut CD recording can be ordered here: http://www.southeasttrombonesymposium... The STS is held annually at the Schwob School of Music at Columbus State University in Columbus, Georgia. www.southeasttrombonesymposium.com
Orchestra Audition Prep
Preparing for a major symphony audition. Some excerpts included: David Concerto 1st movement Casterede 2nd Movement Tuba Mirum L'enfent et les sortilèges Hungarian March Bartok Concerto for Orchestra Zarathustra Ride of the Valkyrie Marie William Tell Schumann 3 Kyrie from the Mozart Requiem Symphonic Metamorphosis Lohengrin Saint Saens 3 Mahler 3 Bolero Moses un Aron Till Eulenspiegel Tannhauser.
Adversity Mock Audition
When preparing for orchestral auditions, I think it's important to create a mock audition with less than ideal circumstances to overcome. In this audition I tried to have the deck stacked against me in a few different ways. I allowed myself very little warm up immediately before I started playing to simulate an audition proctor coming to get me before I was really ready to go. I wasn't given a list with the order of the excerpts until I was about to play. I sat down for the excerpts instead of standing up because some places require you to be seated. You can even do these auditions after you have run up and down the stairs a couple of times to raise your heart rate to simulate nerves.
